The New Madrid Earthquake lasted from 1811-1812 in New Madrid‚ Missouri. Geophysicist Mark Zoback had noted that the earthquakes were possibly caused by fault movement. On December 16‚ 1811‚ everyone in the New Madrid region was awaken at 2:15 AM by a big earthquake. The earthquake was felt from New England all the way over to Canada. Loud noises‚ and strange animal behavior were a part of the New Madrid Earthquake. House animals that had been tamed were acting crazy‚ while wild animals became tame
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In Galveston Island‚ Texas‚ on September 8‚ 1900‚ The Great Galveston hurricane took place. It is considered to be the deadliest hurricane in united states history. As of September 3‚ 1990 the hurricane began as a tropical storm over Cuba‚ the storm was first organized in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean near the Cape Verde Islands. Once the storm reached the Florida Keys it became stronger and formed the hurricane. As the hurricane reached the Gulf of Mexico‚ the hurricane gained its great intensity that
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Cohorts Paper I was born in 2000. A year after I was born‚ 9/11 happened‚ and it was such a major event in our history that it changed the way we live today. Other major events that impacted my classmates and I as we grew up included: school shootings‚ terrorism‚ the Joplin Tornado‚ and other natural disasters‚ like Hurricane Harvey. School shootings have changed the way schools do lock downs. Schools are more prepared for them due to the fact that they have happened in the past. Terrorism has also
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Deforestation is a real threat to Haiti; its rapid occurrence has caused significant problems. In 1923 forests covered 60% of the land‚ in 2006 there was less than 2% of forest left. Haiti gets 77.3% of its electricity from burning fossil fuels; wood and charcoal. Its rapid population growth‚ poor agricultural practices and excessive wood harvesting has meant that 97% of the island is deforested with extensive soil erosion. Soil erosion has lowered the productivity of land decreasing agricultural
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The event I chose to learn more about was Oklahoma NW Oklahoma Wildfire Outbreak. My family’s home burned down when I was a junior in high school so I can readily relate to fire disasters. Our home fire‚ however‚ was electrical and not a natural disaster. Our house had to be completely redone and we were out of our home for six months. I cannot imagine having the stress of knowing that your house was in the path of the fire. The Oklahoma Wildfire Outbreak occurred on March 6‚ 2017 and was declared
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Hurricane Matthew has claimed at least 478 deaths in Haiti‚ and left over 300‚000 people in need of disaster relief. An estimated 61‚000 people have sought shelter in the impoverished country. Heavy winds sustaining speeds of up to 140 mph accompanied by torrential rain caused massive flooding in Haiti and left a trail of destruction wherever the storm passed. Rescue workers are trying to assess the extent of damage‚ which was not immediately known because the hurricane had hampered communication
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In the book the birds there is almost nothing like the movie there are different characters and different events. There are some similarities like the birds attacked the people trying to kill them all‚ and the birds did get a few people in both the movie and the book. There were many differences from the book to the movie. I was wondering why the birds went crazy and why they started attacking the people. The story didn’t even take place in the same town or even country in the book it was need londen
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Lightning‚ thunder‚ rain‚ and rough seas are part of the life of a sailor. The savage waves rock the boat in all directions‚ chairs roll‚ pens drop‚ and sailors get seasickness. Indeed‚ surviving the stormy seas is a natural part of the sailing experience for many young sailors unprepared for the task. Seasickness affects about 9% of men and 38% of women‚ an affliction which is more commonly known as motion sickness its devastating effects are amplified during rough oceans. Yet‚ it’s only when sailors
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A Category 5 hurricanes with devastate the state that your in because of how powerful the winds are and being the fact that it’s a category 5.To prepare for a category 5 hurricane a person should come up with an evacuation plan ‚ protect your house ‚ and prepare your car. These three facts are the most important keys to surviving a category 5 hurricane. First if the media says that the hurricane is a category 5‚ your automatically going to have to evacuate. In the article “This is what a category
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INTRODUCTION If you don’t already know what a hurricane is‚ well just keep reading because this is going to provide you the information you need about hurricanes. What Is A Hurricane? A hurricane is a spinning storm that starts to form in the ocean. Hurricanes are most common on the east side of the United States‚ well if you DON’T know where east is it’s the State of Florida is at‚ let me guess you don’t where is Florida is… if you don’t well just check the map of the U.S. Anywho hurricanes can
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