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Natural Hazard-What?

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A natural hazard is a natural event that is a potential threat to human life or property

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Classification of Natural Hazards-Geophysical

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A geophysical hazard is a hazard that is driven by the Earth’s own internal energy sources like Plate Tectonics

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Classification of Natural Hazards-Atmospheric

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Atmospheric hazards are driven by processes that are weather or climate related

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Classification of Natural Hazards-Hydrological

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A hydrological hazard is a hazard driven by water bodies, normally the ocean

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Common Characteristics of Natural Hazards

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  • Dangerous affect to human life
  • High in energy
  • Has a rapid or short warning
  • Has primary/secondary impacts
  • Hazard causes people to adapt and mitigate
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Impacts-Primary

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Primary impacts are impacts that have an immediate effect on the area

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Impacts-Secondary

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Secondary impacts are the result of the primary impacts eg: Homelessness caused by destruction of buliding

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The Dregg Disaster Model

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According to this model, a disaster is when a hazard affects a vulnerable population

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Factors that create a vulnerable population

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  • Lack of/Bad healthcare
  • Bad preparation
  • Young children
  • Elderly Population
  • Poor living conditions
  • Steep slopes
  • Lack of education
  • Bad Water/ Lack of clean water
  • Poor buliding quality
  • Poor emergency services
  • Less Income Country-Less money
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Vulnerability-What

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How susceptible a population is to the damage caused by a hazard

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Perceptions of Hazards-Wealth

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Richer people can move away from hazard affected areas, or build home to withstand hazards-Smaller risk for rich, High risk for Poor

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Perception of Hazards-Religion

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Some people adopt a fatalistic view towards hazards-Less risk for them

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Perception of Hazards-Education

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Those who are educated about the hazards have a better understanding of them, they can try to reduce the damage caused-Less risk for them

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Perception of Hazards-Past Experience

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Those who lived in hazard prone areas are more experienced-Less risk for them

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Perception of Hazards-Personality

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Some people do not fear them, they find them exciting-Less risk for them

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Risk Perception-What

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The subjective judgement that people make about the characteristics and severity of a risk

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Risk-What?

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The probability of a hazard event causing harmful consequences

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Fatalism-What?

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People accept that hazards are a natural occurrence. Loses are inevitable and people remain where they are. “God’s Will”

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Adaption-What?

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People see that they can prepare for the event so they will survive

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Fear-What?

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People feel so vulnerable to an event that they move away to areas with no hazards

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Factors that increase risk perceptions

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  • No control over hazard
  • Many deaths
  • No understanding of Hazard
  • Lack of awareness
  • Large Scale
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Factors that decrease Risk Perception

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  • Controllable Hazard
  • Few deaths
  • Understanding of Hazard
  • Not being aware of hazard-“Ignorance is Bliss”
  • Small scale impacts
  • “It will never happen to me” attitude
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Responses to a hazard

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  • Prevention of hazard or reduce the magnitude of the hazard
  • Mitigation of the impacts of the hazard
  • Government intervention
  • Do nothing-Fatalism
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The Hazard Management Cycle

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Once a hazard happens, the authorities respond to it. Then, the area is reconstructed. Mitigation, which reduces the severity of the hazard is next, which increases the areas preparedness for a disaster. Then, a disaster strikes and the cycle begins again

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The Hazard Management Cycle-Mitigation

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Actions aimed at reducing the severity of an event and lessening the impacts. Examples of mitigation are: buliding earthquake proof bulidings or educating people on what to do during a hazard. Mitigation can occur before or after the hazard event

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The Hazard Mangement Cycle-Preparedness

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Planning what to do during a hazard and how to respond to it. Examples:Warning systems, a risk management plan

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The Hazard Mangement Cycle-Response

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How people react during and immediately after the hazard event. Examples include hiding in a safe place, rescuing people who are trapped

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The Hazard Management Cycle-Recovery

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Getting the area back to a state of normality. Examples include: Rebuilding houses and restoring the key services in the area

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The Hazard Mangement Cycle-Why a cycle?

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It is a cycle as hazard events keep happening. Preparation and mitigation is a constant process

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The Park Model-Pre Disaster

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Before the hazard event, all is normal

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The Park Model-Disruption

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During and directly after the event, there is destruction of property and loss of life, before the people begin to respond

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The Park Model-Relief

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The immediate local and possibly global response in the form of aid,expertise and search and rescue

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The Park Model-Rehabilitation

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The resolving of longer term problems, including temporary housing solutions and the restoration of services

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The Park Model-Reconstruction

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The rebuilding of permanent houses and infrastructure

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The Park Model-Reconstruction-Same

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If buildings are the same as they were pre event, the area returns to normal

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The Park Model-Reconstruction-Higher

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If the buildings are to an improved standard than pre event, the area improves and the vulnerability to hazards decrease

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Plate Tectonics-Core

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The area of the centre of the Earth. It is the hottest part and is divided into the inner core and the outer core

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Plate Tectonics-Core-Inner Core

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A solid ball that is 1300KM thick and has a temperature of 7200degrees Celsius. It is made of iron and nickel

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Plate Tectonics-Core-Outer Core

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A semi molten area that is 2200KM thick. It contains lots of iron and nickel

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Plate Tectonics-Mantle

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The mantel is above the core, and is made out of silicate rocks.

