Krakatau Krakatau (Krakatoa)‚ is said to have created the worst volcanic eruptions in history‚ in 1883. Ancient Krakatoa formed in 416 A.D. and still exists today in Indonesia. That same explosion‚ in 1883‚ created 130 feet tsunamis‚ which destroyed 130 coastal homes‚ two docks (India and Australia)‚ and killed about 36‚000 people. It created very loud sounds and was heard as far away as Madasagascar‚ about 3‚000 miles away from Java‚ where Krakatau was. Some people even believe that it may
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have no control over a natural disaster. They include earthquake‚ tsunami‚ flood‚ typhoon‚ hurricane‚ tempest‚ avalanches‚ land slide etc. Man cannot avert them. However‚ it should be noted that some natural disaster are indirectly the result of man’s activities. For example draught may be the cause of cutting of forests. Thus‚ the number of man-made disasters is greater than natural disaster. Natural disasters like tsunami and earth quake plays havoc on life and property. Sometimes‚ millions
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Volcanic processes can be split into two categories – primary hazards and secondary hazards. The primary hazards that can occur are pyroclastic flows‚ lava flows‚ tephra and poisonous gases. The secondary hazards include Lahars‚ volcanic landslides‚ tsunamis flooding and volcanic storms. The overall impact of volcanoes as a natural hazard varies greatly from one time and place to another. This is because it depends on the volcanic event‚ the population density of the surrounding area‚ the wealth of the
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Between the Island of Bermuda‚ and the Southern coast of Florida and Puerto Rico‚ in the Atlantic Ocean‚ lies what is know as The Bermuda Triangle‚ The Devil’s Triangle‚ and a host of other names. Vincent Gaddis in Argosy Magazine first named the Bermuda Triangle‚ a magazine devoted to science fiction‚ where he gave it the name‚ "The Deadly Bermuda". The earliest reported mysteries date back to the 15th century by Christopher Columbus concerning the Sargasso Sea. He reported seeing floating masses
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power. After experiencing the strongest earthquake in March 2011‚ Japan’s economy was crippled. The electricity is still tight because the nuclear plants were shut down after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors were damaged by the earthquake and tsunami. There were $235-$310 billion in damages and the GDP declined by .5%. The Prime Minister‚ Yoshihiko Noda has proposed to open service and agricultural service sectors to greater foreign competition and to boost exports by joining US-led Trans-Pacific
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Fukushima disaster Japan is one of the most affected countries by natural disasters because of it’s geographical placement on the tectonic plates. In 2011 Japan was impacted by a monumental earthquake that caused a tsunami. This provoked the nuclear plant Fukushima Daiichi to leak radioactive material into the farm lands of Japan. Fukushima was overheating due to equipment failure‚ and loss of coolant agent. This was the result of a nuclear meltdown. It was rapidly shut down to prevent any further
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disasters. In the span of just a few days‚ tornados devastate Los Angeles‚ huge hail pounds Tokyo‚ and colossal tsunamis and blizzards whip New York. Tornado- A mobile‚ destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system. Hail- Pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds. Tsunami- A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake‚ submarine landslide‚ or other disturbance. Blizzards-
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000 lives lost. Nils Lofgrin‚ who had managed several construction projects in Australia and New Guinea‚ was sent by his construction firm to restore a five-star resort along the Andaman coast in southern Thailand that had been ravaged by this tsunami. Casualties at the resort included 12 staff and 37 guests. This was Nils’s first assignment in Thailand. Nils flew down and toured the site. His assessment of the damage was that it was not as severe as feared. The basic infrastructure was intact
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THE EARTH At the beginning our planet is no more than a case of fire and cloud with glutenated dust particles similar to so many similar cloisters in the universe. This was the miracle where our life exists in this universe. Today life our life is just a link or chain of so many numerable living beings that was succeeded one another honours over nearly 4 billion years and even today new volcanoes continue to sculpt our landscapes it appears like molten rocks from the depths‚ solidifying‚ cracking
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