Tag Archives: China

Echoes of Wenchuan: magnitude 6.6 earthquake shakes Sichuan province in west China.

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Chris Rowan

On Saturday morning local time (Friday evening for us in the USA), a magnitude 6.6 earthquake shook up Sichuan province in western China, about 35 km north of the closest city, Ya’an, and 115km west of the provincial capital Chengdu. … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, focal mechanisms, tectonics

Flooding around the world (3 July edition)

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Here is a brief update on the floods I covered in the last edition of flooding around the world. Note that there has also been flooding in Xiengkoung, Viengtian, Boolikhamxay, and Xayaboury provinces of Laos, as a result of heavy … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geohazards, hydrology

Flooding around the world (26 June edition)

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Since the last edition of flooding around the world, flooding along the Mississippi River has mostly subsided, but flooding continues along the Missouri River and in China. Several new flood wetspots have also popped up, as the image below from … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geohazards, hydrology

Flooding Around the World

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Got flood fatigue yet? Too bad, because the wet weather and the high water keeps coming. Here is a quick round up of the notable flood-related news of the week. Mississippi River My post, ‘Levees and the illusion of flood … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geohazards, hydrology