Crescent City’s ’64 tsunami - February 3, 2005

Crescent City’s ’64 tsunami - February 3, 2005: "Four-and-a-half hours later, the tsunami reached 2,000 miles south to tiny Crescent City — it would be hardest hit. It created scenes that looked on a small scale much like those of the December tsunami in the East Indian Ocean. Sleeping residents found themselves awash in monstrous waves, tossed like corks under the light of a full moon.

'Everything that happened on a larger scale in the East Indian Ocean,' Powers says. 'From the water to the way some buildings deflected it, the surge over shallow areas, the short- term problems of food and water and sewage — no electricity, no transportation, no banking, no nothing.'

Today’s tsunami warning system did not exist. Late that night a few reports had trickled down from Alaska and Washington, but the waves moved about as fast as the news. Most townspeople were home in bed. Others were partying in taverns. One woman in Crescent City heard about the tsunami when she talked on the phone to her husband, who was in Medford, and he said he’d heard something about a tidal wave on a Medford radio station."

1964 Alaskan Tsunami

1964 Alaskan Tsunami: "Oregon was also hit hard by the tsunami, which killed four people and caused an estimated 750,000 to one million dollars in damage to bridges, houses, car, boats, and sea walls. The greatest tsunami damage in Oregon did not occure not along the ocean front as one might expect, but in the estuary channels located further inland, where those with the correct bathymitry actually amplified the wave tsunami wave heights. Of the communities effected, Seaside, struck by a 10-foot wave, was the hardest hit. Tsunami wave heights reached 10 to 11.5 feet in the Nehalem River, 10 to 11.5 feet at Depoe Bay, 11.5 feet at Newport, 10 to 11 feet at Florence, 11 feet at Reedsport, 11 feet at Brookings, and 14 feet at Coos Bay."

U.S. To Upgrade Tsunami Alert System, President Bush Signs Bill To Revamp Warning Apparatus - CBS News

U.S. To Upgrade Tsunami Alert System, President Bush Signs Bill To Revamp Warning Apparatus - CBS News: "The 680-mile-long Cascadia subduction zone lies off the coasts of Washington and Oregon and is similar in size and geologic character to the fault that caused the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The last major Cascadia quake occurred 300 years ago and hit the West Coast with an estimated 30-foot high ocean surge.

The U.S. Geological Survey estimates a 10 percent to 14 percent chance of another major Cascadia quake within the next 50 years. A tsunami generated in the subduction zone or in Washington's Puget Sound would allow for a warning of less than 20 minutes, which makes tsunami education and efficient evacuation plans essential, Cantwell said.
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LVH CERT NEWS:
a note from ron thomas to North Lincoln County CERT.. here is one of the things we have set up due mostly to serve the problem of older folks who need oxygen generators in the park in case of power failure..

pictures by Ed Simon

This has been a hallmark week for the LVH CERT team. On Wednesday Greg Pfalmer brought his motorhome to the clubhouse where the entire team participated in a hands on training session. We are confident that every team member can hook up and start the generator and knows all of the safety features and where the circuit breakers and GFI reset buttons are. The unit is capable of 6500watts or 65 amps. This was explained and how not to overload the generator.

We have one more person in the park offering the use of a portable generator and we will be getting with him soon to learn the "how to" on that unit. Meanwhile Greg has made his unit available whenever it is in the park.

Greg Pfalmer's motorhome with the generator enclosure open.

The LVH CERT Team inspects the generator control s.

Generator control.

Greg educates the team on what to do to turn on the generator.

Greg says, "This is the Fuel Primer".

Here we see which control does which job.

Six minutes after the generator starts you have power on this outside outlet unless the GFI is tripped inside next to the shower.

Here is the circuit breaker inside ..underneath the bed.

Ancient Tsunami Smashed Europe, Middle East, Study Says

Ancient Tsunami Smashed Europe, Middle East, Study Says: "Some ten percent of tsunamis worldwide occur in the Mediterranean.

