Coober Pedy Is Like A Desert Town

A natural disaster has the capability to cause large scale damage and destruction to an area. Seismic events have been known to alter landscapes and affect the livelihoods, health and development of communities. No two earthquake events are the same and the level of threat posed by an earthquake can vary due to both the human and physical factors of an area. The 2010 magnitude - 7.0 earthquake that occurred in Haiti is an example of where a natural disaster caused a previously vulnerable area to suffer tremendous loss and debilitating socio-economic impacts, to an already poverty-stricken nation.

A volcano is an earth hazard that occurs on faults between tectonic plates on a destructive boundary and an eruption is a natural disaster. A primary impact happens immediately after the disaster and before any response like death or collapsing or destruction of buildings. A secondary impact occurs later after the disaster, such less farm produce or a reduction in tourism. The severity of these impacts will differ considerably in a MEDC and LEDC where volcanic eruptions have taken place. These may be seen in the Mount St. Helen volcano eruption as well as in the Iceland volcanic eruption. They may also

On Sunday June 28th, 2015 I had the pleasure of viewing Other Desert Cities by playwright Jon Robin Baitz. The play was put on by Performance Network Theatre in Ann Arbor, Michigan directed by David Wolber. I saw this play because I remembered performing in the space before with Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit and I had never heard of Other Desert Cities before. Other Desert Cities was an amazing play to watch. This well directed drama will keep you at the edge of your seat throughout the entire performance.

Another effective technique the author uses is referencing examples of inherent dangers in regard to avalanches. The author references three cases in which avalanches occurred on ski areas to show how avalanches themselves are unpreventable from occurring. This helps benefit the argument since it emphasizes the reality of ski patrollers being helpless when avalanches occur and therefore something that is unavoidable.

In a thousand spots the traces of the winter avalanche may be perceived, where trees lie broken and strewed on the ground; some entirely destroyed, others bent, leaning upon the rocks of the mountain or transversely upon other trees. The path, as you ascend higher, is intersected by ravines of the

On March 22nd, 2014, one of the deadliest landslide disasters occurred in Northwest Washington. There was tragic loss of life and destruction of property. Debris covered approximately 40 homes and nearly a mile of State Rt. 530. It is commonly known as the “Oso Landslide” because of the location of this tragedy. On this day, Steelhead Haven, near Oso, WA would suffer the loss of 43 fatalities.

Coober Pedy wouldn't be affected by a tornado because, it's a mobile destructive vortex of vionnet by rotating winds. Tornadoes don't happen in the area. Coober Pedy wouldn't be affected by a sinkhole, because a sinkhole is a heavy weight on soft soil due to large amount of water. Since Coober Pedy is a desert town, you wouldn't have to worry about that there. Groundwater flooding wouldn't be a problem in Coober Pedy, because it occurs with lots of rain. Since its a deserttown you wouldnt have to worry about it. You wouldnt have to worry abot a Earthqake, because it ocurs along a fault. Cobber Pedy isnt on a fault. You woudnt have to worry about flooding, because it occurs with lots of rain. Coober Pedy, doesnt get large amounts of rain.

The extent to which tectonic processes represent a hazard depends upon when and where they are experienced (40)

Earthquake Hazards occur when there are adverse effects on human activities. This can include surface faulting, ground shaking and liquefaction. In this essay I will be discussing the factors that affect earthquakes, whether human such as population density, urbanisation and earthquake mitigation or physical such as liquefaction, magnitude, landslides and proximity to the focus.

The avalanche was believed initiated from the mountain of Grieskogle, which is 1170-metre higher above the village of Galtür at around 4pm. It penetrated the boundary of the village and came to peace in just a few minutes. The whole event lasted less than 3 minuets, resulting the death of 31 people including tourists and local residents, and destructed half of the village. It was believed that 11 houses were completely buried in the avalanched; 17 further houses were partially destroyed or damaged. The speed of the snow powder in the upper layer reached top

Due to diverse geo-climatic conditions prevalent in different parts of the globe, different types of natural disasters like floods, droughts, earthquakes, cyclones, landslides, and volcanoes etc may strike according to the vulnerability of the area.

It seems that the earthquake brought a trail of things that happen later. So we can learn for this that physical geography and human geography are connected and affects each other almost every time.

One major problem in landslide hazard analysis and mapping is the inconsistent availability of hazard information. Identifying areas susceptible to landslides, acquiring knowledge of the probability of landslide occurrence and quantification of hazard exposure, are critical requisite to gaining some control over a landslide hazard’s magnitude of destruction. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has led the way in publishing landslide information (Olshansky, 2006). However, its efforts are limited because of the already insufficient funding it receives, which has been further reduced in recent years. In California, the legislature approved the Landslide Hazard Identification Program; it produced several maps that helped local planners with landslide planning (Olshansky & Rogers, 1987). Unfortunately, the California program was replaced in the 1990s by the Seismic Hazard Mapping Act, which has failed to provide sufficient detail for quality planning because it produces map models of large regions which are usually of low scale resolution. While the USGS now believes it has established a new means of

Natural disasters happen unexpectedly all over the world that can cause injury, death, and finical devastation, however over time technology can play a role in the question "why" and "when". The Aldercrest-Banyon landslide was one disaster that put Kelso, Washington on the worst urban landslides in the United States history when it comes to cost. (FEMA, 2013)According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012) "Landslides occur when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope" (CDC, 2012) When the stability of a slope on the side of a hill side is disturbed this can eventually cause a landslide. The issue with Aldercrest-Banyon landslide, a consistency of rain fall over 3.5 years

Landslides are among the most common natural hazards and are the most damaging, leading to a variety of human and environmental impacts. Landslide is the result of a wide variety of processes which include geological, geomorphologic, and meteorological factors. Landslides triggering factors including geological, hydrological, topographical factors and loading conditions. From Garg to the Himalayas, covering an area of 30% of the world's long land, resulting in a large number of different and complex physical properties, which are popular in extreme weather conditions, weather, and harsh weather conditions. In many places, national highways, especially 108, are hit annually. As a result, there was a serious problem of destroying agricultural change. The land should provide the land, appropriately or indirectly, with accurate research and an opportunity to appreciate the estimate