Geologic Hazards
May 7, 2011
 

PowerPoint Presentations

Overview of geologic hazards - Ellen

Will's presentations:
    Earthquake Basics
    2011 New Zealand earthquake
    2011 Japan earthquake

Landslides and coastal erosion - LeAnne


Activities

Questions to go with Bay Area fault map.

California Volcanoes Quiz (to go with California geologic map)

LeAnne's activities

Effect of Earthquakes on Buildings

Angle of Repose


Geologic Hazards Resources on the Web (from LeAnne)

My Hazards—Learn About Natural Hazards in Your Neighborhood:  http://myhazards.calema.ca.gov/

California Geological Survey - Teacher Feature-Earthquake Legends Throughout the World:  http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/information/publications/teacher_features/Pages/eq_legends.aspx

State Geological Map:  http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/cgs_history/Pages/2010_geologicmap.aspx

 

State Fault Map:  http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/cgs_history/Pages/2010_faultmap.aspx

Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada:  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/

Recent Earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area:  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/FaultMaps/San_Francisco.html

Real-time Worldwide Earthquakes:  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/

Real-time United State Earthquakes:  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/

Earthquake Animations:  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsanim/

My Hazards—Learn About Natural Hazards in Your Neighborhood:  http://myhazards.calema.ca.gov/

Earth Science 3D paper Models: http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/information/Pages/3D_PaperModels.aspx#faults

Landslide Types and Processes: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2004/3072/

La Conchita, CA 2005 Landslide video: http://landslides.usgs.gov/recent/events/laconchita/

Debris Flow Video—Devore, CA , 2003:  http://ca.water.usgs.gov/news/VideoArchive.htm

Computer Simulations of Recent Tsunamis: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/