North West Region Risks
The following items on this page are risks that can occur in the Pacific Northwest.
If you asked people to list the hazards and risks that we have here in Western Washington most would include earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, river and urban flooding, mud slides, winter storms and power outages. Firefighters and emergency managers would include the danger of forest fires.
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If you asked people to list the hazards and risks that we have here in Western Washington most would include earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, river and urban flooding, mud slides, winter storms and power outages. Firefighters and emergency managers would include the danger of forest fires.
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NEWS
These are news items associated with Pacific North West (PNW) risks:
- ShakeAlert: An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States - Feb 2019
- State launches project to improve seismic safety at high-risk schools Thursday, August 2018
- Washington not ready for earthquakes and tsunamis, Inslee is told Sep 28, 2017
- 50 Ways the Next Big Earthquake Could Shatter Seattle - Latest Stories
- A Major Pacific Northwest Quake Looks Even Likelier Aug 11, 2016
