The region forms part of the Cascade Range, named for its innumerable waterfalls. The range extends from British Columbia to northern California. A geological theory proposes that the mountains ...

While this is a concerning scenario for those living in the southwestern U.S., the Pacific Northwest, while extremely dry in the summer months, receives a lot more rain as prevailing winds off the ...

Oregon’s Cascade Range mountains were built by volcanoes and ... The team of researchers was able to map the extent of the aquifer by relying on previous field work in the 1980s and 1990s ...

receives a lot more rain as prevailing winds off the Pacific Ocean and mountain ranges, such as the Cascades, unleash months of moisture on the region. Now, a new study from the University of ...