Earthquake and Tsunami Tsunamis and earthquakes are both natural disasters arising out of the movement of the earth's tectonic plates. There are a number of risk-management plans in place that can help mitigate each disaster, but some, frankly, are Continue Reading...
International Disaster: The Indian Ocean 2004 Tsunami and Earthquake The International Response to the Indian Ocean Disaster of 2004 The National Geographic has called the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Earthquake of 2004 the deadliest disaster in hist Continue Reading...
Tsunamis A succinct definition of a tsunami is " ... A natural phenomenon consisting of a series of waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. ( Wikipedia: Tsunami) A more explicit and technical definiti Continue Reading...
Besides the deaths, more than one million people were left homeless and hundreds of thousands homes and businesses were destroyed. The United Nations estimated that, "...the disaster will prove to be the costliest ever recorded, with full economic Continue Reading...
In the past century, tsunamis have killed more than 50,000 people. Scientists have set the Pacific Tsunami Warning System in Hawaii in U.S.A to save lives. The system of earthquake detectors and tide gauges can sense quakes that may create a tsunami Continue Reading...
Earthquakes Over the past 25 years, powerful earthquakes have struck different parts of the planet with alarming regularity. In this relatively short time span, there have been more than 30 earthquakes that have resulted in death tolls of more than Continue Reading...
Tsunamis and Earthquakes in Japan This article looks at the Geographical effects of the tsunami and earthquake. It is a research that analysis the disastrous implications of tsunamis and earthquakes to the human and physical environment of the Japa Continue Reading...
Earthquakes The major earthquake that struck offshore from Japan in March, 2011, was one of the largest earthquakes experienced in that region of the world in many years. It caused massive damage and it spawned a powerful tsunami that literally wipe Continue Reading...
Tsunami Relief and Reconstruction The images on television were unimaginable. The number of deaths, staggering. The stories of survival were both heroic and miraculous. Even today, some months later, the news is still filled with reports concerning Continue Reading...
1906: It is unknown how much damage was done to the environment because of landslides. Tsunami: a very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption 1868: No tsunami reported 1906: No tsunami reported Potential hazard Continue Reading...
Earthquake Mitigation in Emergency Management Earthquake Risks and Hazards Earthquake Risk Mitigation Mandatory-structural Mitigation Nonstructural Mitigation This paper aims at analyzing the risk and hazards associated with earthquakes. In addi Continue Reading...
Heavy objects need to be placed in locations from where they are unlikely to fall, emergency numbers need to be on speed-dial, and building structures need to be carefully inspected by engineers in order for them to determine whether or not they are Continue Reading...
0. In the United States, California receives the most attention for earthquakes, but Alaska actually has had eight of the largest ten earthquakes in this country. The largest was a magnitude of 9.2 at Prince William Sound Alaska on March 27, 1964 (T Continue Reading...
Tsunami Warning Systems as Potential Disaster Mitigaters Large-scale disasters are more possible in today's world than ever before. Due to both natural and man-made phenomena, the latter of which comprises everything from global warming to nuclear w Continue Reading...
The quake intensity as per the Mercalli scale that was used at that time was between 8 and 9, which seismologists today equate to a value of 7.9 on the Richter scale. [Dr. Frank J. Collazo] the quake created a rupture of 296 miles, which rates it as Continue Reading...
Tsunami Warning System The December 2004 tsunami shocked the world, literally taking it by storm. It killed nearly 300,000 people in Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and its devastating effects were felt as afar away as Africa, where several p Continue Reading...
Data has shown that society was previously inclined to underestimate tsunamis and their power. Advancements in tsunami studies have made it possible for the masses to become better acquainted with the concept and with the fact that it can practicall Continue Reading...
Haiti Earthquake On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, an earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Haiti. The Haitian government estimates that over 316,000 people died as a result of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami, marking this earthquake as on Continue Reading...
ISLAND EARTHQUAKE PRONE? Earthquakes Exactly two years ago, a 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Long Island and New Jersey and caused no significant damage (Perez-Pena, 2010). In contrast, the largest quake on record (5.5) for the N Continue Reading...
Deadliest Tsunami The Indian Ocean Tsunami on 2004 was one of the worst that the region has ever experienced over a very long period of time. It reached a magnitude of 9.0 and originated from the Indian Ocean at the North West coast of the Indonesia Continue Reading...
