Why the tsunami warning was withdrawn, and why the long term threat remains

The relatively shallow magnitude 7 quake struck about 70 kilometers off the coast of Northern California, in a sparsely populated area. Roads in the states of California and Oregon became clogged with traffic as people attempted to flee further inland. The National Weather Service initially issued a tsunami warning that covered almost 5 million people -- including the San Francisco area -- before announcing that the coast was clear.

When the Water Stopped: An Oregon town at its breaking point

 

In the western United States, climate change deepens a conflict over water between farmers and Indigenous tribes.

In Oregon in the United States, climate change is pushing a small town to its breaking point.

The federal government has supplied water to farmers in the Klamath Basin region for more than a century, part of a project to encourage white settlement and agriculture in the western US.

More than 80 wildfires rage across western US

 

The Bootleg fire in Oregon, now roughly the size of Los Angeles, is so intense that it has created its own weather system, causing winds that have further fanned its flames. It has been burning for two weeks and barely a third of its perimeter has been contained

Era Of The Mega Fire (video)

 

Gov. Jay Inslee Calls West Coast Fires 'Climate Fires'

 

‘Our climate is changing’ — Gov. Jay Inslee calls for action as the climate crisis fuels historic infernos across the West Coast.

Wildfires turn US West Coast into 'hellscape' | DW News

 

In the United States, firefighters are hoping a change of weather could help them battle around 100 blazes across several western states.

‘Terrifying For Citizens’: Oregon Gov. Reacts To Trump’s ‘Invasion’ Of Portland | All In | MSNBC

Gov. Brown: “This is absolutely unacceptable. This was purely a photo opportunity for political theater for the Trump administration. He is trying to distract. … They only want to escalate. They want to dominate the streets.”

Questions And Answers For 21 May

Question: How do you know Republicans voters have gone completely around the twist?
Answer: When a QAnon loving candidate wins the primary election ensuring a defeat in November.

Question: What's the best way piss off the people of Hong Kong and start large protests again?
Answer:  You get China's rubber stamp parliament to enact a national security law that will undermine Hong Kong's basic law.

Question: Has Donald Trump's the media is the enemy of the people had any affect?
Answer: Ask the the 20 journalists arrested in Bangladesh for being critical of the government in posts and articles.

Question: Is it a good idea to ask a Democrat to point out the lies of Donald Trump?
Answer: Only if you're into self abuse and humiliation.

Question: What's the best way to drum up support for the local football team when no fans are allowed in the stadium?
Answer: If you're FC Seoul you bulk purchase sex dolls and put them in the seats.

Question: Is gambling the best way to occupy your time during a coronavirus lockdown?
Answer: Not if it's an illegal casino and the Japanese police arrest 23 people for illegal gambling 

YallQaeda Wagging YeeHawd

Ah yes American patriots doing their duty for the moron set.  A group of armed idiots have taken over a closed information building at a National Wildlife Refuge in Burns Oregon in an effort to protect their Acme corporation recalled brains from being forcibly confiscated by the evil federal government.  It's all about their rights to act like fools while holding deadly weapons as nothing says America like a bunch of overweight assholes threatening violence so they can drink Budweiser, watch American Football and shoot the television when their team loses.