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TSUNAMI — or seismic sea wave or tidal wave Catastrophic ocean wave , usually caused by a submarine earthquake. Underwater or coastal …
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BRECCIA — Coarse sedimentary rock consisting of angular or nearly angular fragments larger than 0. 08 in. (2 mm). Breccia commonly results …
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SWEEP — I. ˈswēp verb ( swept ˈswept ; swept ; sweeping ; sweeps ) Etymology: Middle English swepen; akin to Old …
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SUSCEPTIBLE — I. səˈseptəbəl adjective Etymology: Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus (past participle of suscipere to take up, undertake, admit, from …
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ROADBLOCK — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : a barricade (as of concrete, logs, boards, sandbags, barbed wire) often with traps or …
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BACK — I. ˈbak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bak, back, from Old English bæc; akin to Old High German …
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MASS-WASTING — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: mass (II) + wasting, n. : the process involving movement of mantlerock that is controlled directly by …
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CONTINUAL — kənˈtinyəwəl, -yəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French continuel, from Latin continuus continuous + Middle French -el -al — …
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CAUTION — — cautioner , n. /kaw"sheuhn/ , n. 1. alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead - …
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TSUNAMI — also called Seismic Sea Wave, or Tidal Wave, catastrophic ocean wave, usually caused by a submarine earthquake occurring less than …
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SOLIDS MECHANICS — science concerned with the stressing, deformation, and failure of solid materials and structures. What, then, is a solid? Any material, …
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MASS MOVEMENT — also called Mass Wasting, bulk movements of soil and rock debris down slopes in response to the pull of gravity, …
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LAKE — any relatively large body of slow-moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes occur throughout much of the …
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GEOMORPHOLOGY — scientific discipline concerned with the description and classification of the Earth's topographic features. Much geomorphologic research has been devoted to …
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EARTHQUAKE — any abrupt disturbance within the Earth that is tectonic or volcanic in origin and that results in the generation of …
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BRECCIA — lithified sedimentary rock consisting of angular or subangular fragments larger than 2 millimetres (0.08 inch). It differs from a conglomerate, …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: DISASTERS — Disasters Aviation January 13, Off the coast of Libya. A twin-engine jet en route from Tripoli to Marsa al-Burayqah, Libya, …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: EARTH-AND-SPACE-SCIENCES — Geology and Geochemistry The biosphere, an integral part of Earth's geologic and geochemical cycles, exists in a delicate balance with …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: DISASTERS — Disasters The following list records the major disasters that occurred in 1999. Events included in this feature involved the loss …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: RELIGION
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: DISASTERS — Aviation January 13, Southwestern Pakistan. An Afghan cargo plane carrying 51 persons, including members of the Islamic Taliban militia, ran …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: DISASTERS — Disasters The loss of life and property from disaster in 1997 included the following: Aviation January 9, Near Detroit. A …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: DISASTERS — Disasters The loss of life and property from disaster in 1996 included the following: Aviation January 8, Kinshasa, Zaire. An …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: DISASTERS — Disasters The loss of life and property from disaster in 1995 included the following: Aviation January 5, Near Isfahan, Iran. …
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TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE — autonomous frontier regione, northern Italy, comprising the provincie of Bolzano-Bozen (north) and Trento (south). Historically, the region includes the area …
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SZECHWAN
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PERU, FLAG OF — vertically striped red-white-red national flag; when displayed by the government, it incorporates the national coat of arms in the centre. …
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ORVIETO — town, Terni provincia, in the Umbria regione of central Italy. The town is situated atop an isolated rock 640 feet …
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NEW MADRID FAULT — also called New Madrid Seismic Zone, deep-seated fracture in the Earth's crust trending southwest-northeast through Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky, …
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MARS — ancient Roman deity, in importance second only to Jupiter. Little is known of his original character, and that character (chiefly …
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LANDSLIDE — ( landslides) 1. A landslide is a victory in an election in which a person or political party gets far …
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