Human impact on geological hazards | Earth Hazards | meriSTEM
Channel: meriSTEM Education
Date: 2021-08-05

Professor Phil Cummins from the Australian National University (anu.edu.au) looks at how human activities can impact on Earth's geological hazards. This as part of a series of educational videos on our Earth's natural hazards. 

This clip has been created by the Research School of Earth Sciences (rses.anu.edu.au). These resources are part of a comprehensive program, curriculum matched to the unit 'The changing Earth - the cause and impact of Earth hazards.' 

This video touches on the following curriculum descriptors: 
Human activities, including land clearing, can contribute to the frequency, magnitude and intensity of some natural hazards (for example, drought, flood, bushfire, landslides) at local and regional scales (ACSES102)

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This video is part of meriSTEM Australian senior science educational resources (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Email the team (contact.meristem@anu.edu.au) for further information, course access and curriculum links.