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

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

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

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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