898 people to lose their lives, which affected many people in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The Indian Ocean Tsunami was created by a series of chain affects including subduction, formation of an earthquake, formation of a tsunami and wave formation. Subduction is the process that takes place at the boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate. The tectonic plates push against each other, causing a build up of pressure
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COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY NATURAL CALAMITIES Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods can often come at the least expected time. Others, such as hurricanes and cyclones are increasing in severity and destruction. Typically, the poor are the worst hit for they have the least resources to cope and rebuild. As the 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake has made all too clear, natural disasters can be very difficult to predict and fully prepare against, and have incredibly far-reaching
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Managers was formed to help state, federal and governments ensure that their people have peace of mind. Table of Contents I. Introduction 3 II. Hurricane Katrina 4 III. Natural disasters in the United States 6 IV. Earthquake and tsunami in Japan 8 V. Natural disasters in the world 9 VI. Closing 11 VII. Reference 13 I. INTRODUCTIONS The environment is always changing and the people of the United States should always be
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Education on Earthquake Preparedness By Krystle Wilson March 28, 2014 Los Angeles, CA – Earthquakes occurs frequently in Los Angeles and its surrounding areas in California. I would like to take some time today to discuss earthquake preparedness and discuss descriptions of hazards associated with earthquakes in Los Angeles. I will also discuss the origin and causes of earthquakes, relation to the shifting plates to the natural process of mountain building, relation of earthquakes to plate
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Earthquake of 1906 Slide one. San Francisco At 5:12 am on April 16,1906 an earthquake shook the coast of Northern California. With a magnitude of 7.8. The quake affected 375,000 square miles. It could be felt all the way to Nevada. One half of this miles were in the Pacific Ocean. The cities of San Jose, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa were all affected by this earthquake. There was 400 million dollars, 1906 dollars, in damages done to the city. This was the first major disaster in the
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evening. Eighteen kilometers beneath the ground another contest was also beginning in an arena known as the San Andreas Fault. Here two enormous plates of the earth’s crust had been locked in a planetary pushing match since the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906. These players were tiring, reaching the breaking point. Their game was in its last inning. As the fans finally found there seats at Candlestick Park. Expectantly they watched the teams warm up. The clocks had reached 5:04. And deep beneath
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The following stories were inspired by true stories.They show terrific accidents.No one should ever go throught these tragic events.From tsunamis in Thailand to sri Lanka.These are people who went through horrible things just to get to safety.This is how tsunamis tear people apart.What would you do if you were in a tsunami. An inspirational event from Feldt family’s story of surviving a tsunami. This family went thru a lot to stay alive and trying to hold on to hope. It all started with a peaceful
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On March 11, 2011 at approximately 5:35 pm, an earthquake struck the northeast coast of Japan measuring a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale. Following that massive earthquake was second and even more destructive force, a tsunami causing massive and irremediable damage to the nuclear reactors of a nuclear power plant called Fukushima, which released harmful radiation elements and substances into the environment. The tsunami devastated Aomori an area located about 30 miles east of City of Tokyo
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All of a sudden the ground you're standing on starts to rumble. You see the ground start to break apart. The year was 1905 and a massive earthquake with a 7.8 magnitude hit the city of San Francisco 3,000 people died . (USGS).The San Francisco earthquake in 1905 was a terrible tragedy. 25,000 buildings burned,and killed between 450 and 700 people, lastly damage estimates topped $350,000,000.(A Brief Account of the Facts). Also a lot of people were found homeless “Finally, after three days the fire
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[Student Name] [Course Title] [Supervisor Name] [Date] Tsunamis Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes, landslides and sometimes by volcanic eruption. Most commonly they are caused by earthquakes that causes disturbance below the ocean floor as they occur. This further moves water up to the surface creating large waves. These large waves are hundred of feet high and are known as tsunami. In the middle of the sea these waves are not that large but as they approach the shores they get very dangerous
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