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Tag: Cascadia Earthquake

  • Oregon Resilience Plan press conference

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                          The release of the Oregon Resilience Plan was officially announced yesterday.  For those who were unable to attend here are a good set of photosthat give a flavor of the event.  The importance of this plan (and a similar one for the State of…

  • Living in the Wake of 3/11

    Living in the Wake of 3/11

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    Japanese director Hideo Nakata has created a documentary film, Living in the Wake of 3/11,  about the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which opens in Japan today, a few weeks before the second year anniversary of the disaster which happened on March 11, 2011.  Filmed in July through October following the disaster, it explores the lives…

  • The Oregon Resilience Plan Adopted

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    The  Oregon Resilience Plan was adopted by OSSPAC and will shortly be on its way to the Legislature.  OSSPAC was tasked by the Legislature with developing this plan in 2011, and with the help of over 150 volunteers, divided into 8 task groups and an advisory committee, produced a report that takes a comprehensive look…

  • Five Ways to Recover Faster ‘From The Big One’

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    A good article from Tom Banse of Northwest Public Radio about the efforts of Oregon and Washington to make each state more resilient in the face of a Cascadia earthquake/tsunami.  I recommend listening to the radio report portion as well.  

  • Does Sandy have any impact for Oregon?

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    New York is considering how they should rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and the discussion is highly relevant to Oregon’s efforts to prepare for the Cascadia earthquake and tsunami.  Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed solutions for making New York City more resilient is quite reminiscent of discussions held by the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory…

  • Schools leading the way

    Schools leading the way

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    The citizens of Portland voted overwhelmingly to pass a bond measure that upgrades a number of Portland schools.  It pays for some basic seismic upgrades on a 26 schools and completely modernizes three high schools and one grade school.  It is a first step to the modernization of all Portland’s schools, which at the end…