Essays on Disasters

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How to Build an Earthquake-proof Building

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Earthquake-proof Buildings After the massive earthquake near Japan one wonders if it’s possible to build an earthquake-proof building? The answer is yes and no. There are of course, engineering techniques that can be used to create a very sound structure that will endure a modest...

Construction Earthquake Engineering

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How Scientists Can Predict Earthquakes

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Introduction Scientists can predict the likelihood of major earthquakes based on the movement of tectonic plates and the location of fault zones. By analyzing the history of seismic activity in a region and identifying where pressure is accumulating along fault lines, they can make educated...

Earthquake

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Tsunamis in The Pacific Ocean and Indonesia

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Tsunamis happen most often in the pacific ocean and Indonesia. This happens because the pacific Rim bordering the ocean has a large number of submarine earthquake zones. Meanwhile tsunamis have also happened in the Mediterranean sea region. A tsunami is also expected to happen in...

Natural Disasters Ocean

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The Earthquakes All Around The World

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An earthquake is when the ground starts shaking caused by a slip on a fault. Stresses in the earth’s outer layer push the sides of the fault together. Stress builds up and the rocks suddenly slip releasing a ton of energy in waves that travel...

Earth Science Earthquake

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The Importance of Hotels Showing Corporate Social Responsibility During Hurricane Sandy

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After the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, many people were unable to prepare food in their homes due to lack of power. As such, the restaurants that were willing and able to open were very busy. Working at T.G.I. Friday’s in Brick, NJ, I can say...

Hurricane Sandy

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The Impact of Hurricane Sandy on The Community

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This article is how after Hurricane Sandy had hit the east coast; it had left many people without the usual celebration of Halloween. The regular tradition had been rescheduled to November 7th, the day after Election Day. In New Jersey Governor Christie had postponed the...

Hurricane Sandy

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A Pictorial Analysis of The Effects of Hurricane Sandy

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On October 29, 2012, a hurricane, known as Sandy, made its way up the eastern seaboard. As she formed and began its journey in the Atlantic, meteorologists on the east coast kept track of this storm. However, as the hurricane became stronger and more powerful...

Hurricane Sandy

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Plate Tectonics Theory

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The Earth had formed over 4.5 billion years from now and since then, we are still seeing changes. We are seeing volcanoes erupting and earthquakes shaking the earth’s surface causing massive destruction, the causes is due to plate tectonics. The plate tectonic theory is the...

Earthquake Plate Tectonics

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What Natural Disasters Occur in Indonesia?

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Indonesia is one of the developing countries that has vulnerability to disaster. One of disaster-prone in Indonesia is West Sumatera Province. Base on recording history, there was three times of big earthquake and tsunami hit this region. The last time was happened in 2009 that...

Natural Disasters

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The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811–12

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The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–12, were three large earthquakes that happened near New Madrid, Missouri, from December 1811 to February 1812. There were thousands of aftershocks, about 1,874 of them were so large that they could be felt as far as Louisville, Kentucky, almost...

Earthquake

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How Earthquakes Are Made

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The Structure of the Earth The planet has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust. Each of these layers plays a crucial role in the dynamics of our planet, particularly in the formation of earthquakes. Made-to-order essay as fast as you...

Earthquake

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Nuclear Waste: an American Disaster

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It’s like something out of a science fiction movie. Nuclear waste – hundreds of millions of gallons of it – are buried underground after the Cold War. Years later, it threatens to contaminate major sources of food and water for an entire nation. The government...

Natural Disasters Nuclear Energy Nuclear Power

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The Heavy Rain and Its Aftermath

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Introduction Amidst the tranquil harmony of nature’s daily awakening, the phenomenon of heavy rain casts a profound impact on the landscape, ecosystems, and human settlements. This narrative explores the transformative power of heavy rainfall, delving into the delicate balance of beauty and destruction it brings....

Natural Disasters Rain

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The Significance of Flood Risk Analysis

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Floods are natural occurring processes that are difficult to prevent but can be managed to reduce its social and economic impacts. Flooding is a threat to life and leads to damage of property. Therefore, it is very important that flooding risks be considered during any...

Flood

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The Modern Hurricane Maria: a Normative Critique

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Truly Maria – The Modern Hurricane Maria: A Normative Critique Hurricane Maria is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record in Dominica and Puerto Rico. The tenth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record and the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide of 2017, Maria was the...

Hurricane

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Sahel Drought in The Late 20th Century

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Drought by definition is “a function of rainfall” (Agnew and Chappell 1999, p.299). However, this definition is insufficient, only considering precipitation results in anomalies that cannot be explained. Unless it is a purely meteorological drought, even then local and regional human impact increases the stress...

Drought

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The Natural Disaster: Earthquake

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Earthquake is a natural disaster, always threatening the lives of people. On May 12th, 2008, a terrible earthquake took place in Sichuan. Most houses fell down. Thousands of people were killed or injured and the whole cities were destroyed. This earthquake is like nature reminds...

Earthquake Natural Disasters

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The Natural Phenomenon Called The Wildfire Or Wildland Fire

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The topic that will be discussed in this paper is the natural phenomenon called the wildfire or wildland fire. “A wildfire or wildland fire is a fire that has spread uncontrollably. It all depends on the type of vegetation that is around, a wildfire can...

Fire Natural Disasters

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The Portrayal of Climate Change in Political Discourse and Its Connection to Natural Disasters

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Abstract Climate change has, since the 1970s become an increasingly unanimous science, with fewer and fewer people dissenting to the view that man is causing the climate to shift, i.e. is the cause of anthropogenic climate change. However, solutions to this used to be viewed...

Natural Disasters