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Risk of Coastal Erosion in Thailand Thailand is a country with a long coastline that spans over 2,800 kilometers and is located in a region that is prone to natural disasters such as typhoons, monsoons, and earthquakes. As such, coastal erosion is a major risk for the country, especially in areas where there is high population density and significant economic activity. https://phys.org/news/2019-04-tide-thai-temple-defies-coastal.html One of the primary factors contributing to coastal erosion in Thailand is the high rate of urbanization along the coast. Large-scale development projects such as ports, tourism facilities, and residential buildings can alter the natural coastal processes that contribute to the formation and maintenance of beaches, dunes, and other coastal landforms. In addition, the construction of dams and other water management structures in rivers and estuaries can disrupt the natural sediment transport processes, leading to erosion and degradation of coastal ecosystem

  Extreme Weather Events in Thailand Thailand is known for being at risk of extreme weather events. These events can be caused by change in weather, and hot or cold weather. Thailand is at risk of many extremes including floods, tsunamis, storms, droughts, landslides, and forest fires.  https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/04/thailand-tropical-storm-asian-nation-braces-during-peak-tourism-time/2480363002/ Thailand in the past has been exposed to many different weather events. An extreme event Thailand has encountered is severe floods in the past decade, with the worst flooding occurring in 2011. The floods affected 65 of Thailand's 77 provinces, causing 815 deaths and damaging or destroying more than 13 million homes. Another event is droughts. Most recently a drought in 2020 was one of the worst in decades, affecting millions of people and causing widespread crop failures. https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/national/40019505 https://climateknowledgeportal.worldba

  Thailand Week 5  In Thailand there is not a big number of volcanoes. There are only five volcanoes and they are not active. Most of these volcanoes have been extinct for hundreds of years and have not been active for centuries. There are also no holocene volcanoes in Thailand.  The names of the five known volcanoes in Thailand are, Ban Chiang Khian, Ban Hui Sai, Buriram, Chanthaburi, and Lampang all being extinct and not active.  There is not a lot of information on volcanoes in Thailand as there is no risk of volcanic eruption from any of the non active volcanoes in the area. But some ways if it ever happens that a volcano were to erupt in Thailand would be to find early warning of an eruption and for the evacuation of the citizens.  https://biosidmartin.com/does-thailand-have-active-volcano/ https://volcano.si.edu/volcanolist_countries.cfm?country=Thailand

  Thailand Week 3                                                                                https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Thailand-hazard-maps-for-spectral-accelerations-at-02s-                                                             structural-period-corresponding_fig6_225646116 This week in Geology we are going over our countries earthquakes and seismicity. In Thailand I talked about it briefly in last weeks blog about how earthquakes are a major hazard for Thailand's citizens. As you can see in the chart above the entire country is at risk for earthquakes but more towards the northern section of Thailand is where more of the major earthquakes can happen.  Earthquakes in the ocean near Thailand also can cause tsunami's to form and that has been a major issue killing thousands of people in Thailand. Thailand has been known to have a low seismicity level. Earthquakes around the country in different countries neighboring Thailand happen more often but those earthq

  Week 2 Thailand This week we are learning about how tectonic plates are a major factor in different earthquakes in the South Eastern part of Asia and Thailand. Thailand is on the Eurasian Tectonic Plate and is also near the Indo-Australian plate and Pacific plates. There have been many earthquakes in the past in Thailand but most of the earthquakes are below a 6.0 magnitude and not very life-threatening but are still a hazard and cation to be aware of. Still, these earthquakes can cause tsunamis which have been a major risk to safety in Thailand. In 2004, there was a tsunami that was caused by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean. This tsunami killed thousands and is one of the worst tsunamis the world has seen.  Thailand however has two volcanoes that are extinct meaning they haven't erupted in over ten thousand years and will likely not erupt again not causing any danger for people that live in the areas. Thailand is not directly in the Ring of Fire but is still affec

 Week 1 Thailand Thailand is a country that is located in the Southeastern side of Asia. It has 1430 islands and its current population is 71.6 million people.  Thailand is known for having many natural disasters and catastrophes year-round including flooding, landslides, drought, earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, and forest fires. Tsunamis and flooding are the worst as they have had many catastrophic events affecting the lives of millions of people in Thailand.  In 2004, there were two tidal waves that hit Thailand and killed over 8000 people. This is just the start of what disasters happen in Thailand.                                                                                                                                              https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-Thailand-Showing-Bangkok_fig3_352029065 There are main differences between hazards, disasters, and catastrophes. The difference between hazards is that it is a mere warning nothing life-threatening just