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Plate Tectonics-Crust

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The outer layer of the Earth. There are two types of crust

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Plate Tectonics-Types of Crust-Continental

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The thicker and less dense type of crust

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Plate Tectonics-Types of Crust-Oceanic

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The thinner and more dense type of crust

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Plate Tectonics-Spheres-Lithosphere

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This sphere consists of the crust and the upper part of the mantle

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Plate Tectonics-Spheres-Astenosphere

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A plastic layer below the lithosphere. The tectonic plates float on the lithosphere

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Plate Tectonics-Spheres-Mesosphere

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The remaining part of the mantle which connects to the crust

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Plate Tectonics-Moho

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The line dividing the upper and lower mantle levels

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Movement of Tectonic Plates-Convection Currents

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The mantle is hottest close to the core, so lower parts of the asthenosphere warm up,become less dense, and rise. As they get to the top of the asthenosphere, they cool down and sink. These movements are convection currents. They create drag on the base of the plate, causing them to move

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Movement of Tectonic Plates-Slab Pull

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At a destructive plate margin,the denser crust is forced under the less dense crust. The sinking of the plate edges pull the rest of the plate,causing it to move

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Movement of tectonic plates-Ridge Push

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At constructive plate margins,magma rises to the surface and creates new crust with a slope. The crust cools and becomes denser,with causes the plates to move apart due to pressure. This process is also known as gravitational sliding

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Movement of Tectonic Plates-Sea Floor Spreading

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As tectonic plates move apart,magma rises to fill the gap, cools and creates new crust. This new crust is dragged apart and more crust is formed between it. This causes the sea floor to get wider

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Plate Boundaries-Constructive

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A constructive boundary is when two plates seperate

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Plate Boundaries-Destructive

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Causes when two plates collide with each other

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Plate Boundaries-Landforms-Constructive-Mid Ocean Ridge

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A mid ocean ridge is caused by sea floor spreading. Mid ocean ridges can also create transform faults,which cut across the ridges and occur a right angles to the plate boundary. Volcanic eruptions along the fault can create submarine volcanos,which can grow to above sea levels

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Plate Boundaries-Landforms-Constructive-Rift Valley

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Formed when the lithosphere stretches,causing parallel faults. The land between the faults collapses into deep wide valleys,separated blocks of land called Horsts. Example:Great African Rift Valley

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Plate Boundaries-Landforms-Destructive-Oceanic and Continental-Deep Ocean Trench

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The oceanic plates subducts under the continental plate as it is denser. The point of collision is when the oceanic plate bends and forms a deep ocean trench.

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Plate Boundaries-Landforms-Destructive-Oceanic and Continental-Fold Mountains

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The continental plate is uplifting,compressed,buckled and folded to create fold mountains eg:The Andes

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Plate Boundaries-Landforms-Destructive-Oceanic and Continental-Magma Creation

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The decending oceanic plate starts to melt in the Benioff Zone. This process causes magma to be created

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Plate Boundaries-Landforms-Destructive-Oceanic and Oceanic-Deep Ocean Trench

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When two organic plate collide, the faster or denser plate subducts beneath the other. This creates a deep ocean trench

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Plate Boundaries-Landforms-Destructive-Oceanic and Oceanic-Island Arcs

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The collision of plate also causes melting at the benioff zone. This magma rises to create submarine volcanoes, which can grow into island arcs

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Plate Boundaries-Landforms-Destructive-Continental and Continental-Fold Mountains

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The collision of the plates does not cause subduction. The plates become uplifted and buckled to form fold mountains

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Plate Boundaries-Landforms-Conservative

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There are no landforms formed on conservative plate boundaries

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Magma plumes-What?

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A magma plume is a vertical column of extra hot magma that rises up from the mantle

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Magma Plumes and the formation of Volcanoes

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Volcanoes form above magma plumes. The magma plume remains stationary,the crust moves above it. Volcanoes form in the part of the crust that is above the plume. As the crusts move, a chain of volcanoes is formed,like the volcanic islands of Hawaii

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Volcanoes-Viscosity

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The thickness of lava

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Volcanos-Types of Lava-Basalt

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Lava that has 48%-52% viscosity

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Volcanoes-Types of Lava-Andesite

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Lava that has 52%-63% viscosity

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Volcanoes-Types of Lava-Dacite

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Lava that has 63%-68% viscosity

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Volcanoes-Types of Lava-Rhyolite

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Lava that has 68%-77% viscosity

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Why is rhyolite lava the deadliest

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It sticks to the top of the volcano and builds up pressure and eventually erupts at a high magnitude

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Types of Volcanoes-Fissure

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Have very liquid lava flows,wide spread, lava is emitted from fractures. Example:River Plateau in Colombia

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Types of Volcanoes-Shield

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Liquid lava is emitted from central vent. Large in size. Example:Hawaiian Volcanoes

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Types of Volcanoes-Cinder Cone

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Explosive liquid lava,small, emitted from a central valve. Can become shield volcano. Example:Mount Taylor

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Types of Volcanoes-Composite

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More viscous lava emitted from a central vent. Example:Mount St Helens

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Types of Volcanoes-Volcanic Dome

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Very viscous lava,commonly occurs adjacent to craters of composite volcanoes. Example:Mount Lassen

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Types of Volcanoes-Caldera

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Very large composite volcanoes that collapsed after a explosive period. Example:Yellowstone

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Location of Volcanoes

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Most volcanoes occur near constructive and destructive plate margins. A small number are formed near magma plumes

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Volcanic Eruptions-Constructive Boundaries

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Basalt lava is formed here. Eruptions are frequent and long lasting,but not violent. If

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Volcanic Eruptions-Destructive Boundaries

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Andesitic and rhyolitic lava is formed here. Eruptions are intermittent and short,but violent as viscous lava blocks vents,causes pressure to build, which can be reduced by a violent eruption

