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Cascadia roulette what does this refer to? | Global Warming — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:16:30 +0000

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By: Lani Martin

Lani Martin — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:24:30 +0000

Hi Donna,

Prior to moving to Gold Beach we lived in Port Orford and even before that I grew in So. Cal. I TOTALLY know how you feel!!!

How did you fair with the tsunami that hit us a few weeks ago? We had 10 friends evacuate to our home which is on a tsunami evacuation route. I made coffee and pancakes!!! I also took coffee and offered a warmer place to stay (and bathroom facility) for the half dozen cars on our street.

If nothing else, I hope this starts getting people serious about preparing for a disaster REGARDLESS of the type or where it is. ALSO, just being AWARE of your surroundings is important.

Take care.

By: Donna Goss

Donna Goss — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 07:52:41 +0000

Hi Rachel. I really like the website http://www.lifeguardstructures.com The desks look very good for schools and offices. Protective beds would be especially helpful for people. In my area, there are many mobile homes. I wonder how well they would do in an M 9. At least, there would be less weight of materials. What really worries me is tsunami inundation in the harbor, with its trailer parks. People would have to be able to get out of trailers. I wonder what trailers do in great earthquakes. What would happen to trailers in a tsunami? There would be little time to rescue people if they could not get out and uphill themselves. There are also other buildings in the tsunami zone but hopefully people would be able to get out of them and go uphill. I have annoyed people who wanted to profit by building in what was obviously the tsunami eroded area, by saying that other than serving the needs of professional and hobby fishing industry, it should be made into a Tsunami Park with native vegetation attractively managed for visitors. The gift shops, lodging, restaurant, money making enterprise buildings be built above the 1700 tsunami zone. But, the encroachment by occupied buildings continues to grow and increase the risk to lives. Rather than become unpopular with people who want to have fun by the beach making money, maybe promoting tsunami rescuers would be the thing to do. At least the Life Guard Structures sure would help protecting people in earthquakes, but they’d still have to get out of buildings, mobile homes, or trailers in time. I used to work in a cannery and told people about the subduction earthquake-tsunami scenario, and say to try to get out as soon as possible because think of having your foot stuck under something and desperately trying to free yourself while listening to the tsunami come in. Other than fishing industry people taking risks, we get all the tourist traps at risk also. How do we save all those people!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:07:51 +0000

If you are concerned about your safety in the event of our next “big one”, take a look at this website. The products are phenomenal!

http://www.lifeguardstructures.com

By: Donna Goss

Donna Goss — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:39:58 +0000

Through time, as we get older and older, Cascadia gets more and more ready to have its great subduction earthquake and giagantic tsunami. Although I might die before it happens, anyone who inherits my property and lives in this house may experience it. I remember a coastal real estate ad that said “For your children’s children,” and I do not want that for them. I had once bought a house in Port Orford, but found a tsunami deposit when digging in 1997 to make a concrete foundation, and that was about 50 ft elevation. Looking at the topography, I saw tsunami erosion and found tsunami sand deposits, and put the 1700 one at least 80 ft elevation. I thought that there was more than one that had come up through Garrison Lake and swirled around where downtown Port Orford is. It was not until after the 2004 Sumatra tsunami that DOGAMI believed me, and the present map is the result. I sold that house. I live in a house up above the 120 ft elevation in Brookings-Harbor, OR. If I got out of the house unharmed I could watch the tsunami come in and destroy the Boat Basin area below. I am thinking of selling this house and moving inland because it is nervewracking to think of what will happen to people along the coast. I am concerned that through the years, the zone of plate locking is migrating eastward beneath the coast, resulting in a larger rupture and a more violent earthquake(s), and may affect lesser faults, with landslides along the coastal cliffs and other areas. If so, the coast will be unliveable for a long while. That last look at the great ocean view would turn into a survival problem, with real estate value lost, and no mortgage payments. Better to move inland.

By: Lani Martin

Lani Martin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 04:03:08 +0000

Thanks for the info. I’ll download the video and include it in my readiness lessons!

By: Lani Martin

Lani Martin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 04:01:01 +0000

Thank you so much for the information. I’ll check out the book. We held CERT training today and had about 35 people representing Brookings, Gold Beach, and Port Orford! A great turn out. We’re continually hoping to raise awareness to the imminent dangers of earthquakes and tsunamis and how we citizens can best be EDUCATED and PREPARED!!!

Thanks again.

By: Nick Houtman

Nick Houtman — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:50:41 +0000

Hi, Lani. Bob Yeats here at OSU passed along the following reply:
The Living with Earthquakes OSU undergraduate course is taught online twice a year, leading you through the information presented in the OSU Press book, Living with Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest. Since the second edition was published in 2004, Chris Goldfinger has re-calculated the probability of a subduction zone earthquake in S. Oregon and it is much higher. Recurrence interval in Southern Oregon is about 250 yrs and we have already exceeded that figure since the last big one in AD 1700.

There are chapters in the book that would be good homework for the CERT course. There are additional resources at Humboldt State University available through Dr. Lori Dengler.

By: Nick Houtman

Nick Houtman — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:10:10 +0000

Lani, it sounds like you’re doing a great job! Have you taken a look at Robert Yeats’ book, Living with Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest? He offers lots of practical suggestions. And for educational purposes, NOAA funded a thoughtful video for kids, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT7r4ir-MfY.

By: Lani Martin

Lani Martin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:01:04 +0000

Hello,
I’m a teacher in Gold Beach, OR. I’m certified in CERT, American Red Cross and a member of our school’s Crisis Response Team. We’ve already had on earthquake/tsunami evacuation drill and participated in the First Oregon Shakeout yesterday. Our community and the communities north and south of us recently had earthquake/tsunami awareness presentations. In February, our local CERT volunteers will be conducting training and nearly 50 people have signed up.

Although I have experienced several earthquakes (having grown up in Southern California), fires and floods, I still don’t feel prepared enough. I have emergency supplies in my home, car, and classroom.

I will be teaching the readiness/preparedness section for CERT. Are there any additional recommendations you could suggest I present? Being so remote, the more we are trained and prepared, the better off we’ll be.

Thanks for what you do and I would appreciate any suggestions,

Lani Martin

By: First Oregon ShakeOut « Terra Magazine

First Oregon ShakeOut « Terra Magazine — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:46:58 +0000

[...] That preparation, OSU experts say, should be reflected in everything from personal knowledge to homeowners analyzing the risk areas in their own residences, disaster plans, community infrastructure, well-enforced building codes, zoning considerations and better public awareness of risks. At 79, Bob Yeats has changed the way we prepare for earthquakes in the Northwest and inspired a new generation of researchers. Read about his accomplishments in Cascadia Roulette> [...]