Earthquake In Nicaragua

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.

Devastation, mass destruction, and fear are all adjectives associated with the word earthquake. Previously this year, many witnessed the agony and destruction the people in Ecuador faced as their country was demolished by a natural disaster. This event has made me think of one question: Is California prepared for such a disaster? 2 weeks ago we were ask if we were prepare for “the big one”, a question to which i'm pretty sure many of us answer no.

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Both in Haiti and Nicaragua 's occupations was due to financial interest. The United States took over both countries ' customhouse and took control of their natural recourses. The dollar diplomacy in both Haiti and Nicaragua have things in common that relates to economic liberties. One thing is that the United States ' control of the countries ' customhouse means that they control the countries ' economy. This limits Haiti 's and Nicaragua 's economic liberties because the United States controlled their economy and both occupied countries have limited control of economic operations. The limited Control of the economy in both Haiti and Nicaragua can result in a puppet government ran by the United States government. A puppet government during that time was controlled by a dictators supported by the United States. This type of government limited the people of Haiti and Nicaragua 's freedom and liberty while being under a tyrant. The dollar diplomacy in Haiti and Nicaragua is due to the financial interest of these countries. Another thing is that they are inconsistent to the economic liberties due to the fact that the United States took control of their economy and support a puppet government to occupy the countries. The United States also used the national guard who were paramilitary force who had loyalty to the puppet dictator to keep the occupation under control. The economic liberties were inconsistent to the United States ' citizen in

By St. Augustine sitting next to body of water, their risk of flooding has increased (St. Johns County GIS Department, n.d.). According to the map above, category 1 is more at risk for flooding, then eventually the flood would flow over to category 2 (St. Johns County GIS Department, n.d.). When hurricanes rise above the levees, rapid rainfall occurs, or even clogged up or outdated drains can all lead to flooding (National Flood Insurance, 2015a). As dams get older, they become weaker and more unstable, which makes them a flood threat (NFIP, 2015b). In 2010, Guana dam in St. Augustine has just reopened, after being closed for several months due to repairs (The St. Augustine Record, 2010). A dam can fail during any time of heavy rain, which

On October 17, 1989, two tectonic plates--the North American and the Pacific--slid against each other on the San Andreas Fault. The result was California having a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area, also known as the Loma Prieta earthquake. The destruction was costly, with damages adding up to about $6 billion, but more so were the lives lost. The casualty rate of this earthquake was 63 people and over 3,800 injured. The count could have been a lot worse, however, had it not been for the baseball game at San Francisco's Candlestick Park between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics going on at the time of the natural disaster. Now referred to as the "Earthquake Series," the third game of the 1989 World Series collided

After choosing and reading this article I came across a collection of photos of Mexicans helping each other after the quake. This article and these photos convinced me that tragedy really brings people together. Sometimes when people are experiencing the worst they act their best. The generous distribution of food, clean water, and clothes from the citizens of Mexico to the afflicted citizens truly amazed and inspired me. Although, at first glance this article did not strike me as relating to U.S. history, it is interesting to see that history is still being made in the places we learned about in class. Cortes conquered the Aztec within miles that the Mexican earthquake victims helped each other.

During the Cold War dictatorships were very common in Central American countries especially in Nicaragua- there has been many military dictatorships. The relationship between Nicaragua and the United States has been very turbulent. The United States intervened in Nicaraguan government starting in the early 1900’s with their support of the conservative regime against the current president at the time. The U.S had Marines occupying Nicaragua from 1912 to 1933 which is in violation of their previous isolationistic tendencies. During the 1940’s military rule and wealth disparity was too much for those in poverty. The United States was not threatened by any potential presence of neither communism nor any form of soviet presence in

US foreign policy towards Nicaragua was one built upon the idea that the US came first. This policy has a long history in South America, especially in Nicaragua. In the early 1900’s the US engaged in a number of small military activities in order to protect US interest and US business. These military interventions lead to US occupation in 1909, 1912, and 1927. In each of these cases the United States sought to uphold or aid more conservative movements of the Nicaraguan government to ensure favorable business relations with the state. Some of which included occupying Nicaragua with a small military force. As long Nicaraguans policies remained beneficial to the United States, the US stayed out of Nicaraguan affairs and cared little about the type of government or how that said government acted . It was during this time that the Somoza family was able to rise to power and create a

Because of the mass number of Hurricanes that have hit Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida a majority of AMericans are focused on cleaning up the damages caused by the hurricanes and hoe to be better prepared when the next one comes. Because of this the American population is too preoccupied to focus on other matters at hand. If we pay attention to the recent earrthquake that took place in Mexico City we can see that the hurricanes aren't the only thing we should be worried about.

1492. Christopher columbus lands on the island and names it hispaniola. Therefore spain establish the first european settlement in the western hemisphere in santo dominican republic. Also have you heard about their severe floods and earthquakes, but do you know why have a lot of earthquakes? Well sents haiti is on a island and surrounded by water , so when water comes to shore it then washes everything away. So then haiti is very poor believe it or not but haiti use to be rich but sents all sorts of earthquakes happened so it washed everything away.

The earthquake affected nearly one-third of the country’s total population which was three million people. Over one million people was left homeless in the immediate aftermath. In the devastated urban areas, the displaced were forced to squat in ersatz cities composed of found materials and donated tents. Looting—restrained in the early days following the quake—became more prevalent in the absence of sufficient supplies and was exacerbated in the capital by the escape of several thousand prisoners from the damaged penitentiary. In the second week of the aftermath, many urbanites began streaming into outlying areas, either of their own volition or because of governmental relocation programs engineered to alleviate crowded and unsanitary conditions.

Earthquakes, also referred to as temblors, are one of the world’s most powerful occurrences. The Earth has four layers: the crust, mantle, inner and outer core. Earthquakes occur in the crust and upper mantle (Refer to Figure 1). The mantle is made up of semi-molten rock called magma. The upper mantle rock is hard. The crust is the outer layer of the earth. Together, the crust and upper mantle make up the lithosphere. The lithosphere is 20-50 km thick and is cracked. The asthenosphere sits below the lithosphere. The lithosphere consists of tectonic plates (lithospheric plates). Tectonic plates is the theory that the Earth’s outer shell is divided by slabs of solid rock. When these two tectonic plates make frictional contact the outcome may be deadly.

Earthquake survivors in Iran complained about the slow relief efforts as they asked for authorities to provide them food and shelter while they brave the cold weather. Iran's earthquake, which occurred on November 12, registered at least 530 fatalities and thousands of injuries, and it was also recognized as the country's deadliest quake in more than a decade as it was recorded to possess a 7.3 magnitude.

The USSR had recently funded a communications site on Nicaraguan soil to help them communicate with other socialist nations. With a rising fear of the USSR and other socialist nations, the US immediately accused it of being a spy base. Not shortly afterwards the US began to take action against Nicaragua by issuing an economic blockade. Because the Nicaraguan economy relied so heavily on imports, this had a profound effect and contributed to the collapse of the Nicaraguan economy. “It was impossible to spend even a day in Nicaragua without becoming aware of the huge and unrelenting pressure being exerted on the country by the giant standing on the northern front” (p.24).