write up of a natural disaster that takes place 11/15/2016 and 4/15/2017

Extra Credit Paper – Due on April 17, 2017 Outline for Natural Disasters Paper - GEOL 100 Dr. Wanda J. Taylor I. Introduction Include: Purpose Location BRIEF introduction to the natural hazard of interest Significance II. Scientific Background III . Data about specific natural hazard IV. Discussion Include comments on why specific damage occurred, what hazard mitigation or management approaches were in place, and what might have been done to mitigate or manage the hazard more successfully. You m ay comment on other items in this section, as appropriate. V. Summary and Conclusions – Necessary for paper VI. References Cited - You MUST cite your sources. A minimum of three sources are required to earn a C. Citing a reference in your text In the text, cite authors’ names and date of publication (not the title or journal, this is done in the reference list at the end of the work), e.g., Smith (1991) if there is one author: Smith and Jones (1991) if there are two and Smith et al. (1991) for more than two. In the case of more than one publication in a given year by the same author, the use of ‘a’, ‘b’, etc., following the date will be necessary. Example Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue leading to fragility and increased risk of fracture (Drinkwater, 1994). A fractured bone can be a costly and painful outcome. . . Reference List Styles Book - example [last name], [initials], [year], [book title]: [city], [publisher], [no. of pages]. Vail, P.R., Audemard, F., Bowman, S.A., Eisner, P.N., and Perez -Cruz, C., 1991, The stratigraphic signatures of tectonics, eustasy and sedimentology -An overview, in Einsele, G., et al., eds., Cycles and events in stratigraphy: Berlin, Springer -Verlag, p. 6 17 -659. Journal - example [last name], [initials], [year], [article title]: [journal title], [volume], [pages]. Doglioni, C., 1994, Foredeeps versus subduction zones: Geology, v. 22, p. 271 -274. Web Page – example s (without and without URLs because th ey are not static) Last name, First name. "Article Title." Website Title. Publisher of Website, Day Month Year article was published. Web. Day Month Year article was accessed. . Or Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site . Versio n number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.