NATURAL DISASTER ASSESSMENT PROJECT

This assignment has different aspects. Each aspect of the assignment is described below. The final product, the amalgation of all these parts, will need to be turned in electronically (on disk or by email) to Mrs. Mills. In a software crisis a hard copy will be accepted. Each student has been given her or his topic in class. If you've lost that information please Email Mrs.Mills'

Due Dates for 2004

Part A

1. What kind of even was your geological disaster? (Earthquake, Tsunami, Flood)

2. What are the usual risks of such an event? (Collapsing Buildings, Pipes Breaking, ...)

3. How do the most fatalities occur in such an event (Drownings, Fire, ...)

Part B

1. Occurance: When, where, describe the setting and population

2. What kind of event? What kind of quake (subduction?) or volcano (shield?)

3. How Bad? If it was an earthquake, what level on the richter and Mercalli. Describe what each of those scales are measuring and what the level of your event means.

4. How many people died, and how?

5. Describe the nature of the economic loss

Part B

1. What were some (if any) unpreventable situations? (If it happened in the middle of the night, we can't change that)

2. What things worked well for people? (Warning system, sirens, plenty of warning, good construction, good soil)

3. Were any of the fatalities or economic losses preventable? How?

4. As geologyists observing this event, what can we learn?