Foul weather is among the most underrated hazards to field safety.
For the geologist, it causes more deaths than than any other threat except
traffic accidents.
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Lightning -- Dangers, how to avoid
and react to it. |
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Flash Flood -- Dangers of distant cloud bursts
and resulting flash
floods, how to avoid being caught in floods. |
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UV Hazards -- Avoiding eye and skin hazards associated
with ultra-violet radiation (UV light). |
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 Heat Exhaustion --
Avoiding, recognizing symptoms, treating. |
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Heat Stroke --
Avoiding, recognizing symptoms, treating. |
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Frostbite --
Avoiding, recognizing symptoms, treating. |
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Hypothermia --
Avoiding, recognizing symptoms, treating. |