The most recent volcano-triggered tsunami was caused by a landslide on the Italian island of Stromboli in the Tyrrhenian Sea in 2002.

The volume of the landslide 'was however a thousand times smaller than the Mount Etna one,' Pareschi said.

A tsunami early warning system is currently being developed for the Mediterranean and the northeastern Atlantic. Due to become operational in December 2007, it will form part of a global tsunami warning system coordinated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)."

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Clinton warns on tsunami progress

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Clinton warns on tsunami progress: "Clinton warns on tsunami progress
Mr Clinton receives a garland during a visit to Phuket in Thailand
Mr Clinton has been visiting countries hit by the tsunami
Former US President Bill Clinton has voiced concern at slow progress in rehousing those left homeless by the 2004 Asian tsunami.

Mr Clinton said that only about a third of those affected by the disaster were back in permanent housing. He said more action was needed."

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Indian Ocean tsunami warning system

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Indian Ocean tsunami warning system: "DETECTING A TSUNAMI

Seismic gauges can detect the earthquakes or volcanic eruptions which may cause a tsunami.

But as only a small proportion of strong earthquakes produce a tsunami, a warning system based solely on seismic data is prone to producing false alarms.

Other sea-based instruments are needed to help scientists decide if a tsunami has been triggered.

These fall into two main types: pressure recorders in the deep ocean and tide gauges monitoring sea-level at the coast."

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Tsunami buoy laid in Indian ocean

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Tsunami buoy laid in Indian ocean: "Tsunami buoy laid in Indian ocean
Tsunami buoy
The buoy uses satellite technology to send out warnings
The first of a planned network of tsunami early warning buoys is being laid in the Indian Ocean.

The buoy is being placed between Thailand and Sri Lanka, two of the countries worst-hit by the 2004 tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people.

The buoy, provided by the US, is able to detect sudden increases in pressure deep under the sea and give coastal communities early warning of a tsunami.

The US already operates a similar system in the Pacific Ocean.

The cost of the US-designed device is being shared by the US and Thailand."

SCANUSA

Folks,

 My quest to find a rapid means to notify the entire community including all the outlying areas and Lincoln County has finally come to fruition. It's FREE. It's new and you may not have heard about it yet. I hope you visit the link included in this mail and find out what a great thing we have here as a communication tool. AT&T and government have come together to create the technology to bring this system to all Americans. Here is what it does...

Say there is an alert. Let's pick a tsunami alert for instance. Scan USA is tuned into all Emergency alert centers. They receive the alert and pass it to their network. If you are a registered user the alert will come to you in the following ways (pick as many as you want) FAX,Email,Cell phone,Aol Messenger,Yahoo Messenger,ICQ, MSN Messenger. Within seconds of it being broadcast.

You pick from a list (again as many as you want) of alert types you want. Here are the types of alerts:

• FDA Recall
• Neighborhood Crime
• Public Safety Announcement
• Local Emergency Alert
• Homland Security Alert
• Fire
• Traffic Emergency
• Health Advisory
• Weather Alert
• Tsunami Alert
• Health Emergency
• Environmental Alert
• Cyber Alert
• Consumer Fraud
• Consumer Information
• Sexual Predator Alert
  

Now some of them will require you professionals.. Police and Fire Cheif's to register with them so that you can put on local alerts. Think of how you will be able to impact the safety of the community just by having an alert broadcast! Things that never could be put out in time before are out to the public instantly.

 

Take a look. Here is the link...Take a look.

ScanUSA

http://www.scanusa.com

George Vaughan

Tsunami-Detecting Network in Development, Researchers to Develop Network of Ocean-Floor, Mobile Sensors That Will Help Detect Tsunamis - CBS News

Tsunami-Detecting Network in Development, Researchers to Develop Network of Ocean-Floor, Mobile Sensors That Will Help Detect Tsunamis - CBS News: "Tsunami-Detecting Network in Development
Researchers to develop network of ocean-floor, mobile sensors that will help detect tsunamis"

Emergency Notification Please Read this

If you are a child or grandchild of someone in our community I want you to hound them to get this done. If you are a resident that does not have to be hounded do this right now. If you have expertise as a professional nagger we need you now. Naggers we love you... Make this a cause. Block Captains ..plead, cajole and make funny faces. Everyone get this done and don't rest until everyone you know and don't know has it. Welcome committee point this out..

