The Portland Earthquake Project? Say what? That's what I said last week when I found out about this awesome May 29th seminar by  Canadian author Jerry Thompson in downtown Portland. The author has written the definitive book on "the big one" - that is - the Cascadia Subduction Zone … [Read more...]
Thanks For Keeping Us Safe
This is Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Volunteers put up thousands upon thousands of these flags the Thursday evening before Memorial Day. Part way through that big job of honoring those who served our country the sky turned dark and downpours moved in. But instead of quitting--these … [Read more...]
Thunder And Lightning Stops Portland Timbers Game
In this picture from the Timbers Facebook page you can see the storm clouds. Dark. Ominous. And about to unload right near the end of the first half during the Timbers versus Vancouver match on Saturday night May 26, 2012. @jakellyspecial tweeted this incredible shot of lightning over … [Read more...]
Hundreds Of Willamette Valley Lightning Strikes And One Exploding Tree
This is how the light show ended: with spectacular bolts of lightning over Salem. But all the thunder and lightning actually got its start over the Washington Cascades--and with intense lightning around Battle Ground, Washington. After the storms refused to move much, they finally started … [Read more...]
Rebuilding Joplin, Missouri – One Year Tornado Anniversary
It seemed like it couldn't be real. But the devastation caused by the Joplin Missouri tornado was real. And since May 22, 2011 when this picture was taken, the people and the city of Joplin have been busy rebuilding. Here's a story I ran across on YouTube that shows a year's worth of … [Read more...]
Partial Eclipse 2012 Visible From Oregon & Washington–Barely
Here's how the partial eclipse of 2012 looked above New Mexico. Wow, the ring of fire! Thanks to Robert Ball for posting this shot on my favorite sky watching site. NewMexico was in the path to see a views like this. Here in northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington the eclipse was less … [Read more...]
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