a threat and negatively impacts people and the environment. Examples of natural hazards are: earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ wildfires‚ floods‚ volcanic eruptions etc. Earthquakes and their Occurence What is an Earthquake? An earthquake is a sudden rapid vibration along the earth’s crust due to individual tremors‚ sometimes causing great destruction to the earth’s lithosphere and its inhabitants. Earthquakes occur both on land and sea.They may occur at areas where plates collide (subduction zones/ convergent
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Investigating Earthquakes – Japan Gurjit & Ashwin Preliminary questions: a. Why do earthquakes happen in this location? b. Does this location fall on any fault lines? c. What are they doing to prepare themselves? d. How often earthquakes happen in this location? e. The last earthquake? f. The strongest earthquake? g. What are the hazards of earthquakes in this area? h. How are the structures built in this area Investigation: i. Japan is located in an area where several continental
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AN EARTHQUAKE IN AUSTRALIA Australia has a relatively low rate of seismicity due to its location towards the centre of the Indo-Australian Tectonic Plate. Earthquake activity is much higher around the margins of the Indo-Australian Plate‚ for example In places such as Indonesia‚ Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Nevertheless‚ many historic earthquakes have Occurred in Australia and Geosciences Australia’s database (QUAKES) contains information on tens of thousands Of historic earthquakes in the
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PART I INTRODUCTION AIM The aim of this report is to describe the Newcastle earthquake and identify its social‚ physical and economic effects on the community. The event in detail‚ major effects‚ how the event was caused‚ the effects on the communities property‚ people‚ infrastructure and economy‚ will all be addressed in this report. Also the long term planning implications‚ preventative measures‚ preparedness‚ response implications‚ and well as recovery implications will covered and described
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Whether that may be a severe thunderstorm‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ or a Magnitude 9 earthquake there is always a financial consequence for most of these natural disasters. After a earthquake occurs the country affected by the earthquake has to rebuild and restructure their nation back to where it was before the earthquake occurred. The overall problem is a country that might not have sufficient funds to restructure after a earthquake could be a big problem to how the country can go back to where it was before
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April 1st lecture FINAL EXAM IS WORTH 40% Professor goes by Abhi (Obi) like star wars One required textbook Earthquakes science and society lecture will be on additional material not in book but will be guided by materials in the book. take notes (HE SAID IT ALOT!) his lecture slides will not be posted. CH.1 for this lecture Why Learn Earthquakes? Plate Tectonics they are not static they always move. they are moving in a limited space it will cause friction when it moves
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GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE? In 1989 an earthquake hit San Francisco‚ on the west coast of USA‚ killing around 63 people. Twelve years later an earthquake hit Gujarat‚ in India. This time it killed approximately 20‚000 people. In this report I will be comparing the two earthquakes‚ giving reasons why the Gujarat earthquake was so much more destructive than the one in San Francisco. An earthquake is a movement or tremor in the earth’s crust. Earthquakes happen
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magnitude earthquake that changed the country and the lives of people living in Haiti. This earthquake stuck Haiti before five pm and was centred about 10 miles south east of port - au - prince which is the capital city of Haiti. This earthquake is known as one of most powerful earthquakes of the century‚ that it was felt in eastern parts of Cuba. Prior to the earthquake‚ the people of Haiti are living eighty percent under the poverty line(Curler‚ 2010). In results of the earthquake in Haiti
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History of Earthquakes Throughout its prolonged history‚ the Earth has experienced a myriad of earthquakes that range from minor to major; some of the earthquakes had no fatal impacts while others were extremely catastrophic. However‚ these earthquakes were undeniably vital in shaping the modern world; without them‚ some magnificent landscapes that we see today would not exist. In the following paragraphs‚ we will be discussing the causes and effects of massive earthquakes‚ and exploring earthquakes
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EARTHQUAKE IN BANGLADESH An earthquake is a sudden‚ rapid shaking of the Earth caused by the release of energy stored in rocks. It is a natural phenomenon like rain. Earthquakes have occurred for billions of years. Descriptions as old as recorded history show the significant effects they have had on people’s lives. Long before there were scientific theories for the cause of earthquakes‚ people around the world created folklore to explain them. In simple terms‚ earthquakes are caused by the constant
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