We have given you a sample in the last few weeks. You have seen the weather alerts flashing on our page. That is only a part of the emergency notification network. Be notified of all emergencies in Lincoln County no matter where you are.

Be notified of these categories that you select (FREE):

Severe Weather Information
HOMELAND SECURITY Code
CYBER Threats to your computer (limited time Free trial)
Organ Donation
Daily Weather Forecasts (if available)
Routine Blood Drives/Red Cross
MISSING CHILDREN AMBER ALERTS (as available)
DO NOT SEND National Disaster News
Keep this service FREE. I agree to receive
info from our Sponsors WHO make it possible(they send ads to your computer with the alert RT)

Select how you will be notified:

email
Computer or Blackberry
Cell Phone
Digital Pager
FAX

Here is the link to the page: (This is the form to fill out. At the top you can go back to the home page and read all about it) If grandma doesn't have email you can sign her cell phone up to receive messages if she agrees.)

http://www.emergencyemail.org/add.asp?src=&lc=41410

We are thinking this is a good way to get Neighborhood Watch notification of really important emergencies.

This article was originally posted on the Longview Hills website but is also showing up on the Newport and North Lincoln County CERT webistes. If you are a police or fire official or emergency official look at his website to determine if we need to get this out to all the community and all CERTS

Hood River in the recent Storm. Sent in by Ed Simon.

Look at this map...

Very, very neat.

The purple dots indicate current earthquakes... Mouse pointer over them and you get all the data real time... try it. Do we need this as a link?

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/eventmap.html

News - StatesmanJournal.com

News - StatesmanJournal.com: "A flu pandemic would involve three components: A new virus emerges, for which people have little or no immunity; the virus is easily spread; and no is vaccine available, said Jamie Baxter, an emergency room nurse and certified safety officer with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Baxter said there are 36,000 flu-related deaths nationwide each year and an additional 200,000 are hospitalized."

View The Statistics Page for this website...

You may be interested in the statistics that this website generates. There are several bar graphs showing different things including the # of times a person visits the site and where from.

Scan down until you find the counter at the bottom of the left side of the page. Just below that we have a new link put in. Click the link and you can go to our Stats page... Once there try all the different ways to view information on the site by using the links on the left side of the page... Want to know who has been reading your page? Give it a test drive.

Oregon Wind Storm - November 23, 1998

Oregon Wind Storm - November 23, 1998: "Oregon Wind Storm - November 23, 1998

Tye W. Parzybok & George H. Taylor

Oregon Climate Service

November 24, 1998

* Overview - During the afternoon and evening hours of Monday, November 23, 1998 most of Oregon was hit with high winds and periods of heavy precipitation. This marked the first major storm of the season with wind gusts to 100 mph along the coast and generally 50 to 70 mph elsewhere in Oregon. Downed trees and limbs knocked out power to thousands in the Willamette Valley and cluttered streets with debris."

Ice storms

A summary of Ice Storms in Oregon RT

Ice storms: "A warm front overrunning cold air trapped in western Oregon valleys and the Columbia Gorge produced an ice storm causing widespread disruption of traffic and power outages in the Willamette Valley and Coast Range valleys. Freezing rain began over the Willamette Valley during the afternoon of February 3 and continued throughout the night and into the next day. Numerous traffic accidents were reported including a 100 car minor damage pileup near Salem. One fatality occurred when a car lost control on the ice, slid off the road and flipped over near Lincoln City."

NOAA Center for Tsunami Research - Article by Diego Arcas, July 2006

NOAA Center for Tsunami Research - Article by Diego Arcas, July 2006: "Another Tsunami Wake Up Call in the Indian Ocean"

Click on Pictures to enlarge them.(rt)