In preparing the Pacific Northwest for The Really Big One, modelling and drills can be key to understanding a danger the region has yet to fully witness.
Earthquake Country
Experts agree the Pacific Northwest is likely to experience a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake at any point in the next 50 years. The event will be catastrophic, directly impacting the lives of 13 million people from British Columbia to Northern California. On one particular crisp autumn morning in October, nothing happened. There were no announcements; there was no hoopla and … Read More
Happy 100th Birthday to the National Park Service
A photo essay from Cape Disappointment in Lewis and Clark National Park celebrates of the 100th year of U.S. National Park System. J
Altered Waters: Ocean Acidification Leads Shellfish Growers to Adapt for Survival
Increasing ocean acidification has led shellfish growers to adapt their processes, but has also called attention to the growing problem.