Tag Archives: earthquake

Just had an earthquake in California – 56 earthquakes (so far) in cluster near Mt. Lassen Volcanic National park

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Felt at my location in Northern CA, details follow   About these ads

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Saturday Silliness: Tamino aka Grant Foster fracks himself

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

People send me stuff. This morning my inbox had a forwarded Twitter item about a Tammy post where supposedly none of what McIntyre discovered about the dating problems in Marcott et al hockey stick “matter”, because “Tamino” has proven otherwise, … Continue reading →

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7.7 Earthquake off west coast of Canada, Tsunami warnings issued

Posted on October 27, 2012 by

An earthquake with magnitude 7.7 occurred near Prince Rupert, BC, Canada at 03:04:10.56 UTC on Oct 28, 2012. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.) Map below:

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Pielke Jr. on Lessons of the LʼAquila Earthquake Lawsuit – comparisons to lessons learned on NWS forecast failures

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

After learning of the guilty verdict today, Dr. Roger Pielke Jr. sends this along noting that “it is a little bit more complicated than not being able to forecast earthquakes”. From: bridges vol. 31, October 2011 / Pielke’s Perspective By … Continue reading →

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Verdict in Italian quake forecast manslaughter case

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

Just in. Wow, this is a surprising verdict… 

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M4.1 Earthquake in Los Angeles area

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

From USGS: Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

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Carbon capture and storage may have the potential for inducing seismic events

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

From the National Academies of Sciences News: Hydraulic Fracturing Poses Low Risk for Causing Earthquakes, But Risks Higher for Wastewater Injection Wells WASHINGTON — June 15th — Hydraulic fracturing has a low risk for inducing earthquakes that can be felt by … Continue reading →

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Climate Craziness of the Week: UK Government adviser Bill McGuire says global warming is causing earthquakes and landslides !!!!

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

Wow, just wow. “He said:

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Why, yes, linking climate change to Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes DOES seem “to be bordering on the insane”

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Don’t worry, this guy is just trying to sell a book conveniently located on the left sidebar of the Guardian. I hear there’s a two for one special with Chariots of the Gods on Amazon. Get a load of some … Continue reading →

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Dallas earthquake not caused by fracking… And neither was the Ohio quake.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

Guest post by David Middleton Wow! I woke up Friday morning to news that a 2.0 Md earthquake struck about a mile and a half from my office. I was sleeping at home, about 7 miles from the epicenter, and … Continue reading →

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“Very wet rain events” from tropical cyclones linked to earthquakes

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

From the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science , an interesting groundbreaking paper, ahem…but, wait for it, we’ll soon hear “Climate disruption causes more hurricanes and those cause more earthquakes” from the Rommists and McKibbenites. Research … Continue reading →

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Good news from UVa, earthquake early warning may be possible

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Study: Ozone From Rock Fracture Could Serve As Earthquake Early Warning — Researchers the world over are seeking reliable ways to predict earthquakes, focusing on identifying seismic precursors that, if detected early enough, could serve as early warnings. New research, … Continue reading →

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7.2 Earthquake in Alaska – Tsunami Warning Canceled

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

From USGS: This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

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Really? You had to ask this question?

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

Click image for the story. h/t to WUWT reader “Eric”. I’m always amazed at the lack of historical perspective some people have related to natural disasters. It’s doubly amazing when reporters who work in newspapers, who have huge archive resources … Continue reading →

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Nuclear meltdown: race to save reactors in Japan

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

Pick a number, and that reactor is described as being near a meltdown.  The news coverage coming out of Japan is even more confused when American media deciphers it.  Hopefully hard facts come in soon… Meltdown occurred according to Nuclear … Continue reading →

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Monster earthquake off of Japanese coast: 8.9, Tsunami strikes, massive damage, thousands of deaths likely

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

UPDATE:  00:00 PST 3/13/11 Japanese Met Agency has upgraded the magnitude of the quake to 9.0 — up from 8.8, their previous estimate. UPDATE: 14:20 PST 3/11/11 Additional graphs and data added to end of post h/t Eco Tretas UPDATE: 4:05 … Continue reading →

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