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1. Flood is an overflow of an expanse of water thatsubmerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by…
1.Why is Yellowstone National Park a risk to millions of people?Lesson Objective: To understand the global risk of Yellowstone Year. 8- Risky World2. Global Risk Define ‘global…
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Slide 1 Waves Caused by wind, tides, and earthquakes STORMSSWELL SURF (energy in) (energy out) Waves move away from the sea that generated them; this energy can travel across…
The Earthquakes of 1811-12 The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut Your Name Here Your Organization The Earthquakes of 1811-12 Winter of 1811-12 M7-8.0 Thousands of Aftershocks 25-40%…
Using information provided by Sieh and his colleagues plus feedback from people in the instrumented areas, we proposed a public information poster and accompanying brochure,…
Slide 1 Faults, Earthquakes and Uplift Move it, move it !! What are they? Fault: a break or fracture in the crust of Earth. Earthquakes: shaking or trembling of the earth…