Johanna Wagstaffe
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Science reporter for CBC News.. background in meteorology + seismology
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TopKat_GlassDragon
18 days ago
Living on the west coast always a good idea to stay aware of earthquakes, weather phenomena or just know whats happening out there
@johannawagstaffe.bsky.social
is my go to. Wish she posted more here but she's a busy person. Highly recommend
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How the 'big one' has literally shifted
Scientists have discovered a massive tear in the tectonic plate off the coast of Vancouver Island. This 'rip' suggests that the northern end of the Cascadia Subduction Zone is actually starting to shu...
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7109536
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Ryan Voutilainen
17 days ago
The sonic boom, likely from a
#meteor
, picked up on seismographs in Metro
#Vancouver
— around 910p PST 3 March 2026
#BCStorm
#BCStormWatch
#BCwx
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Andrew Patrick
3 months ago
Great explainer video on atmospheric river flooding here by
@johannawagstaffe.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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B.C. is flooding again and all eyes are on Washington state
Floodwaters are rising again in B.C.’s Fraser Valley on Thursday, even after the rain has stopped. The surge is coming from Washington state, where the Nooksack River is spilling northward for the sec...
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7013019
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UBC Chemistry
7 months ago
@nadineborduas.bsky.social
talks about why distance doesn’t make wildfire smoke safer with
@johannawagstaffe.bsky.social
🔗
www.youtube.com/watch?v=upOG...
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Why distance doesn’t make wildfire smoke safer
YouTube video by CBC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upOGZ1o3J-w
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Harold Tobin
8 months ago
This is a VERY large earthquake, possibly/probably among the 10 largest ever recorded. A clear subduction zone megathrust event. And it is another M>8.5 event with a notable foreshock (the recent M7.4 in same location), like Tohoku in 2011.
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スコット
9 months ago
Climate warming is expanding the range of ticks in Canada, moving north and west. This quick primer by CBC's
@johannawagstaffe.bsky.social
is an excellent overview. I so hate ticks, tbh. But you got to get to know them.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Ticks are showing up in places where they didn’t use to
Ticks are showing up in more places, earlier in the season and bringing disease risks with them. CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down how climate change is helping ticks thrive — and why public-health ...
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6795771
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Meetpal Kukal, Ph.D.
11 months ago
@johannawagstaffe.bsky.social
at
@cbcnews-rss.bsky.social
made this really cool short video on our
#thirstwaves
work.
youtu.be/5nmpXKu49II
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This atmospheric trend is devastating crops (and no one’s talking about it)
YouTube video by CBC News
https://youtu.be/5nmpXKu49II
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John Cassidy
about 1 year ago
That was quite the shake here in
#Victoria
🇨🇦 at 05:02 PT. M4.6 near Orcas Island, 45 km ENE from Victoria and 70 km from Vancouver. Felt all across southwest BC and northwest WA. Details and to report shaking:
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/2025/...
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John Cassidy
about 1 year ago
Thanks, Liz. Too many earthquakes! Here is the correct link for today's M5.1 60 km NW of Vancouver:
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/2025/...
add a skeleton here at some point
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John Cassidy
about 1 year ago
That was a shallow M5.1 earthquake, 24 km NNE of Sechelt and 60 km NW of Vancouver at 1:26 p.m. PT. Shaking was felt by 1000's across southwest British Columbia. Details/report shaking:
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/2025/...
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