| [pic]Natural disaster From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For the professional wrestling tag team‚ see The Natural Disasters. A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g. flood‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ or landslide) that affects the environment‚ and leads to financial‚ environmental and/or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the capacity of the population to support or resist the disaster‚ and their resilience
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Science Article Summary The Earthquake Machine Author UNKNOWN Earthquakes! What do you think about when you hear that word? Questions pop into your head‚ the main one is "Why earthquakes happen"? It all started out on April 18‚ 1906‚ there was an earthquake called The Great San Francisco Earthquake. On that faithful day both sides of the Great San Andreas Fault permanently shifted. Shocked by the drastic movement‚ scientist began to study the ground. The fence
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India‚ Pakistan‚ and Bangladesh are prone to natural disasters of various kinds on a continual basis. Coupled with high population density‚ poverty‚ illiteracy and lack of infrastructure‚ the natural disasters kill thousands of people and leave a devastating impact on economy and environment. The importance of telecommunication in disaster management has been widely accepted since the early days of the development of radio communication. Disasters can strike without warning at any time of the day or
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Earthquake in Haiti Earthquake in Haiti Introduction Introduction A little over 2 years ago Haiti was struck with a horrendous earthquake that caused a lot of damage. The earthquake in 2010 was a defining moment for Haiti because it had a huge impact on them then and still does today. The earthquake left Haiti in ruins. The impact of this 7.0 quake will have a huge impact for many years to come. People have many questions but do we have all the answers? An earthquake is
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Geography- Pakistan’s Earthquake on 2005 The most unfortunate disaster happened in Pakistan on 8th October 2005 and was thought to be the strongest ever to hit the region in a century; a magnitude of 7.6 devastating earthquake occurred in the Himalayan region of northern Pakistan and Kashmir‚ moreover there was a 24 hours of aftershock‚ resulting a huge amount of damaged area across northern of Pakistan and border areas of India; buildings are flattened; the sights of massive triggering landslides
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Every population in the world experienced disasters at a certain time with little and sometimes no warning. Adequate preparation and training are necessary to ensure optimal outcomes‚ whether the disaster is natural or a human made. Preparation for disasters must include conducting a comprehensive assessment of systems‚ risks‚ and resources available. Essential human services can be interrupted for significant amounts of time despite the type of disaster. That can produce exceptional needs and placing
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Module 1 Activity 1.1: 1. Develop for yourself a working definition of disasters from a community perspective. According to the Disaster Management Act 2003‚ A disaster is a serious disruption in a community‚ caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the State and other entities to help the community recover from the disruption. Serious disruption means— (a) loss of human life‚ or illness or injury to humans; or (b) widespread or severe property
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state what the cause of earthquakes was. In 1960‚ Michell noted that “earthquakes and the waves of energy that they make are caused by shifting masses of rock‚ miles below the surface” in a scientific memoir (USGS‚ 32). In order for you to completely understand the process of an earthquake you must first understand the process of how an earthquake is measured. An earthquake may not be able to be predicted at the moment but the intensity and magnitude of the earthquake can be measured and categorized
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Natural Disasters We have all seen the awful effects of a flood or an earthquake - if we’re lucky only on the news. About 75 percent of the world’s population live in areas affected at least once by earthquake‚ tropical cyclone‚ flood or drought between 1980 and 2000 (Reducing Disaster Risk UNDP report‚ 2005). What causes natural disasters? First we need to get a bit technical. Natural hazards and natural disasters may sound like the same thing but there is a small but vital
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A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g.‚ flood‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ heatwave‚ or landslide). It leads to financial‚ environmental or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the vulnerability of the affected population to resist the hazard‚ also called their resilience. if these disasters continues it would be a great danger for the earth.[1] This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability
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