Natural Disasters

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Decks in this class (15)

Lecture 1: Intro to Natural Disasters
Natural hazard,
Vulnerability,
Frequency
14  cards
Lecture 3+4: Plate tectonics and earthquakes
Solar nebula,
What is the crust of earth made of,
Mantle
27  cards
Lecture 5+6
The mercalli intensity scale,
Intensity,
Magnitude
28  cards
Lecture 7: Volcanoes
Mamga,
Lava,
Intrusive igneous rocks
19  cards
Lecture 8: Tsunamis
What size earthquake required,
Low attenuation,
What causes them
15  cards
Lecture 9 + 10: fire and climate change
Difference between climate and we...,
Global energy budget,
Greenhouse effect
22  cards
Studying for the exam
What are the global trends of nat...,
What is the for,
4 but really 5 pillars of emergen...
31  cards
Lecture 10+11: Mass Movements
Driving force resisting force and...,
Conditions decreasing stability e...,
Decreasing stability through pres...
22  cards
Lecture 13: Snow avalanche
Snow pack,
Snow pack,
Snow crystals
11  cards
Lecture 14: severe weather
Troposphere,
Vertical movements of air,
Warm air
18  cards
Lecture 15 + 16: Eruptive Styles and Landforms
Volcanic eruption four steps,
Peaceful eruptions,
Icelandic type eruptions
24  cards
Lecture 17: Floods
Evaporation and precipitation,
Runoff and infiltration,
Transpiration
21  cards
Lecture 18: Hurricanes
What are hurricanes,
Pressure gradient,
Coriolis effect
18  cards
Lecture 19: Geomagnetic hazards
What is magneto telluric sounding,
Electromagnetic surveying,
Geomagnetic hazards
14  cards
Lecture 20: Impact Tour
Distinctive features of impact cr...,
Shatter cones,
Gravity varies by very small amou...
5  cards

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