Category Archives: Geography
Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster
Weather disasters and quakes: who’s most at risk? The analysis below, by Sperling’s Best Places, a publisher of city rankings, is an attempt to assess a combination of those risks in 379 American metro areas. Risks for twisters and hurricanes (including storms from hurricane remnants) are based on historical data showing where storms occurred. Earthquake … Continue reading
Comox Valley Quick Facts
This infographic provides quick facts about the Comox Valley. It provides weather information, average rainfall, and the size and population of the valley. Via
Exploiting GPGPU Technology for Rapid Assi…
Our project aims to exploit general-purpose graphical processing units (GPGPUs) in software designed for space geodetic data processing and downstream modeling. We are primarily focused on tools to: 1) monitor regions prone to natural hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides); 2) construct disaster damage assessment using satellite imaging radar; and 3) generate physically informed models of the … Continue reading
The Numbers Behind China
China is, in one word, HUGE! How huge? The population is 4 times that of the US. Modern Day China was formed after the end of the Second World War. The Nationalist and Communists inthe country had an alliance against Japan in the war. After that, a civil war between the two ended in a … Continue reading