EARTH SCIENCE
GEOPHYSICS
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Question
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Storm Surge
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Earthquake
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Tropical Storm
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Tornado
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tsunami is caused by the earthquakes occurring on the ocean floor. Other examples are Landslide, Avalanche etc.
Detailed explanation-2: -In addition to speed of onset, geologic hazards also tend to have impacts covering large areas. Earthquakes can cause damage over millions of square kilometers, and tsunamis travel the entire ocean and cause major damage thousands of kilometers from their point of origin.
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples include volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides and floods.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hazards associated with earth processes (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, avalanches, rock slides and rock falls, soil creep, subsidence, floods, frost heave, coastal hazards).
Detailed explanation-5: -Earthquakes-Liquefaction (soils), Tsunamis. Volcanic Eruptions-Lava Flows, Ash Fall, Lahars. Landslides-Rock Falls or Slides, Debris Flows, Mud Flows.