Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on how some natural hazards, such as volcanic eruptions and severe weather, are preceded by phenomena that allow for reliable predictions, but others, such as earthquakes, occur suddenly and with no notice, and thus are not yet predictable. Examples of natural hazards can be taken from interior processes (such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions), surface processes (such as mass wasting and tsunamis), or severe weather events (such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods). Examples of data can include the locations, magnitudes, and frequencies of the natural hazards. Examples of technologies can be global (such as satellite systems to monitor hurricanes or forest fires) or local (such as building basements in tornado- prone regions or reservoirs to mitigate droughts).]
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Events that occur naturally in our world that are dangerous to us.
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Natural Hazards
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A vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
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Events that occur naturally in our world that are dangerous to us.
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A vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
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Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
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A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
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A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
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An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
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A sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain.
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The sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
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United States Geological Study that studies the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it.
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An instrument used to measure slight changes in the inclination of the earth's surface, usually in connection with volcanology and earthquake seismology.
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An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
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A numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of seismograph oscillations.
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A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
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To predict future events or conditions using data.
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Large size, strength, or importance.
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An instrument used to confirm the existence of tsunami waves generated by undersea earthquakes
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A point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
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Uncontrolled fires.
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An area in the United States where the dry, cold air from Canada and the moist, warm air from the Gulf of Mexico meet.
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A radar tracking system using the Doppler effect to determine the location and velocity of a storm, clouds, precipitation, etc.
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Heavy snowstorms with wind gusts over 35 miles per hour, visibility less than a ¼ of a mile, with conditions lasting at least three hours.
