magnitude earthquake that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country ’s north. The giant waveoverloaded cities‚ sweeping away cars‚ homes and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its way. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves.The nuclear disasterwas a series of equipment failures‚ nuclear meltdowns‚ and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant‚ following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. It is the largest nuclear disaster
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NATURAL DISASTERS Whitewater Rafting Whitewater rafting enthusiasts row or paddle rubber rafts down turbulent‚ fast-running rivers. Rafting trips can be short day trips or longer trips that involve camping alongside the river at night. Encarta Encyclopedia Energy Productions/The Image Bank Amazon River The Amazon River in South America is one of the longest rivers in the world. Only the Nile River in Africa is longer. Encarta Encyclopedia Claudia Parks/The Stock
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years old and I‚ William Samith‚ have watched everyone I’ve known or love die today. Except one person‚ Melissa‚ the woman I love most. I have no idea where she is but that’s not stopping me from finding her. I can mourn‚ but It’s not over yet. The tsunami‚ it already hit Miami‚ but the scientists‚ well whatever’s left of them‚ predict that Miami will experience many more natural disasters in the next few hours. Everyone is giving up‚ the grief is too much for them. I refuse to let myself die. I will
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also for steam generation which then drives turbines that generate electricity. The various reactors serviced different companies and suppliers including General Electric‚ Toshiba‚ and Hitachi. On March 11th‚ 2011‚ an earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused a series of equipment failures‚ nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials. According to the International Business Times (Australia) "Fukushima is not the worst nuclear accident ever but it is the most complicated and the most
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The Dynamic Crust‚ Earthquakes and the Earth’s Interior Why is the Earth’s crust described as being dynamic? Crust- solid rock outer zone of Earth The crust is part of the lithosphere. The Earth’s crust is dynamic which means constantly changing. Earthquakes Volcanoes Crustal movements along fault zones Other evidence indicates that parts of the Earth’s crust have been moving to different locations for billions of years. Describe pieces of evidence that suggest minor changes in the Earth’s
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Part One Japan’s devastating combination of earthquake and tsunami was a wakeup call reminding companies across the world how much they rely on nature to commerce business. On Friday 11 March 2011‚ an earthquake measuring 9.0 on Richter scale struck off Japan’s north-east coast of Tohoku which happened at 2:46pm (Alabaster et al. 2011). The massive earthquake was caused due to thrust faulting where rocks placed lower in the earth’s crust get pushed over the overlying layers (Alabaster et al. 2011)
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One hundred twenty-two years ago‚ one of the most destructive powers of Nature was felt around the globe. This power was from the explosion of Krakatoa‚ an island volcano that lies in the Sunda Strait. The scientists of the time struggled to comprehend the destruction that resulted from this great explosion. The results from the examination of the destruction established a landmark in learning about volcanoes. But let us back up a bit and learn exactly what happened before the Great Explosion
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event and how it changed someone’s life. Target population and how the participants are selected is a process that will be further explained in detail. My target population for the qualitative question consists of survivors from the Holocaust‚ the Tsunami in Japan‚ and someone who was just lucky to survive for incense‚ a survivor of a plane crash‚ or a victim of an altercation. The selection process for the sample is but interviewing survivors of a deadly event to figure out the psychological
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This Norse word arrived in France during the invading of Normandy and gave the word raz which means "swift water" in Brittany‚ as in a mill race; it can be found in "Pointe du Raz" (the most western point of France‚ in Brittany)‚ and "raz-de-marée" (tsunami). The word race to mean a "contest of speed" was first recorded in the 1510s.[2] A race and its name are often associated with the place of origin‚ the means of transport and the distance of the race. As a couple of examples‚ see the Dakar Rally
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Unit1 Review_Short Questions & Answers Topic1 1. Why are people who live on coastal beaches so poorly aware or concerned about hazards in those environments? * Most of them‚ including developers‚ real estate people‚ and governmental employees‚ have never experienced a hurricane or major flood. [pp. 1‚ 9] 2. What kind of natural hazards are not normally insurable? * landslides‚ ground settling‚ or swelling soils [p. 8] 3. Why do many coastal communities not educate visitors and new
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