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Volcanoes-Magnitude

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Volcanic events range is size. Magnitude is measured using the Volcanic Explosively Index, which grades companies based on the amount of material ejected and how high the material is blasted

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Volcanoes-Frequency

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How often an eruption occurs. Less frequent eruptions are normally larger in magnitude

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Volcanoes-Randomness vs Regularly

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Some erupt at regular intervals, while others erupt at random intervals

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What determines eruption type-Crystals

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Crystals in magma makes it more viscous. Highly crystallized magma means it is more likely to explode

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What determines eruption type-Gases

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If gas cannot escape highly viscous magma, it creates explosions

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What determines eruption type-Temperature

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Low temperature magma flows easily and is more likely to erupt explosively

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Types of Eruption-Hawaiian

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Basatic lava flows gently from a central vent

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Types of eruption-Icelandic

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Basaltic lava flows gently from fissures

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Types of Eruption-Strombolian

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Thicker basaltic lava occasionally flows. Frequent explosive eruptions of tephra and steam

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Type of Eruptions-Vulcanian

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Thicker basltic,andestic and rhyolitic lava flows. Less frequent but violent eruptions of gas,ash and tephra

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Types of Eruptions-Vesuvian

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Thick basaltic,andesitic and rhyolitic lava flows. Very violent gas explosions blast ash high into the sky, following long period of inactivity

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Types of Eruptions-Peléean

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Andesitic and rhyolitic lava flows. Very violent eruptions of nuées ardentes

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Types of Eruptions-Plinian

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Rhyolitic lava flows. Exceptionally violent eruptions of gas,ash and pumice. Torrential rainstorms causes devastating lahars

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Volcanic Hazards-Pyroclastic Flow

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A mixture of super heated gas,ash and volcanic rock that flows down the side of the volcano. It travels quickly,can can cause widespread death and destruction

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Volcanic Hazards-Lava Flows

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Lava flow from a vent down the side of the volcano. Speed and distance travelled depends of viscosity. Low viscosity lava can travel faster than high viscosity. Lava flows destroy everything in their path, but as they are slow,allow time for people to evacuate

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Volcanic Hazards-Volcanic Gases

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Lava contains carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide which go into the atmosphere during a eruption. These gases can be harmful to life

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Volcanic Hazards-Tephra

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Material that has been ejected from the volcano. Materials can be of many sizes and can travel thousand of kilometres from the volcano. Large pieces can damage buildings and kill people,smaller pieces can damage vegetation

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Volcanic Hazards-Lahars

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A mixture of volcanic material and water mixes. These flow very quickly and travel far. Lahars can bury or destroy habitats,and buildings

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Volcanic Hazards-Acid Rain

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The reaction of volcanic gases and water vapour from the atmosphere. This falls as acid rain. This can damage ecosystems and cause stone and metal to deteriorate

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Volcanic Hazards-Social Impacts

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  • People killed
  • Buildings and infrastructure destroyed
  • Fires from pyroclastic and lava flows destroy buildings
  • Deaths by mudflow and flooding
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Volcanic Hazards-Environmental Impacts

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  • Destruction of ecosystems
  • Acidification of aquatic ecosystems
  • Acid rain removes nutrients from soil
  • Enhanced Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
  • Reduction of Earths temperature
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Volcanic Hazards-Economic Impacts

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  • Business destroyed-No jobs
  • Expensive to repair buliding damage
  • Eruption can create a form of tourism
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Volcanic Hazards-Political Impacts

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  • Agriculture damage causes food shortages-Creates unrest

- Government spends money on repairing buliding rather than improving services-Slows down development

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Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions-Monitoring-Seismic Activity

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Microquakes indicate rising magma cracking overlaying rocks

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Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions-Monitoring-Ground Deformations

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Bulging of ground caused by rising magma

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Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions-Monitoring-Upwards movement of iron rich magma

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Changing magnetism means magma levels or rising

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Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions-Monitoring-Rising water and ground temperature

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An increase in water and ground temperature means magma is rising

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Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions-Monitoring-Case Study Location

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Iceland

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Prevention of Volcanic Eruptions

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You cannot prevent a eruption. However, it is possible to prevent eruptions causing a risk for people like preventing surrounding land from being built on

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Preparing for a volcanic eruption

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  • Install monitoring systems to predict a eruption
  • Authorities to cordon off areas affected by volcano if eruption is imminent
  • Individual Preparedness-First aid kit
  • Communities lead search and rescue services
  • Drills
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Adapting to a Volcanic Eruption

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  • Strengthen buildings to reduce the risk of collapse

- Living by a volcano gives fertile land and a cheap source of geothermal energy

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Preparing for a Volcanic Eruption-Case Study-Vesuvius

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  • Put trees on banks
  • Developed hazard maps
  • Harmonic Tremmer-Low frequency means more magma
  • Evacuation Plan-Uses tram, 80 ships and 16000 people will assist with the evacuation
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Volcano Case study-Montserrat-Causes

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Destructive plate boundary on a island arc. The south American oceanic plate subducted beneath the Caribbean continental plate. This created the Chances Peak volcano which erupted

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Volcano Case study-Montserrat-Hazards

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  • Volcanic ash
  • Dust
  • Pyroclastic flow
  • Andesitic Flow
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Volcano Case study-Montserrat-Primary Impacts

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  • South of island was covered in ash
  • 2/3 of all ones were flattened
  • Airport and Infrastructure was completely destroyed
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Volcano Case study-Montserrat-Secondary Impacts

