The destructive effects of an earthquake can be classified into primary and secondary effects. Primary effects are the immediate damage caused by the quake‚ such as collapsing buildings‚ roads and bridges‚ which may kill many people. Those lucky enough to survive can suffer badly from shock and panic. Secondary effects are the after-effects of the earthquake‚ such as fires‚ tidal waves‚ landslides and disease. Fire - earthquakes destroy gas pipes and electric cables‚ causing fires to spread
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Name: Huy Pham Effects of Earthquakes Nature is a beautiful thing‚ and there is nothing in this world without nature. It gives many wonderful things to mankind. Although nature gives many things to mankind‚ sometimes it show its terrible side. It is obvious that most of disasters are very dangerous to anything in the world. Earthquakes are one of the terrible outcomes of nature‚ and they bring a lot of big problems to humans and the animals. An earthquake is an sudden and violent
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Effects of earthquakes Shaking and ground rupture Shaking and ground rupture are the main effects created by earthquakes‚ principally resulting in more or less severe damage to buildings and other rigid structures. The severity of the local effects depends on the complex combination of the earthquake magnitude‚ the distance from the epicenter‚ and the local geological and geomorphological conditions‚ which may amplify or reduce wave propagation.[44] The ground-shaking is measured by ground acceleration
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Natural Hazards What is a natural hazard? A natural hazard is a naturally occuring physical event which poses a threat and negatively impacts people and the environment. Examples of natural hazards are: earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ wildfires‚ floods‚ volcanic eruptions etc. Earthquakes and their Occurence What is an Earthquake? An earthquake is a sudden rapid vibration along the earth’s crust due to individual tremors‚ sometimes causing great destruction to the earth’s lithosphere and its inhabitants
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Marinduque Midwest College Dili‚ Gasan‚ Marinduque COLLEGE DEPARTMENT The EFFECTS OF poor QUALITY EDUCATION over a lifetime Submitted by: Christian Jay F. Zoleta BEED IV- Sagittarius Submitted to: Mr. Joey Semilla Instructor In Partial Fulfillment in the Requirements in Social Dimension SY 2013-2014 I. Introduction The impact of low-quality education can be negative as it fails to produce
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Cause and Effect The Effects of Global Warming Global warming is one of the greatest threats to humanity and to the environment. Global average temperature rose significantly during the past century. The current scientific view is that most of the temperature increases since mid-20th century has been caused by increases in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations produced by human activity. Most scientists agree that planet’s temperature has risen 0.5 degree Celsius since 1900 and will continue
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disrupted. The downside of watching too much television is that it will make the children less creative and more passive where they refuse to leave the spot and would rather just ask someone near them to fetch necessities for them. Thus‚ engendering the effects on the body-activity to malfunction. The body monitors and handles the distribution of energy where it needs the most of it. When you just sit there and watch‚ your body will get confused and the energy distribution will go haywire as it doesn’t have
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CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT The effects of land pollution are far-ranging in the industrial age. The nature of the industrial revolution and the lack of a sustainable development model for industrial progress have allowed the creation of chemicals and products which may serve the idea of convenience or productivity or efficiency‚ however‚ the concept of environmental stewardship is largely an afterthought. This has led to long-lasting chemicals which persist in the environment and are
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Executive Summary The recent acquisition of French energy company Alstom by General Electric has made a lot of headlines in the world recently. This is one of the largest acquisitions by the General Electric and involved a lot of complexities. The Alstom’s board of directors was ready to cut the deal with General Electric but French government has made this deal as the national pride and tried to interfere. They opposed this deal on the ground of loss of jobs in France but in reality the French
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Alysa Torino‚ Andrew Maguire‚ Alex Ginest‚ Hannah May Mrs. Bellottie AP English III 9 October 2014 Marian Lewes‚ an 18th century female writer‚ gets plenty of fan mail‚ yet she only rarely replies. She feels compelled to answer to one woman in particular‚ Pierce‚ an older female dreaming to be a writer. Lewes’ inspires Pierce by relating to her in many ways. Being a female writer in (1866)‚ she appeals to her character and credibility by sharing personal experiences and shared values. She also
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