Weather odds actually favor the first day of summer being unusually warm in Portland and the rest of the I-5 Corridor. At least in recent years. Who knew? I researched this for the my weathercasts last night on KOIN Local 6 News. The chart to the right shows the Portland high temperatures on … [Read more...]
More Tsunami Debris: This Time On The Washington Coast
The fishing boat appeared near Cape Disappointment, Washington, on Friday June 15, 2012. The weather did not disappoint but the waves brought in a surprise along this gorgeous stretch of beach near Ilwaco, Washington. Although these surprises are quickly becoming more common. And our reporters … [Read more...]
Japan Tsunami Dock Cleanup Along The Oregon Coast
And when I say "dock cleanup" I mean the dock, literally, got a thorough cleaning right on the beach today! The dock is confirmed debris from the Japan tsunami and mega-quake. And the first big item to land in Oregon. A crew of about 12 workers shoveled and scraped off an estimated 2,000 … [Read more...]
By The Numbers: Japan Tsunami Debris Hits Oregon Coast
The Japan tsunami debris, a dock that's landed on Newport, Oregon's Agate Beach, is 66 feet long. It's 19 feet wide. And it is 7 feet tall. It makes people walking up to see it look like they're both short and small! Living on the side of the dock: at least 1 Starfish that is native … [Read more...]
Venus Sky Show: See It Today, Or You Never Will
I've made a pretty bold statement in the title of this blog post when it comes to the transit of Venus across the sun. But let's put it this way: barring some sort of Han Solo "deep freeze" action like we saw in Star Wars, this is the last chance in your life to see Venus as it appears to slide … [Read more...]
Live Blog: The Portland Earthquake Project
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...]
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