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  • Fires from pyroclastic flow killed 19 people
  • Homelessness
  • Businesses destroyed
  • Less aid arrived
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Volcano Case study-Montserrat-Responses-Short Term

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  • Montserrat volcano Observatory was set up
  • South of island became a exclusion zone
  • NGO’s set up temporary schools and provided medical support
  • Warning System set up
  • UK and US Navy troops came to aid evacuation process
  • £17 million of UK aid paid from temporary housing and water purification system
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Volcano Case study-Montserrat-Responses-Long Term

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  • 3 year redevelopment plan was funded by UK
  • Monserrateians were given British citizenship-Move if they wanted
  • 2005-many people moved back-South part remained an exclusion zone
  • Vegetation is slowly regrowing due to fertile land
  • Warning system is tested daily at midday
  • Rebuilding as a tourist destination with volcano as a attraction
  • UK have paided over £420 million in aid
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Volcano Case Study-Nevada Del Ruiz-Causes

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A destructive plate boundary. The Nazca plate subducted under the south American continental plate

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Volcano Case Study-Nevada Del Ruiz-Hazards

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  • Plinian eruptions
  • Pyroclastic flow
  • Lahars
  • Tephra
  • Volcanic Ash
  • Andestic and Dacitic lava
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Volcano Case Study-Nevada Del Ruiz-Impacts-Primary

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  • 23000 dead
  • 85% of Amero was destroyed
  • 35 million tonnes of material erupted
  • Lahars
  • Pyroclastic Flow
  • Infrastructure destroyed
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Volcano Case Study-Nevada Del Ruiz-Impacts-Secondary

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  • 8000 were made homelessness
  • Agriculture and Businesses damaged
  • No jobs
  • Roads blocked-No aid
  • People stuck in Lahars
  • Diseases spread
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Volcano Case Study-Nevada Del Ruiz-Responses-Short Term

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  • After 3 days,government did not know what to do
  • Health workers vaccinated the diseased
  • Rescuers were delayed due to damaged
  • Army burnt bodies and killed animals to prevent disease
  • Aid was not given quickly-Lack of helicopters
  • NGO’s gave aid
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Volcano Case Study-Nevada Del Ruiz-Responses-Long Term

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  • Warning systems established
  • Evacuation plans made
  • Volcano drills
  • Public education about volcanoes
  • Hazard maps made
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Volcano Case Study-Nevada Del Ruiz-Why was it so bad?

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Residents did not take the warning seriously, meaning that they were not prepared. Helicopters went to the highest bidder, not those who needed it

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Human Responses to a eruption-Case Study-Mount Etna

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To prevent damage being caused, the authorities have used a range of methods to prevent or limit the damage caused by the eruption of Mount Etna

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Human Responses to a eruption-Case Study-Mount Etna-Methods Used

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  • Earthworks to redirect lava from important areas
  • Earth dam build-Holds lava
  • Blocks dropped into lava to plug it
  • Explosives used to divert lava into new channels
  • Closure of Catania Airport
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Earthquakes-How

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Earthquakes are caused by the tension that builds up at the plate boundaries. When the plates jerk past each other, it sends out shockwaves. These are earthquakes

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Focus-What?

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The point where the earthquake occurs

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Epicentre-What?

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The point on the surface exactly above the focus

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Seismic Shockwaves-What?

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The waves of energy released as the rock jolts apart. These begin at the focus and spread outwards

131
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Earthquake Formation-Constructive Boundary

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The plates move away from each other, creating faults. These can widen and lead to frictional stress building up. A shallow earthquake occurs to release this pressure

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Earthquake Formation-Destructive Boundary

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Oceanic plate subducts under continental plate and melts in the benioff zone,due to heat and friction. Pressure builds and is released as a medium or deep focus earthquake

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Earthquake Formation-Conservative Boundary

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Friction from the plates sliding past each other build up. The pressure can be released as a powerful shallow focus earthquake

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Earthquake Formation-Collision Boundary

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Pressure can build up during the formation of mountains. Released as shallow focused earthquake

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Earthquakes-Magnitude and Frequency

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Low magnitude earthquakes happen daily. Very high magnitude earthquakes are less frequent

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Earthquakes-Randomness

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Earthquakes are random when they occur. They occur on or near plate boundaries only

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Earthquakes-Predictability

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Scientists can monitor the tectonic plates to see which areas are at risk. They cannot predict when or the magnitude

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Factors that affect Earthquakes-Boundary type

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High magnitude earthquakes occur on destructive boundaries. Low magnitude earthquakes occur on conservative boundaries

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Factors that affect Earthquakes-Depth of Focus

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Deep focus gives high frequency earthquakes but cause less damage. Shallow focus earthquakes cause more damage-Waves have travelled less distance

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Types of Seismic Waves-P Waves

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The fastest and reach surface first. They travel like sound waves, through the mantle and core to the opposite side of the earth

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Types of Seismic Waves-S Waves

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Travel half as fast as S waves. They travel like a skipping rope. They can travel though the mantle but not the core

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Types of Seismic Waves-Love Waves

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These waves are the slowest and cause the most damage

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Types of Seismic Waves-Rayleigh Waves

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These waves radiate from the epicentre in low frequency rolling motions

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Earthquakes-Social Impacts

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  • Buildings collapse, people are killed,injured or made homeless
  • Gas and power lines break-Fires that kill
  • Water pipes break-Flooding
  • Diseases spread due to lack of clean water
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Earthquakes-Environmental Impacts

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  • Chemical can damage environment due to destruction of power plants
  • Fires can destroy ecosystem
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Earthquakes-Economic Impacts

