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John Cassidy

@earthquakeguy.bsky.social

NRCan earthquake seismologist + University of Victoria Adjunct Professor. Works with engineers, emergency managers, and communities to help minimize the impact of #earthquakes. Also, posts on Nature and Gardening (Zone 9a). 🌱 🧪⚒️ 🏞 🇨🇦 My thoughts/posts.

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Dr. Heather McFarlin@volcanoheather.bsky.social · 23h ago

Pleqse share!! Postdoc opportunity for near-real-time landslide detection in Alaska!!! The successful applicant will get to work with the amazing @ezgikarasozen.bsky.social See this page for more info! earthquake.alaska.edu/job-opportun... 🪨⚒️🧪

Job Opportunities | Alaska Earthquake Center

The Earthquake Center’s success is built through the collaboration of people with different specialties. Our team includes scientists, technicians, engineers, communications professionals, IT speciali...

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John Cassidy@earthquakeguy.bsky.social · 2w ago

Wow - this short-lived, surprise storm on southern #VancouverIsland produced some very loud thunder and very nearby lightning. One flash and very loud bang were almost simultaneous and our house shook for many seconds - as recorded on the seismograph at 5:12 p.m. today. 🧪

Ground shaking at our house resulting from a nearby lightning strike!
John Cassidy@earthquakeguy.bsky.social · 3w ago

Oh great… my garden has been turned into a “bed and breakfast” by a peafowl. Last night, this peahen dug up my yellow bean plants to make herself a nest in a raised garden bed. All that was visible was her head and it took a quite a lot of convincing to get her to leave. 🌱🦚

Photo of a peahen who has made a nest in a garden box. Tomato plants ( for snacking on) are behind. Photo of the peahen leaving its new home in a garden box. Green plants and brown lawn in the photo.
John Cassidy@earthquakeguy.bsky.social · 3w ago

Interesting... there are peanut plants popping up in my garden. Are squirrels smarter than I thought? Are they thinking that for every peanut they plant in the garden, they could get a return of 50 to 150 peanuts?? 🌱

Photo of a squirrel sleeping on a fence in the sun. Photo of peanut plants that have started growing in my garden.
John Cassidy@earthquakeguy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The most wonderful time of the year! It is lemon blossom season on Vancouver Island, and the air is filled with the beautiful scent of #lemon blossoms! My 5-year-old in-ground tree still has a dozen ripe lemons on it, and it should produce about 50 lemons this year… #VancouverIsland 🇨🇦 🌱🍋

Photo of a lemon tree on southern Vancouver Island. Lush green foliage, yellow lemons, white blossoms, and a house that need to be stained in the background.Photo of bright yellow lemons ready to pick. Green leaves in the background.A close-up of a lemon blossom (one of 100+) with green leaves surrounding.Close-up photo of some lemons ready to pick. Green leaves in the background.
John Cassidy@earthquakeguy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Well, well, well... the peahen that moved into the neighbourhood is now feasting on the last of my winter garden vegetables (lettuce, arugula and beets). Even better, she gets up at 5:30 a.m. sharp and tries to awaken everyone in the area. 🌱🦚

Photo of a peahen sitting on a brown fence.Photo of a peahen in a raised garden with beets, arugula dn lettuce on the menu. Green grass and a cedar fence in the background.Photo of a peahen sitting on a brown fence.
John Cassidy@earthquakeguy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

April 12-18 is #TsunamiPreparednessWeek in British Columbia - a great time to learn more about the past and prepare for the future, starting with stories and lessons passed down from those who have lived on this coast for 1000’s of years hakaimagazine.com/features/gre... from @hakai.org magazine 🧪⚒️🌊

The Great Quake and the Great Drowning | Hakai Magazine

Mega-quakes have periodically rocked North America’s Pacific Northwest. Indigenous people told terrifying stories about the devastation but refused to leave.

hakaimagazine.com