another earthquake. By analyzing data collected by sea vessels‚ they discovered volcanic activity may be weakening fault lines. The hot rock could be serving as a geological lubricant‚ making the fault line more malleable. Less friction means less of a quake. "So‚ the scale of the earthquake is smaller because the volcanism warms up the fault line and makes it more difficult to break rocks‚" Gregg says. "Our ultimate purpose is to forecast earthquakes on land because earthquakes cause so much damage and
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heart-wrenching‚” made more cruel given Haiti’s long-troubled circumstances. “This is a time when we are reminded of the common humanity that we all share‚” Mr. Obama said. (Romero‚ 2010). On January 12‚ 2010‚ a massive earthquake – arguably the worst quake in over 200 years – struck the tiny country of Haiti. Haiti‚ a country that is roughly the size of Rhode Island‚ shares the island of Hispaniola‚ and sits on top of a seismically active region. The amount of devastation was akin to the damage done
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known faults. ”The most recent of 11 earthquakes to affect LA since 1970 occurred in January 1994‚ focusing in the Northridge area It registered 6.7 on the Richter scale‚ lasted for 30 seconds‚ and was followed by aftershocks lasting several days‚ The quake killed 60 people‚ injured several thousand‚ caused buildings and sections of freeway to collapse‚ ignited fires following a gas leak and explosion in the Granada Hills area‚ and left 500‚000 homes without power and 200‚000 homes without water supplies”
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as local community with its minimal stress on environment and traditional value system. To understand the concept of sustainable development and its contribution towards local community development for Himalayan Indian States‚ the case studies of North Eastern region and Northern most Himalayan Region of Ladakh are well-suited. Furthermore‚ the present study is also an attempt to address the key determinants of sustainability of tourism industry in the North Eastern India and to establish the
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The arc of Himalayan belt is about 2500 km from northwest to southeast. It comprises of well-known famous peaks like Nanga Parbat‚ Evereast and Namche Barwa etc. The Himalayan ranges hold a huge concentration of lithospheric mass comprising Precambrian to Recent sediments. The contnent to continent collision of Indian and Asian plates is considered as the grave reason for the origion and development of Himalaya. This collision occurred in last 100 Ma yielding the uplifting of Himalayan chain of
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Hazaratbal Shrine‚ Jama Masjid and Shankracharya Temple. Canopied Shikara boats in Dal Lake Houseboats of Kashmir Hazratbal Shrine Situated around 52kms away from Srinagar is Gulmarg‚ meadow of flowers. The hill station is nestled within the Himalayan Peaks and provides with alluring scenery. Adventure fanatics can indulge themselves in skiing‚ trekking‚ horse riding‚ snowboarding‚ golfing‚ fishing and mountain biking at Gulmarg. Gulmarg is also known for Gulmarg Gondola‚ Asia’s highest and longest
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2010 Chile earthquake From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other earthquakes in and about Chile during 2010‚ see List of earthquakes in Chile occurring in 2010. 2010 Chile earthquake Epicenter of the 2010 Chile earthquake Date 27 February 2010[1] Origin time 03:34 CST (UTC-03:00) Magnitude 8.8 Mw Depth 35 kilometres (22 mi)[2] or 30.1 kilometres (19 mi)[1] Epicenter 35.909°S 72.733°WCoordinates: 35.909°S 72.733°W[2] or 36.290°S 73.239°W[1] Countries or regions Chile Max. intensity
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is still recovering from the two tropical storms and the two hurricanes of August-September 2008. An estimated 300‚000 people have been killed. With another one million presumed to be left homeless. Over three million people were affected by the quake- nearly one-third of the country’s population. Due to the destruction of many hospitals‚ survivors are going to be forced to wait days for treatment. Further deaths are expected due to
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month. For instance a state geologist‚_____‚ reported ‚ “Earthquake activity in Oklahoma in 2013 was 70 times greater than it was before 2008.”(Pantsios) Oklahoma historically recorded an average of 1.5 quakes of magnitude 3 or greater each year. It is now seeing an average of 2.5 such quakes each day‚ according to geologists. According to local News 6 ‚“Oklahoma’s earthquakes have been linked to the injection of wastewater underground from oil and gas
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Perth Australia GEOL-1100-850: Earth System Science Introduction This paper is about what could possibly happen to the city of Perth‚ Australia and all of the people whom call it home‚ should a natural disaster strike the city or region. First let me give you some facts about the city of Perth. Perth is located in the country of Australia‚ which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. As of 2009‚ Perth had a population
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