Essay on Earthquake

6000-Year-Old Human Skull Found In Papua New Guinea Likely Belongs To World's Oldest Tsunami Victim In 1929, the 6000-year-old human skull was found in a site at Papua New Guinea. New research analysis has now revealed that the ancient skull likely belongs to the oldest tsunami victim in the world, and the catasthrophic event killed that person. Professor James Goff, the first author of the study and a UNSW Sydney scientist, says that the site where the Aitape Skull was found was once covered…

Close your eyes and imagine yourself on your honeymoon, eight days after your wedding… Now picture a loud and powerful wave towering over you as life flashes before your eyes and your loved one swept away from you forever. For Trisha Broadbridge, this is reality, in the 2004 Thailand Boxing Day tsunami. Welcome Prime Minister, Malcom Turnbull, parliamentary members, officials and distinguished guests. I am here today in honour to nominate an immensely brave and admirable individual for the…

but feel the slightest bit nervous. Then it appeared, the country I had no idea I would fall in love with eight days later. Port-au –Prince, Haiti laid directly below me; complete destruction enveloped my vision. Four years earlier, following the earthquake that devastated Haiti, seeing it remain in ruins, made my heart sink. Before I realized it, the plane’s wheels landed on the Haitian soil and we were on our way to meet Ken and Andrea Taylor- a couple that has devoted their lives to assisting…

The concluding part of the Cleveland Way leaves the hustle and bustle of Scarborough behind and returns us to the more enjoyable cliff paths. The coastal scenery is stunning, and with just over 500 feet (152m) of ascent remaining we can appreciate the closing miles and reflect on some of the more memorable experiences of our journey. Resuming from the harbour, we continue along the seafront around the South Bay to the Spa Complex. In 1626 Elizabeth Farrer, the wife of one of Scarborough’s…

“That’s not me,” he replied. Then we finally realized what was going on. “Earthquake!” we both exclaimed. We had some earthquakes in Danghara, but never one like this. We raced outside just before our front porch crumbled with part of the second floor. Farrukh was hit into me, and we went crumpling to the ground as little pieces of our house rained…

The last earthquake to hit Haiti occurred in 1842, killing approximately 5,000 people, while the more recent 2010 earthquake took the lives of over 200,000 people. When the 2010 earthquake hit Haiti some news outlets arrived before much medical staff. The event served as a shining opportunity for the media to respond in a groundbreaking way, but instead people became exposed to images that were “much less humane” (Celeste 4). Celeste described the media coverage of the earthquake as being filled…

Web. http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/drugresist/malaria.pdf. Hoppes, Emily. “In the Wake of Tragedy: Medical Ethics and the Haiti Earthquake.” Fall 2011. Wake Forest University Center for Bioethics, Health, and Society. Web. http://bioethics.wfu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/In-The-Wake-of-Tragedy-Haiti-Study-Guide-Final.pdf. (Accessed April 2015). Jillson, Irene. “Global…

By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster by Jonathan M. Katz we learn that all help is not helpful, but we can change that. In 2010 an earthquake hit Haiti, being one of the worse things to happen to this already poor country. This book provides us with a lot of information about the before and after of the Haiti earthquake. Help was provided to help rebuild, but some solutions worked and some didn’t. Instead of focusing on what will be noticed by the outside world, Haiti…

His ability to relate his disdain of the institution to prior major events such as the Lisbon earthquake and Seven Years War made this such a moving piece to read. Voltaire’s Candide is a great, personal, satirical telling of many significant and historic events that took place in Europe during the enlightenment period. During the first few chapters of Candide, Voltaire alludes to the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. Candide and Pangloss were both in the city when they felt the earth start shaking…

Status (TPS) extended to some 50,000 Haitians living in the United States will expire and unless extended most of them will be deported to an uncertain future in a country still dealing with the aftermath of natural disasters. After the devastating earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010, the Obama administration granted Temporary Protected Status to Haitian immigrants who were already in the United States. This protected status protects them from deportation. The decision of…