Washington State Shouldn’t Be THIS GEOLOGICALLY EXTREME

Washington State looks peaceful — but beneath its forests, mountains, and coastline lies an almost unbelievable concentration of geological hazards.

In this video, we uncover 35 reasons Washington State is THIS GEOLOGICALLY EXTREME, from the Cascadia Subduction Zone and major earthquake faults to active volcanoes such as Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Baker. Scientists are also tracking thousands of landslides, unstable mountain slopes, rapidly shrinking glaciers, changing coastlines, and tsunami hazards across the Pacific Northwest.

What makes Washington so unusual is how many powerful geological systems overlap in one place. Earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers, landslides, ancient megaflood landscapes, and offshore tectonic forces are all reshaping the state — sometimes in ways scientists are still working to understand.

We’ll examine the evidence behind Washington’s most extreme geological features and explain what’s really happening beneath the state — and why some of its greatest risks remain hidden from view.

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