Janette SpeyerNews "Cave Fire" explodes in California mountains, threatens homes CBS News - By Brian Dakss, Alex Sundby A wind-driven brushfire that erupted in the Southern California mountains Monday quickly grew to more than 4,100 acres Tuesday, fire officials said. …
Janette Speyer This Couple Wore Face Masks on Their Wedding Day Thanks to the Kinkade Fires Allure - Leah PrinzivalliThis wasn't the wedding photo they were expecting to take. Wildfires are threatening the safety and homes of many Californians. For one Chicago couple, the Kinkade fire in Sonoma County also threatened
Janette SpeyerVentura County Fire Department Fast-moving Maria fire in rural Southern California threatens avocado, citrus crops NBC News - By David K. LiNearly 9,000 acres had burned within a matter of hours after the fire touched off Thursday night. The latest Southern California wildfire has torched more than 9,400 rural acres and threatens millions
Janette SpeyerSouthern California Edison The terrifying experience of escaping wildfire with the power shut off: ‘It was pitch black’ Los Angeles Times - Marisa GerberMary and Charles Lindsey went to sleep to the glow of the Tick fire, but they had seen wildfires before, and their two-story home in the Santa Clarita foothills seemed safe enough. All Thursday, they gotten
Janette Speyer California's massive power outage is a wake-up call for the whole country Popular Science - Kat EschnerHere's why millions are losing electricity—and why you could be next. Not long after midnight on Wednesday, California's largest electrical utility started turning off the lights. Pacific Gas & Electric
Janette SpeyerEnvironment Think California's Preemptive Blackouts Are Scary? Buckle Up Gizmodo - Brian Kahn At midnight on Wednesday, California’s largest utility begun cutting off power to customers across the northern part of the state. The rolling …
Janette Speyer Scientists now say big earthquakes start with many smaller ones Los Angeles Times - Rong-Gong Lin IIThe vast majority of earthquakes we feel come soon after smaller ones, according to new research that provides unprecedented insights into how seismology works. Sometimes days or even weeks before most
Janette Speyer Watch the Ridgecrest earthquake shatter the desert floor in stunning before-and-after images Los Angeles Times - Rong-Gong Lin IIMillions felt the shaking from the Ridgecrest earthquake. But new satellite images offer a dramatic and instructive view of the immense power of the magnitude 7.1 quake, showing how California’s biggest
Janette Speyer The San Andreas Fault Is ‘Locked, Loaded, and Ready To Go’ – Here’s What Will Happen When It Does theinertia.com - Matthew Blackett San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain, aerial view from 8,500 feet altitude. By Ikluft (own work) via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The director of the …
Janette Speyer Earthquake kit list: Here’s everything that should be in your disaster go bag Fast Company - Melissa LockerWere you shaken up by the earthquakes that rocked Southern California last week? The recent seismic activity damaged roads, sparked fires, rattled Dodger Stadium, and left a crack in the Earth so large
Janette Speyer She's been explaining earthquakes for decades. Here's where she says California is least prepared CNN - By Braden Goyette, CNN(CNN) — After two strong earthquakes hit Southern California over the Fourth of July holiday, one name kept appearing in the news again and again: Dr. Lucy Jones. Jones, a renowned seismologist, has explaining
Janette Speyer The Faults That Ruptured in Twin California Quakes Are Very, Very Weird, Geologists Say. Live Science - Jeanna Bryner On July Fourth, the most powerful earthquake to hit Southern California in nearly 20 years struck a remote part of the Mojave Desert. A day later, an …
Janette Speyer Earthquakes put Ridgecrest residents on edge: 'Nobody in this town has slept for days' CNN - By Paul Vercammen, Christina Maxouris, Chris Boyette and Steve Almasy, CNNRidgecrest, California (CNN) — Ridgecrest is a town in a California desert where the 28,000 residents are used to earthquakes. As California Institute of Technology seismologist Egill Hauksson pointed
