Scientists warn a “megaquake” event in coastal cities could be ‘imminent’

https://www.newsweek.com/scientists-warn-megaquake-event-coastal-cities-could-imminent-2069787

by newsweek

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  1. By Thomas Westerholm – Life & Trends Reporter:

    A scientist has warned that “the next big event” could be “imminent” if a megaquake shakes the Pacific Northwest.

    Tina Dura, a geosciences professor at Virginia Tech, was the lead author on a new study that examined the risk of major coastal flooding in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California from two factors happening together: powerful earthquakes and rising sea levels due to climate change.

    Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/scientists-warn-megaquake-event-coastal-cities-could-imminent-2069787](https://www.newsweek.com/scientists-warn-megaquake-event-coastal-cities-could-imminent-2069787)

  3. >”…clarified that the next great Cascadia earthquake could be “tomorrow or decades from now”.”

    This isn’t new. Oregonians have been waiting for “the big one” for decades now. I don’t see anything in the article suggesting that things are any more imminent now. Not to say we shouldn’t stay aware of the eventuality and prepare for it.

  5. >A scientist has warned that “the next big event” could be “imminent” if a megaquake shakes the Pacific Northwest.

    So a big event could happen if we get a megaquake? No shit.

    The rest of this article sounds no different than any other news about this that people of the PNW already know

  6. I find I relate so directly to Joel in Last of US lately, with everything going on in the world.

    “Oh, Shut the fuck up and do it already.”

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