A geologic hazard or geohazard is an adverse geologic condition capable of causing widespread damage or loss of property and life. These hazards are geological...
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A hazard is a potential source of harm. Substances, events, or circumstances can constitute hazards when their nature would potentially allow them to...
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Natural disaster (redirect from Natural hazard)
harmful impact on a society or community after a natural hazard event. Some examples of natural hazard events include avalanches, droughts, earthquakes, floods...
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Volcanological Survey of Indonesia (redirect from Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center)
about volcanoes within the Indonesian region of responsibility and geological hazard mitigation. The full official Indonesian name is the Pusat Vulkanologi...
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Mount Rinjani (section Geologic summary)
(Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation) report noted the decision to increase Rinjani's hazard status to Volcanic Explosivity Index...
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Bureau, predecessor to the California Geological Survey, was established, the "roots" of California's state geological survey date to an earlier time. As...
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Mount Tambora (section Geological history)
1007/s11069-010-9601-y. S2CIDÂ 129040686. "Tambora Hazard Mitigation" (in Indonesian). Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation. Archived from the original...
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Engineering geology is the application of geology to engineering study for the purpose of assuring that the geological factors regarding the location,...
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Earthquake (category Geological hazards)
Earthquakes can produce slope instability leading to landslides, a major geological hazard. Landslide danger may persist while emergency personnel is attempting...
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Volcano (redirect from Volcano (geological landform))
eruption of stratovolcanoes has historically posed the greatest volcanic hazard to civilizations. The lavas of stratovolcanoes are higher in silica, and...
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