1. California Risk Assessment
Risk(r)= hazard(h) x vulnerability(v)
capacity(c)

2. Hazard(h)
Previous hazards in the past 20 years in California-
August 24th 2014- 6.0 magnitude earthquake
August 2014- Coastal flooding
January 2008- North American storm complex
2007- Western United States freeze
Heatwave- July 2006, lasted 2 weeks
June 14th 2005- 7.2 magnitude earthquake
Febuary 2005-Torrential rainstorms-
January 10th, 2005- mudslide
Febuary 1998- El Nino brought weeks of heavy rain. Caused Mudslides.
January 1997- Flood of the Merced River
July 10th 1996- Yosemite Valley Landslide
January 17th 1994- 6.7 magnitude earthquake.
On average and almost every ten years there is an earthquake in California around the
magnitude of six or seven.
California seems to be prone to severe storms and rainfall, this is could be due to the fact it is in
the areas that are affected if the El Nino weather pattern occurs.

3. Vulnerability(v)
Location- The San Andreas fault line extends 810 miles through California. As the
San Andreas fault line is a conservative plate boundary it makes California vulnerable
to Volcanoes but not extreme eruptions. However they are at risk of earthquakes.
Lifestyle- California is the state with the highest poverty rate in the USA. Nearly one in
four Californians, about 24 percent of the overall population, live in poverty. California
currently has 6.2 million poor people.
Resources-California is rich in natural resources. Air, water, plants, and animals are
natural resources. So are salt, coal, and oil. A lot of people walk, cycle or even roller-skate
around California to save resources like fuel.
People- 2013 population- 38,332,521, percentage of people 65 and over- 12.5%,
percentage of people under 5- 6.5%, percentage of high school graduates or high
age 25+ between 2008-2012- 81.0%.
Infrstructure- California has many high rise buildings

4. Capacity(c)

5. Conclusion
California is at a high risk of natural disasters and the effects. California is a densly
populated state and slowly becoming overcrowded. The greater the amount of people
in an area when a disaster hits, means the greater the loss, personal tragedies and
effect on the economy. If the majority of the people that die were of the working class
then a huge chunk of that is now gone and the economy is missing a large amount of
its income. The clean up also takes a lot from the economy and since California has
lots of high rise buildings and infrastructure it could effect it even more.

6. Conclusion
California is at a high risk of natural disasters and the effects. California is a densly
populated state and slowly becoming overcrowded. The greater the amount of people
in an area when a disaster hits, means the greater the loss, personal tragedies and
effect on the economy. If the majority of the people that die were of the working class
then a huge chunk of that is now gone and the economy is missing a large amount of
its income. The clean up also takes a lot from the economy and since California has
lots of high rise buildings and infrastructure it could effect it even more.