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San Francisco Earthquake
-The earthquake struck the coast of Northern California.
-Northern California got struck at 5:12 on a wednesday
-Several fires broke out in the city that lasted for several days. -
Intensity
-Shaking intesnsity noted in Lawson's report was the clear correlation of intensity owith underlying geologic conditions.
-Areas situated in sediment-filled valleys sustained stronger shaking near bedrock sites.
-The strongest shakings occured in aeas of former bay where earthquake liquifaction had occured -
Originated Interaction
-Katrina originated in the bahamas.
-Caused by an interaction of a tropical wave and the remnants of Tropical Depression Ten. -
Intensified Traveling
-The new depression intensified to the Tropical Storm Katrina
-The cyclone headed westward toward florida
-The cyclone strengthened into a hurricane only 2 hours before making landfall Hallandale beach. -
Hurricane Traveling
-Katrina emerged to the gulf of mexico and began to rapidly deepen.
-The storm strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico.
-Afterwards Katrina weakened before making its second landfall as Category 3 hurricane pn August 29 in southeast Louisiana