Tag: Disaster
What The Heck Is Liquefaction?
As you might imagine, we’ve been talking a lot about earthquakes lately, especially the risk of a Cascadia subduction zone quake right here in Oregon. One word that has come […]
Red Cross + Loads Of Hope
I’m a fairly stoic person, but it’s always the heart-tugging commercials that bring me down. This one, for example, always makes me a little teary… The first time I saw […]
Friday Final Cut
It’s Friday, and once again we find ourselves with a plethora of stories. So here’s your final cut…everything that we wanted to share, but don’t have time to blog. Enjoy! […]
VOLUNTEER: Meet Tom Jellum!
It is National Volunteer Week at the American Red Cross and we would like to take this opportunity to recognize some of the volunteers from within our local communities. Over […]
VOLUNTEER: Meet Lynda Holm!
It is National Volunteer Week at the American Red Cross and we would like to take this opportunity to recognize some of the volunteers from within our local communities. Over […]
(An Early) Friday Final Cut
It’s Friday, and once again we find ourselves with a plethora of stories. So here’s your final cut…everything that we wanted to share, but don’t have time to blog. Enjoy! […]
Could A Tsunami Flatten PDX?
So I might have a little crush on Willamette Week’s Dr. Know. Sure, according to the illustration he might be a little rough around the edges…but he’s super smart and […]
What Every Person Should Have In Their Disaster Kit
Thanks to Lauren Woodward for being such a fantastic media interview!
Nation’s Eyes on Oregon’s Earthquake Preparedness
In the wake of the tragedy in Japan, local and national news have been striving to answer the question are we prepared for when it will happen here? The short […]
New Zealand: What If…
Earlier today, New Zealand was struck by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, followed by several aftershocks ranging between 4.5 to 5.7 magnitudes. There is widespread damage throughout Christchurch, including collapsed buildings […]