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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…

(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 as it is 3,222m shorter than the Gotthard Base (57,072m). Coastline Image source Canada has the longest coastline measured 152,100…

The Great Chilean Earthquake The Great Chilean Earthquake, also known or called the 1960 Valdivia Earthquake, was the most devastating and destructive earthquake ever recorded in the twentieth century. It happened in the afternoon, around 5pm UTC time, and only lasted a short ten to fifteen minutes. This earthquake was the cause of the afterwards Tsunami, which affected many areas around the globe, such as; Southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, Eastern New Zealand, South-East…

"Los Angeles Notebook" Reflection Essay On October 25, 2003, the cedar fire (cause of the Santa Ana winds) spread over 30 miles in less than 17 hours burning 5,000 acres per hour. By the time, it was over it consumed 418 miles, 2,232 homes and killed 14 people including a firefighter. It's true that things are only temporary, but the effects of the Santa Ana winds will always affect the people and the environment in such a negative and perturbable way, that along with living in the Los Angeles…

The Halifax Explosion was caused by a French cargo ship (Mont-Blanc) full of explosives that collided with a Norwegian vessel. It occurred in a Strait that connected the Bedford Basin to the upper Halifax Harbour. When the ships collided, a fire ignited on the French cargo ship which set the explosives off. 2000 people were killed by the blast, debris and the buildings that collapsed, and about 9,000 were injured. At 8:45 A.M., the ships were going about 1.6 to 2.4 kilometres per hour when they…

On November 7th, 1940, the Tacoma Bridge collapsed into the Tacoma Narrows straight in Washington State. The bridge connected the town of Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula, and was one of the first major suspension bridges in the western United States. Unlike other suspension bridges constructed around this time, the Tacoma Bridge failed to withstand wind speeds over 40 miles per hour, due to unequal stress on parts of the bridge. The construction of a suspension bridge must include geometric…

about the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Before the tsunami, the earthquake was different than others. Instead of having quick bursts of shaking, this quake continued for about 6 minutes. The massive earthquake prompted a giant tsunami. The tsunami, as high a 133 feet, advanced towards the shore and the students of Kamaishi East ran for higher ground. All of the students and teachers helped each other get to safety. 30 minutes after the earthquake, the tsunami crashed down over the city. Buildings, cars…

How much damage did the tsunami of march 11, 2011 do to the city of Japan? The tsunami was caused by an earthquake, and this one had an epicenter of only 80 miles away from Japan. This had done some major damage to Japan and the Japanese people; with the damage that a tsunami does is disastrous and catastrophic. The destruction that the water did to the land and the homes was terrible. It changed the lives of countless amounts of people and families; with all the people who lost loved ones and…