1,000 Dead, 13,000 Injured: Could It Be You?

I’m a little late on this, but I wanted to direct your attention to today’s Oregonian article about a recent Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) report that […]

Check Out Our New Shirts!

We got a very cool delivery today…several t-shirts that were used by the Portland Chinese Times to raise money to support China earthquake relief efforts. Here you see the t-shirt […]

Meet Cynthia — She Predicts Earthquakes

Saturday afternoon and I’m catching up on work. Ugh. But I did want to blog an interesting e-mail before it’s old news… Tom Traver, another one of our amazing public […]

The Oregonian Redeems Itself!

Just about a month ago, I took The Oregonian to task for warning readers about the importance of being prepared while directing them to absolutely no resources to actually go […]

China Earthquake: Pandas Move To New Home

Aww… These pandas were acting disturbed after their home was damaged in the earthquake so zookeepers moved them to a new home. They seem to be happier now (and as […]

How Portlanders Can Help China Relief Efforts

As China continues to deal with the lasting impact of the recent earthquake, Oregonians are stepping up to ensure that funding for relief efforts continues. Here are a few weekend […]

Iceland Shaken By 6.1 Earthquake

If you’ve been paying attention to disaster news — as we do around here — Iceland has just experienced a 6.1 magnitude earthquake. Fortunately there have been no serious injuries. […]