the ocean waves. Though this motion seems calm and harmless‚ it is‚ in reality‚ a great force of nature. The force becomes even stronger when it is mixed with one of nature’s greatest disasters: earthquakes. When these two great forces collide‚ structure and society are greatly impacted. Though an earthquake can happen at almost anywhere and anytime in the world‚ they all start out in the same way. Deep beneath the Earth’s surface‚ in the mantle‚ rocks are always in motion‚ rising and sinking in convection
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The Wall Street Journal opens by defining the Haiti Earthquake as the strongest to hit the Caribbean in more than two centuries. Various witness reports were included‚ one of which from the Administer of Mercy and Sharing in Haiti: a charity that houses 109 orphans‚ notes the various dead bodies lying on the street‚ the numerous injured citizens‚ and the ringing cries of help in an area just 10 miles outside of the earthquakes epicenter. The report specifically describes the devastated infrastructure
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History of Earthquakes Throughout its prolonged history‚ the Earth has experienced a myriad of earthquakes that range from minor to major; some of the earthquakes had no fatal impacts while others were extremely catastrophic. However‚ these earthquakes were undeniably vital in shaping the modern world; without them‚ some magnificent landscapes that we see today would not exist. In the following paragraphs‚ we will be discussing the causes and effects of massive earthquakes‚ and exploring earthquakes
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Geography- Pakistan’s Earthquake on 2005 The most unfortunate disaster happened in Pakistan on 8th October 2005 and was thought to be the strongest ever to hit the region in a century; a magnitude of 7.6 devastating earthquake occurred in the Himalayan region of northern Pakistan and Kashmir‚ moreover there was a 24 hours of aftershock‚ resulting a huge amount of damaged area across northern of Pakistan and border areas of India; buildings are flattened; the sights of massive triggering landslides
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difference between natural hazardsand natural disasters. A hazard is an event orobject that is a potential source of harm to a community. A disaster occurs as the result of ahazardous event that dramatically affects a community. There are six broad types of hazards:1. Atmospheric Ð for example‚ cyclones‚ hailstorms‚blizzards or bushfires2. Hydrological Ð for example‚ flooding‚ waveaction or glaciers3. Geological Ð for example‚ earthquakes orvolcanoes4. Biological Ð for example‚ disease epidemicsand
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On January 12‚ 2010‚ a Mw7.0 earthquake struck the Port-au-Prince region of Haiti (Figure A)‚ killing more than 200‚000 people‚ leaving more than 1.5 million homeless‚ and destroying most governmental‚ technical‚ and educational infrastructure throughout this region of 3 million people. It was also strongly felt in the Dominican Republic but caused no damage there because of the significant distance between major urban centers and the epicenter. The event caused an estimated $8 billion in damages
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associated to the hazards. In the forthcoming paragraphs we will discuss in detail hazards‚ risks associated to hazards and how preventive measures can be taken to minimise the risks of any accident with reference to the Restaurants (McDonalds Restaurants Ltd). Before to go further one should know what hazard means and how it can be defined. The most common definition of the word Hazard is‚ “A potential source of harm or adverse health effect on a person or persons”. The word hazard has many definitions
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* Differentiate between hazard and a risk. Hazard is anything that causes injury‚ disease‚ or death to humans‚ or damage to personal or public property‚ or deterioration or destruction of environmental components. Risk is suffering injury disease‚ death‚ or some other loss as a result of exposure to a hazard. (Boorse) * What risks from Figure 17-16 and Table 17-3 surprise you and why do they surprise you? In figure 17-3 the aids rate is what surprised me I didn’t think it would be that low. If
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The January 12‚ 2010 Haiti Earthquake caused an enormous destruction in the Caribbean nation. Hospitals and government buildings collapsed along with an unbelievable amount of homes. Tens of thousands of people were killed‚ and many more were wounded. The disaster added more misery to people already struggling to get by with everyday life. Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world. The January 12 quake demolished almost every major building in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti’s capital. About 5‚000 schools
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Northridge Earthquake: Response Because the Northridge earthquake occurred in the early morning hours of the Martin Luther King holiday when traffic volume was extremely light‚ emergency response needs were limited‚ and agencies were able to focus rather quickly on mobility decisions (U.S. Department of Transportation‚ 2002). Had this earthquake occurred during peak traffic hours the devastation would have been unprecedented. The USGS responded rapidly and efficiently to the Northridge earthquake‚ based
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