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    Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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    Whether that may be a severe thunderstorm‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ or a Magnitude 9 earthquake there is always a financial consequence for most of these natural disasters. After a earthquake occurs the country affected by the earthquake has to rebuild and restructure their nation back to where it was before the earthquake occurred. The overall problem is a country that might not have sufficient funds to restructure after a earthquake could be a big problem to how the country can go back to where it was before

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    Earthquake country

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    April 1st lecture FINAL EXAM IS WORTH 40% Professor goes by Abhi (Obi) like star wars One required textbook Earthquakes science and society lecture will be on additional material not in book but will be guided by materials in the book. take notes (HE SAID IT ALOT!) his lecture slides will not be posted. CH.1 for this lecture Why Learn Earthquakes? Plate Tectonics they are not static they always move. they are moving in a limited space it will cause friction when it moves

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    Earthquakes in Movies

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    GEOGRAPHY @ THE MOVIES: EARTHQUAKES Right: Image of the world’s plates. Earthquakes nomrally occur in faults‚ which is where 2 plates meet. 2012’s earthquake: Hollywood fancy or serious possibility? Roland Emmerich‚ director of previous Hollywood blockbusters ‘Godzilla’ (1998) and ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ (2004)‚ has brought us a new disaster film named ‘2012’. Having proved (and been criticized about) he is familiar with using digital visual effects‚ he shows us he is no stranger

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    A Discussion On Earthquakes Perhaps Mother Nature offers no greater force than that of the earthquake. Across the span of time‚ earthquakes have been recorded for their incredible destructive forces‚ and their abilities to awe mankind with their unparalleled force. Earthquakes can often strike without any notice‚ leveling large cities and killing scores of innocent people. Not only can earthquakes bring harm to society through these methods of destruction‚ but they can also cause millions

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    earthquake 2005

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    EARTHQUAKE 2005: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWAN: It was extremely shocking and traumatic as what happened on the morning of October 08‚ 2005: an earthquake befell as a cataclysmic event in Pakistan’s history to be remembered for a very long to come. So many people were still asleep when suddenly they were jolted awake. All at once they began screaming from houses and apartment blocks‚ confounded and staggering as repeated quakes of 7.6 on the Richter scale rocked the earth. It was Saturday‚ just before 9 a

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    the effect of earthquake

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    What is earthquake? Earthquake is just a sudden movement of the earth’s crust caused by the release stress accumulated along geologic faults by volcanic activity but just because of this sudden movement‚ it can destroyed a city in a few minutes. As far as the environmental problems which are widely prevalent in the twenty-first century are concerned‚ earthquakes definitely stand out as the most widespread one. Even though most of the government takes measures to rout out earthquakes‚ they are disappointed

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    state what the cause of earthquakes was. In 1960‚ Michell noted that “earthquakes and the waves of energy that they make are caused by shifting masses of rock‚ miles below the surface” in a scientific memoir (USGS‚ 32). In order for you to completely understand the process of an earthquake you must first understand the process of how an earthquake is measured. An earthquake may not be able to be predicted at the moment but the intensity and magnitude of the earthquake can be measured and categorized

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    Earthquake in Bangladesh

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    EARTHQUAKE IN BANGLADESH An earthquake is a sudden‚ rapid shaking of the Earth caused by the release of energy stored in rocks. It is a natural phenomenon like rain. Earthquakes have occurred for billions of years. Descriptions as old as recorded history show the significant effects they have had on people’s lives. Long before there were scientific theories for the cause of earthquakes‚ people around the world created folklore to explain them. In simple terms‚ earthquakes are caused by the constant

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    Origiation of Earthquakes

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    How Do We Know Where an Earthquake Originated? Teacher’s Guide Standard Addressed: Grades 6-8: Scientific Inquiry Mathematical Inquiry Technology and Science Processes that shape the Earth 1 B/1‚ 2 2 C/2 3 A/2 4 C/ 1‚ 2 Grades 9-12: Scientific Inquiry Technology and Science Processes that shape the earth Symbolic Relationships Common themes: Models 1 B/2 3 A/3 4 C/5 9 B/3 11 B/3 Objectives: By the end of this activity‚ the student will be able to: 1. Identify P

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    Nepal Earthquake

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    Nepal earthquake The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake)[6][9] killed more than 8‚800 people and injured more than 23‚000. It occurred at 11:56 NST on 25 April‚ with a magnitude of 7.8Mw[1] or 8.1Ms[2] and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Its epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung‚ and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi).[1] It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.[10][11][12]

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