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Cascadia Quake Prep: What’s Left to Do | Seattle News
The Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake looms — a magnitude 7.4+ quake expected every 500 years — and experts warn most state buildings in the Northwest won’t survive. While progress has been made retrofitting key sites like Portland’s airport and Capitol, and Governor Kotek mandates seismic upgrades for state infrastructure over the next 35 years, the pace is too slow. Vital routes like Highway 101 are at risk of collapse, threatening coastal communities. Microgrids and battery storage are critical for grid resilience, but the Bonneville Power Administration’s late adoption of seismic codes…
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