Tsunamis A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water‚ such as an ocean‚ is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes‚ mass movements above or below water‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions‚ landslides‚ large meteorite impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating. The term tsunami comes from the Japanese words(津波、つなみ) meaning harbor ("tsu"‚
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The great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a powerful earthquake that shook mainly the city of San Francisco (USA) the morning of April 18‚ 1906. The earthquake was of magnitude between 7.9 and 8.6 degrees Mw1 and its epicenter was according to the experts of the United States Geological Survey‚ on the coast of Daly City and southwest of San Francisco. The main tremors began at 05:12 in the morning along the San Andrés fault. It was felt on the Pacific coast from Oregon to Los Angeles and inland
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2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake Where: In the Indian Ocean. In between Sri Lanka and Indonesia‚ but closer to Indonesia and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It occurred the 26 of December 2004‚ the magnitude was 9.2 for 5 minutes. It has been said to be one of the most powerful earthquakes for 100 years. It was caused by the a fault rupture on the subduction zone of the Indian (Eurasian) plate and the Sunda plate (Indonesian plate). It has been recorded that the epicentre was 20km under the sea
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Earthquake Case History: 2010 Mw = 8.8 Mega-thrust Earthquake‚ Maule‚ Chile 5/2/13 By Travis Eddy 1. Introduction In early 2010 central south Chile experienced a Mw = 8.8 earthquake and large tsunami waves that devastated areas on the Chilean Pacific coast‚ nearby offshore islands‚ and areas near the epicenter. In addition to the tsunami‚ the earthquake had many other geological consequences including aftershocks‚ terrestrial and submarine land-sliding‚ elevation changes‚ and a gravity
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In the book Aids and Accusations: Haiti and Geography of Blame‚ author Paul Farmer discussed the rise of AIDS in Haiti and the various accusations as to why it was occurring there. In addition to this‚ he also shows how racism became a factor due to the theories of the American media and the Center for Disease Control. Inthe introduction he points out that when the virus became more recognized in Haiti and the United States‚ “Haitian researchers claimed that North American physicians and scientists
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education degree. This is not case when it comes to what qualifies a person to be a teacher in Haiti. Although the teachers are required to have expertise in the subject they chose to teach‚ they are not required to have a degree. It is not so much that the teachers are less educated in either country; it’s the teaching styles that greatly contrast. It is almost impossible to get a good education in Haiti. For the poorest children it is very difficult to get any education at all. Only about half
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to believe that most of them have been liberal minds because they were writing about freedom‚ but what frame did they really put that notion in? The cage of political metaphors had now encircled the word freedom. Buch-Morss in her article Hegel and Haiti (2000) addressed the paradox of some philosophers who write about freedom‚ albeit justify slavery; a term which struggles with its legacy till today. Thomas Hobbes’ view of slavery straightforward and honest. He considered the battle between two enemies
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The 1906 San Francisco earthquake is widely believed to be the most significant earthquake of all time with regards to destruction‚ loss of life‚ and subsequent learnings. On the 110th anniversary of the April 18th‚ 1906 earthquake‚ we delve into how our understanding of earthquakes has developed and how this particular earthquake helped further our understanding. In 1906 San Francisco was a thriving city of 400‚000 and an important economic and trading center of the U.S. west coast. On April 18th
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January‚ 2017 The Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Iowa doesn’t get many earthquakes‚ but San Francisco does. There has been lots of earthquakes around that area‚ some too small to feel‚ and some too big to not. All around the southern part of the east-cost‚ earthquakes riddle the area. Just like how tornados are very common to us. Many parts of this disaster are very common to earthquakes that occur all around the world. There is a fault near the San Francisco
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the Christchurch Earthquake on NZ’s Culture and Identity Introduction When talking about New Zealand events‚ the Christchurch earthquake that happened approximately a year ago came to me first. It is not an event‚ precisely‚ it is a disaster that shocked people’s home‚ broke people’s heart and even took away their lives. However‚ a disaster does not only affect individuals‚ but also the whole society. Thus‚ this essay will discuss the influence that the Christchurch earthquake has on New Zealand’s
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