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2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 247
Wednesday, 19 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T54. This Changing Planet: Explaining Geologic Hazards to the Media, Policy Makers, and the General Public

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Association of Earth Science Editors; National Park Service; Geology and Public Policy Committee

 

Monica Gaiswinkler Easton, Diane E. Lane and Robert D. Higgins, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
 
1:35 PM
Overview: Explaining Geologic Hazards to the Media, Policy Makers, and the General Public
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1:40 PM
GEOLOGIC HAZARD EVENTS: MAKING THE MOST OF THE TEACHABLE MOMENT
APPLEGATE, David, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 905, Reston, VA 20192, applegate@usgs.gov, applegate@usgs.gov
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2:00 PM
MEDIA, HURRICANES, AND LOSS OF LIFE: IT'S WIND, NOT WATER
BUSH, David M., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118 and YOUNG, Robert S., Dept. of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, dbush@westga.edu, dbush@westga.edu
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2:15 PM
COMMUNICATING POTENTIAL NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS HAZARDS TO DECISION MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC
MICHAUD, Jayne, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W, 5204G, Washington, DC 20460, VAN GOSEN, Bradley S., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 905, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and HATCHER, Michael T., Environmental Medicine and Education Services Branch, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Rd, Mail Stop F32, Atlanta, GA 30333, Michaud.Jayne@epamail.epa.gov, Michaud.Jayne@epamail.epa.gov
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2:30 PM
THE LAVAKAS OF MADAGASCAR: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
GRESS, Elizabeth A.1, COX, Rónadh1 and RAKOTONDRAZAFY, A.F. Michel2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (2)Département des Sciences de la Terre, Université d'Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar, Elizabeth.Gress@williams.edu, Elizabeth.Gress@williams.edu
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2:45 PM
THE CHALLENGES AND PROMISES OF COMMUNICATING COASTAL EROSION INFORMATION
ADAMS, Mark B., Cape Cod National Seashore, US National Park Service, 99 Marconi Site Rd, Wellfleet, MA 02667 and GIESE, Graham, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Commercial St, Provincetown, MA 02657, mark_adams@nps.gov, mark_adams@nps.gov
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3:00 PM
GIS-BASED MULTIPLE NATURAL HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF SOUTHERN DAVIS COUNTY, UTAH: A PHYSIOGRAPHIC ²BOTTLENECK² ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT
HERNANDEZ, Michael W., Department of Geosciences, Weber State Univ, 2507 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408-2507, mhernandez@weber.edu, mhernandez@weber.edu
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3:15 PM
LAND-USE PLANNING MAPS: SOILS AND GEOLOGY
CAREY, Daniel I.1, BECK, E. Glynn2, CRAWFORD, Mathew M.1, DAVIDSON, O. Bart1, GREB, Stephen F.1, NOGER, Martin C.1, SMATH, Richard A.1 and WILLIAMS, David A.2, (1)Kentucky Geological Survey, Univ of Kentucky, 228 Mining & Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, (2)Kentucky Geological Survey, Univ of Kentucky, P.O. Box 653, Henderson, KY 42419, mcrawford@uky.edu, mcrawford@uky.edu
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:45 PM
EARTHQUAKE INSIGHT FIELD TRIP: CENTRAL US HAZARD AND RISK DISCUSSIONS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POLICYMAKERS
STECKEL, Phyllis J., PO Box 2002, Washington, MO 63090, psteckel@charter.net, psteckel@charter.net
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4:00 PM
THE 2004 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI: USING A DISASTER AS A TEACHABLE MOMENT
MCDARIS, John R., Science Education Research Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, MACDONALD, Heather, Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187 and MANDUCA, Cathryn, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, jmcdaris@carleton.edu, jmcdaris@carleton.edu
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4:15 PM
IN HARMS WAY: TECTONIC HAZARDS OF THE EASTERN SUNDA ARC REGION, INDONESIA
HARRIS, Ron, Geology, Brigham Young Univeristy, S-349 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, rharris@byu.edu, rharris@byu.edu
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4:30 PM
CENOZOIC INDONESIAN TECTONICS
HALL, Robert, SE Asia Research Group, Geology Department, Royal Holloway Univ of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom, robert.hall@gl.rhul.ac.uk, robert.hall@gl.rhul.ac.uk
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4:45 PM
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EARTHQUAKE AND NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION TSUNAMI HAZARD ASSESSMENTS FOR THE REGION AFFECTED BY THE 2004 SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE
PETERSEN, Mark D.1, DEWEY, James W.1, GEIST, Eric L.2 and GONZALEZ, Frank I.3, (1)U. S. Department of Interior, U. S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (2)US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, (3)Department of Commerce, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98125, mpetersen@usgs.gov, mpetersen@usgs.gov
 
5:00 PM
Discussion
 
5:15 PM
Concluding Remarks
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