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California Earthquakes Won’t Trigger the “Big One” in Oregon, but Portlanders Urged to Prepare

Last Thursday and Friday, Southern California was hit by consecutive earthquakes that damaged homes, cracked roads, caused power outages and made messes of nearby grocery and liquor stores.

PSU Students Help Design a New Burnside Bridge Before the Big One Hits. It Could Include a Bat-Signal.

When the Big One hits, the Burnside Bridge will crumble. Debris will crush portions of Naito Parkway, Interstates 5 and 84, the Eastbank Esplanade and Saturday Market. Drawbridge locks will come unhinged, and the bridge will snap in two and collapse into the Willamette River.

When the Big One Hits, Hundreds of Portland’s Buildings Could Crumble. Is it Fair to Make Property Owners Prepare?

The story of earthquake preparedness in Portland is a complicated saga of bureaucratic and political failings.

Portland’s Affordable Housing Includes 2,090 Units in Buildings That Would Crumble in a Big Earthquake

It appears that new safety requirements pose a problem for the city’s own finances.

The New Yorker Wins the Pulitzer for Scaring the Shit Out of Oregonians

It’s the first year ever that magazines were allowed to enter the Pulitzers, and it looks like The New Yorker is feeling pretty good about itself.

Oregon State Researchers Say Landslides Likely to Follow Next Big Northwest Earthquake

After the quake, landslides.

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