Earth Science provides key insights into the origins and mechanisms of many natural hazards, enabling society to prepare for and protect itself from destructive natural events. Rice Earth Science faculty apply their expertise to understanding earthquake distributions, causes and consequences; volcanic eruptions, their origins and consequences, and the internal structure of fault zones, volcanoes, and landslides that inform us about their evolution and future hazard potential.

Earthquakes
French, Levander, Morgan, Niu, Zelt

Volcanic eruptions
Gonnermann, Lee

Landslides and debris flows
Morgan

Floods and fluvial systems
Torres, Siebach

Regional climate variability
Dee

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