Description
Instructions:
Report on a current event from a sound scientific media outlet (USGS news or Science Mag, rather than CNN). Submit in WebCampus. Write 1 page and (single-spaced, 12-point Arial or Times New Roman font) responding to the following: Explain the current event and the geological aspects behind it. It will be easy to repeat the headlines of: event strength (quake magnitude), lives lost, and money spent BUT we want to know the science behind it! Explain that in your review.
Here's what I'll be looking for:
Explain:
- The science and mechanics behind the event using the terms from 1) lecture, 2) any assigned reading for that week posted in the module, and 3) online sources listed in the back of the syllabus
- Some historical context (i.e. volcano along the Pacific coast of South America--Do they happen often there? If so, how do regular volcanoes impact people's lives? What do they do to withstand regular eruptions?)
- Small amount about how the local residents and global countries are involved and adapting to the disaster
Avoid:
- “We’ve got to find a solution”
- “Obviously”
- Drama opinion words like “huge” or “small”, stick to using numbers
- Your opinion on what people there should do “They just need to…”
Stick to the science.
Explanation & Answer
View attached explanation and answer. Let me know if you have any questions.Here you go! :) Let me know if it's okay
According to Cornwall (2021), heavy rainfall that occurred between the 12th and 15th of
July 2021 led to deadly floods sweeping the western parts of Germany, Belgium, and the
Netherlands. “Beginning on 13 July, intense storms dropped as much as 15 centimeters of rain in
24 hours, swelling streams that then washed away houses and cars and triggered massive
landslides” (Cornwall, 2021). According to reports, around 196 people had passed away, with
around 165 coming from Germany and 31 from Belgium. A considerable amount of damage was
also done to infrastructures, ...