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    Earthquake Brace & Bolt Program in California The moment an earthquake hits, older homes, in particular, have a higher risk encountering more damage. Whenever the ground trembles their foundations wobble, causing the upper half of the property to slip and collapse. To lessen the structural damage caused by earthquakes, it’s a good idea to have the home retrofitted through the Earthquake Brace & Bolt Program. What’s the Earthquake Brace & Bolt Program? The Earthquake Brace & Bolt Program, or the…

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    relates to actual history and real life, and gives you a sense of how bad life was after the tsunami struck and how fatal it was. The book was written in 2006, two years after the colossal tsunami hit places in the Indian Ocean, and the author was a rescue worker in the ruins of Aceh, giving Lewis a setting to use for a book that could express just how deadly and destructive the earthquake and the tsunami it consequently triggered was, through intriguing historical fiction. A New York Times…

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    due to human involvement, are bombings, plane crashes, or mass shootings. Mass disasters usually require extensive logistical support (Prinz, Carracedo, Mayr, Morling, Parsons, Sajantila, Scheithauer, Schmitter, Schnieder, 2008). One such support system will include a team of multidisciplinary forensic specialists. The direction of focus during the investigation will ultimately depend on the type of disaster…

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    middle of the Pacific Ocean it resulted with horrible tsunamis hitting the coast of Chile, Hawaii and Japan. This earthquake was enough to leave people homeless and dead. The destruction cost millions of dollars. Lastly, the seismic motion from the shaking of the earth caused huge landslides across Chile. One effect this earthquake had on, was people. First, 2 million people were left homeless, their homes were destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami so they had nowhere to stay. Then people…

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    What are the characteristics of a tsunami? A tsunami is a large series of long wavelengths and period (time between crests) which can vary from a few minutes to over an hour. A Tsunami is a natural disaster and can be generated by any large, impulsive displacement of the sea level. An example of this is earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.5 or greater, landslides into or under the water surface, volcanic activity and meteorite impacts. Two tsunamis occur per year throughout the world which inflict…

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    Eggs are the most fragile thing you can find, one drop and they will break. What can we do to protect the egg from breaking when it falls? First, there are many factors that affect the egg when it falls. The factors are momentum, air resistance, pressure, gravity, and angular momentum. The first factor is Momentum; it is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. “P” is the 3D vector stating the object’s momentum in 3 directions of 3D space. Where “V” is the 3D velocity vector giving the…

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    Have you ever been in a bad Natural disaster? If not maybe you should try reading “Comprehending the Calamity” By Emma Burke and “Horrific Wreck of the City” By Fred Hewitt. They are both first hand eye witness accounts of the San Francisco earthquake and fire. The San Francisco earthquake was one of the biggest and most traumatizing events of all time. It all started April 18, 1906 at 5:15 AM. The first tremor lasted about 1 minute and others continued to strike through out the morning. Water…

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    ”Surviving the Tsunami,” by Lauren Tarshis, is about the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Before the tsunami, the earthquake was different than others. Instead of having quick bursts of shaking, this quake continued for about 6 minutes. The massive earthquake prompted a giant tsunami. The tsunami, as high a 133 feet, advanced towards the shore and the students of Kamaishi East ran for higher ground. All of the students and teachers helped each other get to safety. 30 minutes after the earthquake, the…

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    On the 27th of February, 325 kilometres southwest of Santiago at 3:34 am an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck offshore central Chile leaving 122 aftershocks of magnitude 5.0 or greater which is The intense trembling lasted for around three minutes causing large-scale damage and affected approximately 80% of the population and leaving over a million without a home. Coastal Chile is well known for having deadly earthquakes, with a series of thirteen earthquakes 7.0 magnitude or higher since 1973.…

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    On April 18, 1906 Mark Faint woke up early morning only to hear screams and yells for help. He looked out the window only to see what seemed to be death overcoming people every second. “The city was in flames, killing people by the second.” The San Francisco Earthquake was catastrophic because of its massive destruction, huge amount of death, and raging fires. One of the most destructive earthquakes occurred April 18, 1906 in the popular city, San Francisco. The earthquake caused great damage…

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