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Geological history and hazards in San Diego The formation of San Diego region involved numerous activities which varied from volcano activities, the formation of Gulf, uplifting and tilting among others. These activities happened in a long span of time creating three distinct geomorphic regions: the west of peninsular rangers, peninsular ranges region, and the Salton Trough region. The geomorphic division reflects the basic difference amid geographic parts containing Mesozoic metavolcanic, metasedimentary

consequences including aftershocks, terrestrial and submarine land-sliding, elevation changes, and a gravity shift. The purpose of this paper is to discuss and analyze the earthquake, its consequences, the resulting damages, and mitigation. 2. Geologic Setting Figure 1: Profile of area around the epicenter (Moscoso, et.al., 2011) The site of the

this field include mineral exploration (locating) and exploitation (recovery). My career goal is to work for an exploration company location potential resources. GIS is essential for success in both of these processes. GIS programs are used to map geologic formations, provide topological information, display watersheds, and show vital spatial relationships between outcrops in the field. Knowing the location of specific formations will help in finding potential payload sources. Topographical information

In the small slither of time human civilisation have been on this planet we have made an unmistakable impact on the planet. The amount of changes humans have made to the planet has now led scientist to give this period of time its own name; The Anthropocene, also known as the ‘Age of Humans’. The Anthropocene era includes things such as the rise of fossil fuels and urbanisation. This has caused a cascade of effects on the landscape, climate, species and even our own way of life. Humans are actively

To support the theory of continental drift is through topography, surveying the floors of oceans, charts of rock magnetism, and statistics on rock ages (Trefil & Hazen, 2010). At one time scientist believed that the deep ocean floors were flat; accumulating the sediment that progressively wore away from the prehistoric landmasses (Trefil & Hazen, 2010). However, they discovered steep-walled valleys and elevated highlands. This was evidences that just as the continents are transformed and are active

Existing since the time of the Old World, terracing has increased the surface area of viable farmland while helping to reduce soil erosion and limit water loss (Davidovich et al. 2012:192). Recently, scientists have been aiming to discover more about past human settlements through the excavation and dating of terraces using complex soil dating techniques. One such excavation project is located in the Ramat Rahel region of Israel, where scientists have been attempting to set a time period for the terraces

Next, is a leachate collection system, this is used to collect the liquid that comes from decomposing materials in the system. The third part is a type of covering such as another liner to prevent rain from intruding and last is the natural hydro geologic setting. This type of prevention is useful for two reasons which are to prevent waste from escaping and is used to predict where the waste will go if it

Global Warming: Cause and Mitigation Global Warming: Cause and Mitigation Introduction The topic of global warming has received a lot of attention for the past couple of decades. The massive impacts and risks posed by this phenomenon on humans and environment have been severe, thus calling for swift attention. Basically, globalization refers to the rise of average temperature of oceans and earth’s atmosphere. Global warming is a reality which has faced the human society for over a century

Abstract The planetary system consisting of the Earth and Moon has been closely examined since the birth of man. The Moon is a scientifically important planet that preserves a unique history of planetary formation and early development, as well as recording the historical space environment and cosmic radiation for billions of years. Due to its proximity to the Earth, the Moon has also been a target for human exploration and long-term extraterrestrial habitation. Knowledge of the Moon’s characteristics

in Krajick 763). These myths have led scientist to believe that the explosion is reoccurring. The Genesis flood store describes a large scale flood that covers all of the mountains and rids the world of man and his wicked flesh. It has been argued that the rising sea level of the Mediterranean, which followed the last deglaciation covered what is now the Bosporus Strait and flowed into the