Essay on Earthquake in Nepal

The topic of this discussion is to explain why Africa and South America are moving apart. The drifting apart of Africa and South America has to do with the theory known as the theory of plate tectonics. Based on this model, the crust the coolest part of the mantle, make up Earth’s strong outer layer, known as the lithosphere. Right beneath the lithosphere is the asthenosphere, the hottest part of the mantle. Rocks at this depth are very near the melting temperature, and respond to forces by…

too soft or too hot. (Pierson et al, 2014) Causes: Most of the lahars are generated amidst or soon after volcanic eruptions, they can also start off by noneruptive events like gravitational collapse of weak volcanic structures, high intensity earthquakes, lake outbreaks, or extreme precipitation without any prior warning. (Pierson et al, 2015) Mitigation…

Plate tectonics is a theory about how the plates are constantly moving on top of a layer of magma that is constantly taking in old crust to recycle it this constant movement causes earthquakes, tsunamis and other geological events. The movement of the Pacific and North American plates cause the old sea floor to be replaced by the now wider North American plate. Also with the movement the continental plate was stretched as the Pacific plate pulled the continental plate to the northwest which…

The search for the legendary lost island known as Atlantis has been grabbing the attention of explorers, historians and philosophers for over 2,000 years. People to this day still argue about its location. Plato, the Greek philosopher, wrote about this ancient civilization in two of his dialogues. Although some argue that this place is fictional, there are scientific and geographical explanations as to why the city would have sunken. Also, there have been relics that were found that suggest they…

Hawaii Volcano National Park is one part of the National Park system. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has 5 volcanoes but 2 are the most active volcanoes there name is Kilauea and Mauna Loa. According to the World Heritage Center, “Volcanic eruptions have created a constantly changing landscape.” The Hawaii volcanoes national park is found in 1987. You can see animals, volcanoes, go hiking, and see the crater. 2.5 million visitors per year travel to see the volcanoes. It is located in the…

What does 2004, water and the day after Christmas have in common? The 2004 tsunami. Its 2016 now so it has been over ten years since the 2004 tsunami. Basically what happened there was a hurricane on top of an earthquake. Many of the people who were there were on vacation for the holidays. Thousands and thousands of people had died or gone missing from this tsunami. Have you ever been in a wave pool? Well, it’s like that but times one hundred. We had no clue what a tsunami was at the time. So…

In 2010, a seven point zero magnitude earthquake hit this small country in the Caribbean. In Haiti, this was a devastating natural disaster that has effected the country even to this day. Ever since the earthquake the economic infrastructure of the country has been severely struggling (Massive Earthquake Hits Haiti, n.d.). The struggles of this country have been going on for decades even before the earthquake, but the challenges that the people face have all been the same. Haiti can be found in…

hurricanes, tornados, and earthquakes. First of all, we could think this because of the amount of hurricanes that have happened throughout the years. Like Mr. Pitts says, "Gustav in 2008 killed over 130 people and…

diseases. A new water purification system as well as information on the transmission of disease is necessary to help the people of Haiti’s southern peninsula. Haiti is no stranger to natural disaster, as it suffered a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 2010 and has been dealing with a Cholera outbreak ever since. In addition, Haiti has suffered from “high levels of vulnerability due to a three-year El-Niño-induced…

The earthquake to befall Haiti caused significant damage which it could not sustain. While David brooks and Peter Hallward both have journalistic opinions on the reason for Haiti’s underdevelopment. The cause for this as Peter Hallward said, is that Haiti’s underdevelopment is rooted in long term impoverishment caused by the after effects of colonization and by extension the global north. It will do so by comparing and contrasting how colonization effect on religion changed the Haitian mindset…