Exercise is a stressor. During exercise, heart rate, blood pressure & breathing rate are some of the physiologic adaptations our bodies have to go through to cope with exercise. On this note, if you are an individual with no known heart condition(s), exercising at moderate-maximum heart rate, shouldn’t present you with a high risk of […]
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Ethiopia’s Deadly Mudslide in the Gofa Region: Can The Geomorphology & Land Use of the Region Help Us Better Mitigate Another Disaster?
by O'shane Bryant onEthiopia is experiencing great sorrow in the aftermath of a mudslide that has reportedly taken the lives of over 200 people, and counting. The landslides occurred on Sunday evening and Monday morning, after heavy rains in a remote mountainous area of the Gofa zone. BBC News; Retrieved July 24, 2024. General Geomorphology of Gofa, Ethiopia […]
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Earthquake in Jamaica & Dominica | Is There a Connection?
by O'shane Bryant onOn July 16, 2024 at 5:46pm (EST), a magnitude 3.7 earthquake with an epicenter located approximately 10km south of Hope Bay, Portland, occurred in Jamaica. (Earthquake Unit of Jamaica). This earthquake occurred 17+ hours after the reported volcanic earthquakes of Dominica. “According to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center (UWI SRC), on […]
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Man-Made Contributed Flood Disaster (2024) | St. Thomas, Jamaica Highway- Grants Pen Community
by O'shane Bryant onWhile some may be quick to argue that these scenes are an outcome of a 1 in 20yr hurricane (Category 4, Beryl); it can also be argued that inadequate flood mitigation practices were put in place. Why is it that after investing millions of dollars to construct this highway, with a segment passing through/adjacent to […]
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Earthquake in Jamaica | Balaclava, St. Elizabeth | June 18, 2024 | Water Flow, Drought & Agriculture Insights
by O'shane Bryant onThe magnitude 4+ earthquake Jamaica experienced on June 18, 2024 was located in a valley closest to Balaclava (St. Elizabeth). In the video attached, we share insights as it relates to how earthquakes can alter water flow (subsurface… specific to carbonate areas) & in turn have an effect on Agriculture, as well as other economic/livelihood […]
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Earthquake Epicenters Scenes | October 30, 2023 Event | Portland, Jamaica
by O'shane Bryant onThe video attached is a feature of our Geology Surface Mapping Project-Portland, Jamaica (post Mg 5+, 2023 Earthquake event). — ✅ Primary Objectives (some). 1. To understand the surface geology make-up within a defined radius of active faults within Portland. 2. To capture (zones & insights) re earth response (slope stability & failure) within project […]
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Portland Jamaica | Earthquake Epicenters | Magnitude 5+ | 1988, 1993, 2023
by O'shane Bryant onDid you know that in addition to the magnitude 5+ earthquakes (with epicenters on mainland-1993 & 2023), Jamaica also recorded a magnitude 5+ in 1988? — Our scouring of literature ( Ahmad, 2001; Wiggins-Grandison, 2005) highlighted some interesting findings. When we combined their findings with ours, (surface earthquake expression via Google Terrain & 1961 Aerial […]
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Reside in Hilly Areas? Know Your GeoHazard Risk | Tips for the Public
by O'shane Bryant onLandslides, Flooding, Drought, Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions & other Geohazards. Do you know your Geohazard risk? Listen to the predominantly audio content below with applicable, environmental hazard & risk management tips for you. About The Author Oshane Bryant: BSc Geology, Geography Minor; ACE CPT since 2012; Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Accelerator Graduate-2018 […]
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Earthquake Damaged My Home | Interview with Claverty Cottage Resident | Portland, Jamaica
by O'shane Bryant onThe magnitudes 5+ & 4+ earthquakes (2023 & 2024), with epicentres in Portland, Jamaica, affected the structural integrity of this Claverty Cottage resident’s home. In the video below, we share the discussion we had with this resident, highlighting applicable Geo-Engineering considerations & recommendations other residents (throughout Jamaica & world in extension), can/should apply. About […]
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Environmental Geology Considerations (Overview): Chepstowe-Claverty Cottage | Portland, Jamaica
by O'shane Bryant onThe Chepstowe-Claverty road (Portland, Jamaica) is a one way in, one way out road. This road is highly susceptible to road blocks due to landslides. In this audio-visual presentation, we share some of our findings from our conducted field work & research, of the geo forces/realities that dictate the nature of this road; and in […]
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