Essay on Earthquake in Nepal

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Tsunamis: what are these exactly, how do they occur, and why are known to be so deadly? Tsunamis are massive sea waves that are spawned from earthquakes generated underneath the ocean at tectonic plate boundaries. Although earthquakes are known to be the main cause of tsunamis, these enormous waves can occur due to occurrences such as rapid changes in the atmospheric pressure or volcanic eruptions. These waves are formed in a series, sometimes referred to as a “wave train.” There is never just…

8 magnitude earthquake struck at 11:56 am. This earthquake killed more than 8000 people, and at least 25,000 people were injured. This earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest which killed 19 people. Many villages were completely wiped off the map by large landslides. Other villages were cut off from cities and medical aid. Many people's livelihoods were destroyed. This meant that alongside the loss many people felt from the deaths of friends and family, many people in Nepal no longer…

that by 2030, there will be 2 billion new urban residents. The study also suggests that 90 percent of urban growth is taking place in developing world. A largely rural country, with only 17 percent of the population living in urban areas (Nepal census, 2011), Nepal is urbanizing rapidly. With a population of 26.6 million people, the Kathmandu Valley is growing at the 4.7 percent per year, one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in South Asia. However, urbanization brings challenge;…

Alexandra Witze, officials in Nepal states that the earthquake that they suffered recently killed over a thousand people and the numbers are still growing (Witze). For this reason, due to the inevitable chaos over countries, disasters such as earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, etc., can provoke poor people to become even more poorer, which makes countries more incapacitated to win poverty. Also, in the same article written by Witze, after-effects are still rising and Nepal can expect more…

attention was “Spirit and Strength” by Omar Havana from the Ny Times. The image that shows collapsed buildings surrounding a young boy that walks alone in Nepal. We might ask ourselves what this means and it could mean many things. Abandoned homes, destroyed as if a tornado went around; No it was not a tornado, it was an earthquake that happened in Nepal. Buildings are collapsed. Destruction is at it’s greatest moment. On the bottom left of the picture you can see a bunched up pile of wood,…

treatments may become unavailable when disaster strikes. The question posed is why does healthcare falter natural disasters and what are the consequences for different social groups? Countries examined are the Philippines, Bangladesh, England, Malaysia, Nepal, and the United States. There are many variables in what treatments are affected after a natural disaster, such as infant feedings, prenatal care, diabetes care, cancer care, and pain management. What is most important is what peoples are…

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am finally safe. While talking about my experience, being the citizen of developing country, the experience during earthquake was unforgettable for me. It is called the dark day of every citizens living in NEPAL. People were homeless and they were doing their effort to survive. It was the day which should never come again. I was in the middle of central Kathmandu when the earthquake initially hit, suddenly it seemed as if the ground had dropped away from where it had been…

incorporates the industrial incident or accident caused by explosions of poisoning and whatever other sorts of catastrophe. The most basic and continuous regular risks that happen in Nepal are Landslides, Earthquake, Flood, Windstorms, hailstorms, thunderbolts, Forest Fire, Glacial lake outburst flood occasions, droughts etc. Nepal is one of the world 's 20 most calamity inclined nations. Because of its geophysical structure, high relief, high edge of angle, complex geography, variable climatic…