TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN NATURAL DISASTER KILLS THOUSANDS Japan suffered a devastating earthquake 230 miles northeast of Tokyo on March 11‚ 2011 which caused a seven meter tsunami that surged through cities and villages in the countries north destroying everything in its path. According to the United States Geological Survey the Earthquake hit with a magnitude of 8.9 to 9.0‚ this is the largest recorded earthquake in Japans History and it moved the island by up to eight feet. It was a tragedy of extraordinary
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other hand‚ Tsunamis can be caused by a few different factors‚ which are an earthquake‚ a large-scale undersea landslide‚ a submarine volcanic eruption (Cause of Tsunami‚ n.d.). Firstly‚ the vast majority of tsunamis results from the earthquake. The earth ’s surface is covered by the continents and sea floor which are parts of the world-wide system of plates that are in the very slow motion. An earthquake occurs where the edges of plates run into one another‚ which are called faults
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Earthquake case study Christ Church Location: Christ church‚ New Zealand When: 22nd February‚ 2011 Boundary type; On an already formed fault line on the pacific plate. What happened: It is considered an aftershock of a previous 7.1 magnitude earthquake‚ which happened in September 2010. A magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale hit 10 km east of Christ Church and 5km deep. This was New Zealand second worst ever earthquake. A tsunami was created by the Tasman Glacier sliding into the ocean
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DISATER MANAGEMENT-ROLE OF STUDENTS In a lot of nations late teenagers are part of ’emergency rescue teams’ - mostly the training goes side by side along with ’compulsory military training’ programs. I would like to negate student community from search and rescue since that is a highly specialized job and should be left to professionals. The basic role of the student‚ in my opinion‚ is AWARENESS of what to do during and after disasters. This would lessen panicking‚ paranoid and uncontrollable people
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that case‚ what would be the updated probability for Bob? © Lyle Crawford - 224 - 12) Read this story and then answer the questions about it. Abby is a seismologist: she studies earthquakes and the way that the vibrations caused by earthquakes move through the planet. One of the goals of seismology is to predict earthquakes in order to warn people who live in the area where they will happen‚ but accurate prediction is
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I think the basic point of the video was to symbolically compare the actual Ring of Fire‚ the horseshoe shaped area lined with volcanoes and earthquakes that line the Pacific‚ to an actual "ring" that starts at one place‚ goes through a transition‚ and comes back "full circle" to start anew. Three main themes in the video were "Life is Reappearing"‚ "Paradise and Catastrophe" and "Creation and Destruction"; all deal with starting at one point‚ moving around in a circle‚ continuing the cycle over
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in the study of active faults and earthquakes. Reading the article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer (as a required reading material in our class) by our professor‚ Dr. Mario Aurelio‚ it is very informing to know that; It is not actually a surprise that Negros Island would be hit by an earthquake of this magnitude (6.9). A previous large earthquake with an approximate magnitude of 8 has been associated with the Negros Trench.. Negros Oriental Earthquake cannot be explained directly by activity
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l Earthquakes. Protective Measures Psychicconsequences After the experience ofan earthquake‚ a range of anxiety reactions may occur‚ and therefore‚ in the following weeks‚ manypeople usually demand or need psychological support to reduce emotional stress. As for children‚ ifthere has been a seismic movement in your town and your child showssignsofconcern (such as lack ofappetite‚ insomnia‚ fear of weather changes‚ fear of being along or ofanother earthquake) listen to them‚ reassure them
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recurring phenomenon’s that leave disastrous effects in their wake. On 12th January 2010‚ a major earthquake of a 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Haiti. The catastrophic quake centred about 15 miles South West of Port-au-Prince left considerable damage to a majority of towns in the country including the capital city. According to UN reports‚ of the total 9 million people in the country‚ the earthquake has affected half of the population. About 222‚ 570 confirmed dead‚ with the number of casualties
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Introduction Various disasters like earthquake‚ landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year. The rapid growth of the world’s population and its increased concentration often in hazardous environment has escalated both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. With the tropical climate and unstable land forms‚ coupled with deforestation‚ unplanned growth proliferation
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