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    Center Of Earth

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    "outer core", is thought to be liquid iron. While the interior portion of the center, known as the "inner core" is thought to be solid iron. Answer 2: The main evidence for the structure of the Earth comes from studying waves generated during an earthquake. When stress builds up and rocks at depth break, then elastic waves, just like sound waves are sent from the point of rupture. These waves speed out and move through the earth. When we put seismometers…

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    rebuild their nation after the January 12, 2010 earthquake (Taft-Morales). Our main job will be to help those fellow human beings to rebuild their nation after the earthquake struck. As we may be aware, it has been more than five years now since the tragedy. Despite this fact, it has been difficult for the country to go back to its former self. There are numerous reasons behind these major setbacks. For those who may not be aware of the earthquake, Ill inform you on the catastrophe that happened…

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    Fukushima Nuclear Crisis

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    For decades, nuclear power has always been a controversial and heated issue in the world, especially in Japan. As you can see, nuclear energy not only provides a large number of jobs but also produces large power-generating capacity to meet the increasing energy consumption needs of residents. Conversely, notwithstanding shuttering thirty-nine plants and most reactors, the utilities still spent money employing more than 6000 people to operate and maintain facilities to await for slim chances of…

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    hurricanes, tornados, and volcanos amongst other occurrence (Sudoyo, Widodo, Suryadi, Lie, Safari, Widjajanto, Kadarmo, 2008). Un-natural, or those occurring due to human involvement, are bombings, plane crashes, or mass shootings. Mass disasters usually require extensive logistical support (Prinz, Carracedo, Mayr, Morling, Parsons, Sajantila, Scheithauer, Schmitter, Schnieder, 2008). One such support system will include a team of multidisciplinary forensic specialists. The direction of focus…

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    injury sustained (Ursano, Fullerton & Norwood, n.d.). This paper will briefly compare and contrast the seven psychological stages of a disaster in the 2010 Haiti earthquake (natural disaster), and the 1988 Lockerbie, Scotland crash of the NY bound Pan-Am Boeing 747 (terrorist disaster). The Haiti earthquake was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck near Port au Prince where it is estimated that 86% of the people living there were living in deplorable conditions – mostly tightly packed in…

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    Haiti Earthquake Essay

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    On January 12 2010, an earthquake hit Haiti. This earthquake was 7.0 on the Ricther scale which lead to catastrophic damage and 150,000 deaths. Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, suffered the most damage and lost the most people. Haiti is one of the poorest counties in the Western hemisphere and this disaster left the people of Haiti homeless and helpless. In response to this horrendous disaster and to help the people of Haiti, Crisis Relief Singapore led six teams of medical personnel and…

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    Chile earthquake happened on February 27th, 2010 at 3:34 in the morning. It was a tremendous earthquake of magnitude 8.8, which lasted about 90 seconds. The epicenter was located southeast of the nearest city in the region of the Maule. It affected the Chilean Coast, and it was mainly hit on the offshore regions of Maule. It was mainly hit on the borderlines of Nazca and South American tectonic plates. (CNN) Since 1960 earthquake, this earthquake was reported as one of the second biggest and…

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    22nd, 1960 in the afternoon at 7:11, people in Chile would lose their lives, because of a 9.5 magnitude earthquake. This catastrophe occurs when the Nazca plate released tension and descended 15 meters under the South American plate. Since the earthquake occurred in the middle of the Pacific Ocean it resulted with horrible tsunamis hitting the coast of Chile, Hawaii and Japan. This earthquake was enough to leave people homeless and dead. The destruction cost millions of dollars. Lastly, the…

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    Personal Narrative

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    As all of us might know, being residents of California, an earthquake can be a terrifying thing small or big. Losing assurance from the ground, something we never think about, but always rely heavily on, can really have traumatic affect one’s self. For as long as I can remember, my core family was made up of my three older brothers, my dad, and last but not least my beloved mother. They were my ground who I rarely thought about but relied on constantly. However, my world shook when I heard there…

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    No matter where an individual resides, no matter how ideal the setting, how depressed the surroundings, natural disasters may strike. Whether it is earthquakes in California, tornados in Oklahoma, or hurricanes along the Gulf Coast, certain areas are synonymous with specific natural phenomena. Natural disasters are a key component in crisis communications because even though organizations cannot be blamed for starting them, organizations are blamed if a state of normalcy is not achieved swiftly.…

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