2.4 Human Interaction with the Geosphere: Natural Hazards
and Risks
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- Learn about how humans interact with the geosphere when natural
hazards occur and how humans plan for natural hazards.
- Learn about some of the hazards caused by earthquakes and volcanoes.
- Learn about some of the factors that make earthquakes and volcanoes
more or less risky to humans.
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Find out nformation on worldwide earthquake activity, earthquake science, and earthquake hazard reduction.
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Find out if your classroom and school are earthquake safe!
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View animations to see how an earthquake occurs and what types of damage may result.
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View an interactive map of the US that shows hazards.
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On this site you will find general information on how local tsunamis are generated by earthquakes as well as animations, virtual reality models of tsunamis, and summaries of past research studies.
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View animations of landslides in California.
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This page offers links to several articles, interactive pictures, and research into
Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards.
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At approximately 9 p.m., January 26, 1700, a gigantic earthquake ripped across the west coast of Canada and the United States along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, more than 600 miles from Vancouver Island to Cape Mendecino. The magnitude of the earthquake ranged from 8.7 to 9.2. At that time there was no written documentation of the event; however, the large tsunami it triggered hit Japan
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This project is supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation (grant
no ESI-0095938). Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations
expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.