Janette Speyer 4th of July earthquake won’t delay the Big One. And it might have worsened quake strain Los Angeles Times - Rong-Gong Lin IIDoes a good-size earthquake help relieve pent-up seismic stress? Does that postpone the day of reckoning when the Big One finally arrives? That was the question some in California were asking hopefully
Janette Speyer SoCal Earthquake: Why Everyone Is Talking About ShakeAlert Forbes - Suzanne Rowan KelleherIf you’ve been following news coverage about the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Southern California on July 4, you’ve also been hearing about ShakeAlert. ShakeAlert is a relatively new earthquake early
Janette Speyer Biggest earthquake in years rattles Southern California Los Angeles Times - Rong-Gong Lin IIThe largest earthquake in two decades rattled Southern California on Thursday morning, shaking communities from Las Vegas to Long Beach and ending a quiet period in the state’s seismic history. Striking
Janette Speyer 1,060 Earthquakes Have Hit Southern California in a Month and Hardly Anyone Noticed. Here's Why TIME - Gina MartinezMore than 1,000 tiny earthquakes have rumbled through an area of Southern California for nearly a month––but few people actually noticed. “Swarmageddon,” as it’s been dubbed, started May 25 and lasted
Janette SpeyerWorld News Northern Philippines jolted by magnitude 6.1 earthquake Al JazeeraAt least 16 killed and more than 80 injured after magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits 110km north of Manila. Rescue teams in the Philippines searched for signs of life beneath the tangled debris from a collapsed
Janette SpeyerNatural Disasters 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska, damaging homes and roads NBC News - By Janelle GriffithVideos posted to social media showed students taking shelter under desks and grocery store items knocked off shelves. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Alaska on Friday shook buildings, damaged highways
Janette Speyer California wildfires: Death toll reaches grim milestone bbc.co.uk - BBC News The death toll in wildfires sweeping California has risen to 31, with more than 200 people still missing, officials have said.
Janette Speyer Here's how you can help those affected by the California wildfires CNN - By Bethany Hines, CNN(CNN) — Three major wildfires are burning at both ends of California -- the Camp, Woolsey and Hill fires. Northern California's Camp Fire is now the most destructive and deadliest fire in the state's More
Janette Speyer As fire burns, many turn to social media for word of missing friends and family sacbee.com - By Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, #CampFire #campfireparadise This is my sister, Joyce Acheson. Lived on Elliott Rd Paradise. We have not heard whether she is safe. Disabled with no …
Janette Speyer Quake split a tectonic plate in two, and geologists are shaken National Geographic - Robin George AndrewsAn intense temblor in Mexico was just the latest example of an enigmatic type of earthquake with highly destructive potential. On September 7, 2017, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck southern Mexico, dozens
Janette Speyer The Best Gear for Your Bug-Out Bag Wirecutter - Doug Mahoney For this guide we spent at least 100 hours reading and evaluating emergency-preparation advice. The US Department of Homeland Security’s Ready.gov …
Janette Speyer 2 gonzo ideas for slowing down a hurricane that might actually work Vox - Umair IrfanNo, you cannot just drop a nuclear weapon on a hurricane. It is such a frequently asked question that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration debunks the idea on its frequently asked questions
Janette Speyer How Liquefaction Made Mud Flow 'Like Waves' in Indonesia's Earthquake Disaster TIME - Eli MeixlerWhen a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia on Friday, survivors found even the ground beneath their feet offered no safety: it had turned to liquid. Many who attempted
Janette Speyer The Science Behind Home Disaster Preparedness Kits Is a Disaster WIRED - Adam Rogers Officials are pushing for extreme self-sufficiency when the next hurricane, earthquake, or other catastrophe hits, but the advice can be unclear and …
Janette Speyer 4 Tips for Hurricane Preparedness in Nature and Life tawannabsmith.com - Tawanna As the East Coast prepared for Hurricane Florence I thought about the figurative hurricanes we sometimes prepare for in life. Hurricane preparedness …
