only flaw is that it included unreinforced masonry, which following the San Francisco earthquake of 1989, was deemed by the city as in need of a retrofit. To Pissis’ credit, this would have been extremely difficult to predict almost 90 years earlier. Where most architectural purists elevate aesthetic appeal over solid structural design, Pissis balanced the two in a building that has withstood two great earthquakes and continues to be the pride of San Francisco’s Jewish community. I like the presence
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ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY An earthquake so powerful that it knocks the earth off its axis and the coast drops off three feet. A tsunami follows the earthquake leaving tens of thousands of people dead. When watching a live tsunami along the Japanese coast is quite an amazing sight. It was such an extraordinary and dramatic sight to get to witness broadcasting live into the homes across the world. This is an analysis on what is known to be the largest earthquake and biggest tsunami ever to hit Japan
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Earthquakes are an example of seismic activity created by plate boundaries. They can be caused by the subduction of oceanic crust which is densest at 2.9 g/cm3 under continental crust which weighs 2.7g/m3 at destructive plate boundaries. Earthquakes can also occur along conservative plate boundaries such as that shared by the Pacific and North American plates which move at 5-9 cm/year and 2-3 cm/year respectively causing the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake along the San Andreas fault alongside which
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The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, the people of San Francisco were abruptly awaken to one of the world’s most expensive and impacting earthquakes of the 20th century. The magnitude of the earthquake is debatable, ranging from 7.7 to as high as 8.2. However, the most accepted Richter measurement is 7.9. This is debated because Charles Richtor developed his scale in 1935, after the killer quake. The main shock epicenter occurred offshore 3.2 km from the city
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Last February 6, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan. With 116 deaths and widespread damage, it is the deadliest earthquake the country has ever experienced for 1095 years. Two days after, another 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook the grounds of Papua New Guinea, with a minimal damage and zero casualties. And just two days ago, New Zealand experienced a tremor of almost the same scale, categorized as severe. While damages are at a minimum based on the latest evaluation, it is clear that a movement
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Tim. 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens Pub., 2005. Print. On April 18, 1906 at approximately 5:13 a.m., a super powerful earthquake that lasted for about 45 to 60 seconds struck San Francisco, California. The earthquake that hit the town was so strong, that people all along the West Coast of the U.S felt it; the areas along the coast included Oregon to Los Angeles, California and east into the state of Nevada. Unfortunately, since the earthquake was an 8.3 on the Richter
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IDENTIFY A MAJOR GEOLOGICAL NATURAL DISASTER: Australia experiences a large variety of natural disasters; some of which includes earthquakes, bushfires, landslides and many more. One of the most recurring natural disasters are tsunamis. A tsunami is an array of waves which are caused by the displacement of a large volume of water. The water is usually from oceans or lakes and do not resemble normal sea waves, because their wavelengths are very long. Tsunami is a Japanese word, which means harbour
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What would it feel like to live where an earthquake has struck and where many people have died? After the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, there are many perspectives on the immediate aftermath. By analyzing Emma Burke’s (author of comprehending the calamity) and Laurence Yep’s (author of dragonwings where moonshadow is from) purpose of writing about the aftermath of the earthquake, we can assume Laurence Yep’s purpose is to entertain while Emma Burk purpose is to educate. Emma Burke believes
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高一人教新课标必修1 --Unit 4 Earthquake 教案 一、 教学内容分析 (Analysis of the teaching materials) 二、 教学目标和要求 (Teaching aims and demands) 三、 教学重点与难点 (Teaching difficult and important points) 四、 教学课时安排 (Teaching arrangements) 五、 教学设计步骤 (Teaching procedures) 六、 评估与反馈 (Assessing) 一．教学内容分析 本单元话题为“地震”，主要描写了1976年唐山大地震，各项语言活动也都是围绕地震展开。本单元共分八个部分。 Warming-up 部分通过两张图片引出话题“一旦地震发生，将会造成怎样的危害”，为后面的主题作了一个热身运动。 Pre-reading 部分设置了两个开放性问题，目的是增加学生的生活常识，提高他们的应变能力。这部分为
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The Economic Disaster of a 7.8+ Earthquake on The San Francisco Bay Area Christina Sotelo Geology 6 – Jefferis- Nilsen November 21, 2012 Over the many decades the economic standing of the United States, specifically California, had fluctuated due to many unforeseen factors. One huge factor that cannot be anticipated, and often causes drastic effects on the economy, are geologic disasters. The state of California is notorious for having earthquakes that shake up the state quite often and leave
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