Johanna Wagstaffe

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...

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 #cdn #bc
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

The sonic boom, likely from a #meteor, picked up on seismographs in Metro #Vancouver — around 910p PST 3 March 2026

#BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCwx

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...

Great explainer video on atmospheric river flooding here by @johannawagstaffe.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Why distance doesn’t make wildfire smoke safer YouTube video by CBC News

@nadineborduas.bsky.social talks about why distance doesn’t make wildfire smoke safer with @johannawagstaffe.bsky.social
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=upOG...

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.

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 ...

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/...

This atmospheric trend is devastating crops (and no one’s talking about it) YouTube video by CBC News

@johannawagstaffe.bsky.social at @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social made this really cool short video on our #thirstwaves work.

youtu.be/5nmpXKu49II

Beauty!

Map showing the location of this morning's (5:02 PT) M4.6 earthquake.

Seismograms showing ground shaking from this morning's widely felt earthquake. M4.6 about 45 km from Victoria.

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/...

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/...

Map showing the location of today's M5.1 earthquake located 60 km NW of Vancouver.

Seismograms showing shaking from today's M5.1 earthquake.

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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