The 2010, Catastrophic Haiti Earthquake A Natural disaster is a catastrophic event or force of nature , such as an earthquake, tsunami , hurricane, etc. that causes great destruction or loss of life. Natural disasters, such as an, Earthquakes are caused when the rock on a fault breaks, which causes the two faults to start rubbing against each other until they get stuck together again. When the faults rub against each other, there is a sudden release of energy causing seismic waves to make the ground
damages? Goldfinger explores both earthquakes and tsunamis to comes to the conclusion that there is not enough time before "geological time catches up" (pg. 20, para 42). Although the danger of earthquakes and tsunamis is obvious, one should still gain knowledge of unexpected natural disasters. One of the major environmental disasters are earthquakes. Earthquakes cause severe damages to a society and kill many people. While experiencing an earthquake, Goldfinger states that the "earth
of the next volcano eruption and they also can find out if the volcano will erupt again or maybe it won't ever erupt. But how do these people know that? There is something else that has concerned people for many years "earthquakes". This essay will include the meanings of earthquake and volcano. Firstly, let's explain what volcanoes are? A volcano is a vent or chimney which transfers molten rock known as magma from depth to Earth's surface. Magma erupting from a
Natural disasters such as The Great Alaskan Earthquake, Novarupta, and the Great Alaskan Tsunami have changed the world. The Great Alaskan Earthquake caused many natural and monetary damage in Alaska, but only managed to cause 12 casualties. The eruption of Novarupta was the biggest eruption in the 20th century but surprisingly only killed 2 people. The Great Alaskan Tsunami of 1964 only killed 119 people. All of these natural disasters caused at least 100-400 million dollars in monetary damage at
the US and the UK there have been such cases. In April and May 2011, there were two small earthquakes in the Blackpool area of Lancashire. These earthquakes measured 2.3 and 1.5 on the Richter scale, despite being small they were felt by people in the local area. After this happened drilling was temporarily suspended after reports by the British Geological Survey showed that the epicenter of the second earthquake was within 500 meters of the drilling site. Fracking firm Cuadrilla who were in charge
people were left homeless. This was the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a terrible disaster. On April 18, 1906, this disaster began at 5:12 a.m. and lasted from 60-65 seconds. The earthquake was estimated to be between a 7.8 and 8.3 magnitude (1906 San Francisco). Even though, the earthquake caused lot damage, the fires that resulted from it were even worse. The fires, alone, were worse than the earthquake itself. Because of the damage the disaster caused, it was considered to
Christchurch was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. 185 people were killed by the earthquake and 164 people were seriously injured. What happened The earthquake’s epicentre was near Lyttelton. After the initial earthquake, many aftershocks occurred but none were larger than 4 or more. There were millions of damages caused to water pipes, bridges, houses, tunnels, power lines, roads and much more. There was a lot of liquefaction just like the September 4th, 2010 earthquake. Liquefaction is the process that
atelynn Benefiel Haiti Haiti is an extremely mountainous area with beautiful sceneries. It borders the Dominican Republic and the capital of Haiti is Port au Prince. Haitian culture is dynamic and thriving, despite recent upsets such as the 2010 earthquake. It continues to recover 5 years later. Haitian culture is very different from American culture. An interesting fact about Haitian culture is that there are two official languages of Haiti: Creole and French. French is spoken mostly by the upper
Earthquake Disasters in California Introduction Earthquake is a natural disaster that involves the movement of the Earth’s crust. These movements generate enough energy to cause tremor activities that varies on type, size, and duration. This tremors shifts the Earth’s surface causing the foundation of building and building to collapse. Aside from buildings and bridges collapsing, it disrupt the functions of development, such as gas pipes, electrical system, and phones services. In addition, it can
to control the damage. This essay will discuss two natural hazards; earthquakes, volcanoes. It will then go into detail about the risk management processes for each hazard along with some case studies. Earthquakes are a natural disaster that occur frequently. However only some are at a magnitude that cause huge