A conversation with Seattle
Doughton’s story focuses on the geological record and its implications for the Northwest. Does the region face an offshore mega-quake and tsunami on the scale of Japan’s 3/11/11 event that will kill thousands and devastate the economy, or a series of magnitude 8 offshore quake and tsunami events that will cumulatively be nearly as devastating? Continue reading “Full Rip 9.0” Uncovers the Northwest’s Earthquake Dangers
Silk and linen are traditional gifts for a twelfth anniversary, though technically the big day was yesterday, February 28. On that day in 2001, the Nisqually Quake hit. It was “just” a 6.8, but still, a good wake-up call, we used to think. Continue reading It’s Been 12 Years Since the Nisqually Quake
Using very conservative assumptions about how much sea level is rising, City of Seattle planners project that within the next 40 years, storm surges and high tides will flood new areas of Seattle. While the sea level is expected to rise six inches, that coupled with an extreme event could raise the water by three to four feet. Continue reading Eyeing Floods of 2050, Seattle Prepares to Hike its Skirt
The best analogy for the impacts of tsunami debris, explains Ebbesmeyer, is the 150-ton concrete-and-metal dock that washed up on the Oregon coast. More than 50 feet in length and about ten feet “tall,” less than a foot of it was visible in the water. Like the debris field, it was almost impossible to spot in open water, a hazard to marine navigation, and a Trojan horse of sorts: the dock was carrying more than 90 different, potentially invasive, species that were destroyed. Continue reading Tons of Japan’s Tsunami Debris Due on West Coast
If you are filling your own bottles, be sure to refill them every six months: tap water can in fact “go bad”; that is, it can get contaminated by bacteria over time. If you have any reason to worry about the quality of your water, purify it before drinking it. Continue reading Emergency Supplies Renters Need to Have On Hand
Does your disaster kit have “at least a week’s worth of medications and any necessary medical supplies, sanitation items and a portable shovel since you might need to dig a hole outside”? Don’t laugh, says John Schelling. Sewage happens. Continue reading The Earthquake Prep Details You Haven’t Thought of Yet
“If kids come home from school and talk about what they did at school today and parents talk about what they did–and they both participated in the ShakeOut–it can lead a great discussion about how well the family is prepared, and encourages them to follow through on anything they still need to do to.” Continue reading The Great Washington ShakeOut, an Earthquake Drill, Set for Thursday Morning