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Category Archives: Natural Disasters
Breakfast Blend: Photographic Retrospective Recalls the Aftermath of the East Bay Hills Fire
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Judge questions why Bell's former police chief isn't facing corruption charges (Los Angeles … Continue reading
2011 a Record-Breaker for Extreme (and Costly) Weather
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—the agency that goes by the user-friendly handle of NOAA (pronounced "Noah")—broke some news today at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco announced that by the … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Remembering When Oakland was the "Harlem of the West"
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Prolonged outage generates rage toward Edison (Los Angeles Times) The blues return to … Continue reading
3.2 Quake Rattles East Bay
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(Bay City News) A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook the East Bay this afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at 2:52 p.m. in roughly the same area that has experienced several 3.0-magnitude or larger seismic events in recent … Continue reading
Recent Berkeley Quakes: Are We Due for the Big One?
A cluster of recent earthquakes in Berkeley over the past two weeks has made local residents nervous about "the big one." There’s even been some misinformation circulating about the risk is of an earthquake in the East Bay. To clear … Continue reading
3.6 Earthquake Hits Berkeley, Third Jolt Within a Week
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The quake hit at 5:36 a.m. USGS info here. The epicenter was right between The Greek Theatre and Memorial Stadium. Here's the Google satellite map from the USGS. You can zoom all the way in to see the exact spot. … Continue reading
Oakland Firestorm Anniversary: Events on Saturday, Photographer's Audio Diary
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Events on Saturday, from the Oakland Tribune: 9 a.m.: Reflection at Firestorm Tile Wall, Rockridge BART station. 10:30 a.m.: Remembrance at Gateway Emergency, Preparedness Exhibit Center at Tunnel Road and Caldecott Lane. Formal civic ceremony with leaders from Oakland, Berkeley … Continue reading
4.0, 3.8 Earthquakes Hit Berkeley
Update 8:20 p.m. Another quake, this one a 3.8, epicenter right on the UC Berkeley campus. Check out the map from the USGS and zoom in all the way to see the location. It appears to be a house right … Continue reading
Oakland Firestorm Anniversary: Archival Photos
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Oakland firestorm that killed 25 people and destroyed 3,800 residences. The catastrophe predated digital cameras, but that hasn't stopped the community from scanning and uploading photographs into Flickr. The California Emergency Management Agency … Continue reading
Statewide Earthquake Drill 10:20 A.M.
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If you see people drop, cover, and hold on for dear life at 10:20 a.m. today, no it's not The Rapture. It's The Great California Shakeout. Sirens will sound during simulations across the Bay Area and BART will stop all … Continue reading