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  • Destroys business premises-No jobs-Damages regional economy
  • Country may have to rely on expensive imports
  • Building and Infrastructure damage is expensive to repair
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Earthquakes-Political Impacts

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  • Food,water and energy shortages causes unrest
  • Country might need to borrow money-Creates debt
  • Money that would have been used for development is used for repairs
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Preventing a Earthquake

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You cannot prevent a earthquake from happening,but you can prevent it causing damage example:prevention of building houses on ground prone to liquefaction

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Preparing for a Earthquake

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  • Earthquake Warning System
  • Earthquake plans
  • Community lead search and rescue teams
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Adapting to Earthquakes

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-Retrofitting buildings-Make them able to withstand a Earthquake

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Earthquake Case Study-Haiti-Cause

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The North American plate and the Caribbean plate have a conservative plate boundary. They rub together and create friction, then get stuck. This builds up pressure that is released as a Earthquake

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Earthquake Case Study-Haiti-Impacts-Primary

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  • Port-Au-Prince was flattened
  • 230000 dead
  • 50% of poorly built building made of concrete collapsed including police station
  • 180000 homes destroyed
  • 5000 schools damaged or destroyed
  • Liquefaction caused building foundations to subside
  • Infrastructure was severely destroyed
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Earthquake Case Study-Haiti-Impacts-Secondary

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  • Strong aftershocks-6.1 magnitude earthquake
  • Government was crippled
  • Port Au Prince became lawless due to no police
  • After 1 year-Cholera killed over 1500, 1.5 million were homeless
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Earthquake Case Study-Haiti-Responses-Short Term

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  • International search teams struggled in the dense environment
  • Local people helped to look for survivors
  • US Military took control of airport to speed up aid distribution and reopened the pier
  • 16000 UN troops restored law and order
  • UN provided basic food necessities-Farmers were supported
  • NGO’s provided bottled water and water purification tablets
  • Emergency surgeries were set up to perform life saving operations
  • 3000 latrines built
  • Homeless were placed in emergency camps
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Earthquake Case Study-Haiti-Responses-Long Term

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  • $11.5 billion reconstruction project to be completed in 2020
  • Farming sector was reformed-Encourages Self Sufficiency
  • Rebuilding of buildings
  • Slums were demolished-High risk area
  • Affordable New homes
  • Economic activities moved from Port Au Prince
  • UN strategy developed-creates jobs in clothing manufacturing,tourism and agriculture, reduced uncontrolled urbanization
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Earthquake Case Study-Haiti-Why were people vulnerable

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  • Very shallow focus
  • Epicentre close to Port Au Prince
  • Poor building quality
  • Buildings built on top of buildings
  • Haiti is a LEDC
  • Crowded housing areas
  • 1/2 lived in poverty
  • 2/5 were unemployed
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Tsunamis-What

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Tsunamis are a primary impact of a Earthquake

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Tsunami-Formation

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First, a earthquake is created on a destructive plate boundary. The fault then ruptures and the sea bed thrusts upwards. This causes giant ripples. The tide then goes out,water forms trough of wave. Shallow water dies, the back of wave is traveling fast, when it reaches the front, a vertical wall of water is formed

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Ways to Plan,Predict and Prepare for a Tsunami

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  • Warning System
  • Monitor seismic activity
  • Education
  • Drills
  • Zoning at risk areas-Not developing in high risk areas
  • Leaving natural protection
  • Planting New natural protection
  • Moving villages inland
  • Hard engineering around major cities
  • Homes on stilts
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Tsunami Case Study-Indian Ocean- Impacts-Primary

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  • 300000 died,thousands of undiscovered bodies
  • Removal of vegetation and top soil
  • Destruction of Infrastructure
  • Destruction of Coastal settlement-Banda Aceh was destroyed
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Tsunami Case Study-Indian Ocean- Impacts-Secondary

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  • Widespread homelessness
  • Fishing,Agriculture and tourism sectors destroyed
  • Contaminated water and soil
  • Increase in gap between rich and poor
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Tsunami Case Study-Indian Ocean- Responses-Short Term

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  • Massive international relief efforts

- Foreign military troops provided assistance

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Tsunami Case Study-Indian Ocean- Responses-Long term

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  • Large scale reconstruction program
  • Aid distribution was delayed due to political barriers
  • Government prejudices were highlighted-lower class was ignored in India
  • Tourist resorts were quickly rebuilt, locals were forced out
  • Tsunami Warning System set up
  • Education and Drills
  • Hazard mapped coastal zones
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Earthquake and Tsunami Case Study-Japan-Cause

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The Pacific Plate subducts under North American Plate. The Pacific plate suddenly slipped upwards. This caused a earthquake followed by a Tsunami

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Earthquake and Tsunami Case Study-Japan-Impacts-Primary

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  • Buildings collapsed
  • Complete destruction caused by tsunami
  • 5000 KM² of flooding
  • Cities were ruined-Transport links destroyed
  • Oil refinery went up in flames
  • 17000 died in Sendai area
  • 18000 dead or missing due to tsunami
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Earthquake and Tsunami Case Study-Japan-Impacts-Secondary

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  • Half a million homeless
  • Over a million without water, over 6 million homes without electricity
  • Food,Water,petrol and medicinal supplies shortages
  • 700 aftershocks
  • Explosions at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
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Earthquake and Tsunami Case Study-Japan-Responses-Short Term

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  • Survivors lived in camps
  • Rescue Missions
  • 100000 soldiers sent to establish order and distribute supplies
  • International Aid given
  • Exclusion zone around Power plant
  • Shut down of all Japanese Nuclear power plants
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Earthquake and Tsunami Case Study-Japan-Responses-Long Term

