Keywords: Earthquake
Loading...
Displaying 1-20 of 36 results.
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: provides photos, letters, and other documents about one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history. Although it lasted only about a minute, the quake and its fires left over 500 city blocks in ruins and more than half of San Francisco's population homeless.
Anatomy of a Tsunami
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: Tsunami waves can be distinguished from ordinary ocean waves by many factors, including the tremendous amount of energy they carry, the great distance between their wave crests, and their capacity to travel at jetliner speeds across an entire ocean. In this interactive from NOVA Online, explore how the ... More »
Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire, 1897-1916
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: provides 26 films of San Francisco from before and after the Great Earthquake and Fire. The earthquake struck on April 18, 1906, along the San Andreas Fault, damaging most central California cities and killing more than 3,000 people. These films show Market Street, Chinatown, a parade, San Francisco ... More »
Berkeley Seismological Lab - Guest Lecture: Ved Lekic Fall 2007
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: Berkeley Seismological Lab - Guest Lecture: Ved Lekic. From EPS 20 - Fall 2007 - Introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, and ... More »
BSL and Earthquake Monitoring, Guest Speaker: Peggy Hellweg from the course Earthquakes in Your Backyard
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: EPS 20: Earthquakes in Your Backyard - Fall 2006. The goal of this class is to inform future leaders of our society about the various hazards associated with earthquakes and tsunamis. You will learn to evaluate scientific information, solve problems and influence policy through the use of case studies.
Building up to an Earthquake Fall 2007
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: Building up to an Earthquake. From EPS 20 - Fall 2007 - Introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, and earthquake hazard and risk, ... More »
Building Up to an Earthquake from the course Earthquakes in Your Backyard
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: EPS 20: Earthquakes in Your Backyard - Fall 2006. The goal of this class is to inform future leaders of our society about the various hazards associated with earthquakes and tsunamis. You will learn to evaluate scientific information, solve problems and influence policy through the use of case studies.
California and Earthquake from the course Earthquakes in Your Backyard
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: EPS 20: Earthquakes in Your Backyard - Fall 2006. The goal of this class is to inform future leaders of our society about the various hazards associated with earthquakes and tsunamis. You will learn to evaluate scientific information, solve problems and influence policy through the use of case studies.
California and Earthquakes Fall 2007
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: California and Earthquakes. From EPS 20 - Fall 2007 - Introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, and earthquake hazard and risk, ... More »
Catastrophic Disaster Response - Guest Lecture: Jane MacQuarrie Fall 2007
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: Catastrophic Disaster Response - Guest Lecture: Jane MacQuarrie. From EPS 20 - Fall 2007 - Introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, ... More »
Earthquake Forecasting CS: Bay Area from the course Earthquakes in Your Backyard
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: EPS 20: Earthquakes in Your Backyard - Fall 2006. The goal of this class is to inform future leaders of our society about the various hazards associated with earthquakes and tsunamis. You will learn to evaluate scientific information, solve problems and influence policy through the use of case studies.
Earthquake Forecasting - Guest Lecture: Eileen Evans Fall 2007
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: Earthquake Forecasting - Guest Lecture: Eileen Evans. From EPS 20 - Fall 2007 - Introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, and ... More »
Earthquake Intensity and Magnitude Fall 2007
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: Earthquake Intensity and Magnitude. From EPS 20 - Fall 2007 - Introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, and earthquake hazard ... More »
Earthquake Intensity and Magnitude from the course Earthquakes in Your Backyard
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: EPS 20: Earthquakes in Your Backyard - Fall 2006. The goal of this class is to inform future leaders of our society about the various hazards associated with earthquakes and tsunamis. You will learn to evaluate scientific information, solve problems and influence policy through the use of case studies.
Earthquake Prediction
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: This video segment adapted from NOVA tells the tragic story of two Japanese seismologists who disagreed about the threat of earthquakes in the early twentieth century. Today, seismologists in California offer residents a probability of risk that an earthquake might occur.
Earthquake Prediction from the course Earthquakes in Your Backyard
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: EPS 20: Earthquakes in Your Backyard - Fall 2006. The goal of this class is to inform future leaders of our society about the various hazards associated with earthquakes and tsunamis. You will learn to evaluate scientific information, solve problems and influence policy through the use of case studies.
Earthquake Prediction - Guest Lecture: Maria Brumm Fall 2007
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: Earthquake Prediction - Guest Lecture: Maria Brumm. From EPS 20 - Fall 2007 - Introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, and earthquake ... More »
Earthquake Preparedness (Guest Lecture: Tracy Malloy) Fall 2007
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: Earthquake Preparedness (Guest Lecture: Tracy Malloy). From EPS 20 - Fall 2007 - Introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, and ... More »
Earthquake Warning Systems Fall 2007
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: Earthquake Warning Systems. From EPS 20 - Fall 2007 - Introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, and earthquake hazard and risk, ... More »
Earthquake Warning Systems from the course Earthquakes in Your Backyard
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: EPS 20: Earthquakes in Your Backyard - Fall 2006. The goal of this class is to inform future leaders of our society about the various hazards associated with earthquakes and tsunamis. You will learn to evaluate scientific information, solve problems and influence policy through the use of case studies.