SitNews - Augustine volcano as tsunami generator By Ned Rozell

SitNews - Augustine volcano as tsunami generator By Ned Rozell: "Augustine volcano as tsunami generator
By Ned Rozell



January 31, 2007
Wednesday


On October 6, 1883, someone wrote this entry in the Alaska Commercial Company logbook at a trading post at English Bay, Alaska, about 50 miles northeast of Augustine volcano:

'This morning at 8:15 o'clock, 4 tidal waves flowed with a westerly current, one following the other . . . the sea rising 20 feet above the usual level. At the same time the air became black and (foggy), and it began to thunder . . . it began to rain a finely powdered brimstone ash.'

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SitNews - Augustine volcano as tsunami generator By Ned Rozell

SitNews - Augustine volcano as tsunami generator By Ned Rozell: "Augustine volcano as tsunami generator
By Ned Rozell



January 31, 2007
Wednesday


On October 6, 1883, someone wrote this entry in the Alaska Commercial Company logbook at a trading post at English Bay, Alaska, about 50 miles northeast of Augustine volcano:

'This morning at 8:15 o'clock, 4 tidal waves flowed with a westerly current, one following the other . . . the sea rising 20 feet above the usual level. At the same time the air became black and (foggy), and it began to thunder . . . it began to rain a finely powdered brimstone ash.'

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BBC NEWS | UK | England | Anniversary of 1607 killer wave

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Anniversary of 1607 killer wave: "Anniversary of 1607 killer wave
Simon Hasslett
Simon Hasslett has researched the cause of the killer wave
A suspected tsunami in the Bristol Channel which killed 2,000 people happened 400 years ago on Tuesday.

Experts believe severe flooding on 30 January 1607 in south west England and south Wales was caused by a tsunami - and not a storm surge or high tides.

It is estimated 200 square miles (520 sq km) of land were covered by water."

Lincoln City, Oregon - The News Guard Visitor and Relocation Information

Lincoln City, Oregon - The News Guard Visitor and Relocation Information: "D-River Wayside gets new tsunami siren — almost

Published: January 24, 2007

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A NEW TSUNAMI SIREN went up Jan. 22 at D-River Wayside State Park. Plans call for it to be operational in a month.
News Guard photo by Garret Jaros

By GARRET JAROS

The News Guard

LINCOLN CITY — A new tsunami warning siren guaranteed to be loud enough to wake the dead has been installed at the D-River Wayside State Park.

The five-hour project to install the siren Jan. 22 was a joint effort of Pacific Power, City of Lincoln City, North Lincoln Fire and Rescue and the Community Emergency Response Teams, which handed out information about tsunamis."

Google News

Google News: "7.3 magnitude quake strike Indonesia, no threat of tsunami
Earthtimes.org - 9 hours ago
While the USGS said the quake measured 7.3, Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency said it measured 6.5 and could lead to a tsunami. An official from the agency said there were five aftershocks in the first hour of the quake."

BCNG Portals Page

BCNG Portals Page: "“We received a $10,000 grant from the province after the tsunami in south east Asia last year,” says Aaron Dawson, the city’s bylaw compliance officer and assistant to the city’s fire chief in emergency preparedness. “It can be used for things other than a tsunami. Basically it’s a hazard program.”

At Parksville’s recently held protective services committee meeting Dawson and fire Chief Doug Banks were on hand with a progress report on the initiative so far, consisting primarily of an awareness program and a community plan that will be developed and presented to interested groups or organizations."

4TH CERT Class Schedule

TO:  All North Lincoln County C.E.R.T. Members

DO YOU FEEL AS IF YOU MAY NEED MORE TIME ON SOME OF THE ORIGINAL CLASS TOPICS?

THEN I HAVE JUST THE THING FOR YOU, COME JOIN ME AND OUR SOON TO BE MEMBERS!

If you feel that you need more time on the original classes, please feel free to attend the 4th class as it goes through its classes.  Down below is their class schedule which any member can go to for a refresher course, and it is encouraged by the instructors to do so.  Bring your book so that you can follow along.  We also will be covering some of the original class information each advance class.  Allot of our members have stated that they feel that they need more on the original classes so here is one way to do just that.  We our trying very hard to meet each of your concerns as one of our valuable members.  Please let me know if this helps, and I will see you there.

George Vaughan

Community Emergency Response Team CERT

Class # 4

Date                     Time Unit # Topic                           Primary         Secondary

January 17, 2007 1830 Unit 1 Disaster Preparedness Pat Hounahan Kate Becker

January 24, 2007 1830 Unit 2 Fire Safety David Clark Pat Hounahan

January 31, 2007 1830 Unit 3 Disaster Medical Operations Part 1 Willa Suiter Pat Hounahan

February 7, 2007 1830 Unit 4 Disaster Medical Operations Part 2 Pat Hounahan Kate Becker

February 14, 2007 1830 Unit 5 Light Search & Rescue Operations David Clark Pat Hounahan

February 21, 2007 1830 Unit 6 CERT Organization George Vaughan David Clark

February 21, 2007 1930 Unit 7 Disaster Psychology Pauline Morrison David Clark

February 28, 2007 1830 Unit 8 Terrorism & CERT David Clark Pat Hounahan

March 7, 2007 1830 Unit 9 Course Review & Simulation Drill David Clark Pat Hounahan

Any class may run longer than the projected 2.5 hours, but not exceed 3.5 hours total. Hands on sessions will be interspersed within various segments. Live fire training will be conducted at the North Lincoln Fire & Rescue Station 1300 at Otis Oregon on a designated weekend. Class "A" materials only will be included in this drill.

