Earth & Planetary Science 131

Earth and Planetary Sciences 131 Risk Fall Quarter, 2021 John Rundle Professor of Physics and Earth and Planetary Sciences Above: Tsunami from Magnitude 9.1 Earthquake on March 11, 2011 Video of Tsunami Inundation (NHK Image and Video)
Course Syllabus Lectures can be found in the folders HERE Also please see videos and other hazards commentary at the Global Hazards News Feed Resource: Association of Pacific Rim Universities Multihazards Hub
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Week of:	Topic:	Reading Assignment Chapter/Section (Refers to 8th Edition)	Weekly Questions
1 September 20	Introduction to Natural Disasters Introductory Video on Natural Disasters 2020 Living in Cities Geoff West on Cities-I Geoff West on Cities-II Nat Geo Video on the Origin of the Sun and Planets Nat Geo Video on the Origin of Earth Nat Geo Video on Plate Tectonics Video on Plate Tectonics I Video on Plate Tectonics II PBS Video on Plate Tectonics	Chapter 1 (Lectures 1,2 in folders)	Questions on Introduction
2 September 27	Earth Structure and Origin Earthquake Science Earthquakes 101 (Nat Geo) Volcanoes 101 (Nat Geo) Seismology 101 (Caltech) Seismic Waves (Khan Academy) Seismic Focal Mechanisms ("Beachballs") Hawaiian Earthquakes	Chapters 2,3 (Lectures 3-7 in folders) See Especially: Lecture 4-6 Summary Lecture 7 NY Times article on how the poor are most affected by natural disasters	Questions on Earth Structure Questions on Earthquake Science
3 October 4	Earthquake Science (cont.) Catastrophic Earthquakes A Trip Down Market Street, April 14, 1906 Great Sumatra Earthquake 2004 Earthquakes in Puerto Rico The Great 1964 Alaska Earthquake (IRIS 6:42) The Great 1964 Alaska Earthquake (USGS 11:53) Five Largest Earthquakes Five Most Dangerous US Earthquake Hotspots Beyond California Human Impacts of Haiti Earthquake (UN) Geology of Haiti Earthquake (WHOI) Response to Nepal Earthquake Surviving Earthquakes Timelapse of Earthquakes Since 1950 Earthquake Early Warning How Good are Early Warning Systems? ShakeAlert Earthquake Focal Mechanisms	Chapter 4 (Lectures 8-10 in folders)	Questions on Catastrophic Earthquakes
4 October 11	Tohoku Earthquake Fukushima Meltdown Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Tohoku Earthquake (Nat Geo, 3:34) Liquefaction Makuhari (3:07) Liquefaction Chiba (2:38) Fukushima 5 Years Later Japanese Videos of Tohoku Earthquake Fukushima Meltdown (IAEA, 2016) Fukushima Meltdown (IAEA, 7/2021) Fukushima Damaged Reactors 10 Years On (Science, 3/2021) Return to Fukushima (Nat Geo: 13:53) Understanding the Fukushima Disaster (13:02)	Chapter 5 (Lectures 11,12 in folders)	Questions on Tohoku EQ
5 October 18	Tsunamis Earthquake Forecasting How Tsunamis Work Potential Hawaiian Tsunami (2:00) Potential East Coast Tsunamis (6:00) Japan Tsunami 2011 (Nat Geo) Japan Tsunami (16 min) Japan Tsunami (40 min) Japan Tsunami (16 min, in Japanese) La Palma Tsunami (Steve Ward 4 min) Nuuanu Hawaii Mega Tsunami 1.5Ma (Steve Ward 5 min) Why are Earthquakes Hard to Predict? InSAR: Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry InSAR: Geotechnical Applications	Chapter 8	Questions on Tsunamis
6 October 25	Volcanoes La Palma Eruption, Canary Islands, 2021 Eruption of Mt. St. Helens (3:47) Eruption of Mt. St. Helens (7:17) Eruption of Mt. St. Helens (45:00) Volcanoes 102 (Nat Geo) Eruption of Kilauea (2018) - I Eruption of Kilauea (2018) - II Super Volcanoes 101 (Nat Geo) Eruption of Sierra Negra Volcano with Lava Rivers (Nat Geo) Krakatau Eruption 2018 White Island 2019 White Island Eruption (44 mins) 2019 Icelandic Volcano Eruption of Mt. Etna Geology of Long Valley Potential Eruption Long Valley America's Dangerous Volcanoes	Chapter 6,7	Questions on Volcanoes
