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WorksheetsGeologic hazards
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Natural processes or phenomena that may cause the loss of life, injury to other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social, and economic disruption, or environmental damage.
hydro meteorological hazards
Natural Hazards
Geologic hazards
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Deformation on the grounds that mark the intersection of the with the Earth's surface.
Ground acceleration
Ground rupture
Liquefaction
Differential Settlement
The movement of mass of rock, debris or earth down a slope.
Tsunami
lateral speed
Fault creep
landslides
Slow more or less continuous movement occurring on faults due to ongoing tectonic deformations.
Fault creep
Lateral speed
Liquefaction
ground rupture
A long high sea wave is caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
Tsunami
Seiches
Lateral speed
Fault creep
This is generally characterized by a rapid or extremely rapid rate of movement with a descent of material characterized by a freefall period.
Fall
Topple
Slump
Slide
Are streams of molten rock that pour or ooze from an erupting vent.
Lava flows
Debris flow
Pyroclastic flow
Debris avalanche
The rushes down the side of a volcano to a valley floor
Debris flow
Debris Avalanche
Pyroclastic Flow
lava flow
The slow downslope movement of material under gravity.
Lava Flow
Debris Avalanche
Debris Flow
Creep
A gradual settling or sudden sinking of the Earth's Surface owing to subsurface movement of Earth Materials.
Lava Flow
Debris Flow
Debris Avalanche
Subsidence
The vertical movement of the ground generally caused be changes in stresses with in the Earth.
Settlement
Subsidence
Creep
Complex
Failures involve the forward and movement of a mass rock, earth or debris out of slope.
Topple
Landslides
Debris Avalanche
Lava Flow
Involves the forward rotation and movement of a mass of rock, earth or debris out of slope.
Fall
Topple
Slump
Slide
Downward intermittent movement of rock debris, usually the consequence of removal of buttressing earth at the foot of a slope of unconsolidated material.
Fall
Topple
Slump
Slide
A mass movement in which rock and soil move down the slope.
Fall
Topple
Slump
Slide
caused by slip on a fault near a volcano.
Volcanic earthquake
Volcanic gases
Earthquake
volcano
are fragments of solids(blocks) or fluids (bombs) material ejected during the range of magmatic or phreatic (steam) explosives eruptions.
Pyroclastic flow
Debris Flow
Lava Flow
Bombs and ballistics projectiles
A rain of Airborne ash resulting from a volcanic eruption
Ash fall
volcanic gases
volcanic eruption
Lahar
The covering or submerging of normally dry land with large amount of water.
Flooding
Tsunami
lahar
slide
