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Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters. By: Patrick L. Abbott. Chapter 1. Energy Sources and Disasters. Overview. Energy Sources of Disasters Origin of the Sun and Planets Internal Sources of Energy External Sources of Energy Energy Circulation and Human risk. Energy Sources of Disasters . Energy Gravity

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Natural Disasters

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  1. NaturalDisasters By: Patrick L. Abbott

  2. Chapter 1 Energy Sources and Disasters

  3. Overview • Energy Sources of Disasters • Origin of the Sun and Planets • Internal Sources of Energy • External Sources of Energy • Energy Circulation and Human risk

  4. Energy Sources of Disasters • Energy • Gravity • Volcanoes • Earthquakes • Continents • Atmosphere

  5. Energy Sources of Disasters (cont.) • Erosion • Glaciers • Asteroids • Comets • Forces of construction • Forces of destruction

  6. Origin of the Sun and Planets • Elements • Centigrade • Fahrenheit • Nuclear fusion

  7. Internal Sources of Energy • Meteorites • Heat • Radioactive elements • Impact Energy • Mantle • Core

  8. Internal Sources of Energy (cont.) • Gravitational Energy • Crust • Energy from Radioactive Elements • Half-life • Age of the Earth

  9. External Sources of Energy • Conduction • Convection • The Sun • Hydrologic cycle • Latent heat of vaporization • Gravity • Impacts

  10. Energy Circulation and Human Risk • Sediment • Frequency • Magnitude • Return period • Human Fatalities • Insurance Losses • Chaos Theory

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