All classes will be conducted at NLFR Station 1400, 2525 NW 25^th, Lincoln City, Oregon. (By Kenny’s North IGA.)

Questions? Please direct them to Sue Clark NLFR Family Auxiliary President or Kate Becker, Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital .

 

 

 

Daily Herald - Alaska communities scramble after tsunami warning

Daily Herald - Alaska communities scramble after tsunami warning: "Alaska communities scramble after tsunami warning PDF | Print | E-mail
DAN JOLING - The Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A tsunami warning sent residents of two remote Aleutian Islands to high ground Friday night, but the alert was canceled after waves recorded by tidal sensors proved to be small, officials said."

Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Small tsunami waves hit Japan after Pacific quake

Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Small tsunami waves hit Japan after Pacific quake: "Hokkaido officials urged residents to move to higher ground and fire trucks made the rounds of coastal areas warning about the tsunami threat. There were only moderate tremors in Hokkaido and no immediate reports of casualties.

'We have cars going around the city telling people to evacuate,' Takahiro Yamamoto, an official with the Monbetsu city government, told NHK.

Television footage showed a worried resident of Kushiro studying the coast with binoculars from an evacuation center.

'I'm scared to return home,' said a woman cradling a child.

Authorities in the Philippines said they issued a tsunami alert 'level one,' warning residents on the northern and eastern coasts to wait for further information and possible evacuation."

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Oregon Issued by the National Weather Service

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Oregon Issued by the National Weather Service: "Special Weather Statement
North Oregon Coast (Oregon)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
613 AM PST SAT JAN 13 2007
ORZ001-002-WAZ021-131700-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CATHLAMET
613 AM PST SAT JAN 13 2007
...STRONG CURRENTS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...
THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST
...THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AS NO
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE PRODUCED BY THIS
WAVE. HOWEVER, A MODERATE SIZE TSUNAMI MAY BE RECORDED IN SOME
AREAS OF THE COAST WHICH COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS CURRENTS AND
SURGES IN HARBORS AND BAYS. COASTAL RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO STAY
OUT OF THE WATER...OFF THE BEACH...AND AWAY FROM HARBORS AND
MARINAS. WAVE HEIGHTS AND CURRENTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR
SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT. THE THREAT BEGAN AT 430
AM PST THIS MORNING AND COULD CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE
INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN
600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE TSUNAMI."

OregonLive.com: NewsFlash - Emergency planners work on tsunami preparation

OregonLive.com: NewsFlash - Emergency planners work on tsunami preparation: "Emergency planners work on tsunami preparation
1/10/2007, 12:01 a.m. PT
The Associated Press

SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) — Emergency planners warn that residents of this coastal city might have to live for weeks without their usual supplies of food, water or shelter if the town is flooded by a tsunami.

The city is hiring a tsunami education coordinator to set up a volunteer emergency response program and caches of supplies for immediate needs for evacuated people."

Feds: Crisis Communications Subpar In U.S., Homeland Security Survey Gives Only Six American Cities High Ratings For Emergency Communications - CBS Ne

Feds: Crisis Communications Subpar In U.S., Homeland Security Survey Gives Only Six American Cities High Ratings For Emergency Communications - CBS News: "(CBS/AP) Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff will release the findings of a new report Wednesday that finds that five years after 9/11, many U.S. cities still have ineffective disaster communications plans, CBS News has learned.

Seventy-five metropolitan areas, all of which have adopted 'policies for interoperable communications' were evaluated with widely varying results, reports CBS News correspondent Bob Orr.
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Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - About Tsunamis

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - About Tsunamis: "About Tsunamis
'Tsunami' is the Japanese term meaning wave in the harbor. As such it is most descriptive of the observed phenomenon frequently referred to as tidal wave or seismic sea wave, with both of these terms having misleading connotations with respect to the mechanism of generation. In South America, the term 'maremoto' is frequently used. However the use of the word 'tsunami' is most commonly accepted by scientists and by most of the lay public in Pacific basin countries. For the TWS, tsunamis can be categorized as local, regional, or Pacific-wide, with those terms being used to describe the extent of potential destruction relative to the tsunami source area. Local tsunamis will often be associated with tsunami generation by submarine or subaerial landslides or volcanic explosions. An example would be the awesome local tsunami of July 9, 1958, at Lituya Bay, Alaska, where wave run-up exceeded 485 meters but the destruction was confined to a very limited area. Regional tsunamis are by far the most common. Destruction may be limited in areal extent either because the energy released was not sufficient to generate a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami, or because the geomorphology of the source area limited the destructive potential of the tsunami. Examples of some recent tsunamis are shown in the table below:

Date Magnitude Max Ht Killed "

Mysterious Structures Reappear on Central Oregon Coast Beach

Mysterious Structures Reappear on Central Oregon Coast Beach: "Mysterious Structures Reappear on Central Oregon Coast Beach
Ancient stumps once buried have reappeared

(Newport, Oregon) - Some three hundred years ago – so the prevailing theory goes – a massive tsunami hit what would become the Oregon coast, changing the landscape and leveling entire forests, not unlike the blast of Mount St. Helens 25 years ago.

The eerie remnants of this event are now visible again on Newport’s northern beaches, showing a series of strange structures and shapes on the beach that look like some sort of collaboration between Roger Dean (the man who did the Yes album covers) and Dr. Suess.

Head to Moolack Beach or Beverly Beach, on the northern end of town, and you’ll find giant octopus-like structures, the leftovers of root systems dotting the beach. There are currently about nine of the big structures at Moolack, with dozens of smaller tree points sticking out of the sand in various areas."