Cascadia
Cascadia is a proposed independent nation in the Pacific Northwest, usually composed of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, that would be formed by seceding from the United States (and Canada).
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Water and Forests
According to Sightline Institute "Cascadia is defined by water and forests: it encompasses all of the watersheds whose rivers flow through the temperate rainforests on the northwest Pacific coast."[1]
Statistics of the Republic of Cascadia[2]:
- Name: The Republic of Cascadia (long form), Cascadia (short form)
- Capital: Cascadia
- Area: 855,762 sq km
- Population: 14,220,981 (2005 est)
- GDP: US$323 billion (1996 est)
- Language: Cascadese (a dialect of English)
- Time System: Metric Time
Cascadia Subduction Zone
The Cascadia Subduction Zone stretches from northern Vancouver Island to northern California. It is a very long sloping fault that separates the Juan de Fuca plate and North America plates.
A Cascadia Subduction Zone Quake will generate two Tsunami waves, one propagating towards the coast, and the other towards the deep ocean and Hawaii.[3][4]
It will take only minutes to reach the coasts of Oregon, Washington, southern British Columbia, and northern California with wave heights reaching close to 12m (~36ft) in some scenarios.
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References
- ↑ The Cascadia Scorecard
- ↑ Republic of Cascadia - Independence Now!
- ↑ Center for Coastal And Land-Margin Research - Science for Society: Impact of tsunamis on Oregon coastal communities
- ↑ Pacific Tsunami Museum
