Of all the naturally occurring events on Earth, earthquakes are among the most devastating and bring a lot of truth to the statement, “Just because something is natural does not mean it is not dangerous.” Earthquakes are one of the most natural things I can think of that can cause massive damage and loss of human live in many instances, and the effects are sometimes long term. “Nothing happens without a force. Many geophysicists accept the theory that continents move as a result of the forces generated by mantel convection deep within Earth – motions driven by our planet’s internal heat energy” (Trefil & Hazen, 2010). According to National Geographic (1996-2012), constant movement in the tectonic plates that make up the Earth’s …show more content…
5. Since the red areas of the seismic activity map USGS Map (2008), indicate areas where earthquakes are most likely and this is seen proven with the world map of earthquakes USGS (2011), I would not be willing to live in the red areas of the USGS map. Earthquakes seem to cause fear and trouble whenever they occur. However not being afraid for myself, it would be difficult for my family, which includes a disabled individual. Living in an area like Indianapolis, where I do not have to worry about earthquakes getting in the way of daily life seems to be a much more desirable choice. 6. If me and my family were forced to relocate to a red area I would use resources such as USGS (2009) to educate me and my family to know what to do in the case of an earthquake occurring in my area. For example, do not stand in a doorway in a modern home, it is better to duck and cover under a sturdy piece of furniture. I would also learn what emergency supplies I would need such as a first-aid kit, fire extinguisher, portable radio, canned food, camp stove, and waterproof bags, which would need to already be packed and ready for use. According
From the moment we wake up in the morning until the time we go to bed each night, we all use different forms of energy to perform our daily activities. On a daily basis I use energy for transportation to commute to and from work and run errands; for cooking meals using either my gas range, microwave or charcoal grill; for heating my home in the winter and cooling my home in the summer; for daily showering, and for lighting my home in order to be comfortable and productive. Most of the resources we rely on for energy are nonrenewable and will soon be depleted.
In September of 2012, beginning in the country of Saudi Arabia, hospitals began seeing increased cases of a respiratory virus never before seen in humans. They named it Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. MERS is a viral respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus. It was originally thought to have started there in Saudi Arabia. It was not until later that they were able to trace the origin back to Jordan starting in April of 2012. All outbreaks of MERS have been traced back to originating from the Arabian Peninsula (CDC, 2015a). Unfortunately, it is not known exactly how MERS was contracted in humans, but it is believed to have come from an animal source, probably from camels. Strains of MERS
In recorded history, there have been 151 earthquakes in Nevada that were a magnitude of 3.5 or higher. As previously mentioned, the mountain ranges of Nevada are typically bound on one side or the other by a fault. There are quaternary faults that range in ages from less than 150 years to around 1.8 million years in existence. The property damage in Nevada from earthquakes was .2 million dollars between 1196 and 2014 based on information from department of energy for the state. As we studied in our textbook, earthquakes can by a number of things, such as shifting faults, or volcanic
The third source showed that England had invaded many other countries in the world. They wanted resources to expand their economy. The early foundation of global trading networks such as interchange of good among people replaced by systems of government sponsored international business ventures designed to make European monarch rich. Only the Europeans benefited from this Eurocentric policy, indigenous people were exploited. Raw materials from these invaded countries were shipped from North and South America, Africa, and Asia to Europe so the European can expand their manufacturing industries. Places of the production got shifts from homes to large factories. The increased manufacturing leads to industrialization. The production techniques
The two meals that I have chosen are breakfast and dinner. We will discuss breakfast first. This morning I had two fried eggs with salt and pepper, a piece of toast with blackberry jam, and a diet coke. The origins of the Kroger brand eggs and the Kroger brand black pepper were from Cincinnati, OH, the Morton’s kosher salt is from Chicago, IL, the Nature’s Own bread was from Thomasville, GA, the Kauffman’s blackberry jam was from Montezuma, GA, and the Diet Coke was from Atlanta, GA.
