shaking‚ tsunami‚ dam failure‚ landslide and fire or hazardous materials could realease. In a particular earthquake‚ any of these disasterious events of damage can occur‚ and historically each has caused major damage and great loss of life‚ but for most earthquakes shaking is the dominant and most widespread cause of damage. An earthquake in Japan 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Japan early today. The quake one of the largest in recorded history triggered a 23-foot tsunami that battered
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tectonic plates which are constantly in motion due to the convection currents caused by heat cycles in the mantle‚ driven by radioactive decay in the Earth’s core. Natural hazards caused by plate tectonics are earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions (and tsunamis – secondary effect of the first two). It is important to understand that there is a clear division between a natural hazard and a natural disaster. A good example would be the 1906 San Francisco earthquake which killed about 3000 people and was a
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trigged a tsunami‚ with waves reaching 3m in height that destroyed several buildings and killed 3 people (Dell’Amore et al.‚ 2010). The tsunami was unexpected due to the type of earthquake that had occurred. The earthquake was a strike slip earthquake which means the plates slipped horizontally against one another‚ which normally wouldn’t cause a tsunami due to there being no vertical movement of the plates‚ which is needed to create tsunamis. A current theory for the cause of the tsunami is multiple
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INTRODUCTION A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ severe weather‚volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in
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the shoreline the speed and the height increases and it can reach 700km/h. tsunami is one of the most deadly seismic hazards can cause significant damage to buildings and infrastructure. On March 11‚ 2011‚ a magnitude-9 earthquake shook northeastern Japan‚ unleashing a savage tsunami. It killed over 15000 people and the total cost of the disaster was over $300billion and Japan is still recovering today. Over all‚ tsunami has the greatest impact due to the long-term damage the people would have to
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earthquake‚ tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accident. The earthquake and tsunami caused extensive and severe structural damage in north-eastern Japan‚ including heavy damage to roads and railways as well as fires in many areas‚ and a dam collapse. Naoto Kan said‚ "In the 65 years after the end of World War II‚ this is the toughest and the most difficult crisis for Japan." Around 4.4 million households in northeastern Japan were left without electricity and 1.5 million without water. The tsunami caused nuclear
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the story? Use examples from the story to support your answer. (15m) This short story tells us about how the before and after of the tsunami of Noi’s life and her surroundings. In this story‚ Noi and her family went through a huge disaster that affected the entire town. Lives were lost‚ and most of the property were either damaged‚ or could not be found. This tsunami affected Noi‚ and caused her to lose her parents‚ her house‚ and of course‚ the beauty of the town that she loved the most. She had
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plain around Tokyo in 1923 and resulted in the deaths of over 100‚000 people. * In January 1995‚ a strong earthquake hit the city of Kobe resulted the death of 6‚000 people. * The Great East Japan Earthquake‚ the earthquake and particularly the ensuing tsunami killed nearly 20‚000 people and caused a nuclear accident at a power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. IV- Cause and Effect. * Cause- Earthquakes can be by : * Fault Movement * Volcanism * Induced Seismicity In Japan’s
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deforestation data‚ 2010). This deforestation ensures that soil looses moist of its water-holding capacity and therefore makes Haiti even more vulnerable for flash floods and frequent mudslides caused by heavy rain from tropical storms and hurricanes. The tsunami caused high amount of rubble and with this belongings flooded away. Unclear property rights and lack of land titles complicated shelter recovery efforts (UNHCR‚ UNAID 2010). The distressed economy of Haiti is one of the reasons why 80% of the
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In the book The Killing Sea by Richard Lewis Sarah and Peter have different point of views on pets. In the beginning‚On page 27 “Let me get surf cat .” From the quote‚ the reader is told that Sarah has a different view on surf cat because Sarah doesn’t like animals like Peter does and Sarah treats surf cat like when something happens Peter has to make sure that surf cat is safe and if he is not than Peter gets him and Sarah is all like who cares let go save mom. In the book‚”Surf cat jumped from
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