Waves of Voqueric

Rolling out ShakeAlert for the State of Oregon

Wow! It certainly has been some time since my last post! First and foremost in this update is kudos for the official launch of ShakeAlert for the State of Oregon yesterday. This has been a monumental effort by Doug Toomey and the Oregon Hazards Laboratory for the past few years, Read more…

By Larry Hartman, 4 yearsMarch 12, 2021 ago

Measurement Systems

SI Units, 9th Edition

This month BIPM (the organization that manages SI units) has released a new version. This version replaces the measurement standards that are based upon “artifacts” with standards based upon known constants. The artifacts have been observed to change over certain periods of time and, as a result, can not be Read more…

By Larry Hartman, 5 yearsMay 23, 2019 ago