downward to create a valley plateau-a large area of flat land elevated high above sea level focus-the heart of the earthquake epicenter-the point on the surface directly above the focus P wave-the first waves to arrive; push and pull S wave-the next waves to arrive; side to side Surface wave-p and s waves; last waves to arrive; moves side to side Mercalli scale-rates earthquakes according to level of damage; 1-12 Magnitude-a number
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estimate systemwide direct losses and indirect losses due to reduced traffic flows and increased travel times caused by earthquake damage to the highway system. Results from this methodology also show how this damage can affect access to facilities critical to emergency response and recovery. Federal Highway Administration or the past several years‚ the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research has been carrying out highway research under the sponsorship of the Federal Highway Administration
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In 2010 Haiti suffered from a 7.0 magnitude‚ leaving 2 million people homeless. After this tragedy Haiti received a great amount of personnel and foreign aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)‚ World Health Organization (WHO)‚ and citizens all over the world. Six years later‚ there are still hundreds of tent camps filled with people‚ and thousands of people are still outside the half built‚ half destroyed‚ Port-au-Prince palace. The people live in front of the nation’s capital are jobless
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The five disasters that I conducted my research on all have similarities and differences. The most dangerous disaster was Hurricane Matthew which vastly destroyed different regions of countries‚ lasting for weeks. The weakest disaster was the earthquake in Gurgaon‚ which was only 4.4 in magnitude on the scale and took place during the morning. In between those I had the London flooding which created a sinkhole that a bus fell into‚ a tornado that hit the Oregon coast and moved its way up the PNW
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Do natural disasters have an impact on crime rate? It is obvious that this type of event is not taken lightly. Some are not prepared‚ when everything is lost and they don’t have so much as a dollar to their name it can get tough. Many experience gruesome hardships‚ such as hunger‚ sickness‚ and even death. The death toll varies in different disaster situations but the number is still high. Many are left homeless whole families‚ with young children and nothing to fall back on nowhere to go. Not everyone
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Questions just can’t stop on inflowing within our minds. The Eatrthquakes and storms bring up such a big hit on people‚ a painful hit of realization. Luxury? Fun? All in a flash‚ will be lost when nature hits the life of peopled it targeted. The earthquake that occurred‚ broke lots of hearts and terrorized tons of homes. Fun and Luxury. Were only considered fairytales in the phenomenon. No food‚ water‚ clothes‚ and other personal needs Well‚ the government is taking over somehow. reliefs and
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density‚ or the amount of mass in a certain space‚ can depend on the size of atoms and the space between atoms. More of this evidence is shown in a science article that was also read in class. One of the layers of the Earth that will cause the earthquake
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McMurphy In-class Commentary‚ Voltaire One of the most destructive earthquakes in history‚ the Lisbon Earthquake caused a death toll between 60‚000 to 100‚000 people. In Voltaire’s poem on the Lisbon Disaster‚ Voltaire argues that God is not all fair and that this is not the best of all worlds. Voltaire’s beliefs directly oppose those during the Enlightenment and he makes his point through the horrific Lisbon Earthquake. Establishing his standpoint‚ Voltaire writes‚ “Deluded philosophers who
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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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dramatically shift in my thinking‚ and make me to strongly realize what I have to do for now. There was the devastating natural disaster happened in the North east of Japan on March 11‚ 2011‚ and confirmed death counts over 30‚000. It was the biggest earthquake in the history of Japan. I could not even say a word when I watched the news that Tsunami swiped whole city away‚ and it killed tons of guiltiness people right away. I cannot really remember what I felt because my brain went a complete blank at
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