Natural Hazards and Disasters

Question Set 6

Guidelines

Your answers to the questions should be concise and in a scientific writing style. Please, include your name at the top and the questions before each answer.

The answers have to cite the sources consulted in writing the answer and a list of references. Preferably, base your answer on peer-reviewed literature. At the end of the document, provide a list of the references. Insufficient citation or missing list of references will result in subtraction of up to 20 points. Citations and Reference have to follow the documentation style defined by the Council of Scientific Editors, known as the CSE style. See SSF-Guide or the WISC page for more information on the CSE style.

Make sure that your document includes your name and the title of the question set. In your answers, provide detailed citations of all sources you used to write the answer.

Please, prepare written answers to the questions based on the discussions in the lab and submit these not later than on the following Friday, 6:00 PM by e-mail to me. I recommend that you discuss the questions in small groups and then write your own individual answers. If you do discuss the question in a group, I would appreciate if you could state the names of those you discussed the questions with.

Questions

Question Set 6: Water Cycle and Floods

Lab 6 Slides

Complete the three exercises discussed in the lab (see the lab slides). Answer two of the three questions below. The total amount of points you can get for the three exercises and the two answers is 150 points. If you get more than 100 points, I will consider these excess points as extra credits.

You can access the map for exercise 3 also here.

1. What are the main reservoirs in the global water cycle and in which of these reservoirs is the residence time short, which makes these reservoirs vulnerable to changes in the flow of water in or out of the reservoir?
2. How much of the total water available on the planet is available in form of surface fresh water on land?
3. Are there indications that flood risks will increase in the coming decades and if so, what is the reason for that?

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