Causes and Effects of Earthquakes There are some programs‚ like the ones that are broadcast at National Geographic Channel‚ where professionals show us on many opportunities documentaries about earthquakes and the amount of damage that they had produced in some areas. But… what is an earthquake? We can define them as the shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by the rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer. In addition‚ earthquakes results from two main factors and can have two harmful effects
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Atwal Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 2011 After doing research on significant events that occurred in the past 12 months within the Pacific Rim‚ the topic I finally decided to do my research report on was the recent earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan’s many cities. I chose this topic because I was really interested about learning more about the issue and how
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People believe that fracking causes earthquakes. I believe that fracking does not cause earthquakes at all. Due to the research I have found‚ the articles have changed my opinion. I previously thought fracking caused earthquakes. Let me tell you the facts that could prove fracking does not cause earthquakes. The main cause of the increase in earthquakes in the central United States is due to the use of wastewater disposal. Wastewater disposal uses a lot more than fracking. When fracking occurs
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While an earthquake the size of the Kobe quake in 1995; 7.3 on the Richter scale (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica)‚ can be expected to cause wide spread damage‚ Japan did validate that building codes can be an effective mitigation tool. While upwards of 100‚000 wood manufactured older homes collapsed during the 20 second earthquake‚ a large majority of the newer construction buildings remained intact (Todi‚ Hataya‚ Abe‚ & Miyakoshi‚ 1995). Certainly‚ building codes implemented in Japan
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Axia College Material Appendix F Week Three Lab Report: Earthquakes Answer the lab questions for this week and summarize the lab experience using this form. |Full Name | | |Date | | Carefully read pages 156-170 of Geoscience Laboratory. Complete this week’s lab by filling in your responses to the questions from Geoscience Laboratory. Select answers are
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or villages. Japan faces these types natural disasters very often. In Japan Earthquakes and Tsunamis are very common. There is a tremor or mini earthquake in Japan every 5 minutes. There are over 2000 recorded earthquakes every year. The reason for this is Japan is located on three different tectonic plates: Eurasian plate‚ Pacific plate‚ and Philippine plate. Each time these tectonic plates shift‚ an earthquake
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Haiti is one of the most unique and renowned islands of the Caribbean; however‚ it’s also one of the poorest and underdeveloped countries in the world. Its history about natural disasters such as the large earthquake in 2010 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016 has sparked people around the world because it’s becoming more vulnerable after each decimation. Haiti is also recognized for its tradition: it conducts voodoo ceremonies for Haitians to connect with the spirits of their loved ones and it celebrates
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Sian Atkin-Smith 9DJM English and Humanities Haiti’s devastating earthquake of 2008 brought havoc upon many‚ buildings were obliterated‚ and the lifestyle of Haitians collapsed. The earthquake which dawned on Port-au-Prince (Capital of Haiti) at 4:52pm locally‚ and 9:52pm GMT on Tuesday 12th January‚ 2010 was so indescribably deadly due to these main points: The money/economy/leadership‚ Haiti’s geography‚ and lifestyles. Over the years‚ Haiti suffered many financial discomforts
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positive outlook on life amid the devastation. One of these rare cases includes the life of Helly Florian‚ a young survivor of the infamous earthquake of Haiti back in 2010. She has not forgotten‚ and will never forget‚ her interaction with a rather deadly and calamitous adversary of nature. One of the most devastating natural disasters known to man‚ the “earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck Haiti‚ killing more than 160‚000 and displacing close to 1.5 million people” (Laurent). These are statistics
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Haiti Earthquake “People poured out into the streets‚ crying‚ carrying bodies…” (Addley 1) Haiti is one of the poorest countries and home to more than 2 million people. Haiti was not prepared especially since Port-au-Prince‚ their capital‚ has very poorly built construction on its buildings and houses. “Haiti is a poor country with lax building standards and high population density‚ which makes buildings more likely to crumble.” (Thompson 1) Due to the earthquake and all the damage that happened
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