Essay on Earthquake

plates collide into each other, forming mountains. The transform boundaries form mountains when they slide into one another. Hotspots are formed when the magma is forced up to the Earth's surface. Before Mount St. Helens erupted, there was an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 that struck the north face of the mountain causing a massive landslide (largest debris avalanche on Earth in recorded history). That landside removed Mount St. Helens northern flank and part of the cryptodome that had…

earth isn’t round. Newton's research showed that inside the earth there are multiple layers. Later scientists discovered that the very first layer, the crust, is made out of plate tectonics. All the different phenomena that we see on Earth, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and landforms, are caused by the plate tectonics. In order to understand the layers of the earth one has to understand how the earth was formed. Earth started out as planetesimals, small bodies from which a planet originated…

widely used to describe one of the main dangers of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Alberta. This phrase is called “induced seismicity.” Numerous tremors have been felt in Alberta within the past six (6) months and a concern is growing that a large earthquake will be triggered in the immediate future. Residents of Alberta are worried that their homes and livelihoods will be destroyed if hydraulic fracturing continues in our beautiful province. But, is this even an issue? Will induced…

In 79 CE, August, Mount Vesuvius had a significant eruption, that went on for nineteen hours, burying an ancient Roman city for seventeen centuries. This city was near the modern Naples within the Italian Region of Campania. The buildings and many of the people were buried and lost until the discovery made in 1738. This city is known as the lost city of Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano that consists alternate layers of ash and lava. Stratovolcanos have two types of eruption, one…

fluid induced earthquakes can be felt and are usually the result of wastewater injection, but recently hydraulic fracturing injections are becoming more common at low magnitudes (Petersen, et al, 2015). A case study was performed in the Horn River Basin, which is located in northeast British Columbia, where seismicity (earthquakes) were monitored before and after hydraulic fracturing (Farahbod, et al, 2015). The Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) keeps in depth records of earthquakes and only has…

example would be the mystery behind natural disasters. When there was an earthquake the Greek citizens would ask: “Why was there an earthquake?” This was then explained by the phenomenon of the Greek god, Poseidon. Poseidon was one of the many Greek gods but he was specifically in charge of the waters, earthquakes, and horses. The people believed that when Poseidon would get mad he would release his anger by causing an earthquake. This is a prime example of how the Greek citizens would use the…

During the earthquake, there was one man who narrowly escaped from the disaster. G.A.Raymond who was sleeping at the Palace Hotel survived from the earthquake. Raymond described how he woke up from the hotel when the lights went off but reaching outside he saw dawn and light. And on the cartoon picture you can tell from the background that it was dark time but due to fire and light, its looks like dawn. This is the sight Raymond saw. As per the description from the earthquake, Raymond met a…

There are many consequences for polluting the environment Homer Simpson from the Simpsons movie is well aware of these consequences. To start things off I will be discussing a major problem that is occurring all over the United States today. Hydraulic fracturing also known as fracking is a crisis that is occurring all over the United States today, even in Colorado. Fracking is when industries drill about a million to a ton of gallons of water, sand, and chemicals under high pressure into a well…

The Haitian government was one of the worst governments in history for several reasons which Impacted their ability to recover after the earthquake in 2010. The biggest reason that had the most impact on Haitian society (and still does today) was that the Haitian government was never properly ordered. The people were overtaxed, which made Haitian society poor and made Haiti the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Along with that the Haitians were unable to fix many of their problems such…

This earthquake could have been way worse but this is what we got from the aftermath ,Emma Burke and Moon shadow from Dragons wings written by Laurence yep experienced this disaster in their own time experiencing different disasters and people who made different choices. Emma burke states ¨The matron had just been removed unconscious from a heap of brick, mortar, and general debris. The attendants were making frantic efforts to get the ambulance out¨Emma burke states that people were really…