chemicals that are in the water can cause serious illnesses and possibly be life threatening since most chemicals are poisonous. Studies say that fracking can also cause earthquakes to happen. While the gas extraction process can cause some small quakes‚ it’s the disposal of wastewater following that process- and many others relating to energy production-
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486 people died because of the earthquake and 34 people died because of the tsunami‚ meaning that the population after the quake and tsunami was: 17‚031‚353. An estimated 1.5 million people were affected and/or displaced from the earthquake. More than 500‚000 homes were damaged all over Chile‚ these places include: Santiago‚ Concepcion‚ and Valparaiso. Environment This disaster
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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 it occurred a great distance from any
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consists of the fact that the fault which is formed by a slippage of the landscape encourages quakes. An immense amount of energy is radiated from the source (the focus) and can be traced with triangulation to discover the epicenter. I would disagree with this statement. For there to be a fault there has to be movement with the tectonic plates. Though the movement would be negligible for a time tremors and quakes can occur. The land will continue to slip and slide as the motion of the tectonic plates
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The Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) is a subspecies of the lion which survives today only in the Gir Forest of Gujarat‚ India where it is also known as the Indian lion or Persian lion.[2][3] In 2005‚ the Gujarat government reported that 359 Asiatic lions were sighted in the Gir forest.[4] The Asiatic lion is one of the three major big cats found in India‚ other being the Bengal tiger and the Indian leopard.[5] The Asiatic lions once ranged from the Mediterranean to the north-eastern parts of
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the coastline and the effects are devastating to the civilians that it hits. How Tsunamis start A tsunami is caused by movement of the ocean floors tectonic plates. The movement of these tectonic plates are cause by earth quakes‚ volcanoes‚ or underwater landslides. An earth quake is the most common factor to cause tsunamis and this is when the tectonic plates shift under the ocean causing the water to move by being pushed up or dropped down when these plates shift. This is how the trough is formed
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ment against them‚ and what agency to go to in order to learn if a specific parcel of land is susceptible. Finally‚ the chapter outlines what seemingly minor building elements can make or break a property’s suitability to house a Data Center. Assessing Viable Locations for Your Data Center When the time comes for your business to build a server environment‚ it is essential that the people responsible for the Data Center’s design have an opportunity to provide input into where it is constructed
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on how to earthquake proof their buildings‚ but only recently have this earthquake-resistant structures begun to reach truly massive size. The new technologies and new testing methods is the reason on today’s largest buildings can stay safe in a quake without compromising their size or aesthetic design. In fact‚ to attain their great height‚ many of the largest buildings utilize architectural elements that also protect them in case of disaster. Background of the study Numerous people are killed
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originates. Hypocenter/ focus site of an earthquake. The position where the strain energy stored in the rock is first released. Seismic waves: Are waves of energy that travel through the earth. Measuring Earthquakes The strength of earth quakes can either be measured using the Rictor Scale or Mercalli Scale. The rictor scale is based on shock wave acceleration and energy. * It is a logarithmic scale‚ meaning an increase in 1 unit means 10 times more powerful. Mercalli scale is based
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developed in DOS base was the XnGine that used high-resolution graphics. In 1996‚ ID Software came up with Quake engine. It had very little processing requirements and a less-strained CPU (Kaufmann). In 1996‚ developers introduced Renderware and it became a very popular engine for various multiplatform games among them GameCube‚ Xbox‚ PlayStation 3‚ and PSP. In 1997‚ there was development of Quake II also known as ID Tech 2 engine it supported OpenGL (Open Graphics Library)‚ colored light effects‚ DLL
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