Summer Brooks - SCI 350 Milestone 2

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Summer Brooks Milestone Two Balancing Human Needs and Environmental Factors (Section II) The case study that I chose is the Museum of Vesuvius Observatory. It is the world oldest volcanological observatory, located in Ercolano, Italy. In the location, there are a few earth system characteristics and processes that can affect and be affected by the environment. For one, the area is located by a dormant, but massive volcano. Although this volcano is considered dormant, we know that it can still erupt at any given moment. There are also many earthquakes that occur in this area, with 4 of them reaching over a magnitude of 6.0 since 1900 (allquakes.com, 2023). Lastly, tsunamis occur. In the past, some of the tsunamis that occurred were so major that it killed thousands and destroyed cities (Volcano World, 2018). There are supposedly over 700 locations where human activity can trigger earthquakes, with some of them reaching as high as a magnitude of 7.9 (Wonderpolis, 2023). The human activity that can cause this is fluid injection, which increases the fluid pressure in fault zones, causing those faults to loosen and fail when an earthquake arises (USGS.gov, 2015). Another human activity that can cause this is wastewater injection, which is when water that is too salty or polluted, is disposed of in manner that are not safe and ends up being injected deep into underground wells located below aquifers that provide clean drinking water (USGS.gov, 2015). These activities can trigger earthquakes, and earthquakes can trigger both tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. With this in mind, project managers might mitigate the environmental risks for this location by calling for government officials to step in and force certain companies to do business

elsewhere, in an area that cannot trigger an eruption. They can consider the are a conservation area also. Humans cannot go along with performing activities that heavily interact with the environment. Eventually the earth will succumb to the pressure, often taking down anything in it’s path. For example, cutting down thousands of trees leaves animals without food and/or shelter, causing those animals to die off or repopulate elsewhere. The animals dying off can create an overgrowth in the population of critters and insects. The animals relocating to the new location can cause that location to be overpopulated and lack resources. This project can cause useful companies to have to relocate, which can make the population become scarce with certain products or services. However, it is important that the project is done so that humans can understand the risk that come with residing in the area. What can be done is more outsourcing for certain products and services to ensure that the community is not putting themselves at a greater risk of being involved in fatal natural occurrences. “Vesuvius.” Volcano World , 12 Dec. 2018, volcano.oregonstate.edu/well-known-volcanic- tsunami-events#:~:text=Volcanic%20activity%20of%20Vesuvius%20(located,tsunami %2Dinducing%20event%20of%20Vesuvius. “Largest Earthquakes in or near Ercolano, Campania, Italy, on Record since 1900.” Largest Earthquakes in or Near Ercolano, Campania, Italy, on Record Since 1900, www.allquakes.com/place/16015/earthquakes/ercolano/largest.html. Accessed 26 Nov. 2023. “Can Humans Cause Earthquakes?” Wonderopolis, wonderopolis.org/wonder/can-humans- cause-earthquakes#:~:text=Scientists%20have%20identified%20over%20700,can%20be %20serious%20and%20dangerous. Accessed 26 Nov. 2023.

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