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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Spring has Sprung!
Spring is here and with it snow-melt, which is feeding the flooding season. Although some regions are still feeling the effects of parting shots from winter, spring is really taking charge of our weather. Today, 23 March 2011, there are … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Flooding, Hazard Mitigation, Hazards, Weather
Tagged fire weather, flood stage, Major flooding, rivers, snowmelt, sprin, Vulnerability, wild fires, Winter
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Major Earthquake Hits Japan
On 11 March 2011 at 12:46 a.m. EST (05:46:23 UTC) a major earthquake, preliminarily measured at a magnitude of 8.9 occurred near the Japan Trench in a subduction zone, where the Pacific plate thrust underneath the North America Plate where … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Featured, Geology, Hazards
Tagged Earthquake, Honshu, magnitude, plate boundaries, seismic faults, seismicity, Tectonic Plates, tsunami
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