Earth Science 1 October 29‚ 2012 Homework Assignment 1. Explain how you should react or what you should do when you feel an earthquake if you find yourself in each of the following scenarios. Do not exceed the space provided. a) Indoors: I will stay calm and drop to the ground. I will take cover by getting under a sturdy table or other piece of furniture. I will hold on until the shaking stops. If there isn’t a table or desk near me
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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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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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Diplomacy and propaganda in the Kashmir War Abstract: The conflict between Hindu and Muslims over the Kashmir region is one of the bloodiest religious wars in history‚ exceeding in violence the Crusades or the “Thirty years war’’. As long as the Indian colony was under British rule‚ the tensions were kept under control‚ but during the decolonization movement ‚ the two religions who hatred and feared each other more than they feared the colonial masters‚ developed in the first phase separate
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AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY LINKAGES IN THE ECONOMY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR A SYNOPSIS SUBMITED TO SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC DEVI AHILIYA UNIVERSITY FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY 2012 - 2013 SCHOLAR GUIDE SAMIR UL HASSAN DR. KANHAIYA AHUJA
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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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In nature’s biggest fury in six decades in the valley‚ more than 170 people have already lost their lives in the recent flood that struck the indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Witnessing human terror since ages‚ the valley is under the threat of floods due to a week long incessant rain which is affecting the rescue operations as well. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Sunday declared the situation a "national-level disaster"‚ and announced a special assistance of Rs 1‚000 crores for
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2013 Lushan earthquake | | Date | April 20‚ 2013 | Magnitude | Mw 7.0 (GA)[1] Ms 7.0 (CENC)[2] Mw 6.6 (USGS)[3] Mw 6.6 (EMSC)[4] Mj 6.9 (JMA)[5] | Depth | < 13 km (8.1 mi)[6] | Epicenter | 30°17′02″N 102°57′22″ECoordinates: 30°17′02″N 102°57′22″E[3] Lushan County‚ Sichuan | Countries | China | Aftershocks | 1‚815[7] | Casualties | 193 dead 24 missing 11‚826 injured 968 injured seriously | The Lushan earthquake or Ya’an earthquake occurred in China on 20th April‚ 2013
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care before uttering them; and he was a man of his word. The jugular vein and the body are mutually inter-dependant. Pakistan’s life-blood – water – passes through Kashmir. Kashmir’s life force – its commerce‚ its people’s very livelihood‚ its cultural heritage – all lay through its contacts with what is now Pakistan. Both Kashmir and Pakistan have suffered all these years because of artificial man-made barriers between the two. Regrettably‚ the Quaid-e-Azam did not live long enough to influence
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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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