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PGE shares update on work to clear record log jam from Clackamas Co. reservoir
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (171+ words) CLACKAMAS COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - PGE shared an update on Thursday about their work to remove a record-setting log jam, caused by last December's heavy rainfall, on the North Fork Reservoir in Clackamas County. The December rainstorm is estimated to have…...
Strong winds spreading tons of dust, ash around Mount St. Helens
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (174+ words) MOUNT ST HELENS (KPTV) - Strong winds on Tuesday were spreading large amounts of dust and ash at Mount St. Helens, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS camera that points at the volcano shows tons of dust swirling in the…...
How a UO professor is working to make landslides predictable as weather
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (487+ words) PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Scientists are studying around the globe to predict where and when disasters like landslides are most likely to happen, led in part by research at the University of Oregon. "Susceptibility is the biggest thing. Where are slopes…...
US Army Corps of Engineers reunite for anniversary of Mt. St. Helens
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (110+ words) An injured climber narrowly escaped a dangerous fate on Mount Hood after rescue teams were able to locate him and get him off the mountain. The 14-year-old boy accused of plotting a bombing and mass ... US Army Corps of Engineers…...
US Army Corps of Engineers reunite for anniversary of Mt. St. Helens eruption
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (371+ words) CASTLE ROCK Wash. (KPTV) - A group of retired US Army Corps of Engineers members reunited at the Sediment Retention Structure (SRS) on Wednesday, just three days after the 45th anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption. The SRS is a dam…...
Salem declares drinking water emergency
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (121+ words) SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - The city of Salem has declared a drinking water emergency. The goal of the declared emergency is to speed up work to prepare for a so-called "Drawdown of Detroit Reservoir." Most home and businesses in Salem get…...
Underwater volcano off Oregon coast could erupt any day, scientists say
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (376+ words) PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Axial Seamount is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest, sitting 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and nearly a mile underwater in the Pacific Ocean, along the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Scientists who are…...
Largest earthquake yet hits Mount Rainier amid ongoing swarm
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (275+ words) PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Mount Rainier's ongoing earthquake swarm intensified Wednesday with he strongest quake yet: a magnitude 2.3 event recorded beneath the summit. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the 2.3 magnitude quake is the largest in the current swarm, which began…...
Hundreds of small earthquakes detected under Mount Rainier
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (99+ words) A swarm of small earthquakes was detected early Tuesday under Mount Rainier, prompting increased monitoring by scientists, though officials emphasize there is no current threat of eruption. Hundreds of small earthquakes detected under Mount Rainier Trump signs order on homelessness....
Hundreds of small earthquakes detected under Mt. Rainier, scientists say no cause for alarm
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (286+ words) PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A swarm of small earthquakes was detected early Tuesday under Mount Rainier, prompting increased monitoring by scientists, though officials emphasize there is no current threat of eruption. According to the U.S. Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) and…...