into the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of San Francisco. Tectonic movement along the fault has been associated with occasional large earthquakes originating near the surface along its path‚ including a disastrous quake in San Francisco in 1906‚ a less serious event there in 1989‚ and a strong and destructive quake centered in the Los Angeles suburb of Northridge in 1994 that occurred along one of the San Andreas’s larger secondary faults. The San Andreas Fault is a conservative boundary between
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water‚ such as an earthquake‚ volcanic eruption‚ landslide or meteorite impact. However‚ the most common cause is an undersea earthquake. An earthquake which is too small to create a tsunami by itself may trigger an undersea landslide quite capable of generating a tsunami. Tsunamis can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth’s crust can occur at plate boundaries. Subduction earthquakes are particularly
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Bhavna Sharma EST 330 TA Notes Week 2 Predictions of Natural Disasters Most disasters are unpredicted 99% of the time With earthquakes‚ history will tell us that one is possible‚ but it can’t say when one will occur‚ or at what time‚ or at what magnitude With tropical cyclones we know of the existence of a storm about 7 or 8 days in advance‚ but there is still great uncertainty about exact location of landfall until 24 hours before. Useful tools: satellites- ability to see where tropical
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up between the plates also causing regular earthquakes which can sometimes result in tsunamis as well. In the Philippines earthquakes have multiple impacts. This is partly to do with the physical geography of the land. Being a group of islands means that the epicentres of the earthquakes are often in the sea‚ which increases the likelihood of tsunamis. It is also very mountainous inland which means many areas are vulnerable to landslides. One earthquake in 2006 triggered landslides‚ a flood and a
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EDUCATION FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY NAME: REG NO* PROGRAMME COURSE NARRATION: COURSE CODE: LECTURER DUE DATE ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: EXPLAIN WHY EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE CAN BE A POOR GUIDE TO SEISMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT? (25). DENNIES MAUYA B1128076 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS DG213 MR MAVHURA 12 OCTOBER 2012 An earthquake‚ which may be termed as a quake‚ tremor or temblor is the result of a sudden release of energy in the earth’s crust that creates seismic waves that cause
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The Military’s Pandora’s Box by Dr. Nick Begich and Jeane Manning This article was prepared to provide a summary of the contents of a book written in 1995 which describes an entirely new class of weapons. The weapons and their effects are described in the following pages. The United States Navy and Air Force have joined with the University of Alaska‚ Fairbanks‚ to build a prototype for a ground based "Star Wars" weapon system located in the remote bush country of Alaska. The individuals who
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suffered way more than what Northridge in the earthquake was because of the natural and man made causes. Earthquakes are devastating‚ but that doesn’t mean that thousands of people have to die from it. Kobe‚ Japan and Northridge‚ California are two good examples. In 1/17/1995‚ Kobe‚ Japan suffered a magnitude 6.9 earthquake. Similarly‚ Northridge‚ California suffered a magnitude 6.7 earthquake exactly one year before. Kobe‚ Japan’s focus‚ or the place where the earthquake started in the ground is approximately
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EOSC INDIVIDUAL QUIZZES ! 1 BOB ZHAO Which form of energy is related to the distance an object moves times the force moving it? Student Response Correct Answer A. work B. latent heat C. potential energy D. power E. sensible heat Score: 1/1 2 EOSC INDIVIDUAL QUIZZES ! Which prefix used with units represents a billion? Student Response Correct Answer BOB ZHAO A. g B. b C. M D. B E. G Score: 1/1 3 EOSC INDIVIDUAL QUIZZES ! BOB ZHAO The speed at which wave energy propagates
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Joyce Ann S. Ong III-Integrity The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time‚ they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place. The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus)‚ meaning "Carthaginian"‚ with reference to the Carthaginians’ Phoenician ancestry. The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The Romans
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Market Economy Definition Free Market Economy is an economy ruled by the people‚ not the government. It grants freedom to producers who now only have to make what is needed and wanted‚ not what the government decides is needed and wanted. And the buyers‚ producers‚ and sellers control prices‚ with almost no government interference. Characteristics of market economy In a Free Market Economy‚ the buyers‚ producers‚ and sellers control all prices‚ with very little government interference
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