2008 Sichuan earthquake

Francesca Duong, Forest Hills Central High School People’s Republic of China United Nations Children’s Fund: Improving Health Conditions in Haiti After Hurricane Matthew On October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti as a Category 4 hurricane. Haiti is a country extremely susceptible to natural disasters, and Hurricane Matthew only added to its list. Roughly, there has a two percent decrease in Haiti’s GDP every year from 1975 to 2012 as a result of the damages from natural disasters.…

If you’ve ever listened to the reports of survivors of natural disasters, you’ll notice an eerily similar pattern emerge within their statements. Whether it be an earthquake, tsunami, typhoon, or hurricane, people always react the same. They never expected this. They never believe it would happen to them. They have no idea what do from here. This is but one example of a resounding truth in our lives: you cannot control life. Sure, you are perfectly capable of creating plans and ambitions; but…

forever. The Northridge earthquake, although given the name of Northridge, was centered in the San Fernando Valley. The earthquake, which happened at 4:31 a.m, had a magnitude of 6.7 and it was felt in places such as Baja California and Las Vegas. This earthquake made tremendous damage and was one of the costliest natural disasters of its time, costing the state $40 million in damage. The earthquake, although considered moderate, caused much more damage than other earthquakes with stronger…

In the first article, “Earthquake Kills Scores in Mexico,” we find some background on how Mexico city was destroyed by an 8.1 magnitude earthquake. The tragedy made the first page of the New York Times on September 20, a day after the disaster happened. According to the article, more than 40 buildings collapsed throughout the city. Many people were trapped under the rubble of the fallen buildings. Mexico was first built on top of a lake. This makes for a slightly different urban structure than…

building codes, licensed contractors, engineers and architects this all contributed to an environment that is almost guaranteed to fail when a catastrophic earthquake hits (Inside Disaster: Haiti). This leads to the next issue of construction materials. An earthquake resistant building on average costs about 15% more to build than a non-earthquake resistant building. However, this is not plausible for most Haitians to afford…

An earthquake is when the ground shakes uncontrollably causing damage to buildings, roads and housing structures. This happens when two pieces of earth slip over one another. The area where this slip occurs is called a fault line. The area under the surface of the earth where the earthquake takes place is called the hypocenter, and the area above this place is called the epicenter. In some cases a seismic tremor has foreshocks. These are littler quakes that happen in the same place as the…

This paper examples the formation of the Deccan traps, the Deccan continental flood basalt, and present day Indian. Its first provides a brief background on what the Deccan Traps are and the history of their geologic integrity. The proof is explained through scientists seismic tomographic models and the evolution of the Indian plate, the Reunion island hotspot, and the evolution of lithospheric mantle structure. Keywords: deccan, mantle, plate, hotspot, reunion, reconstructions.…

Eggs are the most fragile thing you can find, one drop and they will break. What can we do to protect the egg from breaking when it falls? First, there are many factors that affect the egg when it falls. The factors are momentum, air resistance, pressure, gravity, and angular momentum. The first factor is Momentum; it is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. “P” is the 3D vector stating the object’s momentum in 3 directions of 3D space. Where “V” is the 3D velocity vector giving the…

Business Continuity 1. Natural Disaster Measures: Controls: In the event of an earthquake that measures 5-upper or higher on the seismic intensity scale in Japan or other natural disasters that cause heavy damage to Nissan’s business activities, A first response team that is organized by the main units of the global disaster headquarters will gather information and decide those action that need to be taken on the basis of the information. If it so necessitates, the Global Disaster HQ and…

The Japanese company manufactured the longest bra in September, 1990. The bra has an under-burst measurement of 24m (78ft 8 in) and 28m (91ft 10in) for its bust measurement. Tunnel Image source The Seikan Tunnel (as shown above) between Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido Islands is currently considered as the world’s longest tunnel with its measurement of 53, 850m in length. However, by 2010, with the opening of the tunnel called Gotthard Base in Switzerland, Seikan Tunnel will be placed the second…