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Katie Hughes

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Kiwi-Canadian, postdoc ‪@uvicgeography.bsky.social, multibeam enthusiast. Researching landslide-generated tsunamis in lakes and fjords in New Zealand, Canada, and Alaska.

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B.C. has seen a lake tsunami before — and it could happen again | CBC News In 2007, a massive landslide crashed into B.C.'s Lake Chehalis, triggering a tsunami that surged 38 metres up the shore — one of the most dramatic inland waves ever recorded. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe l...

Exciting to see lake tsunami research in the spotlight! I joined CBC to talk about our work at Chehalis Lake and how we can go about better understanding lake tsunami hazard here in BC. #Geohazards #LakeTsunami #ScienceCommunication

23.01.2026 22:29 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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A successful summer of fieldwork for my postdoc at UVic.
Here are some photos from our field campaigns at Chehalis Lake, where I’m investigating the offshore evidence of the 2007 landslide-generated tsunami.

23.10.2025 18:26 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I am thrilled to announce that I have successfully defended my PhD!

A huge thank you to my amazing supervisors (Jamie Howarth & Sean Fitzsimons) and everyone who helped along the way at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social , @universityofotago.bsky.social and GNS.

26.05.2025 18:54 👍 165 🔁 2 💬 17 📌 3
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Presented my PhD research #EGU25 a few weeks ago — an incredible experience sharing my research and connecting with a global community of scientists.

26.05.2025 18:36 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A laptop in a blue tote on a boat on a lake with a landslide (outlined in red) in background

A laptop in a blue tote on a boat on a lake with a landslide (outlined in red) in background

A finger pointing at high resolution bathymetric data

A finger pointing at high resolution bathymetric data

A perspective view of a steep sided lake bed

A perspective view of a steep sided lake bed

Today we collected data from the lakebed of kootenay lake yeehaw! 🧪⚒️

23.05.2025 00:24 👍 28 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Absolute glassy day out multibeaming on Kootenay Lake today with @jedokaplan.bsky.social and @katieehughes.bsky.social 🧪⚒️

23.05.2025 00:21 👍 35 🔁 4 💬 4 📌 1
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Ancient waves: Scientists uncover evidence of massive South Island lake tsunamis Scientists say new findings highlight danger of poorly understood earthquake hazard.

Great #nzherald article highlighting the findings from our new research.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ancient-w...

13.05.2025 22:12 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Excited to have the first paper of my PhD out in Geomorphology this week, using multibeam bathymetry to explore the sources lake tsunami in active tectonic settings.

To find out more visit:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109359

#Geohazards #Geomorphology #Tsunami

25.08.2024 04:05 👍 16 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 1
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Excited to share my fieldwork experience in Lituya Bay! Conducted a fascinating multibeam survey and witnessed the aftermath of the 1958 landslide-generated tsunami. The trimline from the 524 m high wave is still very evident!
#LituyaBay #Fieldwork #NaturePower #womeninSTEM

07.07.2023 00:28 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Subaqueous geomorphology! Hunting for landslide deposits on the lakebed of Lake Rotoroa using multibeam sonar and CHIRP with @seismiccycle and @MountainGeomorp

08.02.2022 20:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0