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Posted April 14th, 2009
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/89675
Big Earthquake Coming Sooner Than We Thought, Oregon Geologist Says
a tsunami from this quake could be 80-100 feet high in Oregon
April 19, 2009
By Lori Tobias
The Oregonian
How to prepare for the big one
Discuss: Sit down with your family and put together an emergency plan.
Build: Put together an emergency kit with nonperishable food, water, medical supplies, extra prescriptions, warm clothing and provisions if you need to leave your home. Arrange an out-of-state contact for everyone in case family members are separated.
Know: If you're on the coast, know where high ground is from home and places you frequent.
Drop, cover and hold: Practice dropping under a sturdy desk or table and hanging on; during a quake, you'll be less likely to be hurt by falling objects. If you can't get to furniture, go to a corner away from windows and cover your head.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/news_impact/2009/04/big_earthquake_coming_sooner_t/print.html
America's "Food Basket" in Dire Straits
Farms see fallow fields and laid-off workers, and some urban consumers face their first water cuts in two decades.
April 17, 2009
By Daniel B. Wood
Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0418/p02s01-usgn.html
Severe Texas Drought Threatens Coastal Wildlife
A severe drought gripping Texas is causing unusually salty conditions along the Gulf Coast, upsetting the region's ecological balance and threatening coastal wildlife including oysters, crabs and whooping cranes, the most endangered crane species.
The drought is one of the driest on record for Texas and is currently the worst in the U.S., which has seen persistent dry weather across several Western states, Florida and even Hawaii, according to academic and government monitors. The scarcity of rain has reduced fresh-water flow from rivers and streams into coastal marshes, estuaries and bays that normally dilute the salt content of water from the Gulf of Mexico
The coastal fishing industry also has been hit hard as salty conditions shrink populations of shellfish such as oysters and crabs.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027139462837033.html
Showing posts with label earthquake preparation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label earthquake preparation. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Earthquakes: Are You Prepared? What Are Some Possible Warning Signs?
Approximately a month ago, the St. Louis area experienced a foul odor lingering in their city... Please read:By Alex Fees
KSDK -- Numerous people reported an unusual odor in the St. Louis area on Sunday and Monday.
South St. Louis resident Terry Thompson said he smelled it.
"Yes, about 9:00 this morning. When I left to go run an errand, I smelled some sulfur or rotten eggs. And I thought it was a gas smell or a gas leak in the neighborhood," Thompson said.
It was not a natural gas leak, according to Laclede Gas Company officials.
"We have a number of ways we can investigate, in the air, testing the lines, and that's what we've been doing since early yesterday morning to determine that this is not related to natural gas," Corporate communications manager Rob Arrol said. "This is something else."
St. Louis Fire Department officials said the odor was not concentrated to any one area.
"The calls started for us about 6:00 Sunday morning. And within a 12-hour period, we've had about 20 calls that we responded to for an unknown odor," said St. Louis Fire Captain Bob Kreuss. "The calls are widespread. They've been north, south, and the central corridor; it's not isolated to any certain area at all."
While fire officials said they do not know what the odor is, it does not appear to be dangerous. Keuss demonstrated a combustible gas indicator, a hand-held device firefighters use to test for the presence of gases that can explode.
"In this case it tells us that there is no flammable range," said Keuss, "so we have eliminated natural gas, any type of flammable source."
KSDK
There is speculation as to what may have caused this foul odor...could it be a precursor to an earthquake. Please visit this link and see what you think? Possible? Perhaps, it might be time to prepare...
KSDK -- Numerous people reported an unusual odor in the St. Louis area on Sunday and Monday.
South St. Louis resident Terry Thompson said he smelled it.
"Yes, about 9:00 this morning. When I left to go run an errand, I smelled some sulfur or rotten eggs. And I thought it was a gas smell or a gas leak in the neighborhood," Thompson said.
It was not a natural gas leak, according to Laclede Gas Company officials.
"We have a number of ways we can investigate, in the air, testing the lines, and that's what we've been doing since early yesterday morning to determine that this is not related to natural gas," Corporate communications manager Rob Arrol said. "This is something else."
St. Louis Fire Department officials said the odor was not concentrated to any one area.
"The calls started for us about 6:00 Sunday morning. And within a 12-hour period, we've had about 20 calls that we responded to for an unknown odor," said St. Louis Fire Captain Bob Kreuss. "The calls are widespread. They've been north, south, and the central corridor; it's not isolated to any certain area at all."
While fire officials said they do not know what the odor is, it does not appear to be dangerous. Keuss demonstrated a combustible gas indicator, a hand-held device firefighters use to test for the presence of gases that can explode.
"In this case it tells us that there is no flammable range," said Keuss, "so we have eliminated natural gas, any type of flammable source."
KSDK
There is speculation as to what may have caused this foul odor...could it be a precursor to an earthquake. Please visit this link and see what you think? Possible? Perhaps, it might be time to prepare...
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