CNN: A special news report-This morning‚ there was an earthquake registering 7.6 on the Richter scale shaked Taiwan at 1:45am on September 21‚1999. The epicenter is a mile under the ground in Nantou near Puli. There are many buildings crushed‚ and even a twelve floor-high rise building suddenly became a two floor- high rise building (the first to the sixth floors dipped into the underground‚ and the seventh to the twelfth floors went diagonally down and damaged the road.) As of press time the Disaster
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Earthquake activity in Pakistan is mainly concentrated in the north and western sections of the country‚ along the boundary of the Indian plate and the Iranian and Afghan micro-plates. The Chaman Fault runs along Pakistan’s western frontier with Afghanistan from Kalat‚ in the northern Makran range‚ past Quetta and then on to Kabul‚ Afghanistan. A fault also runs along the Makran coast and is believed to be of the same nature as the West Coast fault along the coast of Maharashtra‚ India. An active
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Following the earthquake‚ economic development was credited as key to Haiti’s economic betterment. Despite the earthquake in the areas in and around the capital city‚ millions of Haitians were forced to move to these IDP camps due to harsh economic circumstance in the countryside. Haiti has had a housing sector crisis even before the earthquake‚ which was estimated at 700‚000 units. Additionally‚ at least another 250‚000 houses were damaged by the earthquake resulting in the housing sector suffering
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disaster is the occurrence of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of society or community. In January 2010 earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti caused>200‚000 deaths thousands of injuries requiring immediate surgical interventions‚ and 1.5 million internally displaced survivors. The earthquake destroyed most medical facilities in the city seriously preventing the ability to deliver immediate help. Community nurse can help assist with all types
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A Dire Situation: DBQ Essay Many people face dire situations everyday‚ but what about deadly? This is what about 43‚000 Filipinos faced on October 15‚ 2013 when a deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the islands of Bohol and Cebu. The temblor was the largest to shake the area in 23 years. (BK Info) Also‚ 2211 aftershocks hit the region and most citizens were completely unprepared‚ and shocked. The cause of this disaster is likely the East Bohol Fault. The quake killed around 185 people and put
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Haiti devastated by massive earthquake "All of a sudden everything was falling apart... there was no place to hide" A massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The extent of the devastation is still unclear but there are fears thousands of people may have died. Haiti’s worst quake in two centuries hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday‚ wrecking the presidential palace‚ UN HQ and other buildings. A "large number" of UN personnel were reported missing
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Seism is a violent shaking of the Earth’s crust that may cause destruction to buildings and results from the sudden release of tectonic stress along a fault line or from volcanic activity. Earthquakes strike without warning‚ so it is important to know safety measures and act now to be prepared. Before the Shaking Starts Prepare Your Family •Know the safe spots in each room― against inside walls‚ under sturdy tables‚ desks or archways. • Know the danger spots― windows‚ mirrors‚ hanging objects
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Technology based laboratory to improve science learning Abstract Till date‚ manual routine devices and methods are used to perform different test strategies in the greater part of the science research centers in our nation. The manual instruments are cumbersome though the robotized ones are expensive. It does not enthuse youthful analysts towards the science laboratories. There is a need to create applications which can be easily integrated‚ customized in school and undergrad level laboratories
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the natural disaster called earthquakes. There has been developed a new technique to prepare the human race for earthquakes. In this essay‚ the possibility of getting to know when an earthquake is going to happen is going to be discussed. How is science going to be able to create a better world‚ if there’s a natural phenomenon that can’t be changed? Plate tectonics-Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plates_tect2_en.svg Earthquakes are produced by the sudden
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12 7.0 Conclusion 13 8.0 Reference 14 The effect of earthquake on buildings in Japan 1.0 Abstract The country of Japan is an island. The population in Japan is considered quite high‚ about 127‚817‚277 people in this small country. Therefore‚ this has made Japan became one of the most tightly populated country in the world‚ ranking the 36th placing. Earthquakes are very common in Japan. In fact‚ Japan had suffered more earthquakes compared to other. Therefore‚ engineers have put in a lot of
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