Geologic Hazards: A Historical and Scientific Review

Catalog description

Geologic hazards include well-known catastrophic events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and landslides, as well as lesser known processes such as soil expansion, land subsidence and ground failure. Economically, the latter processes have a much greater impact each year than the more notorious geologic events. Reviews geologic hazards from a historical and scientific perspective. Describes relevant geologic processes, how geologic evidence is used to identify regions at risk, monitoring procedures and the role of the scientist in predicting catastrophic geologic events. Prehistoric and historic events are used to illustrate temporal and spatial scales of geologic hazards.