Tag Archives: Japan

Workshop: Mapping Unstable Ground

Posted on 19 April 2011 by Mika

I spent Friday at the Mapping Unstable Ground workshop, an experiment in getting local professionals in one place talking about the landslide hazard of British Columbia. The day was split into a series of talks with plenty of unstructured time … Continue reading →

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CKNW: The World Today Weekend with Sean Leslie

Posted on 10 April 2011 by Mika

If you’re looking for more information from the interview on The World Today Weekend with Sean Leslie, you may want to read the press release from the International Pacific Research Center about tsunami debris distribution over time (Hawaii within 2 … Continue reading →

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References: Earthquakes & Tsunami: Current Events & Local Hazards

Posted on 9 April 2011 by Mika

This is a summary of my recent talk, with links to sources and more information. Geoscience Background Plate Tectonics The surface of the Earth is composed of tectonic plates. They move relative to each other at about the same rate … Continue reading →

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Review: StarTalk Radio “A Violent Earth”

Posted on 21 March 2011 by Mika

I read absurdly quickly and am not an auditory learner, so I usually skip podcasts in favour of text or videos. However, I have a soft spot for Neil Degrasse Tyson, so when his StarTalk Radio covered current disaster events, … Continue reading →

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Tsunami in Open Ocean

Posted on 21 March 2011 by Mika

Tsunami in open ocean have a very small wave height (10cm to 1 m) with very long wavelengths, to the point where they are visually undetectable in open ocean. Which leads to a question: what is up with this footage? … Continue reading →

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Tsunami on the West Coast

Posted on 12 March 2011 by Mika

The two main tectonic regions of the west coast of North America are the transverse fault zone area of California, and the subduction zone of the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia). The two zones have very different seismic … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Tsunami

Posted on 11 March 2011 by Mika

The 11 March 2011 earthquake near Honshu, Japan triggered a tsunami that spread across the Pacific Ocean. The tsunami arrived an hour before I gave the first tsunami lecture for the Natural Catastrophes class. In that context, it seems an … Continue reading →

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