Tag: earthquake
Fashion Icons, Celebrities Create Tees For Japan
In support of the ‘Save Japan’ campaign, Japanese fashion and clothing line Uniqlo is partnering with Condé Nast Group (publisher of Vogue and GQ, amongst others) to help raise funds […]
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! […]
A little blog-love for one committed woman:
Today I had the pleasure of delivering a disaster preparedness presentation to some of the employees at Ashland Inc. www.ashland.com We were invited by Kim Nutt, the Portland plant’s head […]
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! […]
Tsunami drill on Oregon coast ‘takes flight’
The threat of a tsunami from Japan in March revealed many holes in education and communication, holes that Oregon agencies are working actively to address. One of the major issues […]
Next Big Earthquake in Oregon: Are We Ready?
A question we are hearing a lot in the wake of many high profile earthquakes is if Oregon, and particularly the highly populated Portland area, is ready for a big […]
MEGAQUAKE: HOUR THAT SHOOK JAPAN
March 11, 2011 is a day many of us will never forget. On this date a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sendai, Japan followed by a powerful tsunami that resulted in […]
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 […]
Prints Of The Taishô Earthquake
In 1924, the Japanese publisher Hoshino Seki issued a set of thirty-six prints depicting scenes from the aftermath of the September 1, 1923 great Tokyo earthquake. He commissioned six artists […]
Pink Martini Single Helps Japan
Did you manage to score that Beastie Boys 7″ on Record Store Day? No? Well, you’re not alone — I hear that it sold out within two hours, which means […]