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    Point Loma Nazarene University is a recognized private school for it’s academics‚ atmosphere‚ personal‚ and goals. The University is a Christian school that offers many degree programs while also incorporating dense Christian values around its academics. The staff is passionate about helping students in every aspect and it reflects upon the students creating a wonderful environment to learn in. Point Loma Nazarene University’s goals is to help students In pursuing their educational aspirations while

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    Retrieved from http://suite101.com/article/1989-san-francisco-earthquake-a52342 Loma Prieta 1989. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.vibrationdata.com/earthquakes/lomaprieta.htm Page‚ R.‚ Stauffer‚ P. & Hendley‚ II‚ J. (1999). Progress Toward a Safer Future Since the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Retrieved from http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1999/fs151-99/fs151-99.pdf University of California - Davis (2007‚ December 26). Loma Prieta Fault In California Stronger Than Previously Thought. Free Powerpoint Templates

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    wrote in her news article “LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE.” “The earth Quake killed more 60 people and injured almost 4 000‚ and left several thousand Californians homeless. Esposito‚ is informing how the quake effected the population in that area. Think about how many lives have been effected in quakes everywhere. Earthquakes can lead to billions in repairs for property damage. News reporter Olivia Esposito‚ from San Francisco California wrote in her news article “LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE.” “A span of the

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    Fort Tejon earthquake‚ with an estimated magnitude of 8.0. This earthquake ruptured 225 miles of the San Andreas Fault. However this was not the most destructive‚ in 1906 a earthquake reading 7.9 on the Richter scale in San Francisco. Loma Prieta The Loma Prieta earthquake on the 17th October‚ 1989 has been one of the most recognised due to the amount of people effected‚ and economic loss.68 people were

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    While both the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake of Northern California‚ and the 2010 earthquake that devastated Port au Prince‚ and surrounding areas in Haiti‚ were very similar in magnitude (6.9 California‚ and 7.0 in Haiti)‚ there is great contrast in the number of lives lost due to these natural disasters‚ with 63 dead in Santa Cruz county‚ and an estimated 220‚000 lives lost in Haiti. From a geographical standpoint‚ the town of Léogâne was at the epicenter‚ of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake‚ the United Nations

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    A Discussion On Earthquakes Perhaps Mother Nature offers no greater force than that of the earthquake. Across the span of time‚ earthquakes have been recorded for their incredible destructive forces‚ and their abilities to awe mankind with their unparalleled force. Earthquakes can often strike without any notice‚ leveling large cities and killing scores of innocent people. Not only can earthquakes bring harm to society through these methods of destruction‚ but they can also cause millions

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    shock waves to the surface. Tom Brocher says‚ "As soon as we knew it was a deep earthquake- that it was this type of earthquake- we immediately put out the word that we should expect very few aftershocks." There were only 4. In San Francisco’s Loma Prieta earthquake here in 1989 which was closer to the surface‚ there were 120 aftershocks. The fact that "deep-focus" earthquakes have fewer aftershocks still puzzles geologists. Brocher says‚ "What we can tell people is you’re not going to have these

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    I remember this night better than I remember last night. My sister was only ten‚ and I only seven. At the time my mother worked third shift‚ she was driving us to our baby-sitters house. It was dark out‚ I don’t remember exactly what time it was but it was late. I had on my favorite pink nightgown‚ it was wet from running to the car in the downpour. I was on the right side of the backseat looking out at the rain‚ it was raining very hard that night. No one was talking‚ we were all very tired

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    San Francisco Weather Center The San Francisco Bay Area‚ also known as the Bay Area‚ is a vastly populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California‚ United States (wiki). The region hosts the major cities and metropolitan areas of San Francisco‚ Oakland‚ and San Jose‚ along with smaller urban and rural areas The San Francisco Bay Area offers a significant variety of microclimates because the hills‚ mountains‚ and large bodies of water produce such

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    1857 Fort Tejon Earthquake which was a magnitude 7.9‚ the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake which was a magnitude 7.8‚ the 1957 San Francisco Earthquake which was a magnitude 5.7‚ the 2004 Parkfield Earthquake that was a magnitude 6.0 and the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake which was a magnitude 6.9‚ this earthquake postponed the Baseball 1989 world series.The San Andreas Fault runs through many populated areas like San Bernardino or Wrightwood. It is easy to see how the fault moves by looking at how

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