Environmental Geology

 Environmental Hazards  Environmental Resources  Environmental Engineering  Sustainability

 Surface Faulting  Ground Shaking  Ground Failure  Landslides  Coastal Flooding  Tsunamis

 Richter Scale  Modified Mercali Scale  Distributed Risk

 Prediction  Control  Damage

 Lava Flows  Pyroclastic Flows  Toxic Gases  Related Seismic Activity

 Flash Floods  River Flooding  Coastal Flooding

 Hurricane Formation  Hurricane Prediction  Winds  Storm Surge

 Coastal Features are Ephemeral  Subsidence  Shoreline Erosion  Jetties  Dikes  Sea Walls

 Debris Slides  Earthflows  Slumps  Falls

 Ground Water  Water Table  Hydraulic Gradient  Hydraulic Conductivity  Salt Water Encroachment  Groundwater Contamination

 Open Dumps  Sanitary Landfill  Incineration  Onsite Disposal

 Groundwater  Leachates  Rivers and Streams  Run-Off  Air  Particulates  Ozone  Ocean

Eutrophication

 Radionuclides  Half-Life  Disposal  Radon

NS 3310 – Physical Science Studies Dr. Hoge

Natural Environment Land, Air and Sea Fauna and Flora Man Made Environment Urban Rural Renewable Resources Energy Products Non-Renewable Resources What Is Global Warming? Sustainability

Energy Exploration Production Industry Production marketing Transportation Consumers choice Al Gore on the Climate Crisis E.O. Wilson on Saving Life on Earth

Global Warming Sea-level Rise / Flooding Agriculture Disease Ozone Depletion Habitat Loss Air Quality Water Quality Acidification of Lakes and Streams Pollution Groundwater Oceans

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