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 Canadian Geological Discoveries: Extreme Weather Patterns October 26, 2022 Our next topic for this blog will be extreme weather. Extreme weather is an event that is unexpected in the skies that affect the environment. Some examples are thunderstorms, exotic heat, snowstorms, and dry coastal areas. Some of these weather patterns change due to the climate above the atmosphere when a layer of moisture is on top of the troposphere. One of the biggest weather problems to be labeled extreme would be known as Climate Change, which is about how weather changes its conditions uncontrollably and creates other disasters. Some consequences involve sea levels at different heights, increases in temperatures, and heavy rainfalls to soft sprinkles. In the past, this has affected Canada for over 50 years, causing droughts in the North, making the area so warm, it could be a potential target for forest fires. Now for weather in the future, unfortunately for the east coast, there will be some conseq...

 Canadian Geological Discoveries: Mass Wasting October 16, 2022 This week's topic for Canada's geological findings is mass wasting. Mass wasting is when rocks and soil become too unstable and slope down the sides of large hills or cliffs. Some examples of this are debris flows, rock falls, and slumps. Most mass wasting in the country can be found in mostly all the regions of Canada, but most of these can be found in British Columbia, Ontario, and the St. Lawrence Lowlands of Quebec. Another name for these is called Landslides.  The reason why landslides happen is perhaps due to the triggering of multiple hazards. Some of these hazards include heavy rainfalls, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and even coastal erosion. The image below here will show you the different types of landslides that are caused by different hazards. Some of these landslides' speeds can be somewhat slow to extremely quick. That is one of the first things you need to know in order to avoid this type of ...