Earthquakes in Japan The Japan is located in an area where several continental and oceanic plates meet and create a major fault line; this is the cause of frequent earthquakes and the presence of many volcanoes and hot springs across Japan. If earthquakes occur below or close to the ocean‚ they may trigger tidal waves known as tsunami. Historic earthquakes Here is a brief history of earthquake in Japan. Many parts of this country have experienced devastating earthquakes and tidal waves in the
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Gujarat earthquake The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26‚ 2001‚ at 03:17 UTC‚ and coincided with the 51st celebration of India’s Republic Day. The location of the epicentre was Bhuj (23.6° N 69.8° E) Gujarat‚ India. With a moment magnitude (Mw) of between 7.6 and 8.1‚ the quake killed more than 20‚000 people and injured another 167‚000 and destroyed near a million homes throughout Gujarat and parts of eastern Pakistan.[3] The earthquake is considered an intraplate earthquake because
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Hazards in the healthcare Workplace Hazards is anything that can cause harm or injury to someone‚ hazards are everywhere‚ some hazards cannot be eliminated complete‚ but it can be substitute to something less dangerous‚ and reduce the risk of injuries or accident. Most of the hazards can be preventable. To prevent an accident to happen‚ first the hazards must be identified‚ once the hazards were identified‚ assess the risks‚ for example who is at risks and what can be done to eliminate the hazards
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Loma Prieta Earthquake Story Teller By: Kavita Butani There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes‚ we cannot prevent droughts‚ and we cannot prevent conflict. Earthquakes and the damages they bring have affected the lives of many people around the world forever. As our community grows so does the danger caused by these quakes also increases by mass. Earthquakes can affect our lives in many ways; this type of natural disaster can upset everything from
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Finance Case Studies Patrick Moriarty and Damon Honnery’s article “What energy levels can the Earth sustain?” address future global energy production and suggests that high energy growth rates in the 20th century will not continue into the future. In the last 20 years the clean energy industry has endured staggering growth. Public subsidies that have propelled the space to 25 percent annual growth rates in recent years have now become politically unsustainable. Last year‚ the number of
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To what extent can preparedness mitigate the impacts of tropical revolving storms? (40 marks) Tropical revolving storms can be referred to as Hurricanes‚ cyclones and Typhoons these occur in the Atlantic‚ Indian and pacific oceans. Nobody is quite sure how they form but certain factors do need to be met for one to form. One of these is the temperature of the sea which has to be above 28degrees‚ the water also has to be deep beneath the storm‚ this is how the storm gathers its energy. These storms
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smoking. The health hazards of smoking is a well-known fact. In this world‚ we can know how bad it is‚ right? Everyone should know that smoking is terrible! Yes‚ smoking is really terrible‚ because it can harm human’s health. According to a new study‚ smoke a cigarette will make life shortened by 11 minutes the day pumping on a pack of twenty cigarettes‚ probably about when people reduce the life of three hours and 40 minutes. Smoking have many bad effects. Firstly‚ smoking can cause a variety of
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Committee of Experts to examine the seismic problem and make appropriate recommendations. The Committee proposed a zoning map of Bangladesh in the same year. According to Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC‚ 1993)‚ Bangladesh is divided into 3 earthquake zones (Figure- 6): Zone –1: the less risky zone. The Zone-1 comprising the southwestern part of Bangladesh (Jessore‚ Khulna and Barisal Districts) is seismically quiet‚ with an estimated basic seismic co-efficient of 0.04. Zone–2: medium vulnerable
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Does Morality Depend on Religion? Ever since the beginning of times people have believed that morality can only be understood by religion. It is believed that religion is the basic foundation and the code they accept to set their moral aspects of life. Any non religious views only depict the world as a realm that is in complete chaos. Since morality is best understood by religion; the clergy‚ who are the religious authorities are assumed to be the authorities of morality as well. The clergy consist
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powerful the earthquakes that the Anatolian fault produced. So what is the history of the fault? Where did other earthquakes happen? How many people died? Is there another earthquake on the horizon? Well I am glad you asked. The country of Turkey lies on the Anatolian Plate. The fault is a strike-slip fault much like the commonly known San Andreas Fault in the United States. The Anatolian fault is almost as active as the San Andreas‚ and is very well known for the size of the earthquakes that it produces
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