Wednesday’s magnitude -5.0 earthquake was memorable for affecting such a large piece of geography  – tremors were felt in Ontario, Quebec, New York, Illinois, Vermont, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Ohio – without resulting in fatalities or substantial damage. The quake occurred at approx. 1:31 p.m., lasted 15 to 20 seconds, and was dominating social  more...

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As news from the massive environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico continues to worsen, one thing is certain: the underwater oil spill – now 1 month in duration – will result in litigation for years to come. But the BP crude leak – which could be the largest oil spill in history – is  more...

Hurricane Bill has lost his identity, petering out somewhere in the North Atlantic; but he led the headlines last weekend as he threatened the maritime provinces. For those of us who were around in the final decade of the last millennium (remember way back to the 90’s??), such events evoke memories of Hurricane Andrew, the  more...