Why do these geological processes happen?
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Geological processes are events that occur on a geological timescale ranging between millions of centuries, hundreds of meters, and thousands of kilometers. Compare this to the everyday models from physics and engineering operated at laboratory units and the scale of human lifetime.
Why do these geological processes happen?
Geological processes are events that occur on a geological timescale ranging between millions of centuries, hundreds of meters and thousands of kilometers.
A variety of processes act on and within the Earth - here we consider those responsible for Natural Disasters
Melting - responsible for creating magmas that result in volcanism.
Deformation - responsible for earthquakes, volcanism, landslides, subsidence.
Isostatic Adjustment due to buoyancy - responsible for earthquakes, landslides, subsidence.
Weathering - responsible for landslides, subsidence.
Erosion - responsible for landslides, subsidence, flooding.
Atmospheric Circulation - responsible for hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding.
