| Abstract: | GEOLOGY 12 (Natural Disasters) explains how unfortunate consequences result
when human activity interferes with natural geologic processes associated with
the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. Examples of “natural disasters” are
examined from each of these realms (hurricanes and tornadoes; floods and
tsunamis; earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, along with ways that geologists
study the processes that cause the “disasters”. Ways to avoid or lessen the
impact of such disasters are explored and evaluated. |
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