A picture is worth a thousand words, right? Well, in the world of tsunamis, this picture must be worth about a million. It's a NOAA Image that shows the highest water surges in the most intense colors. The purples and pinks are near the epicenter off the east coast of Japan. Three Things … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2011
Japan 8.9 Earthquake Detected On Mt. Hood
It's hard to believe, until you see proof. And here it is. You're looking at the electronic seismograph for Mt. Hood. See where the lines get absolutely crazy about halfway down? That's the energy from Japan's 8.9 "Great quake" vibrating underneath Oregon's most famous peak. The really … [Read more...]
Space Shuttle Discovery – Last Picture In Space
Here it is: one last image of Space Shuttle Discovery after it undocked from the International Space station on March 7, 2011. This is a NASA image. The Shuttle Discovery did one last fly around the space station (which is on the right here) so an astronaut could snap this shot. … [Read more...]
Ring Of Fire Is Rockin’ – String of Quakes Off Oregon Coast, Hawaii Volcano Show
Lava shooting as high as tree tops? That's what you're looking at here and what scientists saw the first week of March, 2011 at the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii.   A new fissure (or crack) in the ground opened up and the lava shot out. The ongoing eruption is going great guns, again. The … [Read more...]
An Interview With Meteorologist Matt Brode
This is the first in a series of Friday posts. I'm going to do interviews and have guest blogs most Fridays, just for fun.  And why not start with someone I respect and enjoy working with at KOIN Local 6?  Here's my interview with Meteorologist Matt Brode. Meet Matt...  Since … [Read more...]
Northwest Sanity Saver: Sunset Milestones In March
It happened during KOIN Local 6 at 6pm this week. Jeff Gianola said to me across the studio,  "Bruce, look at that! It's 6:05 and all our live reports still show daylight." Kelley Day then says to both us, "I love this time of year, when the days are getting longer!" Nooo doubt. That's … [Read more...]