Hacker News with Generative AI: Pacific Northwest

Federal U.S. grant pushes Pacific Northwest high-speed rail proposal forward (todayinbc.com)
Planning for an ambitious high-speed rail system in the American Pacific Northwest — with links to B.C. — will continue thanks to nearly $50 million in new U.S. federal funding.
Transportation, Infrastructure, Government Funding, Pacific Northwest
9 points by cf100clunk 11 days ago | 5 comments
Listening in on the Mysterious Marbled Murrelet (hakaimagazine.com)
The marbled murrelet is an elusive creature. At sea, the stubby seabird dives at the first sign of predators. On land, it lays its eggs high in the mossy branches of the Pacific Northwest’s old-growth forests—a fact only serendipitously discovered by a utility-company employee climbing trees in the 1970s.
Nature, Birds, Conservation, Pacific Northwest, Wildlife
7 points by ohjeez 76 days ago | 0 comments
The Resilience of Internet Infrastructures in Pacific Northwest to Earthquakes [pdf] (pages.uoregon.edu)
Resilience, Earthquakes, Pacific Northwest, Infrastructure, Internet
96 points by luu 185 days ago | 8 comments