Posts tagged earthquake

February 22, 2007

Vancouver earthquake revisited

Just checking in with the situation on the Vancouver Earthquake situation and there could be some good news in store for us if scientist can manage to coax some really helpful bacteria to save us all!
Researchers at UC Davis have discovered microbes that can quite literally help the process of rock forming by converting lose [...]

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February 13, 2007

French Canada ey

C: Why wouldn’t you want to live on the Plateau?
A: Because I’m English!
Sidenote: I am still ruling at foosball in the office. We are currently interviewing for two positions here and any newcomers are going to be looked upon as potential rivals. I am worried because I am only defeated reliably by Quebecer’s. Luckily we’re [...]

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February 5, 2007

Vancouver Earthquake and Plate Tectonics

Apparently Vancouver is going to be hit by a “big one”. At school, before I went to university I studied Geography at school as well as Geology so I know a little bit about plate tectonics and how and why earthquakes and mass movement ocurr.
The Juan de Fuca plate is being forced under the North [...]

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