(CNN) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 struck near Anza, California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Monday. The USGS had originally said the quake had a magnitude of 5.1. … Read More
This week a discussion came up on our Facebook page about Baby and Toddler preparedness kits. Both Kevin and myself had quite a few things today, but one of our Facebook fans Melissa … Read More
Greetings, Disasters, what is it to you? It seems like almost every day here at the store I get asked the question… What should I prepare for? What is a … Read More
So You Think You’re Prepared? Your Very Own Tabletop Exercise A guest Author Article by one of my favorite blog authors Sheila Sund M.D. (The Disaster Doc) Do what I … Read More
Fast Growing Sunspot, AR1678 NASA is reporting that “The bottom two black spots on the sun (image at left), known as sunspots, appeared quickly over the course of Feb. 19-20, … Read More
Updated: 9:10AM 2/15/13 A nine-tonne meteor streaked across the sky above Russia’s Ural Mountains Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and injuring hundreds, possibly nearly a thousand people. An even bigger … Read More
Oregon’s Earthquake Commission has released a report on what it will mean when the next Cascadia Earthquake lets go and the Pacific Plate diving below the North American Plate gives … Read More
When Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, one victim was political scientist Daniel Aldrich. He had just moved to New Orleans. Late one August night, there was a knock on the … Read More
[box] We often talk at the Portland Preparedness Center with people who just do not understand how long we will be with out services, most expect the federal government to … Read More
Great letters to the Editor from our Local Preparedness Leaders. Read at OregonLive.com Print publication: Friday, Feb. 8 Earthquake preparedness The Oregonian’s excellent story “Report: Quake will bring vast devastation” (Feb. 5) highlights Oregon’s … Read More