Current Events Assignment Earthquake in Japan On March 11‚ a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan‚ causing widespread and serious damage to infrastructure and to human life. A massive earthquake-triggered tsunami followed‚ washing away large parts of several coastal cities The recent tragedy in Japan will affect the global food supply and might just be the event that triggers the reverse of our dependence on Asia for cheap foods. Americans might complain about
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the ocean waves. Though this motion seems calm and harmless‚ it is‚ in reality‚ a great force of nature. The force becomes even stronger when it is mixed with one of nature’s greatest disasters: earthquakes. When these two great forces collide‚ structure and society are greatly impacted. Though an earthquake can happen at almost anywhere and anytime in the world‚ they all start out in the same way. Deep beneath the Earth’s surface‚ in the mantle‚ rocks are always in motion‚ rising and sinking in convection
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Axia College Material Appendix J I/O and Multimedia Devices As a computer technician‚ you must be familiar with a wide range of input/output (I/O) devices‚ including keyboards‚ mice‚ monitors‚ biometric devices‚ projectors‚ cameras‚ and video cards. Before you attach any of these to a computer system‚ you must first research which I/O devices and expansion cards are best suited for your computer’s configuration; for example‚ it is common to find more than one video card in high-end PCs‚
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FINAL PAPER DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN CHINA A CASE STUDY ON THE 2008 SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE OR THE GREAT SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE ECONOMIC‚ POLITICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF CHINA China is located in East Asia. It is bordering the East China Sea‚ Korea Bay‚ Yellow Sea‚ and South China Sea‚ between North Korea and Vietnam. Officially China is the People ’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ founded in 1949 after the Communist Party defeated the previously dominant nationalist Kuomintang
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Earth Science 1 October 29‚ 2012 Homework Assignment 1. Explain how you should react or what you should do when you feel an earthquake if you find yourself in each of the following scenarios. Do not exceed the space provided. a) Indoors: I will stay calm and drop to the ground. I will take cover by getting under a sturdy table or other piece of furniture. I will hold on until the shaking stops. If there isn’t a table or desk near me
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Kobe Earthquake An earthquake occurred on January 17th‚ 1995‚ at 5:46 am in the south-central part of Japan. This earthquake registered as 7.2 on the Richter scale and caused mass destruction. It was thus named The Great Hanshin Earthquake. It later earned the name as the Kobe Earthquake due to the amount of damage that Kobe‚ Japan suffered. Its focus was only 16 km below ground. Shock-waves splintered buildings‚ destroyed roads‚ and ruptured mains of gas‚ water‚ and electricity. Over 6‚400 people
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EARTHQUAKE 2005: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWAN: It was extremely shocking and traumatic as what happened on the morning of October 08‚ 2005: an earthquake befell as a cataclysmic event in Pakistan’s history to be remembered for a very long to come. So many people were still asleep when suddenly they were jolted awake. All at once they began screaming from houses and apartment blocks‚ confounded and staggering as repeated quakes of 7.6 on the Richter scale rocked the earth. It was Saturday‚ just before 9 a
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The short answer is that earthquakes are caused by faulting‚ a sudden lateral or vertical movement of rock along a rupture (break) surface. Here’s the longer answer: The surface of the Earth is in continuous slow motion. This is plate tectonics--the motion of immense rigid plates at the surface of the Earth in response to flow of rock within the Earth. The plates cover the entire surface of the globe. Since they are all moving they rub against each other in some places (like the San Andreas
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waves that radiate from where the earthquake starts‚ a place called the focus. These Seismic waves are what cause the intense shaking at the Earth’s surface that can cause buildings and roads to collapse. All across the world governments are going to great lengths to ensure the safety of their citizens by building resistant structures that are designed to withstand earthquakes and prevent the immense damage their shock waves do. Body: To build are earthquake proof structure that is able to withstand
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BUILD AN EARTHQUAKE DETECTOR If you live in an earthquake zone‚ this vibration sensor can save your property or your life. If not‚ it can be used as a bur- or many of us that live in a seismically active region‚ an earthquake is a very real and constant threat. Even moderate earthquakes that are not strong enough to hurt anyone can cause a significant amount of damage to the contents of your house if you are not prepared. Although earthquake prediction has made great strides over the
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