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Natural Disasters

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By: Natasha Cavanaugh
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Decks in this class (15)

Lecture 1: Intro to Natural Disasters
Natural hazard 1,
Vulnerability 2,
Frequency 3
14  cards
Lecture 3+4: Plate tectonics and earthquakes
Solar nebula 1,
What is the crust of earth made of 2,
Mantle 3
27  cards
Lecture 5+6
The mercalli intensity scale 1,
Intensity 2,
Magnitude 3
28  cards
Lecture 7: Volcanoes
Mamga 1,
Lava 2,
Intrusive igneous rocks 3
19  cards
Lecture 8: Tsunamis
What size earthquake required 1,
Low attenuation 2,
What causes them 3
15  cards
Lecture 9 + 10: fire and climate change
Difference between climate and we...,
Global energy budget 2,
Greenhouse effect 3
22  cards
Studying for the exam
What are the global trends of nat...,
What is the formula for risk 2,
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 1,
Cohesion 1,
Snow crystals 2
11  cards
Lecture 14: severe weather
Troposphere 1,
Vertical movements of air 2,
Warm air 3
18  cards
Lecture 15 + 16: Eruptive Styles and Landforms
Volcanic eruption four steps 1,
Peaceful eruptions 2,
Icelandic type eruptions 3
24  cards
Lecture 17: Floods
Evaporation and precipitation 1,
Runoff and infiltration 2,
Transpiration 3
21  cards
Lecture 18: Hurricanes
What are hurricanes 1,
Pressure gradient 2,
Coriolis effect 3
18  cards
Lecture 19: Geomagnetic hazards
What is magneto telluric sounding 1,
Electromagnetic surveying 2,
Geomagnetic hazards 3
14  cards
Lecture 20: Impact Tour
Distinctive features of impact cr...,
Shatter cones 2,
Gravity varies by very small amou...
5  cards

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