Less rainfall means there is less water to enter into the facility and transport radioactive waste. On the negative side there are three things which cause me an unsteady feeling. First, the mountain is in an area where there has been volcanic activity. Because of the activity strong gases have entered into the ground which could cause explosions to be destructive. Secondly, the area has several faults running through the area where the proposed facility was to be built.
Secondary effects include flooding, lahars and in severe cases- climate change. A secondary effect happens as a consequence of the primary effects and an example is the 1996 flooding of Grimsvotn, Iceland. This occurred due to the melting of glacial ice caps which caused a glacial burst- this happened several weeks after the eruption and caused a main section of road to be washed away by the flood. Monitoring however ensured the necessary preparations were put in place- e.g. closing the Icelandic ring road to avoid injuries.
According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, the definition of snow is, “precipitation in the form of small white ice crystals formed directly from the water vapor of the air at a temperature below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.” Whereas, rain is defined as, “water falling in the drops condensed from vapor in the earth’s atmosphere.” There are many similarities and differences to rain and snow because of formation, destruction, weather apparel, and kids enjoyment. Another similarity between snow and rain is that they can both be very destructive. Large amounts of rainfall can produce floods. Floods can destroy homes, ruin farmer’s crops, and even loss of human life. Treacherous rainfalls are also able to produce landsides.
The melting of once-permanent ice is already affecting the native people, wildlife and plants. When the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf started breaking and melting, the rare freshwater lake it enclosed, along with its unique ecosystem, drained into the ocean and was lost. Polar bears, whales, walrus and seals are having to change their feeding because of this, and migration patterns, making it harder for the native people to hunt them. Along Arctic coastlines, entire villages will be uprooted due to the melting ice. Will Arctic ice melt have any effects beyond the polar region?
Indeed, Chaitén was a major concern to both the airline industry and the neighbouring country of Argentina. In the first week of the current eruption, five airplanes encountered eruption-cloud ash, and several sustained significant engine damage. Airports in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, up to 2,300 km from the volcano, were forced to close or cancel flights. In addition, volcanic ash from the eruption clouds caused ground transportation and health problems in Chile and Argentina. There were several hundred domestic flights in Argentina and Chile and several dozen international flights from Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina cancelled.
Geology The Loma Earthquake 1989 Name Course Date due An earthquake is a physical occurrence where vibrations are caused by underlying rocks that are breaking under a lot of stress. The rocks are situated under the earth’s crust and are mostly caused when two tectonic plates come together, and pressure is created along the fault lines. It is then released towards the earth’s surface resulting in an earthquake. In 1989, the Loma Earthquake occurred in the region of the Santa Cruz Mountains that caused a total number of 63 fatalities, 3,557 injured related cases. It also destroyed a lot of property which is estimated to be about $6 billion.
Since we have the attention of everyone, now is the best time to take action against global warming. Due to the increasing temperatures every year our public health and our agriculture/food supply is at high risk for new and worse diseases due to global warming; we need to change our climate control policies to protect ourselves. Gases are being trapped inside of earth’s atmosphere like a soda can, and are gradually increasing Earth’s temperatures that ice will start melting and there will be flooding due to rising sea levels; plants and animals will start becoming endangered (as cited in Cooper, 2001). We have already seen coastal flooding in parts of Central America and Bermuda’s forests are now endangered due to flooding (as cited in Clemmitt, 2006). Global warming has been an issue since factories were introduced to this world; gases and toxins are being highly exposed into our atmosphere causing a tremendous reaction to the balance of nature.
The first disaster causes a lot of fires in the forests. Also, it throws a lot of volcanic gases which causes air pollution, such as, ash fall, CO2, and methane. "Mud volcanoes are one of the significant natural sources of atmospheric methane"(Dimitrov, 2002). The volcanoes affect the lands and cause landslides. On the other hand, the second disaster affects the cities more than the forests.
‘How do people and society respond to environmental hazards and what factors influence their choice of adjustments?’ (Cutter 1996). Discuss this statement with reference to examples of both natural and technological hazards. Introduction Environmental hazards fall under two headings: Chronic and Catastrophic. Catastrophic hazards are those with a high magnitude and low frequency. They create huge media attention as the rate of change from what would have been considered as ‘normal’ conditions is very high, for example an earthquake can turn an entire city to ruins and kill hundreds of people in just minutes.
A global average temperature rise of only 1C could have serious implications. Possible consequences include melting of polar ice caps; an increase in sea level; and increases in precipitation and severe weather events like hurricanes, tornadoes, heat waves, floods, and droughts. Indirect effects include increases in infectious disease, weather-related deaths, and food and water shortages. All these effects put a stress on ecosystems and agriculture, and threaten our planet as a whole. (Colborn, Kwiatkowski, Schiltz, and Bachran.,