Japan and Earthquake/Tsunami Mitigation Geography 312 – Term Paper Alexandra Bradshaw – 301144682 March 29th‚ 2012 On March 11th 2011‚ Japan suffered a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off its northern coast‚ followed by an enormous tsunami which took the lives of around 20‚000 people. An earthquake of this magnitude had never been experienced in the history of mankind‚ and came as a shock to many seismologists. With the title of being the most earthquake prepared country in the world‚ Japan was thought
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presentation on TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM TO MOBILE PHONES ABSTRACT The term tsunami originates from Japanese and means “harbour wave” .It is a series of waves when a body of water‚ such as an ocean is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Tsunamis cannot be prevented or precisely predicted‚ but there are many systems being developed to warn and save the people of regions with a high risk of tsunamis before the wave reaches land. Our paper focusses on the TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM TO
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The cause of the tsunami in Sumatra on 26 December 2004 which affected the entire Indian Ocean was a very violent earthquake of magnitude 9.3 on the Richter scale. It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded after the one in Chile on 22 May 1960‚ with a magnitude of 9.5. It originated at 00:58:53 GMT (7:58:53 AM local time)‚ on a fault in a subduction area between the Indo-Australian plate and the Burma plate (which forms part of the larger Eurasian plate (see fig. 1)‚ with the hypocenter at a depth
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GAC013 Assessment Event2: Case Study Investigation Compare and Contrast Tsunamis and Volcanic Eruption Forecasting Student’s Name: Sissy Wang Student ID#: SHSA16374 Teacher: Kenny Due Date: 14th December 2011 Word Count: 1‚194 Table of Contents 1. Abstract Page 2 2. Introduction Page 2 3. Methodology Page 4 4. Finding Page 4 5. Discussion Page 6 6. Conclusions and Recommendations Page 6 7. Reference Page 7 Abstract With the development of science
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MANAGEMENT’S PROJECT Handling Natural Disasters – Tsunami Made By – {name} What to do BEFORE a Tsunami * Find out if your home‚ school‚ workplace‚ or other frequently visited locations are in tsunami hazard prone areas. * Know the height of your street above sea level and the distance of your street from the coast or other high-risk waters. * Plan evacuation routes from your home‚ school‚ workplace or any other place you could be where tsunamis present a risk. * Practice your evacuation
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The main characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ who experience the light think that this light will never fade. It is clear‚ however‚ that by the end of the play darkness has consumed any remaining light for these tragic lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet. In this essay‚ I will show how light is presented at some of the highest points in the play‚ and how darkness is shown at some of the lowest parts.Romeo and Rosaline The very first mention of Romeo in the play is almost instantly followed by associations with
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with you. Skills are also a big part of being professionals. Employee now days seek employers that have a lot of skills that can be contributed to a workplace and make the workplace works easier and workloads lesser. Aside from being able to speak English well to communicate‚ organizational skill is one of the skills that being look upon from one person. Having the ability to prioritize tasks‚ distinguishing tasks to be accomplished‚ and working
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Journey Essay By: Jordan White A journey is when one has experienced a dramatic transition in their life‚ which as a direct result has changed them physically‚ mentally or emotionally. Throughout Peter Skrzynecki’s poetry‚ he expresses all types of journeys during his childhood and how he‚ through very few words in his poems‚ dealt emotionally with these alterations. In the poems “Crossing the Red Sea”‚ “Immigrants at Central Station” and “Leaving Home” Skrzynecki explores the use of poetic
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Leonely Flores AICE English Language Pd.7 Chidiock Tichborne Chidiock Tichborne‘s most famous poem is “Written The Night Before His Execution.” This poem is also titled “Tichborne’s Elegy‚” and “My Prime of Youth Is but a Frost of Cares.” Usually‚ poets have written there poems because of some kind of history or background that have accompany it. Sometimes the background or history can include love and romance‚ or cheer and happiness. These are the most common tones of poems. Tichborne’s poem
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2004 Boxing Day Tsunami 1. Explain the causes of the 2004 boxing day Tsunami (6) A Tsunami forms when energy from an earthquake vertically jolts the seabed by several metres‚ displacing hundreds of cubic kilometres of water. Large waves begin moving through the ocean‚ away from the earthquakes epicentre. In deep water the Tsunami moves at great speeds. When it reaches shallow water near coastal areas‚ the Tsunami slows but increases in height. Before the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004 the waterline
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