The Cascadia Megaquake Is Inevitable. And It Will Reshape America Forever:



Thank you Laura for bringing this new CSZ video from PBS to our attention. It is in-depth, informative, not alarmist (mostly), contains a segment on CERT (Portland NET), and a must watch for those of us living in coastal Oregon. Spoiler alert - "drop, cover and hold" is situational and may not be your best move. I'm looking at you unreinforced masonry buildings!

The video is HERE on YouTube and the introduction for the video says:

"The Cascadia Subduction Zone represents a profound disaster in the making. Running hundreds of miles along the Pacific Northwest coast, it's overdue for a catastrophic magnitude 9 earthquake. In fact, scientists estimate there's a 37% chance it will strike in the near future.


In this special compilation video, we bring together everything you need to know about the Cascadia megaquake: the science behind it, the incredible historical detective work that pinpointed the last one to a specific hour 321 years ago, and the survival strategies that could save your life when this looming calamity strikes.


0:00 - Intro

0:25 - The Big One Is Coming: The Science of the Looming Cascadia Megaquake

10:42 - How a Ghost Forest Solved a 300-Year-Old Megaquake Mystery

23:55 - What You Need to Know to Survive the Cascadia Megaquake"


Check it out! Click HERE.

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