ever seen. Thrust faults can give way to immense pressure‚ which will cause one slab of rock to push against another slab of rock and ultimately it will push the other plate upward. Earthquakes have devastated Los Angeles in the past. The largest quake in modern history was the Fort Tejon Earthquake in 1857. It measured 8.0 on the Richter scale. Southern California was scarcely populated‚ so
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protagonist of the story Miss Mackenzie‚ an elderly yet not a grumbling spinster‚ rather a polite and a spirited one is shown to share an intrinsic bond with nature. She lives amidst the serene hills in the Himalayan Mulberry Cottage. A cat shares the snug refuge with her and the wide range of the Himalayan flora‚ the dahlias‚ chrysanthemums‚ gladioli‚ the highland orchids‚ the wild begonia‚ the purple salvia‚ the blue gentian‚ the purple columbine‚ the anemone and the edelweiss are close to her heart. She
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to face the bridges is earthquakes. The movement of the ground causes the supporting beams and columns to twist and collapse‚ often resulting in injury or death for those crossing the bridges. Because of the lack of safety on bridges during the quakes‚ engineers and researchers have been developing ways to ensure bridges stay in tact. Upgrading such bridges enhances the Nature-Culture/ecology in our society. The beginning of earthquake resistant bridges Bridges are a main component of the transportation
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number of earthquakes rising‚ but in 2014‚ Texas rose above California with their earthquake rates. Irving experienced 11 earthquakes within 24 hours. Dallas has experienced at least 40 earthquakes with some containing a magnitude of 2.7 “The rise in quakes coincides with an increase in drilling activity.” (Kuchment‚ Anna) It is a big possibility that fracking is causing this earthquakes. These faults that are being drilled into can only handle so much pressure before they slip‚ causing an earthquake
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INTRODUCTION The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea mega thrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday‚ December 26‚ 2004‚ with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra‚ Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake.[3][4] The resulting tsunami is given various names‚ including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami‚ Asian Tsunami‚ Indonesian Tsunami. CAUSES The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating
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mountain range in the world. It is located just north the Indian sub-continent. It is also home to some of the highest points in the world above sea level‚ Mt. Everest‚ standing at 8‚848 metres above sea level and K2 standing at 8‚611 metres.The main Himalayan range runs from the Indus river valley in the west‚ to the Brahmaputra river valley in the east‚ forming a range with a length of 2‚400 km long‚ which varies in width from 400 km in the west to 150 km in the east. 1.1 Habitat As a general analysis
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CHAPTER PARTICULAR Page No 1 OBJECT OF THE PROJECT SCOPE OF THE PROJECT 3-4 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY LIMITATIONS 6-8 3 INTRODUCTION DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT 10-12 4 CHALLENGES IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES FUTURE CHALLENGES 14-32 5 HOW TO FACE CHALLENGES 34-39 6 CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY 41-42 CHAPTER:1 OBJECT OF THE PROJECT SCOPE OF THE PROJECT OBJECT OF THE PROJECT Meaning of Disaster and there Types. Disaster Management and there nature. Challenges
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Global Warming And Its Effects On The Coastal Areas of Bangladesh [pic] [pic][pic] GLOBAL WARMING: Global Warming is the rise in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere‚ including the surface air and oceans. In simple words global warming is when the Earth heats up. It is caused mainly due to increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. The greenhouse gases‚ include carbon dioxide‚ nitrous oxide‚ methane‚ water vapor‚ traps heat and light in the
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developing stages of becoming a HIC. Case Study: Kobe‚ Japan On the 17th of January‚ 1995‚ an earthquake struck Kobe‚ the second most populated and industrialized city in Japan at 5:46 am. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4 on the Richter scale. The quake only lasted 20 seconds‚ but killed over 6‚400 people. This earthquake was caused by the subduction of the denser oceanic Philippines Plate by the lighter continental Eurasian Plate. During the 20 second earthquake‚ the ground moved 50cm horizontally
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MONSOON India is a land of seasons. There are six seasons in India. Foue out of these are main namely summer‚ winter‚ spring and the most important monsoon. If we see‚ Half of the India depends on the monsoon season and the rains brought by it. We can say this as almost half or more than half of the country in ingaged in agriculture. No rain can be a reason for the failure of crops. Bad crops means less food and as the population of india in increasing‚ more food is needed. Thus the monsoon is
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