7 November 1	Introduction to the Atmosphere Atmospheric Structure Overview of the Atmosphere Layers of the Atmosphere Energy Balance Air Pollution Health Effects	Chapters 9,12	Questions on Atmospheric Structure Guidelines for Paper Example Paper First Paper Due on Solid Earth Hazards: Friday October 22
8 November 8	Atmospheric Science and Dynamics Ocean Dynamics Introduction to Atmospheric Dynamics (Paul Ullrich, UCD) Coriolis Effect Coriolis Effect (Met Office) Weather (Met Office) Weather Fronts (Met Office) The Jet Stream Explained (Met Office) Global Circulations I (Met Office) Global Circulations II (Met Office) Global Circulations III (Met Office) Ozone Hole (NASA) Ozone Depletion (Nat Geo) How to Read Synoptic Charts What are Weather Fronts? (Met Office) Polar Vortex (Nat Geo) Ocean Conveyor Ocean Conveyor (Nat Geo Ballard) Ocean Currents Is the Gulf Stream Collapsing? (13:32) What if Gulf Stream Shut Down? Lecture on Slowing Down of Gulf Stream, by Dr. Stefan Rahmstorf (U. Potsdam, 27:00) Lecture on Rising Seas, by Dr. Stefan Rahmstorf (U. Potsdam, 31:00) Why Don't the Oceans Mix?	Chapters 10,11,13	Questions on Atmospheric Science Questions on Ocean Dynamics
9 November 15	Global Warming Atmospheric Modes Movie Trailer for Merchants of Doubt Erik Conway Slides Global Warming I (Nat Geo) Global Warming II (Nat Geo) Global Warming III (Nat Geo) Global Warming 101 (Nat Geo) Causes and Effects of Climate Change (Nat Geo) Climate Change Terminology ENSO I ENSO II (Met Office) ENSO Walker Circulation ENSO (Nat Geo) Understanding ENSO (Bureau of Meteorology) North Atlantic Oscillation (MET Office) Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (MET Office) Pacific Decadal Oscillation (Met Office) North Atlantic Oscillation (Met Office) Madden Julian Oscillation Milankovich Cycles Antarctica is Losing Ice (PBS) What if Greenland Melted? Possible Collapse of Thwaites Glacier Origin of Ice Ages (Volcanoes: 10:58)	2011 Tornado Outbreak Video	Questions on Global Warming Questions on Modes
10 November 22	Tropical Cyclones Catastrophic Cyclones Formation of Tropical Cyclones Tropical Cyclones Notable Tropical Cyclones Doomed New Orleans Flooding of New Orleans Future of New Orleans Hurricane Katrina 15 Years Later Ivan Predicted Hurricane Disaster A Flight with the 53rd Weather Recon Squadron Superstorm Sandy 2012 Recovery from Super Typhoon Haiyan Tornadoes Wildfires Floods Tornadoes 101 (Nat Geo) Tornado Videos Five Largest Flash Floods Wildfires (Nat Geo) Wildfire Science (WSJ) Western Wildfires 2020 California Wildfires 2020 I California Wildfires 2020 II	Chapters 14, 15 New York Times Article: "In Nature's Casino" Flood Risk in Sacramento: (Washington Post) Interactive Flood Plain Maps Calfire Incidents	Questions on Tropical Cyclones Questions on Catastrophic Cyclones Questions on Miscellaneous Disasters
11 November 29/December 6	Landslides Disaster Economics Disaster Response Bolide Impacts Extinction Level Bolide Impact Animation Meteorite Strikes Russia Chelyabinsk Meteorite (NASA) How the Dinosaurs went Extinct Simulation of Chicxulub Impact (S.Ward) Landslides (Nat Geo) 10 Massive Landslides Disasters Economics Effect of Disasters on Economic Growth Disaster Response Association of Pacific Rim Universities Multihazards Hub		Second Paper Due on Atmospheric or Other Hazards: Friday December 10