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Last updated at 11:27 PM on February 21, 2025 (Pacific Standard Time)

Why didn't you get the B.C. early earthquake alert?

"...Alison Bird, an earthquake seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, says your cell plan could be a factor..."

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Ontario NDP, Liberals release election platforms, promise billions in new spending

"...The two parties released their full platforms Friday with less than a week to go until next Thursday's election, and the Progressive Conservatives are set to release theirs on Monday. The Greens put out their platform on Feb. 12..."

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Rain and possible snow melt set off high-water warnings for parts of B.C.

"...Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for Howe Sound and communities in north and eastern Metro Vancouver, saying as much as 100 millimetres of rain could fall by the end of the weekend..."

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Yep, you did just feel an earthquake in Vancouver

"...Today »7°CSat11°CSun11°CMon11°C NEWSLETTER MERCH LOG INCity & CultureArtsFood & DrinkMusicFilm & TVLivingEvents CalendarGolden PlatesBest of Vancouver MORE City & CultureTopicsCommentaryReal EstateSports City & CultureYep, you did just feel an earthquake in Vancouver by V. S. Wells on February 21st, 2025 at 1:59 PM..."

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5.1 earthquake shakes Vancouver, Victoria and other southwest B.C. cities

"...VANCOUVER An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5. 1 has shaken Vancouver, Victoria and other cites on B. C..."

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5.1 magnitude earthquake near Sechelt felt across Vancouver area

"...BREAKING NEWS: 5. 1 magnitude earthquake felt in Vancouver area..."

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5.1 magnitude earthquake felt across Metro Vancouver

"...An earthquake northwest of B. C. 's Sunshine Coast rumbled across the Lower Mainland Friday afternoon..."

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New West residents still without hot water after water main break

"...Clean-up crews are still vacuuming up the water and sewage left over from the flooding, and parking garages are still off-limits, leaving side streets lined with vehicles..."

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RealAg on the Weekend: U.S. election impact, policy issues, and supply management, Nov 2, 2024

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The foods humanity forgot and how we're bringing them back | Helianti Hilman

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Episode #66: Jon Stika

Duration: 58:04

"...Jon Stika is a writer, agronomist, and former soil health instructor with the USDAs Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)..."

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Volcanic rumblings in Iceland

Duration: 29:38

"...Increased tremors have been felt in Iceland, and concerns about an impending eruption have led to the evacuation of the town of Grindavik..."

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Academic Research

Recent peer-reviewed papers relevant to the latest news and opinion.

Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for Hydropower Project Sites in the Himalayan Region

"...Knowing the nature of ground motion at these locations is critical..."

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Identification and deformation analysis of potential landslides after the Jiuzhaigou earthquake by SBAS-InSAR

"...At the same time, further analysis shows that the four potential landslides have been in continuous linear deformation for a long time since the earthquake, posing a severe threat to the safety of local people?s lives and property..."

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Multi-level emulation of tsunami simulations over Cilacap, South Java, Indonesia

"...Statistical emulation builds a surrogate to replace the simulator and thus reduces computational costs when propagating uncertainties from the earthquake sources to the tsunami inundations..."

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Evaluation of the seismic performance of structures equipped with novel multi-level TADAS dampers

"...According to the obtained results, the considered models showed the expected seismic performance at two earthquake hazard levels which in turn indicates the usefulness of multi-level TADAS dampers in seismic energy dissipation..."

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Monitoring the Combined Effects of Induced Earthquakes and Climate Change on a Heritage Building in Groningen

"...Induced earthquakes in non-seismic regions caused by energy exploitation activities, or strains in the ground that are caused by the climate changes, are new phenomena that alter the usual loading situations for historical buildings..."

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An empirical analysis of hyperparameter tuning impact on ensemble machine learning algorithm for earthquake damage prediction

"...The study underscores the critical role of hyperparameter analysis in machine learning and proposes potential applications beyond earthquake prediction, particularly in climate change..."

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Earthquake detection capacity of the Dense Oceanfloor Network system for Earthquakes and Tsunamis (DONET)

"...We studied the earthquake detection capacity of DONET (Dense Oceanfloor Network system for Earthquakes and Tsunamis) operating in the Nankai Trough, a target region monitored for future megathrust earthquakes..."

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Environmental Impact of the 7 June 2023 Moderate Earthquake in Plovdiv and Asenovgrad Area, Bulgaria

"...This study analyzes the environmental impacts of the June 7, 2023, earthquake with a magnitude M4..."

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An Investigation into the Modification of Rainfall Warning Thresholds of Slope Influenced by Earthquake

"...Among these, the rainfall-triggered landslide warning threshold plays a crucial role..."

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Study on the Coupling Law of Rainfall-Earthquake of Loess Slope Failure

"...When earthquakes are weak and rainfall is strong, landslides are located above the wet line..."

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A robust simulation-optimization approach for pre-disaster multi-period location-allocation-inventory planning

"...Due to our best knowledge there is no research in which the demand for relief commodities including drinking water, food, blood, medicine, tents and non-drinking water, during the disaster is related to the interactive relations of critical infrastructures of the city affected by the earthquake, and the power of the earthquake..."

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Strength and Durability of Superplasticizer Concrete Based on Different Component Parameters: An Experimental and Statistical S

"...Concrete, which forms the skeleton of buildings, is the most important building material to ensure the continuity of a building?s durability and to survive a possible earthquake..."

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