Sneaker wave warning

Sep 03, 2019

The National Weather Service issued a “sneaker wave” warning for ocean beaches in our area. What’s that? We’ll talk about what sneaker waves are and why you need to watch out for them when you’re on the beach.

Sneaker wave warning

Sneaker wave warning

The National Weather Service issued a “sneaker wave” warning for ocean beaches in our area. What’s that? We’ll talk about what sneaker waves are and why you need to watch out for them when you’re on the beach.

Oregon earthquake

Aug 30, 2019

A significant size earthquake happened off the Oregon coast. What does it mean in terms of the Big One?

Oregon earthquake

Oregon earthquake

A significant size earthquake happened off the Oregon coast. What does it mean in terms of the Big One?

Floating nuclear reactor?

Aug 28, 2019

Russia has deployed a floating nuclear reactor into Arctic waters to bring electricity to a remote village.  In the fragile far north environment with few rescue services available, what could possibly go wrong?

Floating nuclear reactor?

Floating nuclear reactor?

Russia has deployed a floating nuclear reactor into Arctic waters to bring electricity to a remote village.  In the fragile far north environment with few rescue services available, what could possibly go wrong?

Cargo liquefaction

Aug 27, 2019

Today we’ll talk about an odd phenomenon that affects certain kinds of cargoes, such as nickel ore. It’s called liquefaction, and it describes a situation in which a solid suddenly starts to behave like a liquid, with disastrous consequences for ships at sea.

Cargo liquefaction

Today we’ll talk about an odd phenomenon that affects certain kinds of cargoes, such as nickel ore. It’s called liquefaction, and it describes a situation in which a solid suddenly starts to behave like a liquid, with disastrous consequences for ships at sea.

Beavers preserve salmon habitat

Aug 26, 2019

Scientists have discovered that the presence of beavers in an ecosystem, simply going about their business, do wonderful things that help enrich and preserve salmon habitat in estuaries.

Beavers preserve salmon habitat

Beavers preserve salmon habitat

Scientists have discovered that the presence of beavers in an ecosystem, simply going about their business, do wonderful things that help enrich and preserve salmon habitat in estuaries.

Meteorological vs. astronomical fall

Aug 22, 2019

Recantly we’ve been feeling fall in the air, even though it’s technically still summer. Once September hits, we’ll see two different falls come into play in the calendar: meteorological fall, which starts September 1, and astronomical fall, which occurs on the fall equinox on September 21.

Meteorological vs. astronomical fall

Meteorological vs. astronomical fall

Recantly we’ve been feeling fall in the air, even though it’s technically still summer. Once September hits, we’ll see two different falls come into play in the calendar: meteorological fall, which starts September 1, and astronomical fall, which occurs on the fall equinox on September 21.