California Earthquake Consequences of a Major Earthquake in California On March 11, 2011 a powerful, magnitude 8.9 earthquake hit northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami with 10-meter-high waves that reached the U.S. west coast. The earthquake was Continue Reading...
Mitigation of Earthquakes Disasters are bound to strike at a given time and they more often find us unaware, this is the sole reason why the majority of the disasters that happen are usually fatal and destructive. This then calls for the need to try Continue Reading...
A 2006 study that examined the rates of depression and other mental health disorders following the December 2004 tsunami found that large numbers of people still faced significant health impairment from the event, and that treatment had been negligi Continue Reading...
earthquake Haiti 2010. What kind plate action caused, kind seismic wave, property damage, Haiti hit hard Dominican republic small island?. The 2010 Haiti Earthquake is certainly one of the most dramatic events happening during recent years. The who Continue Reading...
Tsunamis Are Formed Earthquakes are often linked to ground shaking that is a ramification of elastic waves traveling through the solid earth. However, close to the heart and origin of submarine earthquakes, the seafloor is "permanently" uplifted an Continue Reading...
A) Write a summary of an article on the environment that was published in The New York Times between 1/22 and 1/28. This assignment is for 150 words. ANCHORAGE — The people of Alaska, spurred by the threat of a massive underwater earthquake whi Continue Reading...
Earthquake Press Release This announcement serves as a general information bulletin for those that are curious or need to learn about earthquakes and the associated hazards whilst living in the Los Angeles area. Indeed, the city of Los Angeles as we Continue Reading...
Japan Tsunami Disaster March 2011 -- Present The objective of this study is to analyze the incident of the earthquake tsunami of March 2011, in Japan and to propose three important lessons that might be learned from this incident by those wishing to Continue Reading...
Three major nuclear power plants suffered explosions, with the resulting radioactive emissions forcing evacuations of the surrounding communities. The total cost of the earthquake is still being determined, but most estimates place it as the most c Continue Reading...
North Carolina Tsunami Risks tsunami is a wave train, or series of waves, generated in a body of water by a sudden disturbance that vertically displaces the water column. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, explosions, and meteorites impacts Continue Reading...
However she warning device should always be checked and monitored in a way that it is guaranteed effective in sending signals way ahead of the disaster. A good tsunami warning system would be well-placed instruments with good communications that ar Continue Reading...
Japanese Earthquake Impact and Lessons Learned from the 2011 Japanese Earthquake On March 11, a Richter scale 9.0 earthquake devastated the chief island of Honshu Japan. The earthquake, tsunami and its consequences made devastating personal, social Continue Reading...
S., with an estimated magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale. They formed new lakes, changed the course of the Mississippi River, and could be felt at least a little in a 50,000 square mile area. In contract, the San Francisco 1906 earthquake could be Continue Reading...
U.S. based company concerned earthquake, tsunami nuclear power plant accident occurs Japan? 2. With rapid technology, boundaries industries redefined. What industry company Google ? Who Google's main competitors today competition ? 1 page 1 Referenc Continue Reading...
Disasters Tsunami in Japan Japan has been having a series of natural disasters of great magnitude from some of which are recorded as early as 1920s with the most common disasters being the earthquakes resulting from seismic actions and storms. The Continue Reading...
Seaside Tsunami Awareness Program Preparedness Saving an indefinite and undeterminable number of lives has proven to depend on effective education and emergency management in tsunami events in the U.S. -- and likely, everywhere else (NAS, 2011). S Continue Reading...
Continental Plates and Earthquakes Natural events or disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes are dangerous incidents given their significant impact on life and property. Given their devastating impacts, the causes of natural disasters h Continue Reading...
Target Audience Disaster Earthquakes that lead to giant tsunamis are rare but explosive occurrences. These natural disasters affect all countries that border the large oceans of planet earth. Domestically, within America, these threats are realized Continue Reading...
Preventative Nursing During the Haitian Earthquake Disaster When natural disasters strike affluent nations, such as the recent round of hurricanes to batter America's Eastern seaboard or the tsunami that inundated Japan in 2011, there are typically Continue Reading...
