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berenzen posted:That's basically the same boat as my wife and I. We have a relatively comfortable life currently in Edmonton with pretty good rent (~1200/mo for a 2 bed 2 bath apartment), and moving to the island comes as both a cost of living increase and a ~7k/yr salary decrease. That's not even considering uprooting and rebuilding our hobbies and social networks, as our parents and hobby groups both live here. Edmonton sucks, but don't forget that The Big One is coming. I haven't looked into it but I assume an earthquake severe enough to wreck california will do a number right up the west coast. You'll feel really foolish if that happens a week after you move here.
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Apr 24, 2022 07:32
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Yeah you probably want to check a few forecasting maps before moving to the south coast of BC. Earthquake, tsunami, sea level rise. There are a few problems on the horizon. CBC did a podcast on the big one, Fault Lines I think it was called. It’s a few years old now but I remember it being good, if you want an idea of what this earthquake will potentially look like (real bad).
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Apr 24, 2022 08:39
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kaom posted:Yeah you probably want to check a few forecasting maps before moving to the south coast of BC. Earthquake, tsunami, sea level rise. There are a few problems on the horizon. Didnt they also do an episode of The Nature of Things on it too? I remember watching something a few years back that went over BC (and especially Vancouver) disaster prep with regards to earthquakes, tsunamis and sea level rise and it turned out the province had been woefully neglecting it during the BC Lib years.
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Apr 24, 2022 16:17
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Isn't that earthquake one of those 'could happen tomorrow could happen a thousand years from now' sorta things. I mean BC is going to have it's problems with sea level rise and constant wildfires but even I wouldn't bother avoiding the region because of this theoretical earthquake.
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Apr 24, 2022 16:22
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it's more like within the next 200 years
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Apr 24, 2022 16:29
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Well that sounds like a within 200 years from now Canada problem, gently caress it yolo build more cheap skyscrapers.
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Apr 24, 2022 16:33
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Every day the matrix is more correct that our civilization peaked in 1999
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Apr 24, 2022 16:39
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EvilJoven posted:Isn't that earthquake one of those 'could happen tomorrow could happen a thousand years from now' sorta things. Yes quote:I mean BC is going to have it's problems with sea level rise and constant wildfires but even I wouldn't bother avoiding the region because of this theoretical earthquake. Also yes. The problem from the earthquake won't be a tsunami but (aside from the initial destruction of buildings, infrastructure, services) the potential liquefaction of a huge amount of the land surrounding greater vancouver. For a fun time have a look at elevation maps around the gvrd, particularly paying attention to the elevation of all our major land routes out of the area
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Apr 24, 2022 16:40
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Aces High posted:Why couldn't they have gone to Jasper? It's a far drive for everyone and you're still in the mountains This video is fantastic and anyone who's spent any time in small-town Alberta will get the feels from it.
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Apr 24, 2022 16:43
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At least the earthquake won't be man made. Something for our descendants to feel good about as they hide in caves from the sixty degree summer days we left them as a parting gift.
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Apr 24, 2022 17:18
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RBC posted:it's more like within the next 200 years "That's not how probabilities work!" he cried, jinxing the drat thing and ensuring the quake happens tomorrow
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Apr 24, 2022 17:32
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I feel like someone from Starfleet would have warned us if an earthquake were imminent.
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Apr 24, 2022 18:59
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Don't come to southern BC. the weather may be nice but we're doomed. DOOMED!
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Apr 24, 2022 19:05
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Facebook Aunt posted:Don't come to southern BC. the weather may be nice but we're doomed. DOOMED! Been loving my new battery powered leaf blower for cleaning up the cherry blossom drifts this year.
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Apr 24, 2022 19:19
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I mean we did have that 5+ one the other day
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Apr 24, 2022 19:24
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I live on a boat in a non-tsunami area, wrap it up land-ailiures
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Apr 24, 2022 20:16
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JawKnee posted:Yes Being from Nanaimo, I have long wondered just how much of the city is going to crumble into itself from all the coal mining that happened here. Anyone know what happens to mineshafts in large earthquakes? (legit question) edit: Specifically mines from 100-150 years ago. I'm sure modern mineshafts would be built to better withstand earthquakes. MikeSevigny posted:Does Sidney Bakery have sugar twists? Nobody else I know of on the island has them anymore. I haven't been there in years so I can't say for certain. I'd suggest giving them a call? Maybe they'd make some for you on request if they dont offer them as standard fare? Xaranthius fucked around with this message at 21:54 on Apr 24, 2022 |
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Apr 24, 2022 21:51
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Xaranthius posted:Being from Nanaimo, I have long wondered just how much of the city is going to crumble into itself from all the coal mining that happened here. Anyone know what happens to mineshafts in large earthquakes? (legit question) Mineshafts are just holes in the ground, you need to worry about the depth of the hole and the composition of the ground rather than the shaft itself. Nanaimo is largely built on sandstone called the "Nanaimo group", and sandstone is a perfectly fine material to build stuff on for the most part. The problem comes in when you take into account the fact that a lot of the Victoria Street area is only a couple dozen feet above old coal mining adits, which are definitely going to be a big problem when The Big One hits. You should also worry more about the areas like downtown and the harbor that are built on the stuff they dug out of the ground and threw in the water to create more land, which have a good chance of becoming unstable if there was a big earthquake, but honestly Nanaimo isn't the worst area to be in for The Big One by a long shot. The entirety of Delta in Vancouver is built on a loving river delta, as the name implies, and the whole thing is going to liquefy and a ton of the poo poo they built on it is going to fall down. Victoria is really exposed to tsunamis from the models I've seen and Nanaimo is fairly sheltered as it's pretty far from the open ocean.
