Sichuan Earthquake (Natural Disasters in China) The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that occurred on Monday‚ May 12‚ 2008 in Sichuan province of China‚ killing an estimated 68‚000 people. It is also known as the Wenchuan earthquake ‚ after the location of the earthquake’s epicenter‚Wenchuan County in Sichuan province. The epicenter was 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu‚ the capital of Sichuan‚ with a focal depth of 19 kilometres (12 mi)
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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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EARTHQUAKES Introduction and Terminology • Vibrations in the earth’s crust that occur when strain in the crust is suddenly released by displacement along a fault line • Focus = point at which an earthquake originates inside the earth. May be many km below surface • Epicentre = the point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus. Strongest shock normally felt here. Most damage usually occurs here. • Seismology = the study of earthquakes – from Greek – seio – to shake
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Earthquakes Lab Assignment Lab Assignment in “Quiz” format to be completed online Read the Introduction to Earthquake Hazards and Human Risks lab in your lab manual and complete Activity 16.1 and 16.4. After completing this lesson’s laboratory reading assignment‚ answer the following questions that refer to Lab 16: Activities 16.1 and 16.4. The questions have been reformatted to be included as a Quiz in GoVIEW. Make sure you read the discussions in the lab manual related to each one of the questions
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Gabriel Sayegh Mr. Rosser Geology‚ Period 4 15 September 2011 1906 S.F. Earthquake Essay The 1906 Great San Francisco earthquake is one of the worst earthquake’s to happen yet. The magnitude was believed to be about a 7.8 on the Richter scale. What made it so destructive wasn’t just the magnitude of the earthquake but the fact that the fires were uncontrollable. These factors led to the San Francisco quake to be know as a tragedy. San Francisco was a large city of a population
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INTRODUCTION Dear Sir/Mam…. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to introduce myself. I am _________________________________________________________________________________________ from __________________________________________________________. I was born and raised in ___________________________________________________________________________________________________. Family: - I have family of ____ members. Father is working in ___________‚ My mother is a __________ and we are
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The article titled “ Introductions in Biomedical Research Articles” was written by Deng Xudong and She Qiongze‚ George and published in 2005‚ Singapore Tertiary English Teachers Society (STETS) & Communication Review‚ Vol. 4‚ No. 1. This study aims to find out whether biomedical research articles adhere to Swales’ (1990) Create-A-Research-Space (CARS) model by analysing the introductions of ten biomedical research articles. The introduction of the article is generally well-written in my opinion as
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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Name of Student Name of Instructor Date Contents Introduction 3 Impacts of the Disaster 4 Ethical and Social Issues 6 References 13 Introduction The 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan were considered as one of the worst disasters that hit any country in the world. This disaster also affected various parts in Japan particularly the northern areas like the Ibaragi‚ Fukushima‚ Miyagi‚ and Sanriku. Disaster agencies have measured the 2011
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CASE ANALYSIS: BASIC EARTHQUAKE SAFETY PROCEDURE I. OBJECTIVES A. To develop safety awareness among all students in cases of earthquakes B. To establish procedures which will govern all actions and activities during the occurrence of earthquake in order to avoid panic thereby saving lives and minimizing physical injuries to people and damage to school properties. II. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT EARTHQUAKES A. Earthquakes are nature‘s way of releasing dangerous strains that accumulate
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Introduction The introduction is certainly the most read section of any deliverable‚ and it largely determines the attitude of the reader/reviewer will have toward the work. Therefore‚ it is probably the most delicate part of the writing of a report. Unfortunately‚ many people (even very experienced ones) seem to have difficulties at writing a good introduction. For some‚ it is a daunting task. In this short article‚ I present a very simple method for writing a good introductory chapter. Actually
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