Q: Why is Living on the West Coast of B.C. Dangerous? The west coast of B.C. is an extremely hazardous place to live in because it is located near the Cascadia Subduction Zone‚ a known producer of megathrust earthquakes. Once the earthquake strikes‚ the primary effects will leave the cities located on the coast in ruins‚ but the secondary effects are the main antagonists in the story; victims will have to struggle with fires‚ food shortages‚ and panicking citizens. Fires that were
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Mount St. Helens May 18‚ 1980 left the world in shock. For two months prior to the event small earthquakes had been recorded. On March 27‚ 1980 Mt. St. Helens had it first eruption in over 100 years. From then the volcano was erupting several times per day with nothing but steam until April 22 when its activity ceased. Prior to April 22 the earthquake had been effected by over 10‚000 small earthquakes. On May 18‚ 1980 at approximately 8:32 am the volcano truly awoke from her slumber. The column of
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However‚ we saw how they took some in consideration of earthquakes and instead of building concrete walls around it‚ they built concrete floor on the foundation all under the dorm. They did this indoor to stop the swaying individually‚ but to make the whole dorm sway as one. This will stop the tearing and the disruption of the dorms and the foundations. Also we saw how the building were made of framed wood‚ meaning if there was to be an earthquake the building wouldn’t collapse‚ but could potentially
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down to just a few weeks till graduation. Everyone is excited but that is all about to change. See what they didn’t realize was that the City of Los Angeles is known for having severe earthquakes during this time of year. So while all the girls made a visit to the mall… BAAAAMMM!!!!! Out of nowhere a 7.8 earthquake struck the City of Los Angeles! Things were thrown
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birth had anything to do with my mother’s stress before I was born. Could it have been the earthquake? Could have it been the stress of having to wait a child for 13 years? Could it have been caused by the argument that my mother had with my aunt? The 1994 Bolivia earthquake occurred on June‚ 9. The epicenter (center) of the earthquake happened 200 miles from La Paz‚ Bolivia. It was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded with a focal depth greater than 300km. It shook the ground from Argentina
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ACCOUNT ON A DISASTER THE EARTHQUAKE OF 25 JANUARY 2001 IN GUJARAT‚ INDIA George Pararas-Carayannis Introduction On 25 January 2001‚ a major earthquake occurred in Gujarat‚ a prosperous industrial and agricultural state on India’s west coast‚ close to the border with Pakistan. The quake was the most powerful to strike this region of India in the last fifty years. It was also the most destructive in terms of lives lost and property damage. XXXXXXXXXXX Earthquake Epicenter‚ Origin Time‚ Magnitude
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When an earthquake followed by a tsunami hit Japan‚ the people were devastated and everyone was scrambling for their safety. The earthquake was one of the strongest on record and this caused an overwhelming tsunami that destroyed most of the nation. These events not only tore down Japan‚ but this natural disaster is going to greatly affect the rest of the world and the global economy. Before these events‚ the global economy was stable and now after these events the global economy is going to see
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birds‚ signaling a site outage. Synonym: ideal Explanation: I chose the synonym ideal because‚ the word used in the example “iconic”‚ shows that the line they used in the sentence was a standard of perfections and excellence. Example: Following the earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010‚ Twitter reaffirmed its role as a powerful tool for the dissemination of information. Synonym: broadcasting Explanation: I chose the synonym broadcasting because‚ the word used in the example “dissemination” shows
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Earth carrying energy released during an Earthquake. Three types of seismic waves are: * P-Waves: earthquake wave that pushes and pulls rock in the directions of the wave‚ also know as a compression wave * S-Waves: s seismic wave that shakes particles perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling * Surface Waves: a seismic wave that travels along the surface of Earth 6. An earthquake’s focus is the point in the earth where the earthquake rupture or fault movement actually occurred
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up between the plates also causing regular earthquakes which can sometimes result in tsunamis as well. In the Philippines earthquakes have multiple impacts. This is partly to do with the physical geography of the land. Being a group of islands means that the epicentres of the earthquakes are often in the sea‚ which increases the likelihood of tsunamis. It is also very mountainous inland which means many areas are vulnerable to landslides. One earthquake in 2006 triggered landslides‚ a flood and a
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