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  • Unveiled new tsunami warning system in 2013
  • Government set up zones to encourage rapid rebuilding
  • 2016-Nuclear Power Plants restart
  • 100000 residents of Fukushima have not returned home
  • Radioactive rubble still awaiting permanent disposal as no prefecture accepted it
  • $300 billion was the total cost of the hazard
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Tropical Storms-Formation

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A cluster of thunderstorms form over a warm ocean . Moisture rises to create clouds. A vertical column hot air rises and begins to spin,AKA the Corvallis effect. The eye is formed, followed by the eyewall. The storm then hits land, and loses energy

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Tropical Storms-The eye

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The centre of the storm

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Tropical Storms-The Eyewall

A

A area below the eye of towering rainfalls with rising hot air

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Tropical Storms-Locations

A

All tropical storms form between the tropics of cancer and Capricorn

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Factors that affect the distribution of Tropical Storms-Oceans

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Tropical storms form in oceans as they are formed by moisture and energy from the sea

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Factors that affect the distribution of Tropical Storms-Temperature

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The sea temperature needs to be more than 26°C for tropical storms to form

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Factors that affect the distribution of Tropical Storms-Atmospheric Instability

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Tropical storms form in regions of intense atmospheric instability where warm air is forced to rise

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Factors that affect the distribution of Tropical Storms-Rotation of Earth

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A certain amount of spin is needed to cause the Corvallis effect. This spin increases as you get further from the equator.

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Tropical Storms-Hazards-Strong Winds-Characteristics

A

Wind speeds in excess of 120KpH,stronger winds occur at eyewall

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Tropical Storms-Hazards-Strong Winds-Primary Effects

A
  • Tearing off roofs

- Damaging power lines

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Tropical Storms-Hazards-Strong Winds-Secondary Effects

A
  • Debris can cause transport disruption
  • Widespread power outages
  • Fires
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Tropical Storms-Hazards-Storm Surges-Characteristics

A

A huge surge of water sweeps inland from the sea and floods low lying areas

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Tropical Storms-Hazards-Storm Surges-Causes

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A combination of low atmospheric pressure of the tropical storm and powerful winds

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Tropical Storms-Hazards-Storm Surges-Primary Effect

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  • Loss of life
  • Flooding of agriculture land
  • Polluted freshwater supplies
  • Housing destroyed
  • Coastal erosion
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Tropical Storms-Hazards-Storm Surges-Secondary Effect

A

-Diseases spread

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Tropical Storms-Hazards-Coastal and River Flooding-Characteristics

A

An excess of 200metres of rainfall in just a few hours can lead to flooding

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Tropical Storms-Hazards-Coastal and River Flooding-Primary Effects

A
  • Urban flash flooding
  • Rise in river levels
  • Overwhelmed drains
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Tropical Storms-Hazards-Coastal and River Flooding-Secondary effects

A

-Houses,Infrastructure and land destroyed

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Tropical Storms-Hazards-Landslides-Formation

A

Intense rainfall increases the hydrostatic pressure within a slop. This weakens the slop and it collapses

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Tropical Storms-Hazards-Landslides-Primary Effects

A
  • Houses,Infrastructure and land destroyed

- Can trigger Earthquakes

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Tropical Storms-Frequency

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As global temperatures rise,frequency increases. This could be due to an increase in monitoring

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Tropical Storms-Magnitude

A

In theory,if sea temperature rises, magnitude increases

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Tropical Storms-Regularity

A

They will always occur in a season. For example:US hurricane season is August-October

192
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Tropical Storms-Predictability

A

Can be predicted to an extent by looking at weather patterns. Only hit certain areas due to location of formation

193
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Tropical Storms-Measurement

A

They are measured on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It measures windspeed, but does not take into account the impacts caused by the tropical storm

194
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The Saffir-Simpson Scale-Tropical Depression

A

Wind speed-0-38 mph

Storm Surge-None

195
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The Saffir-Simpson Scale-Tropical Storm

A

Wind speed-39-73 mph

Storm Surge-0-3ft

196
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The Saffir-Simpson Scale-Category One

A

Wind speed-74-95mph

Storm Surge-4-5ft

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The Saffir-Simpson Scale-Category Two

A

Wind Speed-96-110mph

Storm Surge-6-8ft

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The Saffir-Simpson Scale-Category Three

A

Wind Speed-111-130 mph

Storm surge 9-12ft

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The Saffir-Simpson Scale-Category Four

A

Wind Speed-131-155mph

Storm surge-13-18ft

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The Saffir-Simpson Scale-Category Five

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Wind speed >156 mph

Storm Surge->18 ft

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Tropical Storms-Impacts-Social

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  • People may drown, be injured or killed
  • Destroyed Homes
  • Damaged electricity cables
  • Sewage outflows-Contaminated water
  • Diseases spread due to lack of clean water
  • Food shortages-Farmland damaged
202
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Tropical Storms-Impacts-Political

A
  • Unrest and conflict

- Money that would have been used for development is used for repairs

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Tropical Storms-Impacts-Economic

A
  • Repairs cost a lot of money
  • Due to damage,businesses can’t trade
  • Due to damage to agricultural land, commercial farming is destroyed
204
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Tropical Storms-Impacts-Environmental

A
  • Eroded beaches
  • Coastal habitats destroyed
  • Polluted environment
  • Landslides block watercourses,changing their course
205
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Prevention of a tropical storm

A

You cannot prevent it from it happening,but you can prevent damage from occurring

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Preparing for a Tropical Storm-Methods

