Earthquake in Japan I- What is an EARTHQUAKE? * An Earthquake is a sudden movement of the earth’s lithosphere caused by a sudden release of energy in the earth’s crust. II- The Location of Japan. * Located in the Pacific Ocean it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia. The Japanese archipelago is located in an area where several continental and oceanic plates meet. III- The Earthquakes in Japan. * The Great Kanto Earthquake‚ the
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In 2010 Haiti suffered from a 7.0 magnitude‚ leaving 2 million people homeless. After this tragedy Haiti received a great amount of personnel and foreign aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)‚ World Health Organization (WHO)‚ and citizens all over the world. Six years later‚ there are still hundreds of tent camps filled with people‚ and thousands of people are still outside the half built‚ half destroyed‚ Port-au-Prince palace. The people live in front of the nation’s capital are jobless
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Outline I .Introduction: A. Hook: Japan was hit by the most powerful earthquake in recorded history on March 11‚ 2011. B. The center of the nine-magnitude earthquake was near the east coast of Japan‚ C. Thesis statement: The Earthquake in Japan‚ besides being a disaster‚ also caused other disasters‚ such as a tsunami and nuclear leaks. II. Body: A. Earthquake B. Tsunami 1. The horrifying earthquake caused a tsunami unleashed; 2. Cities or towns are covered by the water
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because it was shook by an earthquake‚ attacked with a tsunami‚ and kicked in the neck by a hurricane. All jokes aside‚ these were horrible incidents that happened to the small country of Haiti. The earthquake that shook Haiti happened on January 12‚ it had a magnitude of 7.0‚ killed about 230‚000 people and injured about 300‚000 people. It lasted about 35 seconds‚ it was one of the strongest temblor to hit Haiti in more than 200 years. What caused the earthquake to happen was that the North
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Do natural disasters have an impact on crime rate? It is obvious that this type of event is not taken lightly. Some are not prepared‚ when everything is lost and they don’t have so much as a dollar to their name it can get tough. Many experience gruesome hardships‚ such as hunger‚ sickness‚ and even death. The death toll varies in different disaster situations but the number is still high. Many are left homeless whole families‚ with young children and nothing to fall back on nowhere to go. Not everyone
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Questions just can’t stop on inflowing within our minds. The Eatrthquakes and storms bring up such a big hit on people‚ a painful hit of realization. Luxury? Fun? All in a flash‚ will be lost when nature hits the life of peopled it targeted. The earthquake that occurred‚ broke lots of hearts and terrorized tons of homes. Fun and Luxury. Were only considered fairytales in the phenomenon. No food‚ water‚ clothes‚ and other personal needs Well‚ the government is taking over somehow. reliefs and
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density‚ or the amount of mass in a certain space‚ can depend on the size of atoms and the space between atoms. More of this evidence is shown in a science article that was also read in class. One of the layers of the Earth that will cause the earthquake
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dramatically shift in my thinking‚ and make me to strongly realize what I have to do for now. There was the devastating natural disaster happened in the North east of Japan on March 11‚ 2011‚ and confirmed death counts over 30‚000. It was the biggest earthquake in the history of Japan. I could not even say a word when I watched the news that Tsunami swiped whole city away‚ and it killed tons of guiltiness people right away. I cannot really remember what I felt because my brain went a complete blank at
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Hurricanes and earthquakes are two of the most dangerous natural disasters in the United States. They can be very disastrous and deadly. In the United States‚ there have been 73 hurricanes since 1954. Earthquakes are harder to detect because they have to have at least a magnitude of 5 ("Earthquakes per year‚" 2009). The amount of earthquakes detected in the United States was 1656 in the past 10 years ("Earthquakes per year‚" 2009). The World Meteorological Organization is the organization that can
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long of damage of land. It destroyed about 160 miles of highway. The eruption traveled about 300 mph and was hot at an almost 700° F (350° C). If not hundreds of thousands‚ of small animals died from the eruption. Mount St. Helens Shaken by an earthquake measuring at a 5.1 on the scale‚ the north face of this tall mountain collapsed in a massive rock. Crossed a ridge 1‚300 feet high‚ and roared 14 miles down the Toutle River. Ash clouds from Mount
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