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22nd Jan 2006

Geology of Natural Disasters, Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Chris Smith

Kat Arney

This week we shake up the world of science as Dr Janet Sumner from The Open University describes the dynamics of volcanic eruptions and the structure of the Earth, Dr Tamsin Mather from Cambridge University talks about how the gases from volcanoes affect our atmosphere and environment, Dr Tiziana Rossetto discusses earthquakes, tsunamis and her recent visit to Pakistan, and Professor Herbert Huppert joins Derek in the kitchen to perform an explosive experiment.

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Questions

I've been told that Santa Barbara is the third most dangerous place to live in the United States because it at great risk of being struck by a tsunami. I've been told that we're at great risk because there's fault line between the coastline and the Channel Islands west of the Pacific Ocean. Is this true?

We've been removing gas and oil through the surface of the Earth for hundreds of years. Would this have any effect on the stability of the Earth, and would it maybe even effect the speed at which we spin through space?

I think I'm right in saying that diamonds are produced by some volcanoes. Why?

How does the Richter Scale work?

Why are there two or three waves in a tsunami instead of one?

Kitchen Science

Lemonade Volcano

You may have heard about the Mentos and Coke experiment, find out how to make an erruption with a drinks bottle, and what it has to do with volcanoes.

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