GEOL 9 Sudan Blog

One thing we need to understand before talking about this topic is that the country of Sudan is affected by floods yearly that cause a lot of damage and put's the economy in a terrible situation. As I research I found that  Sudan has an impressive array of studies demonstrating the degradation of natural vegetation and how the sea levels keep on rising. Sea-level rise not only strains and stresses the physical coastline but also coastal ecosystems. Seawater influx can pollute freshwater aquifers, many of which support urban and agricultural water supplies and natural ecosystems. If global temperatures continue to rise, sea levels will continue to grow for an extended period of time due to the considerable delay in reaching equilibrium. The magnitude of the increase will depend heavily on future carbon emissions and the rate of future global warming. The rate may increasingly rely on the melting of glaciers and ice sheets. This is a very serious issue because it can destroy the Suda...

  The country of Sudan goes through extreme weather yearly with little to no change to improve the result of the weather that destroys the country. Severe weathers are a problem in Sudan. The long rains, which begin in May and last until October, have intensified in recent years with flash floods. According to UNHCR, Sudan is one of the countries most affected by climate change and least prepared to adapt to its impacts. The country is extremely hot and has an average temperature of 90 to 108 degrees. The heat waves in the country can get really extreme and even cause some death in certain areas. In 2015 16 people died from heatstroke or heat-related injuries and many were hospitalized because of the weather.  There are also a lot of sandstorms that come from the Sahra desert yearly around April and September. The country is not new to these weather changes and year after year they are not prepared for the damages and the things that occur after.  With all of the terrible...

The country of Sudan has 4 Volcanoes within its borders. The government is also classified as having a high volcanic rate country. The location of these Volcanos cover-up about 75% of the country. Recently in the last 100 years, there haven't been any signs of volcanoes or one happening in the near future, but the zone the land is located in has a high risk of a volcano. The last volcano that existed in the country of Sudan was about 5,000 years ago in Bayuda.  The Bayuda volcanic field is located near the center of the Bayuda desert of NE Sudan. REFERENCES -  https://volcano.si.edu/volcanolist_countries.cfm?country=Sudan https://thinkhazard.org/en/report/68784-sudan-northern-kordofan/VA IMAGES -  https://thinkhazard.org/en/report/68784-sudan-northern-kordofan/VA https://images.app.goo.gl/rxmRkfbBBEaDvGP47

  The country of Sudan doesn't have any tsunami that will hit it any time soon. Although there they are surrounded by different seas the most that occurs in this country that's a hazard for the citizens is floods. As you can see in this picture, floods have destroyed many homes and had strong water currents. It is stated that in the next 50 years there will be less than a 2 percent chance of a tsunami occurring in this region.  Sudan is also closest to the second zone, but rarely experiences tsunamis and hasn't ever had a tsunami. The things that are holding citizens back are floods because for the last four years the Red Sea has flooded and with the heavy rains that pour every year during this period, houses get destroyed. Families get displayed sometimes it's extreme to the point where death numbers start to rise. In 2004 a tsunami occurred on the eastern coast of Africa in South Africa due to the Indian Ocean rising. The last time any African country experienced a ts...

 As of recent years, Sudan has not been affected by earthquakes and they have one of the lowest percentages in the world of seeing an earthquake happen in the next 50 years. In recent years the countries surrounding Sudan have expected some earthquakes between 4.4-4.6 magnitude quakes within the last year. The last earthquake that hit Sudan was recorded on May 24th, 1990. The magnitude captured was 7.1 which landed directly in  Juba and the Western Equatoria of Sudan. When earthquakes hit the country, they aren't officially reported, so it's hard to keep track of when they occur. I also know from experiences of being out there that low-volume quakes happen from time to time and you might not notice depending on where you are during the event.  References -   Report on Sudan's Largest Quake https://images.app.goo.gl/wz4C21TJaGu3Puyj7

 WEEK 2 - The Affect of Tectonic Plates on Sudan Sudan is located on the African Plate. The African plate is the fourth largest in the world its surrounded by the Arabian Plate and the Indian Plate. In the region, there are both Oceanic and Conetential Crusts. The African plate has only moved 2.5 centimeters this year and will continue to move at that rate for many years to come. The effects that the African Plate has on the country of Sudan are huge because there are a lot of extreme Natural Hazards like floods, landslides, and Water Scarcity. All of the natural hazards mentioned above have a high chance of occurring in the region. Currently, the country is flooded and there is water scarcity from the effect of the African Tectonic Plate. An earthquake is the only natural disaster that has not affected the country of Sudan. There is a 2% chance of an earthquake happening in this region.  References -  https://thinkhazard.org/en/report/6-sudan/DG Images -  https://im...