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Starting in 2026, this blog will become a more active space for sharing timely updates related to Cascadia megathrust earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest. Designed to complement the Surviving Cascadia website, these posts will offer quick, easy-to-read summaries of newly released research, articles, publications, policy changes, and events of interest. The goal is simple: to make important information about Cascadia clearer, more accessible, and easier to follow as new developments emerge.
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Far off the West Coast, deep beneath the ocean, the Earth is slowly moving. We can’t see it happening, but those movements matter a lot for life on land—especially here in Cascadia. During the ONCabyss Summer 2025 expedition, Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) spent time tracking these hidden shifts along the Cascadia subduction zone, where one…
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This week, there has been a lot in the news about warm liquid spewing up from the ocean floor off the coast of central Oregon. Even late-night hosts have picked it up. Hahaha, Stephen Colbert! A quick note: Subduction zones occur when one plate dives under (subducts) another. These faults are called reverse or thrust…
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One hundred days. That’s how long the Willamette Valley is expected to be without electricity when the next megathrust earthquake strikes the Pacific Northwest. If you live in the region and just felt your heart crash to your stomach, welcome aboard. Wondering where the 100-day fact comes from? The 2013 Oregon Resilience Plan Executive Summary…
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