The terrible earthquake happened in the afternoon on May 12‚ 2008 when I was about to library. Suddenly I felt the floor shaking. At the beginning I didn’t think it an earthquake because I had never experience earthquake before. I just thought it must be something wrong with our dormitory. I knew I was wrong when my roommate shout “Earthquake!” Then all of us hid under the desk waiting for the shaking to stop. During that time I was totally blank and murmuring to pray for the stop of the shaking
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The history of Bangladesh as a nation state began in 1971‚ when it seceded from Pakistan. Prior to the creation of Pakistan in 1947‚ modern-day Bangladesh was part of ancient‚ classical‚ medieval and colonial India. The area’s early history featured a succession of Indian empires‚ internal squabbling‚ and a tussle between Hinduism and Buddhism for dominance. Islammade its first appearance between the 8th-10th centuries when Muslim missionaries arrived. Later‚ Muslim rulers reinforced the process
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Gujarat earthquake The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26‚ 2001‚ at 03:17 UTC‚ and coincided with the 51st celebration of India’s Republic Day. The location of the epicentre was Bhuj (23.6° N 69.8° E) Gujarat‚ India. With a moment magnitude (Mw) of between 7.6 and 8.1‚ the quake killed more than 20‚000 people and injured another 167‚000 and destroyed near a million homes throughout Gujarat and parts of eastern Pakistan.[3] The earthquake is considered an intraplate earthquake because
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Introduction Bangladesh is enriched with extensive and huge qualitative water resources distributed all over the country in the form of different types of ponds‚ beels‚ lakes‚ boropits‚ small and large rivers and estuaries covering an area of about 4.34 million hectare (ha.). There are four categories of major fisheries resources: these are- 1) Inland open water‚ 2) Inland closed water‚ 3) Brackish water‚ and 4) Marine water. Fisheries sector has been playing a significant role from time immemorial
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Loma Prieta Earthquake Story Teller By: Kavita Butani There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes‚ we cannot prevent droughts‚ and we cannot prevent conflict. Earthquakes and the damages they bring have affected the lives of many people around the world forever. As our community grows so does the danger caused by these quakes also increases by mass. Earthquakes can affect our lives in many ways; this type of natural disaster can upset everything from
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKES‚ TSUNAMI AND CYCLONES EARTHQUAKES What are Earthquakes? ← An earthquake (also known as a quake‚ tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency‚ type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. Earthquakes are measured with a seismometer; a device which also records is known as a seismograph. The moment
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References: Akhtaruzzaman‚ Md. “Inflation in the Open Economy: An Application of the Error Correction Approach to the Recent Experience in Bangladesh‚” Working Paper Series‚ WP 0602 (2005)‚ Policy Analysis Unit (PAU)‚ Research Department‚ Bangladesh Bank. Bruno‚ M. and W. Easterly. “Inflation Crises and Long-Run Growth‚” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1517 (1995). Khan‚ M. S. and A. S. Senhadji. “Threshold Effects in the Relationship
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Recent Earthquakes: Philippines Kaitlyn Denson 7th period 9/3/12 This report was taken by a seismologist on August 31‚ 2012 19:43:10‚ after an earthquake struck in the Philippines. On this past Friday‚ an earthquake in the Philippines rose panic in the hearts of its people‚ in fear of a large tsunami. The magnitude-7.6
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1)Abstract 2)Introduction 3)Causes of earthquakes 4)Basic terminology: a)Hypocentre‚ b)Epicentre c)Focal depth 5)Earthquake size a)Magnitude b)Intensity 6) Earthquake hazard a)Primary effects b)Secondary effects 7)Earthquake loads on buildings 8)How Buildings Respond to Earthquakes 9)Common Modes of Failure a)Structural
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Cause and effect of earthquakes The ground trembles‚ shakes and growls. Pictures that were once hanging so beautifully on the wall smash to the ground exploding into glittery slivers of broken glass‚ roadways break apart‚ engulfing whatever was in its path‚ never to be seen again. For many‚ this would seem to be the makings of a fictional horror movie created by Hollywood with intent to frighten a person and to play with ones senses. For those who live in the areas depicted by film‚ this is
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