There are many dangers to an earthquake. Earthquakes can cause damage to cities and many people end up injured or dead. The shaking of the ground can cause mudslides and landslides.Earthquakes can also cause terrible tsunamis.Earthquakes can occur on convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries. They can also can occur on subduction zones. In this case, the earthquake occurred on a subduction zone. Subduction is the process of which the denser plate sinks under the less dense
Senior management at DLiS decided that the existing risk management plan for the organization is out of
One of the most destructive threats lies more than 100 feet underground, and could awaken at any time. Memphis, Tennessee sits about 50 miles south of the most active seismic region east of the Rock Mountains. A major earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone would create unfathomable destruction in the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area, destroying major bridges and highways, as well as unreinforced masonry buildings. Planning and preparing for such an unpredictable event is taxing, but critical for the survival of so many important regions in the Central United States. As an emergency manager, it is crucial to communicate and prepare with other agencies and stakeholders in order to produce an effective emergency response plan. Preparing the public and making citizens aware of the hazards around them is one of the most important tasks, because they are the first of the first responders. Through communication and collaboration, emergency managers are able to effectively prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from all hazards, regardless of the
First, we must focus on large doors or windows that may cause problem during earthquake. Fortunately, the house doesn’t have those problems and the house contain small bookcases, which is not a problem during an earthquake. All of the mirrors of the house are secured to the wall, except the kitchen cabinets, which doesn’t have childproof latches to prevent them from bursting. Most of the thing in the house are securely attach, including the water heater (Figure 10). There is no seismic detector for automatic shut off for gas valve, but measures were taken. Family members are taught for evacuation plan. we currently don’t have rations stored in case of emergency, except water on the
Another human factor is the earthquake mitigation through education and community awareness. Schemes such as the one in Sichuan, China helped to save thousands of lives. The weekly intervals of training in case of an earthquake, educated children and adults of what to do when the quake struck. Evacuation schemes such as the window slides or hiding under tables was reported to have saved thousands when the magnitude 8.0 hit the area in 2008. However, some were not saved due to their unwillingness to move and evacuate the area. Some people of the village, notably the poorer and elderly refused to leave as they didn’t want to leave all they owned behind.
Destructive, devastating, massive, and strong ! Earthquakes are sudden movements in the Earth’s crust that occur along faults where one rock mass slides past another one.
Earthquakes, they destroy, kill, and demolish. Earthquakes have been recorded for a long time. Records have been and always will continue to be recorded for centuries. Earthquakes are recorded by instruments called seismographs. The recording that they make is called a seismogram. These drum sized tubes of decades of earthquakes are more than likely stored in science labs. Earthquakes however, are the releasing of stored energy from plate tectonics. Plate tectonics is the study of 7 massive pieces of rock called continents. They build up energy from pressurized rock that is pushed against each other. When it releases it is like ripples in the water but those ripples are about 10 times the size, plus the waves can go through the earth and hit outer parts of the earth on the other side. Yet, because of different types of materials, the waves will never pass straight through the earth. The thing that powers plate tectonics is convection currents.
I live in the state of California. A state that is earthquake prone. Earthquakes occur at any time, they are forceful and strike unexpectedly. According to FEMA earthquakes are caused by the breaking and instable rock beneath the earth's surface. This is something that we clearly have no control over. According to FEMA California experiences the most recurrent damaging earthquakes, but Alaska experiences the highest amount of large earthquakes that are mostly located in unpopulated areas.
An earthquake is the shaking of the earth’s surface, resulting from the sudden release of energy, which creates seismic waves within the earth’s lithosphere. One of the most dangerous and most destructive natural occurrences on Earth is known as earthquakes. Earthquakes are sudden violent shakings of the Earth’s ground. Earthquakes are sudden vibrations in the surface of the Earth caused by the force and pulling of rocks between faults. Each earthquake is different and can range in size from weak ones, which cannot be felt, to violent enough to destroy whole cities and people. The seismic activity of an earthquake refers to the frequency type and size of the area in which an earthquake can occur, experienced over a period.
Earthquakes are one of the most dangerous and life threatening natural disasters known to mankind. Earthquakes can happen at any time and anywhere without warning. There are many earthquakes that happen every day with only minor tremors that are not felt by humans. However, there are some earthquakes big and strong enough to cause damage at very high levels. Earthquakes have a very long history of destruction. The Earth’s crust is filled with slowly moving plates. These plates are in constant motion under the surface of the Earth. As the size of the plates increase, the movement speed of the plates increase. When these large plates break apart from their own boundaries, they move into the path of other plates. When these plates