Washingtons Own Shake-Out Drill-- October 18th

Latest advice (Mar 9) from King County

• John Cornelison
• 3/9/20

Recommendations for people at high risk for complications from COVID-19 (i.e. older than 60 years, have chronic medical conditions or weakened immune systems, or who are pregnant) and families who live with them:

• Make sure you have access to several weeks of medications and supplies. Create a household plan of action (see CDC’s home plan checklist).
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Avoid crowds and other congregate settings. Try to avoid being in large groups of people, especially in poorly ventilated spaces.
• Clean your hands often. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
• Clean and disinfect your home to remove germs. Practice routine cleaning of frequently touched surfaces (for example: tables, doorknobs, light switches, handles, desks, toilets, faucets, sinks) with household cleaners and EPA-registered disinfectants that are appropriate for the surface, following label instructions.
• Pay attention for potential symptoms. COVID-19 symptoms can include fever, cough, and shortness of breath.

FEMA’s new web-based, independent study training course for citizens and businesses-- IS-325—Earthquake Basics-- Science, Risk, and Mitigation

• John Cornelison
• 7/26/12

As they indicate below, this appears to be a pretty basic course, but by clicking on one of the initial pages you can see much of the complete course outline and quickly skim it to see how much of it is applicable to your family or business.

Paul Nichols’ Time Lapse Quake Maps

• John Cornelison
• 6/24/11

• Tags

  Earthquakes , Gis , Crisis mapping , Japan , New zealand

If you’ve not come across them, Paul Nichols has created several time lapse earthquake maps. Working at the University of Canterbury's Digital Media Group, he takes USGS or GeoNet data and plots it using the Google Maps API to create a fascinating animation.