that has always been unpredictable is a natural disaster. These disasters bring physical‚ financial‚ and emotional harm wherever they go. It is true that many of us might never face earthquake in their lives but this planet is quite familiar with earthquakes. This means that everyday somewhere there is an earthquake‚ that’s how common they are to our planet. Sometimes they are very light that only sensitive devices will recognize them but sometimes they are strong enough to cause physical damage
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warnings regarding Nepal being vulnerable to dangerous earthquakes came true on the morning of the 25th of April last year‚ when what is now known as the Gorkha Earthquake demolished and permanently erased villages and buildings from existence. What were heritage buildings were reduced to rubble and homes became heaps of bricks and broken chunks of cement. Over the years many civilizations have fallen pray to the power of the mighty earthquakes and vanished from the face of the earth‚ as man did not
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Where do volcanoes and earthquakes occur? In geography it is important to be able to describe geographical patterns. The map below shows some of the strongest earthquakes and active volcanoes in the world. Can you notice a pattern in the distribution (spread) of volcanoes and earthquakes?
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organisations such as the Red Cross and UN Food Programs. The earthquake in Haiti impacted more than just locals. Tourists‚ UN peace members from China‚ Brazil‚ Jordania and others also died in the earthquake. Persons in other countries who had family in Haiti were also affected. This added to the global aspect of the Haitian earthquake. Responses were not only international. Regional efforts were also seen directly after the earthquake. According to a CARICOM press release (2010)‚ the Caribbean Disaster
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both the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake of Northern California‚ and the 2010 earthquake that devastated Port au Prince‚ and surrounding areas in Haiti‚ were very similar in magnitude (6.9 California‚ and 7.0 in Haiti)‚ there is great contrast in the number of lives lost due to these natural disasters‚ with 63 dead in Santa Cruz county‚ and an estimated 220‚000 lives lost in Haiti. From a geographical standpoint‚ the town of Léogâne was at the epicenter‚ of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake‚ the United Nations claims
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On August 1 1923 a massive earthquake hit Tokyo‚ Japan. The great Kanto earthquake of 1923 impacted Japan not only in a negative way‚ but also in a positive way. The Kanto earthquake impacted Japan by giving the people of Japan an opportunity to be a hero‚ start over and rebuild bigger and better‚ and help strengthen the bond of the Japanese people. The Kanto earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes that ever happened in Japan. Although Japan is hit by earthquakes all the time this is one of
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There has not been a bigger earthquake‚ or even one that comes close to the size of the San Francisco earthquake. That shook San Francisco‚ California with a magnitude of 7.8 that horrific day‚ in the year of 1906. The people of San Francisco had no idea of what was going to happen to their city on that day. Everything was about to change for the people of San Francisco‚ California. The San Francisco earthquake was completely devastating for the people. Leaving many in the aftermath homeless with
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Earthquake Disaster Management National University Holly Montgomery NSG 411 Professor Mason October 7‚ 2014 EARTHQUAKE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MANAGEMENT Introduction Nations abroad‚ individuals‚ families and entire communities are experiencing unprecedented disasters. Disasters occur suddenly and unexpectedly‚ and they often cannot be prevented. A disaster is any natural or human made incident that causes disruption‚ destruction or devastation requiring external assistance (Stanhope
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Ch.14 Questions on Earthquakes & Earth’s Interior (Due Wednesday‚ November 5th) Concept Check 14.4 2. List the major differences between P‚ S‚ and surface waves. P & S waves travel within material while Surface waves occur on the outer surface of a material. Concept Check 14.5 1. What information does a travel-time graph provide? A Travel Time graph plot the different arrival time of each wave (P wave‚ S Wave). This allows us to measure distance in relation to the time each wave took to arrive
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Japan earthquake and tsunami - 2011 Japan is an island nation located in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean‚ it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia. Japan is an archipelago of 6‚852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu and Shikoku‚ together comprising about ninety-seven percent of Japan’s land area. Japan is a major economic power and has the 3rd largest nominal GDP Its GDP per capita is $34‚739 or the 25th highest in the
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