Canada and the World
Current Events with a Canadian Perspective
Last update
21 October 2011
Natural Disasters
Ancient Tsunami Devastated Eastern Seaboard
According to oceanographers, a huge wave
crashed into the New York City region 2,300 years ago
Anniversary Cruise to Mark Titanic Centenary
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is planning to follow
the exact route of the RMS Titanic on
the 100th anniversary of that vessel’s sinking
Are Humans Doomed to Extinction?
Some think we’re on a path of self destruction,
while others think we’ll disappear as a species
simply in the natural course of events
Asteroid 2009 DD45 Passes Close to Earth
Near-
A terrifyingly deadly disease spread around
the world in the middle of the 14th century
Earthquake Could Hit British Columbia at any Time
Vancouver is sitting in a danger zone; the Juan de Fuca Plate is sliding under the North American Plate from Vancouver Island to northern California
Explosion of Mount Toba Almost Wiped out Humans
About 72,000 years ago a volcanic explosion on the island of Sumatra threw so much ash into the atmosphere that all human life may have been threatened
Planners say it’s not a question of if but when
the next global influenza pandemic will happen
Hurricanes Becoming more Frequent
During the last decade there has been an average of 17 hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic each year; that’s double the number of earlier in the 20th century
Mega-
Scientists say there are a small number of
geological time-
globe that may one day cause catastrophes
Storms to Become more Frequent
It is no secret that the frequency and impact
of natural disasters is on the rise worldwide.
Earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, forest fires, tornadoes, ice storms, and severe rain storms
are happening more often than ever before
Volcanic Eruption in Canada Killed Thousands
Almost 250 years ago a volcano in northern
British Columbia devastated two native communities
Waiting for the Big Earthquake
Massive earthquakes are not just something that
happen to people in distant countries; Canada’s west coast is a hot spot of seismic activity