undertaken with support from the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research‚ Grant No. 926301B‚ Wrban Seismic Risk Assessment: Assessing Earthquake Impacts on Business Activity in the Greater Memphis Area‚" Dr. Joanne M. Nigg and Dr. Kathleen J. Tierney‚ CoPrincipal Investigators; and the National Science Foundation‚ Grant No. BCS-9322386‚ l*EconomicConsequences Due to Lifeline Failures: Lessons from the Heartland Floods of 1993 for Earthquake Recovery Planning‚" Dr. Joanne M. Nigg and Dr
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Claveria‚ Noveamie C. San Andreas The San Andreas movie is a good movie and a nice wake up call for everyone. I’m very thankful that this movie is released in time for the earthquake preparedness of our country. You might get tips on how to survive or maybe get tips on how you can die if you don’t prepare for it. I watched this film in our classroom during our Science subject. I enjoy ed the movie because everyone shouting “aaaaahhhhh” whenever there’s explosion and destruction hahaha. The action
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life‚ or drastic change to the environment. 2. Extensively defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ or explosions. It is a phenomenon that disasters can cause damage to life‚ property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people. Types Of Natural Disaster? 1. Avalanches 2. Earthquakes 3. Volcanic Eruption 4. Tornado 5. Storms Avalanches 1. An avalanche (also called a snow slide or snow
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Facilities & Property Management Assignment 2 Table of Contents Page 1 * 1. Identifying Elements and Evacuation Plans Page 2 * 2. Disaster Management Framework * 2.1 Pre-Event * 2.2 Prodromal * 2.3 Emergency Page 3 * 2.4 Intermediate * 2.5 Long Term Recovery * Conclusion Page 4 * Referencing A hotel property is constructed to meet the needs of a growing community. With increasing disasters affecting properties in the world caused naturally
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M3: Discuss health‚ safety or security concerns arising from a specific incident or emergency in a health or social care setting. D2: Justify responses to a particular incident or emergency in a health or social care setting. Emergency: Earthquake An emergency is an unexpected situation that poses immediate risk to health‚ property or environment. Emergencies require immediate and direct actions in order to prevent or reduce the possible after effects of this emergency. The Civil Contingencies
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Describe the characteristics and explain the causes‚ of tsunamis. (8 marks) A Tsunami is a large and potentially destructive sea wave often produced by a submarine earthquake‚ subsidence or an underwater volcanic eruption. They occur when a large volume of water is displaced in the ocean. The characteristics of tsunamis differ slightly from normal sea waves. For one‚ they often have extremely long wave lengths‚ in deep water an initial wavelength can be up to 100km. Their amplitude contrasts with
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a significant way in every tragedy that occur in the Philippines. Page 2 II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM This research paper aim to answer the following questions: 1. Why is it that the Philippines is prove volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ and tropical storms? 2. What are the leaders doing to prevent tragedy and disaster? 3. Do you agree that these are the signs that the world ends? 4. What will be the examples to that they are the signs of the world end?
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WHAT IS A NATURAL DISASTER A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚[1] and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[2] In 2012‚ there were 905 natural disasters worldwide‚ 93% of which were
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the populace of Ermita‚ at the heart of Manila particularly in the outskirts of M.H. Del Pilar nearby the grandiose Camarin restaurant‚ was one of the few people who have survived the 1990 Luzon killer earthquake. On July 15‚ 1990‚ the often crowded city of Manila was struck by the strongest earthquake recorded in the Philippine history. The whole city was under a big shock for some minutes especially those who are inside the Camarin restaurant which is known to be a majestically stood building offering
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EOSC INDIVIDUAL QUIZZES ! 1 BOB ZHAO Which form of energy is related to the distance an object moves times the force moving it? Student Response Correct Answer A. work B. latent heat C. potential energy D. power E. sensible heat Score: 1/1 2 EOSC INDIVIDUAL QUIZZES ! Which prefix used with units represents a billion? Student Response Correct Answer BOB ZHAO A. g B. b C. M D. B E. G Score: 1/1 3 EOSC INDIVIDUAL QUIZZES ! BOB ZHAO The speed at which wave energy propagates
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