Tag Archives: floods

Flooding on the flanks of Mt. Hood

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

It’s the middle of January. You’ve traveled to Oregon’s majestic Mount Hood for a weekend of skiing the snow- and glacier-covered slopes. On Saturday morning when you begin to head up the mountain from Portland, it’s warm and raining. “No … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geomorphology, hydrology

Landslides and flooding in Brazil

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

While Australia continues to cope with widespread flooding in Queensland and elsewhere and the death toll continues to rise (at least 20 people), in Brazil landslides and flooding in the past week have claimed at least 700 lives. Yet international … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geohazards, hydrology

A flood is a disaster when people are in the way

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

At any given moment, somewhere in the world, there is a flood occurring. Most of the time, those floods don’t make the international news circuit. When they do, it is because there are people in harm’s way. But the intensity … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geohazards, hydrology

After the (blog)storm: following up on the big geological stories of 2010

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Chris Rowan

In the past year, there have been several occasions where we’ve discussed events that were, at the time of posting, capturing a lot of media attention. But, as we all know, the attention span of the rolling news cycle is … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, public science

Anne’s picks of the June literature: Fluvial Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

How do rivers erode bedrock streams, during big floods, and in the presence of groundwater? Laboratory and accidental experiments are providing some cool new insights. Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geomorphology, paper reviews