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Apr 24, 2022 22:12
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Xaranthius posted:Being from Nanaimo, I have long wondered just how much of the city is going to crumble into itself from all the coal mining that happened here. Anyone know what happens to mineshafts in large earthquakes? (legit question) I wish you could still walk from the mainland to newcastle island. Bypass the ferry and take the mine shafts! Also I saw white raccoons there, cool island.
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Apr 24, 2022 22:12
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Alctel posted:I live on a boat in a non-tsunami area, wrap it up land-ailiures My brother is law has an oceanside property in Chilliwack. He just doesn't know it yet.
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Apr 24, 2022 22:25
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Madkal posted:My brother is law has an oceanside property in Chilliwack. He just doesn't know it yet. fingers crossed we only get like 30m of sea level rise instead of 60+ and I will too! until our old rear end pbr gets torn down to build more modern condos
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Apr 24, 2022 22:39
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tired gay and dead posted:Mineshafts are just holes in the ground, you need to worry about the depth of the hole and the composition of the ground rather than the shaft itself. Thanks for this info! I did a quick search into the "Nanaimo group" sandstone and found this which has more info and some nice coloured graphics showing the layers. https://web.viu.ca/earle/mal-cut/nanaimo-group.pdf
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Apr 24, 2022 23:07
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You might be able to find maps of the mining that was done under the city and what areas are only a half dozen metres or less above old emptied out pillar mines if you look around for them. I know the city would have them somewhere in the archives but it could be online too.
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Apr 24, 2022 23:16
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tired gay and dead posted:The entirety of Delta in Vancouver is built on a loving river delta, as the name implies, and the whole thing is going to liquefy and a ton of the poo poo they built on it is going to fall down. Victoria is really exposed to tsunamis from the models I've seen and Nanaimo is fairly sheltered as it's pretty far from the open ocean. This is a common misconception. Contrary to popular belief, Delta is not a Delta. It's Richmond that's build on a Delta. Victoria is actually fairly protected from tsunamis by the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. The place that's super-screwed is Port Alberni.
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Apr 24, 2022 23:38
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McGavin posted:This is a common misconception. Contrary to popular belief, Delta is not a Delta. It's Richmond that's build on a Delta. I would not want to be in port alberni at all, or probably anywhere else on the West of the island. I think someone told me that about Richmond before but the name makes it hard to remember lol
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Apr 24, 2022 23:41
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Port Alberni has a brewery now so it's not all bad. Richmond is screwed however, which is a shame because it is quite fun to bike around
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Apr 24, 2022 23:50
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a whole bunch of the fraser valley flood plain is at risk. But tbh almost everyone in vancouver is hosed in the event of a major earthquake, so I wouldn't worry about it all that much now sea level rise - that is definitely going to gently caress things up
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Apr 24, 2022 23:50
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Anything on the west coast north of Sooke will probably be scoured from the face of the earth. Port Alberni is especially bad because it's at the very tip of this giant inlet that is almost long enough to cut the island in two and basically acts as a giant funnel for tsunamis.
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Apr 25, 2022 00:03
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tired gay and dead posted:Mineshafts are just holes in the ground, you need to worry about the depth of the hole and the composition of the ground rather than the shaft itself. ~*Googles "liquifaction"*~ Oh my
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Apr 25, 2022 01:11
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Madkal posted:Port Alberni has a brewery now so it's not all bad. Richmond is screwed however, which is a shame because it is quite fun to bike around I am struck by the millennial-ness of this post
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Apr 25, 2022 01:19
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infernal machines posted:~*Googles "liquifaction"*~ Having done a short course on the science of natural disasters, the fact that soil can behave like a liquid when the forces acting on it are that intense is quite fascinating. Also kind of despair inducing but that's future me's problem.
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Apr 25, 2022 02:43
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I mean the earthquake sounds unpleasant, but have you considered I once saw a man in a truck in Calgary? I’ll take my chances with the earthquake, thank you!
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Apr 25, 2022 03:12
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PT6A posted:I mean the earthquake sounds unpleasant, but have you considered I once saw a man in a truck in Calgary? I’ll take my chances with the earthquake, thank you! I think I saw I saw snow once as well. I will stay in Vancouver.
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Apr 25, 2022 03:21
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PT6A posted:I mean the earthquake sounds unpleasant, but have you considered I once saw a man in a truck in Calgary? I’ll take my chances with the earthquake, thank you! A lot of people would face the daily threat of death by natural disaster before they'd move to Edmonton. Makes you think
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Apr 25, 2022 03:38
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Noting I'd live in Vancouver any day over anywhere in Alberta, this recreation of 1700 is just bonkers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W2iUl0VB8c
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Apr 25, 2022 03:48
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Indolent Bastard posted:Ooh! Are we sharing regional diss videos? This isn't a diss video exactly but it makes me want to get on the TTC (and off when the auto tune kicks in, nooo what are you doing) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Ky7dQLuNg Also pleased to learn there was a PS3 Edmonton game, I'll have to rent it from Blockbusters when I return my ReBoot VHS tapes.
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Apr 25, 2022 04:16
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I wish Vancouver Island would be swallowed by an earthquake so I can finally afford a house here.
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Apr 25, 2022 04:45
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mom and dad fight a lot posted:I wish Vancouver Island would be swallowed by an earthquake so I can finally afford a house here. What if it went the other way and the earthquake makes more land between Vancouver and Vancouver island.
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Apr 25, 2022 05:23
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The year is 2039. Winnipeg Manitoba is the only city that has yet to be severely impacted by climate change. It's population has decreased by 15% since this news was announced.
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Apr 25, 2022 06:18
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Facebook Aunt posted:What if it went the other way and the earthquake makes more land between Vancouver and Vancouver island. Won't be much room for houses after all the roads, parking lots and strip malls get built.
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