Category Archives: Natural hazards

Minas Basin in a time of climate change and sea level rise

Posted on August 16, 2025 by earth science society

This article was published in the Halifax Examiner on August 15, 2025 The town of Wolfville is an independent town within the Municipality of Kings County. Windsor is an independent town within Hants County. Both towns are situated on the … Continue reading →

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A #tsunami is really a tidal wave, except it isn’t

Posted on December 29, 2014 by earth science society

Katsushika Hokusai, Great Wave off Kanagawa. Image from Wikimedia. Original in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the Great Sumatra earthquake which triggered the devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami that killed a quarter million people. … Continue reading →

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#Katrina10. #Louisiana is still disappearing

Posted on October 27, 2014 by earth science society

I wrote this blog post in November of 2014. I am reblogging it today, on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Land loss map of South Louisiana. Image source here. Click on image to enlarge.  Is it the weather? No … Continue reading →

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Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper – 5: refining seismic risk assessment in Canada

Posted on May 24, 2014 by earth science society

The preamble to this series of reviews is here. All reviews can be found under the category “Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper” Atkinson, G.M. and K. Goda, 2011, Effects of Seismicity Models and New Ground-Motion Prediction Equations on Seismic Hazard … Continue reading →

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The 2nd Sichuan earthquake in 5 years / why we need more art in science communication

Posted on April 20, 2013 by earth science society

Yesterday, on April 20, 2013, an earthquake struck in China’s Sichuan province. Because this is the blog of an earth scientist, I’ll give you the link to the USGS’s report: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000gcdd#summary . This write-up is excellent and that’s how we … Continue reading →

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What is a natural disaster?

Posted on January 14, 2013 by earth science society

I recently watched a very informative webinar by Munich Re. It was their annual webinar on the world’s natural disasters, for 2012 that is. All Munich Re’s webinars are here. I highly recommend dedicating an hour of your time to watch some … Continue reading →

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