2010 at 4:53pm a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the country of Haiti followed by two more 5.9 and 5.5 aftershocks. It is estimated that more than 3.5 million people in Haiti were affected by the Earthquake and more than 200,000 people were estimated to be dead. In 2012 the official death toll from the 2010 Haitian Earthquake was stated to be 316,000. The 2010 earthquake affected the country in many ways, especially economically and environmentally. The 2010 Earthquake virtually destroyed the already
(mainly earthquakes) is undeniably important, his development of the Richter scale, and subsequent research provide scientists even today with handbooks still used in the field for reference. His work ranged from developing the famous Richter scale to mapping earthquake prone areas in California and also taking a huge role in Californias earthquake safety. His contribution is extremely important to the Geography of Natural hazards and Seismology, which is what the criteria of this essay, for his
occur, and then trying 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
in responding to the "Land Question" today. Introduction 200 Tokyo 500 situation redevelopment tool in Japan short analysis Principles balance public and private 300 see a whole picture 300 Conclusion 200 Final Essay – DEP5102 Semester 16/17 Dai Machida / A0152850J Introduction The “Land Question” has been one of central issues for urban planners. In order to tackle this
Short answer 1: Zarathustra was believed to be a prophet around the thirteenth or fourteenth century in what is now modern day Iran. Zarathustra was a priest that one-day received a vision calling for the end of sacrifices of the traditional worshipping practices. Zarathustra brought about the idea of one all-powerful deity creating monotheism. Zarathustra also created the idea of the power struggle between good and evil, Truth and lies creating the first religion that had its followers be ethical
are most benefitted since earlier visualization of destroying the entire city only exist in imagination but now with the developments in the film making techniques have made it possible for the spectacles accompanying the massive destruction of buildings, cities and then finally leading it to the entire planet. 2012, was exactly the dramatic version of the apocalypse where the opportunist rich and powerful class cunningly escaped the disaster leaving the common man to die. The elite learns about