GEOS1001 Final: Comprehensive Practical Review

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: Geosciences
• Course: GEOS1001
• Professor: bill pritchard

Document Summary

Submarine earthquakes, namely those with a vertical fault displacement (such as near subduction zones where there is tectonic convergence and compression), release huge amounts of seismic energy into the water column. This propagating wave is called a tsunami, which can have devastating effects on an entire region. Tsunami waves dissipate significant energy as they reach land: what kind of distances from the coastlines could be affected, what indian cities are most at risk from tsunamis originating from. Strength and timing dependent on land-sea temperature differentials, atmospheric water content and aerosol loading, and land cover/use: the ipcc 2014 predicts that seasonal mean rainfall will likely decrease while extreme rainfall events are likely to increase across india. Are more disadvantaged people more vulnerable to environmental stresses: areas of higher population with scheduled caste and scheduled tribe status = more vulnerable, especially the north, and central. What does this tell us about the character of communities in different.