Friday, June 12, 2020

Week 6 - Geological Interpretation


For this week’s travel blog, I visited the San Francisco Bay area where landslides are common. Mudslides also occur here and are among the most dangerous and numerous in the United States. When prolonged, intense rain falls on steep hill slopes and the soils become unstable and move rapidly downhill as debris flows. I would like to examine the stream erosion to determine how turbulent the flow of water is. I would also like to study the earthquake and volcanic activity that happens or happened in this area. Both events can cause the ground to suddenly move quickly. A landslide caused by a volcano can also contain hot volcanic ash and lava from the eruption. Lastly, I would like to examine the movement of rainfall and the mass movement of terrain that happens in that location. Also, the type of rocks that move when the landslide occurs can help determine how much movement there will be on the next landslide. The changes in water level can also be a helpful factor to take a look at. 


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