Hi everyone,
Many thanks for your support over the years. We have decided to discontinue this blog due to re-organisations within CGS and the School of Earth and Environment.
Ekbal will continue to blog about all things related to climate and geohazards on his new site at: thepalebluedot.co.uk
Some of the content from this site will also be migrated over to his blog.
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) have released a new long term earthquake forecast for the U.S. state of California. The new study revises previous estimates for the chances of having large earthquakes over the next several decades.
USGS scientists working on the project estimate the frequency of a magnitude 6.7 earthquake, the size of the destructive 1994 Northridge earthquake, to occur around every 6.3 years. This is slightly larger than previous estimates of 4.8 years.
However, in the new study, the estimate for the likelihood that California will experience a magnitude 8 or larger earthquake in the next 30 years has increased from about 4.7 percent to about 7 percent.
Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (Version 3).
Source: USGS
More Information:
[1] http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4146&from=rss#.VQvy5ESA9vx
[2] http://www.wgcep.org/UCERF3
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After an exceptionally dry September, the UK has seen its first bout of widespread heavy rain and strong winds so far this autumn. An area of low pressure centred close to Iceland has driven a cold front eastwards across Britain, bringing unsettled weather, particularly in the west.
Highest rainfall totals
Some of the highest rainfall totals are shown below (between 10pm (5th October) to 10am (6th October):
| SITE NAME | AREA | RAINFALL (mm) |
| CAMBORNE | CORNWALL | 44.8 |
| LLYNFRYNACH | POWYS | 43.8 |
| SOUTH UIST | WESTERN ISLES | 41.4 |
| CARDINHAM | CORNWALL | 40.2 |
| KATESBRIDGE | COUNTY DOWN | 34.6 |
Strongest wind gusts
There have been some strong wind gusts in parts, particularly across exposed western areas. The highest gusts are below:
| DATE/TIME | SITE NAME | AREA | WIND GUST (MPH) |
| 06/10/2014 03:00 | SOUTH UIST RANGE | WESTERN ISLES | 84 |
| 06/10/2014 05:00 | ALTNAHARRA NO 2 | SUTHERLAND | 78 |
| 06/10/2014 02:00 | TIREE | ARGYLL | 77 |
| 06/10/2014 05:00 | MACHRIHANISH | ARGYLL | 75 |
| 06/10/2014 01:00 | MAGILLIGAN NO 2 | LONDONDERRY |
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The first half of September has been exceptionally dry across much of the UK and temperatures for many areas have also been well above average, according to provisional Met Office statistics.
Figures up to 15th September show there has been 6.7 mm of rain across the UK, which is just 7% of the September average of 96mm. We would normally expect about half of the average monthly rainfall to have fallen by this point in the month.
This makes it the driest first half of September for the UK in available records back to 1960. It’s also the driest start to September for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but not for England – 1997 and 2003 were drier.
Map showing actual rainfall across the UK from 1-15 September. All parts of the UK have been drier than average.
Looking at individual countries, Wales has been the driest with less…
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A very MERRY CHRISTMAS to all our blog followers!! Hope you all enjoy the festive season. We’ll be back in the New year with more blogs and posts.
Welcome to the Climate and Geohazard Services’ blog. CGS is an interdisciplinary group of experts based at the University of Leeds, UK. We are an academic research group addressing the impact associated with a changing climate, natural hazards and their contingent risks. Our expertise covers a broad range of topics from the study of climate change, earthquake and volcanic hazards to the sustainable management of water resources in Africa.
The aim of this blog is to raise awareness of research and developments in the fields of climate science and natural hazards; not only at Leeds but also from the global scientific community.
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