GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Satellites, reconnaissance aircraft, Ships, buoys, radar, and other land-based platforms are important tools used in hurricane tracking and prediction. While a tropical cyclone is over the open ocean, remote measurements of the storm’s intensity and track are made primarily via satellites.

Detailed explanation-2: -To fully understand a volcano’s behavior, monitoring should include several types of observations (earthquakes, ground movement, volcanic gas, rock chemistry, water chemistry, remote satellite analysis) on a continuous or near-real-time basis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Technologies exist today to allow older buildings to be retrofitted to become more hurricane resistant. These technologies include reinforcing gabled roofs, creating secondary water barriers in roofs, and installing hurricane straps and clips to ensure a roof stays in place despite high winds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Predictions and warnings can also reduce damage and economic losses. When notice of an impending disaster can be issued well in advance, as it can for some riverine floods, wildfires, and hurricanes, property and natural resources can be protected.

Detailed explanation-5: -Seismic sensors (seismometers) and vibration sensors (seismoscopes) are used to monitor for earthquakes (and downstream tsunamis). Radar maps are used to detect the signature “hook echo” of a tornado (i.e., a hook that extends from the radar echo). More items •11-Nov-2019