Mission Area Core Capabilities On Monday‚ January 17‚ 1994 at 4.31 a.m. an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.7 struck a densely populated area of San Fernando Valley. In spite of Los Angeles County considered as one of the greatest prepared regions for earthquakes‚ Northridge was one of the worse disasters financially. They were around 14‚000 aftershocks reported in the magnitude of 4.0-5.0 range. Because of the earthquake people displaced from their homes are estimated to be around 80‚000 to 125
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movie Killer Quake is a documentary style film that revisits the terror and destruction of Southern California earthquakes‚ and gives predictions for future ones to come. Throughout the film it gives insight on the Northridge Earthquake of 1994‚ the damage it’s caused‚ and provides facts on the San Andreas Fault. It also gives information about "The Big One"‚ a huge devastating earthquake that will one day reduce Los Angeles into a ruin and cause it to break off from the rest of California‚ sending
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Hundreds are dead after the worst earthquake in generations struck off the northeast coast of Japan on 11th March‚ setting off a devastating tsunami that swallowed swaths of coastal territory and fanned out across the Pacific Ocean‚ threatening everything in its path. The 8.9-magnitude earthquake -- the fifth-largest in the world since 1900 and the biggest in Japan in 140 years -- struck at 2:46 p.m. local time‚ shaking buildings violently in Tokyo for several minutes and sending millions fleeing
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and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) 1-6 October‚ 2008 Goa‚ India Earthquake Risk Mitigation Strategies in India C. Ghosh National Institute of Disaster Management‚ New Delhi‚ India Keywords: Disaster Management‚ earthquake‚ mitigation‚ building codes‚ ABSTRACT: About 59% of India’s land area is under the threat of moderate to severe earthquake shaking intensity VII and higher. In the last 20 years‚ 8 major earthquakes have resulted in over 25‚000 deaths. The regions far away from the Himalaya
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The magnitude of bushfires is determined by the extent‚ amount‚ intensity and impact of a fire upon a natural or cultural environment. In considering this‚ it is necessary to observe the factors which effect the intensity of a fire and to what scale they impact upon a community or environment. The intensity of a bushfire is measured by the speed at which heat is released from a fire‚ based on unit per length‚ this is effected by the quantity of fuel available (as more fuel equals larger fire) and
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San Francisco The City of My Dreams When I was a child my dream was to move to San Francisco. I made my dream come true when I was 24 years old. I moved to the city by the bay with friends and found a house in the corridor district. Although I no longer live there I still long to be there and hope to eventually move back. Living there is amazing. It gave me a higher ambition to achieve my goals and become successful. I would spend my free time exploring new places and visit my favorites. During
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My friend and I took a five day trip to San Francisco. During our visit‚ we saw a lot of gorgeous scenery‚ ate some delicious food‚ it was a fun‚ relaxing‚ and memorable vacation. The weather was beautiful‚ with sunshine‚ very few clouds. My friend and I went to Pier 51‚ which is “home” to some lions sea ‚when we visited there were hundreds of them on and around platforms. We went to Chinatown area which is the largest Chinatown outside of Asia and the oldest Chinatown in North America. It is
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of the United States. One of these cites is San Francisco. San Francisco has a land area of about forty seven square miles. The city has an estimated 2012 population of 825‚863‚ giving it a density of about 17‚620 people per square mile. Thus making san Francisco the densest city in California‚ and the second densest in the united states behind New York New York. In 1906 three quarters of the city was destroyed by a devastating earthquake. San Francisco was quickly rebuilt and is now the forty fourth
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SAN FRANCISCO Fwanyanga W. Mate & Ibrahim Akinola SAN FRANCISCO Fwanyanga W. Mate & Ibrahim Akinola San Francisco is one of North America’s most vibrant and robust cities. Located on the west coast of the United States of America‚ and only about a six to seven hour flight from Calgary‚ San Francisco is well-known for its great climate‚ lively culture‚ and outstanding world-renowned landmarks. With the above in mind‚ there are two basic reasons of why one should visit San
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How do Earthquakes Occur and What Was The 1906 San Francisco Earthquakes Damage? Who knew an earthquake which can last for no longer than a minute but can cause so much harm? On April the 18th‚ 1906 an earthquake struck the coast of Northern California‚ San Francisco at 5:12 a.m lasting for a minute. But who would think that it was the second most destructive earthquake in the world. So how did this Occur? Earthquakes develop in the crust of the earth. The inner parts contains a lot of energy. Some
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