storms‚ and earthquakes. The great state of California is no stranger to its part of natural destroyers. Many cities in the state have had its share having earthquakes. Earthquakes are produced by abrupt motion along a fault when friction that resists such motion is overcome by stress. Cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles have been known to have earthquake as well. California sits along the San Andreas Fault and there is more than just this one that has been named. Many earthquakes are produced
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leComposition | Unit 02 | Lesson 01 All Shook Up "Not again!" I protested when I heard Mom’s news. "Where are we going this time?" We’ve moved six times in the twelve years since I was born. That’s because my Dad’s job is to set up offices for his company‚ and each time he finishes establishing a new one‚ we move. "California‚" said Mom. "I’m sorry we have to uproot you again." She opened a map and pointed out the town we’d be moving to‚ north of San Francisco. She truly sounded sorry‚ but I
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Attribute: The three-pronged trident. He is associated with horses‚ seen in the crashing of waves on the shore. He is also believed to be the force behind earthquakes‚ an odd expansion of the power of a sea god‚ but possibly due to the association between earthquakes and tsunamis in Greece. Some scholars believe he was first a god of the earth and earthquakes‚ and only later took on the role of sea god. Poseidon’s Appearance: Poseidon is a bearded‚ older man usually pictured with seashells and other
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In general‚ the map that contained all the earthquake distributions mostly had shallow quakes spread around. Deep quakes on the map were a lot less common. I would estimate that about 85%-90% of the earthquakes were shallow quakes. There were only three earthquakes on the map that had a magnitude of 7.0 or greater. The earthquakes that appeared to have occurred along spreading zones made up about 80% of the earthquakes on the map. Earthquakes that have occurred in these areas generally have
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Two earthquakes‚ two iconic authors - Mark Twain and Jack London - witness catastrophe‚ yet the way they perceive and describe it are different. Not one soul looks on and shall distinguish it exactly the same‚ but the mood or tone in which the disasters are described would be expected to be comparable. Twain brings to the table a personal take and focuses on the “curiosities” of the earthquake. London observes the disaster from the relative distance of “the bay”‚ while describing the destruction
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“After the Quake” is a collection of imaginary short stories written by Haruki Murakami which became well known after his emotional impact of the Kobe earthquake. The protagonist in “UFO in Kushiro” is Komura‚ a Japanese salesman‚ who practically lives as an average person nowadays. However‚ five days after the earthquake‚ Komura’s perfect life falls apart when he finds a letter from his wife‚ saying that she is gone forever. Trying to get use to the thought‚ Komura takes a break from his work and
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Tsunamis are caused by a change in the ocean’s basin that displaces massive amounts of water. This can be brought on by a number of different events‚ such as an earthquake‚ large meteors‚ volcanic eruptions‚ landslides‚ and even massive underwater explosions. The most common of these causes‚ however‚ is earthquakes. Warning signs that a tsunami may be imminent One of the most characteristic signs of an incoming tsunami is
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Type of natural disaster 1)EARTHQUAKES One of the most frightening and destructive phenomena of nature is a severe earthquake and its terrible aftereffects. An earthquake is the sudden‚ rapid shaking of the earth‚ caused by the breaking and shifting of subterranean rock as it releases strain that has accumulated over a long time. 2)TSUNAMIS Tsunamis (pronounced soo-ná-mees)‚ also known as seismic sea waves (mistakenly called “tidal waves”)‚ are a series of enormous waves created
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The New Madrid Fault Zone History The largest earthquake sequence the United States has ever experienced happened east of the Rocky Mountains starting out in Northeast Arkansas on December 16‚ 1811. On the Richter scale‚ it was ~7.7 and five hours later AK experienced an aftershock of a magnitude of ~7.0. A little over a month later on January 23‚ 1812 New Madrid‚ MO experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of ~7.5‚ and again on February 7‚ 1812 reaching a magnitude of ~7.7. By March 15
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Fact Sheet Emergency Management Facts Earthquake Preparedness Why should I prepare? Earthquakes represent the greatest natural disaster threat to people living in Southern California. Every California resident should have a disaster preparedness plan and know what to do before‚ during and after an earthquake occurs. How do I prepare for an earthquake? People need to be prepared at home‚ in the office and while commuting: • Keep personal disaster supply kits where you spend most of your
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