GEOL 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Emergency Management, San Andreas Fault, Coastal Erosion
Document Summary
Prediction will give an estimated time for events. Involves statements to media and public at large. Consequences : damages to people, property, economic, etc. Is the amount of risk that one or society is willing to take. Frequent problem : lack of reliable data for either the probability or consequences. Why is this important?---> to evaluate the data whether or not the information should be passed on publically or not, depending on the specific event or risk. Ex: some rock types are prone to landslides or liquefaction. More loss of life in highly populated compared to hazardous event in a less dense area. Examples: mexico city: 10,000 killed in 1985 with 8. 0 earthquake. Turkey: more than 17,000 killed from 1999 earthquakes. World s population has more than tripled in past 70 year. Increases exposure to hazards, increased pollution, reduced availability of food and clean drinking water, and a greater need for waste disposal and energy resources.
