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LRT tunnel work to resume this week after sinkhole flooding
CBCnews   22 June 2016   Canada   Ottawa  
woman looks down at the sinkhole that swallowed a stretch of Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa on June 8. Rideau Transit Group said on June 20 it expects to reopen Rideau Street in a week. (Susana Mas/CBC )
<p>Excavation of the tunnel at Rideau Station is set to resume this week, after work stopped on June 8 when the tunnel flooded following a watermain break that led to the sinkhole on Rideau Street.</p>
Filed under: Construction News
A new geological epoch, the Anthropocene, has begun, scientists say
CBCnews   07 January 2016   World  
The mushroom cloud of the first test of a hydrogen bomb "Ivy Mike" looms over the Pacific Ocean in 1952
<p>We're living through one of the most extraordinary events in Earth's history &mdash; the start of a new geological epoch, an international group of scientists says.<br />Welcome to the Anthropocene, everyone.<br /><br /></p>
Birken landslide leads to rescue of dozens of campers
CBCnews   21 September 2015   Canada   Birken  
A two storey house in the Birken north of Pemberton is buried up to its roof line in mud. It's the structure in the circle. (Mike McArthur/CBC)
<p>Dozens of back country campers were rescued from the Sea to Sky corridor north of Vancouver on Monday after a landslide caused by heavy rains closed off several roads throughout the region.</p> <p>In Lillooet, 50 campers were airlifted out to Pemberton. ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Death toll from Chile earthquake rises, 1 million evacuate
CBCnews   17 September 2015   Chile   Coquimbo  
Several coastal towns were flooded from small tsunami waves set off by late Wednesday's quake, which shook the Earth so strongly that rumbles were felt across South America. AP PHOTO/LUIS HIDALGO
<p>COQUIMBO, Chile -- Parts of this port city were a disaster zone Thursday after an 8.3-magnitude quake hit off the coast, killing at least 12 people and likely causing billions in damage. Overturned cars and splintered boats sat mud next to furniture, toppled ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Vancouver earthquake scenario predicts up to 10,000 casualties
CBCnews   03 September 2015   Canada   Vancouver  
Based on the province's worst-case scenario, a shallow 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Vancouver could cause up to 10,000 deaths and destroy 12 per cent of buildings. (Getty Images)
<p>Roughly 10,000 people in the Lower Mainland might die if a shallow earthquake struck directly beneath the city of Vancouver &mdash; that's the projection from a worst-case scenario in the provincial government's Earthquake Immediate Response Plan.</p>
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Fossils of 400-million-year-old sea creatures found
CBCnews   13 July 2015   Marocco   Marocco desert  
A marrellomorph arthropod found in the Fezouata biota that likely belongs to the genus Furca. / PETER VAN ROY
<p>Morocco's vast, rocky deserts were once covered with oceans teeming with life during the Ordovician period, about 485 million to 444 million years ago, a new study finds. But these stunning animals, now fossilized in mineralized splotches of violet, yellow ...
Diamond royalties a closely guarded secret in Ontario
CBCnews   12 May 2015   Canada   Ontario  
Rough diamonds from the Victor mine in Northern Ontario. The royalty regime on diamonds has been secret, until now. (Rita Celli/CBC)
<p>Ontario's only diamond mine is known for its exceptional quality stones, but according to official documents, the provincial government made more money on salt royalties in 2013-14 than diamonds.</p> <p>De Beers Canada, which owns the only diamond mine ...
Filed under: Mining News
Mount Polley spill shows increase in temperature, sediment levels: UNBC report
CBCnews   05 May 2015   Canada   British Columbia  
<p>A study on the impacts of a tailings pond spill at the Mount Polley mine last summer shows a number of changes to the Quesnel Lake ecosystem, but researchers say it's still too early to determine the long term impacts on fish and drinking water.</p> <p>The ...
Stawamus Chief rock slide raises large dust cloud
CBCnews   19 April 2015   Canada   District of Squamish BC  
Dust cloud from rock slide
<p>The District of Squamish says a geotechnical engineering assessment has been done and a search is under way after a rock slide on the Stawamus Chief this morning. It has not yet released details of the engineer's early report. There have been no reports ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards