Aims
To introduce the ways of detecting earthquakes
To introduce the main prediction methods
To consider the benefits / disadvantages of predicting earthquakes
Objectives
The student should learn about:
(a) Historical prediction techniques;
(b) Seismographs and their use;
(c) Accuracy of earthquake prediction;
(d) Dilatency Theory;
(e) Animal behaviour;
(f) Social risks associated with earthquake prediction.
Outcomes
The student should have knowledge and understanding of:
(a) The ways in which earthquakes are predicted;
(b) How and why seismographs work;
(c) How earthquakes are currently predicted;
(d) The inaccuracy of earthquake prediction methods;
(e) The social consequences of earthquake prediction.
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