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This case arises out of damages sustained to a 397-unit apartment complex in Camp Springs, Maryland. The Owner, Metropolitan Apartments at Camp Springs, LLC (“Metropolitan”), incurred significant property damage following a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that occurred on August 23, 2011. (E. 1013). Appellee is WCS Construction, LLC (“WCS”), which served as the general contractor and construction manager of the project called “Town Center at Camp Springs Apartments.” (E. 947) Appellant is the…

The quake was capable of igniting raging fires, which broke out in the city and lasted for several days. The flames were quick to spread due to electrical lines and ruptured gas lines. It is estimated that up to 90% of the total damage was the result of the subsequent fires that burned uncontrollably (1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire). San Francisco was utterly destroyed. Around fifty different fires began fuming in San Francisco, and eventually coalesced into a grand firestorm that…

“The sudden movement of the Earth caused by the abrupt release of accumulated strain along a fault in the interior,” meaning an earthquake is the sudden movement along a fault line, which is where tectonic plates meet. When the plates shift this causes the Earth to shake but when the plates become unrestrained large earthquakes occur. The earthquake is not something that happens in one moment, it is a gradual buildup of pressure in one area that when released can cause large…

Some examples of macroevolution include the impact that mass extinctions have on the diversity of life, the appearance of terrestrial vertebrates through speciation, and the basis of key adaptations. An example of this is flight in birds. Another example of macroevolution is a species named Primula kewensis, which came into existence because of the crossbreeding of two hybrid primrose species, Primula verticillata and Primula floribunda. Sedimentary rocks We do not know the actual, or…

soon. People were being evacuated because of signs of the volcano was giving off. Mount Agung reached its highest point which led to that believe. If this volcano were to erupt again it would be horrible. Mount Agung is located in the Indo-Australian Plate. It is part of the ring of fire, usually most of the volcanos in the ring of fire have very explosive eruptions. Unlike shield volcanos, this is a stratovolcano, if the magma is viscous the explosion is very dangerous. That is because gases…

Oklahoma County has not been really active. Before the earthquake swarm started in the Jones area, there was only 7 earthquakes per year in Oklahoma County. But, since the Jones swarm started, there are a few hundred earthquakes per year. And, since January 2009, eastern Oklahoma County has been shaking off and on. Most of the quakes are around Jones, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Geological Survey was interested in the 10,000 percent increase in seismic activity. Austin Holland, a seismologist for the…

Mexico City is the most popular metropolitan area in the western hemisphere. Mexico City is the really warm but it get’s really cold in the winters. It’s considered to be the safest part in Mexico. Mexico City is the largest popular area in Mexico(Wikipedia). Mexico City is the southern end of the plateau of Anahuac(Wikipedia). Mexico City is located in Mexico, and Mexico is in North America(Wikipedia). Mexico City has a lot of landforms such as Mexican Plateau‎‎, rivers of Mexico City,…

There are a total of ten different landscape regions located within the Pacific Northwest. The rocks that are within each region provide the foundation for the landscape within the region. The study of the rock located in the region tells us about the geologic past and provides insight on the materials and processes from which the landscape was formed. I will briefly discuss each of the areas and provide insight on the types of rocks in which they are formed from. We will start with the Basin…

hot magma and ash can escape.The word volcano comes from the Roman name Vulcan the Roman god of fire. Volcanoes are often found meeting points of what are called tectonic plates.350 million,or one in 20 people in the world live within danger range of an active volcano.Volcanoes aren’t only found on the boundaries of tectonic plates though,they can also occur over mantle plumes super hot areas of rock inside the…

Volcanoes can destroy the land all around them. There are volcanoes all around the world, some may be dormant then may become active. There are some volcanoes that destroyed all of the living things around them, such as, Vesuvius, and Mt. St Helens. Some volcanoes are very different from the others. There could be different ways a volcano could erupt. Vesuvius and Mt. St Helens both destroyed a great amount of land around them. Furthermore, the two volcanoes caused Earth quakes. In addition,…