The Economic Disaster of a 7.8+ Earthquake on The San Francisco Bay Area Christina Sotelo Geology 6 – Jefferis- Nilsen November 21‚ 2012 Over the many decades the economic standing of the United States‚ specifically California‚ had fluctuated due to many unforeseen factors. One huge factor that cannot be anticipated‚ and often causes drastic effects on the economy‚ are geologic disasters. The state of California is notorious for having earthquakes that shake up the state quite often and leave
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THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE: UNITED STATES LEADS AN INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE AND RECOVERY Introduction President Obama promised that Haiti would have the “unwavering support” of the United States. Mr. Obama said that the United States aid agencies were moving swiftly to get help to Haiti and that search-and-rescue teams were en route. He described the reports of destruction as “truly heart-wrenching‚” made more cruel given Haiti’s long-troubled circumstances. “This is a time when we are reminded
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Plate Tectonics‚ Earthquakes‚ and Volcanoes Renee Kuraly 1. There are 13 tectonic plates. (several smaller ones) 2. Evidence for continental drift includes: coastline fit‚ alignment of mountain ranges‚ similar rock sequences‚ fossils‚ modern fauna‚ and ancient climates. 3. We know plate boundaries exist because their defined by earthquake data and the depths of earthquakes show what type of boundary they are. 4. Divergent Boundary- places where plates are moving apart. Convergent Boundary-
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faithfulness associate Pakistan and Bangladesh to each other. The people of the two countries shared a ‘common nationhood’ for almost twenty-five years and even after separation it has not been easy to sever the links rooted deep in their history. However‚ Pakistan-Bangladesh relations had a bad start primarily because of two reasons. First‚ Bangladesh was born out of a bloody conflict with a military regime ruling the country from Islamabad. Secondly‚ Bangladesh gained freedom with help from India
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On March 11th 2011‚ Japan was hit with an earthquake of a 8.9 magnitude. The force of the quake was so strong that in turn it caused a giant tsunami along the coast of the country. Rescuers worked very hard to find survivors among the debris and rubble‚ risking their lives to help that of others. The Japanese people are faced with many social problems that came about by this natural disaster. They are facing economical‚ health (physical and psychological)‚ and geographical issues. The survivors
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Financial Institution in Bangladesh The financial system in Bangladesh includes Bangladesh Bank (the Central Bank)‚ scheduled banks‚ non-bank financial institutions‚ microfinance institutions (MFIs)‚ insurance companies‚ co-operative banks‚ credit rating agencies and stock exchange. Among scheduled banks there are 4 nationalized commercial banks (NCBs)‚ 5 state-owned specialized banks (SBs)‚ 30 domestic private commercial banks (PCBs)‚ 9 foreign commercial banks (FCBs) and 29 nonblank financial
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2011) (Wdowinski‚ Tsukanov‚ Hong‚ & Amelung‚ 2010). Coincidentally‚ prior to the earthquake‚ Haiti experienced two tropical storms and a major hurricane in 2010; which may corroborate geologists’ assertion that increased soil erosion from these extreme weather events may have triggered the 2010 earthquake in Haiti (Ader‚ 2011) (Wdowinski‚ Tsukanov‚ Hong‚ & Amelung‚ 2010). Relative Risk & Vulnerability The 2010 earthquake disaster damaged over 30‚000 buildings including the parliament building‚ Presidential
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The Kobe Earthquake‚ also known as The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred January 17th‚ 1995‚ resulting in the second most deadly and most damaging Japanese earthquake of the 20th century behind The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. The epicenter was 20 km southwest of Kobe‚ with a moment magnitude of 6.9. Figure 1 shows the location of the epicenter with respect to the island of japan. The main ground shaking lasted about 20 seconds as a result of a right lateral strike-slip faulting system. A considerable
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Census Bureau (USCB) estimates that the world population exceeded 7 billion on March 12‚ 2012. According to a separate estimate by the United Nations Population Fund‚ it reached this milestone on October 31‚ 2011. 3. Population of Bangladesh The population of Bangladesh is close to 150 million‚ making it the most densely populated country in the world‚ with the exception of several city-states. On a per sq km basis‚ it is three times more populated than Indian and seven times more populated than
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(MEAs) and Bangladesh Taufiq Akhter taufiqakhter@yahoo.com What is Meant by “Environment” ? Environment means our surroundings‚ which comprises of land‚ water and air and other bodies. Environment is affected by the physical properties of these components. It is also affected by the changes in interrelationship prevailing between an among the components ranging from micro-organism to human bodies (ref: section 2 (d)‚ ECA‚ 1995) National Environment Policy‚ MEAs and Bangladesh Why is
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