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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 ...

Special Information About Volcanos What is a volcano and how can it be disastrous to the environment? Volcanoes are mountains filled with either lava or magma. When it erupts, it causes the lava or magma to pour out of the side of the volcano which is very dangerous to touch because the temperature is so hot, it can burn through people's skin and bones. After the lava cools down enough, it hardens and becomes a special magma rock. How can you tell when a volcano can erupt? Well, the question is simple if you feel any tremors from underneath the surface, or a trail of smoke coming from the sky, these are signs that can tell you that a volcanic eruption can occur. Basically, from the 11 Facts about Volcanos website, there is information about how volcanos can erupt, because not all of them have the same production system. For example, some eruptions are made when pressure from within the volcanos is built up. The main radius of how much lava pours out of a volcano is about 20 miles, ...

Geological Findings of Earthquakes September 6, 2022 For this week of Addison's Blog, we will be discussing the shocking discoveries as well as the history of earthquakes. Earthquakes are geological signs of ground shifting which are caused by other natural disasters, such as erupting volcanos from offshore islands, tsunamis, or from within the earth's crusts. There are four types of earthquakes which are volcanic, tectonic, explosion, and collapse.  Each of these earthquakes is different because of the impact they make on the earth's surface above ground and its inhabitants. For volcanic, these come from any volcanos that erupt which in turn causes tectonic movements. Tectonics is about the physical and chemical changes of the earth's edges when they break away from the mainland and form new forms after a series of decades. An example can be found in the previous issue of this blog. The third set of earthquakes is an explosion which is a major earthquake because it is ...

 Canadian Geological Discoveries: Tectonic Plate Boundaries August 30, 2022 Today on Addison's Blog we have received new information about the interesting groundbreaking facts about Canada's geological structure; tectonic plates. Now those of you who are curious about what those are, the answer can be explained through science. According to National Geographic, Tectonic Plates are a theory of how the earth's crusts and landforms were created during the beginning of time. However, in the ancient 1960s, these movements were furtherly developed when natural disasters such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain building.  Now there are a total of 7 tectonic plates which surround the 7 continents of the world which are, North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania (Into-Australia), and Antarctica. There are also some minor plates that are made when the bigger plates intercept. A prime example is the Philippines, between the Eurasian plate, the Pacific plate, and ...

 My selected country for this semester is Canada which is located in the North Western region of the World. It is right above the main portion of the United States, and to the right of Greenland. Canada has several mountains that elevate around almost 13 thousand feet, including the tallest one in the country, Mount Robson, which sits at 12,972 feet. A little fun fact about history was the first Europeans to discover this land were Vikings during the year 1497 and declared it, " New Founde Land".   As for its scientific fun facts, the country stretches across the northern hemisphere for about 4,700 miles. And to make things more interesting, if you want to find the oldest rocks in this particular country, a prominent location to explore is the Canadian Shield, which is an area made up of swamps and lakes. Their currency is the Canadian Dollar, and their most common languages are English and French. Below here, is a mapped location in Canada where you can see the vast majo...