A
  • Education
  • Minor structure improvements
  • Preparing emergency supplies
  • Plan evacuation routes
  • Use models to track hurricanes
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Adapting to a tropical storm-Methods

A
  • Land zoning-low value land at coast
  • Properties on stilts
  • Storm surge elevation markers
  • Retrofitting of buildings
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Adapting to a tropical storm-Case Study-Darwin

A
  • Mandatory wind resistant building structures
  • Regular building inspections
  • Regular building maintenance
209
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Adapting to a tropical storm-Case Study-Bangladesh

A

-Has monitoring centre
Multi use concrete cyclone shelters
-Buildings on stilts

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Tropical Storms Case Study-Hurricane Katrina-Primary Impacts

A
  • Communication infrastructure damaged
  • Major roads in/out of New Orleans were damaged
  • Levees and floodwalls breached
  • 80% of New Orleans underwater
  • Extensive building damage
  • Damage to forestry
  • 1464 died
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Tropical Storms Case Study-Hurricane Katrina-Secondary Impacts

A
  • 1.7 million without electricity
  • Nearly everyone became unemployed-no taxes collected
  • Oil production effected-Petrol prices rose
  • A Million made homeless
  • Evacuated residents were spread across the country, many went to Houston
  • Looting and Civil disturbances became a serious problem
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Tropical Storms Case Study-Hurricane Katrina-Short Term Responses

A
  • People prepared for it
  • Mandatory evacuation-not efficient as 21% had no transport
  • Sandbags and boarded up windows
  • Insurance payouts
  • Evacuated to the Superdome-aid went there
  • National Guard handed out aid
  • Helicopters helped evacuation
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Tropical Storms Case Study-Hurricane Katrina-Long Term Responses

A
  • New education system
  • New healthcare system
  • Raised the height of Levees
  • Flood wall built
  • Improved pumps
  • Built a 2 mile wall
  • Making wetlands
  • Built floodgates
  • Hurricane preparedness week
  • Rebuilt some homes
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Tropical Storms Case Study-Hurricane Katrina-Why was New Orleans vulnerable

A
  • By the gulf of Mexico
  • Just above the tropic of Cancer
  • Lake to north of city
  • It’s flat
  • Below sea level
  • Wetlands to the south of Louisiana
  • Low flood wall
  • Short and weak levees
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Tropical Storms Case Study-Cyclone Nargis-Primary Effects

A
  • 140000 died
  • Destroyed power and water supplies
  • Damaged homes
  • Huge storm surge
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Tropical Storms Case Study-Cyclone Nargis-Secondary Effects

A
  • Homelessness
  • Businesses destroyed
  • No communication network
  • No clean water
  • Contaminated wells
  • Diseases spread
  • No food-crops destroyed
  • Rice famine
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Tropical Storms Case Study-Cyclone Nargis-Short Term Responses

A
  • Military restored basic services

- Basic aid given by Bangladesh and India

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Tropical Storms Case Study-Cyclone Nargis-Long Term Responses

A
  • Camps set up
  • Aid was rejected
  • Myanmar still does not have a adequate warning system
219
Q

Wildfires-What

A

An uncontrollable fire

220
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Wildfires-Types-Ground Fire

A

Where the ground burns. It is a slow smouldering fire with no flame and little smoke

221
Q

Wildfires-Types-Surface Fire

A

Where leaf litter and low lying vegetation burns

222
Q

Wildfire-Types-Crown Fire

A

The fire moves rapidly through the canopy. Fires are intense and fast moving

223
Q

Wildfires-Causes-Physical

A
  • Lightning
  • Drought conditions
  • Extreme heat
  • Dry vegetation
  • Spontaneous Combustion
  • Volcanic lava/ash
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Q

Wildfires-Causes-Human

A
  • Arson
  • Campfires
  • Cigarettes
  • Broken glass
  • Barbeques
  • Matches
  • Collapse of Power Lines
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Q

The Fire Triangle-What

A

3 elements that are needed to create a wildfire

226
Q

The Fire Triangle-Elements

A
  • A source of fuel
  • Oxygen
  • Heat
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Q

Optimum Conditions for a wildfire-Vegetation

A
  • Thick undergrowth or closely spaced trees

- Trees that contain a lot of oil

228
Q

Optimum Conditions for a wildfire-Fuel

A
  • Fine dry material

- Large amount-Continuous cover

229
Q

Optimum Conditions for a wildfire-Climate

A
  • Has dry season and wet season

- Strong winds-provides oxygen

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Q

Wildfires-Impacts-Environmental-Primary

A
  • Destruction of habitats and ecosystems
  • Animals die-impacts food chain
  • Increase of carbon dioxide in atmosphere
  • Atmospheric pollution
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Q

Wildfires-Impacts-Environmental-Secondary

A
  • Lack of trees-decrease of nutrients,increase in flooding risk
  • Greenhouse effect strengthen
  • Climate change
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Q

Wildfires-Impacts-Social-Primary

A
  • Loss of life
  • Temporary displacement
  • Disruption to power supplies
  • Communication services damaged
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Q

Wildfires-Impacts-Social-Secondary

A
  • Possible need for New employment

- People may need to obey rules and regulations towards forest areas

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Q

Wildfires-Impacts-Economic-Primary

A
  • Damage to buildings and services
  • Financial loss
  • Businesses lost
  • Loss of crops and livestock
235
Q

Wildfires-Impacts-Economic-Secondary

A
  • Rebuilding and relocation cost
  • Replacement of farm infrastructure and livestock
  • Cost of future preparedness and mitigation strategies
236
Q

