Tag Archives: natural hazard

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

Posted on December 29, 2014 by

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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Four Billion Years and Counting: Canada is as old as the Earth and this book tells all

Posted on December 10, 2014 by

    Just published! 400-pages on Canada’s geologic heritage in both official languages for only $39.95! Order your English language copy here and your French copy here.  The book’s website has tons of freely downloadable illustrations and other materials for … Continue reading →

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#Katrina10. #Louisiana is still disappearing

Posted on October 27, 2014 by

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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And then there were two: Global #Geoparks in Canada

Posted on October 2, 2014 by

UPDATE: 19 NOVEMBER 2015. Great News!! Global Geoparks are now official UNESCO sites. “A what? ” “A Global Geopark” “Okay, I give up” Most of you have no idea what a Global Geopark is. That’s not surprising, because – according to my … Continue reading →

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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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Barrier Island Erosion / Sea Level Rise / Transgressive Anthropogenic Sequences /

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Thanks to Twitter, I was made aware of a recent US report, entitled “Coastal impact, Adaptation and Vulnerabilities”. A summary of the report is here: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3496#.USVxRFc-6OJ. What caught my attention on that page was the ‘before and after Hurricane Sandy’ … Continue reading →

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What is a natural disaster?

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

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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