resilience - cascade case study

Question 1

Cascadia

Answer 1

subduction zone with create a mag 9.0 earthquake/tsunami soon like in 1700

Question 2

Megathrust

Answer 2

large earthquake, subduction zone, region where earth’s tectonic plates is thrust under another.

Question 3

orphan tsunami

Answer 3

1700 the cascadia earthquake caused a 50 ft tsunami to occur in Japan - no one knew

Question 4

mitigation,

Answer 4

building codes, education, zoning

Question 5

forecasting - prediction

Answer 5

next 50 years

Question 6

disaster insurance

Answer 6

protect businesses and homes

Question 7

recurrence interval

Answer 7

reoccurrence

Question 8

probabilistic hazard assessment

Answer 8

likelihood of something happening