Title Organisation Link Description Specification mapping Predicting Geology A link to a fascinating podcast about the 6.1.2 (a) book ‘the earthquakes Society the book thinks about all the questions and quake’, uncertainties that exist when forecasting earthquakes, the use of historical research is discussed and the role of engineers. 6.1.2 (a) Earthquake Carleton This link is to an activity where learners calculate the probability College return period and probability of earthquakes from historical data. Students should work in groups to divide the task into more manageable sections. Earthquake The Guardian A very accessible article on the challenges surrounding 6.1.2 (b) forecasting predicting seismic events, the social and economic impact of not predicting or falsely predicting, errors in prediction. The importance of using knowledge on where earthquakes are likely to happen and how to prepare these locations is discussed. 6.1.2 (b) Tremor-rich Nature A case study of the seismic activity associated with the shallow dyke Geoscience 2014-2015 Holuhraun eruption in Iceland. Makes use of formation followed clear data presentations and discusses both harmonic by silent magma tremors (continuous long period rhythmic earthquakes) flow at and microseismics (any small seismic event too small to Bárðarbunga in be perceived by people) as precursors of, and evidence Iceland of intrusion of subsurface dykes. Tsunami risk NBC An article on how the community of Venice Beach, Los 6.1.2 (b) Angeles is dealing with being located in a tsunami zone, it mentions marking evacuation routes with signage which also raises awareness, it discusses the challenges which could face a very highly populated location.
Title Organisation Link Description Specification mapping Predicting earthquakes Geology Society A link to a fascinating podcast about the book ‘the quake’, the book thinks about all the questions and uncertainties that exist when forecasting earthquakes, the use of historical research is discussed and the role of engineers. 6.1.2 (a) Earthquake probability Carleton College This link is to an activity where learners calculate the return period and probability of earthquakes from historical data. Students should work in groups to divide the task into more manageable sections. 6.1.2 (a) Earthquake forecasting The Guardian A very accessible article on the challenges surrounding predicting seismic events, the social and economic impact of not predicting or falsely predicting, errors in prediction. The importance of using knowledge on where earthquakes are likely to happen and how to prepare these locations is discussed. 6.1.2 (b) Tremor-rich shallow dyke formation followed by silent magma flow at Bárðarbunga in Iceland Nature Geoscience A case study of the seismic activity associated with the 2014-2015 Holuhraun eruption in Iceland. Makes use of clear data presentations and discusses both harmonic tremors (continuous long period rhythmic earthquakes) and microseismics (any small seismic event too small to be perceived by people) as precursors of, and evidence of intrusion of subsurface dykes. 6.1.2 (b) Tsunami risk NBC An article on how the community of Venice Beach, Los Angeles is dealing with being located in a tsunami zone, it mentions marking evacuation routes with signage which also raises awareness, it discusses the challenges which could face a very highly populated location. 6.1.2 (b)
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