Wildfires-Impacts-Political-Primary

A
  • Actions of emergency services
  • State of emergency declared
  • Pressure on authorities to prioritize responses to the wildfire
237
Q

Wildfires-Impacts-Political-Secondary

A
  • Develop strategies for preparedness and mitigation

- Review laws about the leisure use of the countryside

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Q

Techniques to reduce damage of wildfires-Air Drops

A
  • Used in rural areas
  • A plane drops water
  • Puts out spot fires
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Q

Techniques to reduce damage of wildfires-Air drops of flame retardant material

A
  • Dropped from plane

- Prevents part of area from being burned

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Q

Techniques to reduce damage of wildfires-Back Fire

A
  • Controlled preburning of area
  • Burning of dry vegetation
  • Should stop fire-no fuel
  • Men who are parachuted in, burn the area to prevent fire spreading
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Q

Techniques to reduce damage of wildfires-Fire Breaks

A
  • A gap in the forest,prevents fire spreading

- Doesn’t stop flying embers

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Q

Prevention of Wildfires

A

They can be prevented by:

  • Controlled burning of fuel
  • Public awareness campaigns
  • Fire bans during high risk times
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Q

Preparation for a wildfire-Methods

A
  • Early detection
  • Volunteer fire service in rural areas
  • Weather warnings
  • Fire proof homes
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Q

Fire proof houses

A
  • Made of non combustible materials
  • Concrete flooring
  • Sealed windows
  • Shades to prevent embers coming in
  • All shrubbery removed
  • A defensible space around house
  • Removal of anything that could burn
  • Lawns are wet
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Wildfires-Mitigation techniques

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  • Satellites to detect fires
  • Drones to survey wast areas
  • Removal of fuel
  • Natural barriers-Eg:Rivers
  • Disaster aid
  • Fire Insurance
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Adapting to Wildfires

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  • They can help and hinder environment
  • Planning regulations-Can’t develop at risk areas
  • Building Design-Simple,cheap,made of non polluting materials
  • You choose to live there
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Wildfires-Case study-Victoria,Australia-Causes

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  • Very strong winds in multiple directions
  • Hottest day on record
  • Very dry vegetation
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Wildfires-Case study-Victoria,Australia-Impacts

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  • Houses and businesses destroyed
  • 450000 hectares of land destroyed
  • Spot fires put Melbourne’s power lines at risk
  • Bunyip forest burned
  • Crops lost
  • Trains stopped
  • 173 killed
  • Over 400 injured
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Wildfires-Case study-Victoria,Australia-Responses

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  • Water dropped by helicopters
  • Spraying house with water
  • 20000 fire fighters deployed
  • People evacuated
  • More than AUS$400 million was donated to help rebuild homes
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Multi Hazardous Environment Case Study-The Philippines-Volcanoes

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The Philippines is near a destructive plate boundary. The Philippine plate subducts under the Eurasian plate

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Multi Hazardous Environment Case Study-The Philippines–Volcanoes-Example

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Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991. More than 700 died, 200000 became homeless, buildings collapsed,crops destroyed, agricultural land ruined by ash

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Multi Hazardous Environment Case Study-The Philippines–Seismic Hazards

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Earthquakes occur along Philippine plate boundary and at fault lines where the plate cracked under pressure

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Multi Hazardous Environment Case Study-The Philippines-Earthquake Example

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A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Luzon island. Over 1500 killed

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Multi Hazard Environment Case Study-The Philippines-Earthquake and Tsunami example

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A 7.9 magnitude earthquake caused a tsunami which hit the Moro Gulf. Thousands died and cities were destroyed

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Multi Hazard Environment Case Study-The Philippines-Tropical Storms

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The Philippines has 10 tropical storms a year. They develop in the Pacific Ocean and move westwards over the islands

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Multi Hazard Environment Case Study-The Philippines-Tropical storm case study

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Typhoon Xangsane destroyed houses, caused flooding,landslides and the loss of power and water. 200 died

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Multi Hazard Environment Case Study-The Philippines–Management Strategies

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  • Preventing development of high risk areas
  • Adaptation of buildings to cope with earthquakes
  • Building embankment to reduce flood risk
  • Increasing public awareness of hazards
  • Monitoring hazards
  • Early warning system developed
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Case Study-Boscastle Floods-Causes

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  • Intense heavy rain-remnant of Hurricane Alex and through line above Boscastle
  • Surrounded by slate valleys-Water runs quickly
  • Saturated ground-Prevent water entering ground
  • Deforestation
  • More water in rivers
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Case Study-Boscastle Floods-Social Impacts

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  • Flooded houses
  • Water and power supplies damaged
  • People broke bones
  • No deaths
  • 50 cars lost
  • Tourism was affected
  • Businesses destroyed
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Case Study-Boscastle Floods-Economic Impacts

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  • Insurance Claims
  • Businesses damaged
  • Loss of tourism
  • Lower bridge was destroyed
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Case Study-Boscastle Floods-Environmental Impacts

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  • Raw sewage was washed out to sea and into river

- Damage to animal habitats

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Case Study-Boscastle Floods-Short Term Responses

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  • Emergency services sent out
  • People evacuated to Camelford
  • Prince Charles donated a large sum of money
  • Sandbags were used
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Case Study-Boscastle Floods-Long Term Responses

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  • Reconstruction project
  • Channel was widened and deepened to increase capacity
  • Lower bridge replaced by stronger structure
  • Buildings reconstructed in a environmentally friendly way
  • Tourism increased since the floods-due to the flood

A Level Geography (7 decks)

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