Tag Archives: Pakistan

Pakistan floods: Predictable or predicted, but a disaster nonetheless

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Unusually heavy monsoon rains in July and August 2010 left large swaths of Pakistan underwater. At least 18 million people were affected by the flood, and it is estimated that, more than six months later, several hundred thousand remain without … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, climate science, geohazards, hydrology, paper reviews, society

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

Flooding in Pakistan

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

For the past two weeks, unusually heavy monsoon rains have deluged Pakistan, resulting in flooding and landslides. Pakistan is heavily populated all along the Indus River valley, so this is a slow-moving disaster of epic proportions. The latest news reports … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geohazards, hydrology