2013 Could Bring Increase In Severe Worldwide Earthquakes By Dana Dovey

The article “2018 Could Bring Increase in Severe Worldwide Earthquakes” by Dana Dovey discusses the patterns of the earth’s rotation, and how this applies to the power and quantity of earthquakes, more specifically those that will be taking place in the year 2018. Relating to environmental science, the selection includes a paragraph on how “there may be nothing we can do to prevent these earthquakes,” (Dovey, 9) but measures can be taken by environmental and earth scientists to help the general population prepare and plan for these events to occur. Based on a skim over the article, Dana Dovey cites multiple sources to back up her claims. These include the Geological Society of America, Science Mag, and BBC. Overall, the majority of the citations

While some of the countries that earthquakes widely affect are industrialized and can afford to have technology that can track and predict earthquakes, many of the less developed ones are left to fend for themselves and will likely suffer greatly from the devastating effects of these natural disasters. Although industrialized, Mexico is one of the most detrimental locations for an earthquake to occur. According to SkyMet Weather, “it is situated atop three seismic plates namely, Cocos plate, Pacific plate and the North American plate” (SkyMet Weather, 9). This inevitably leads to disastrous casualties almost every time that one occurs in that area. A less-developed country, Pakistan, is likely to have little to no warning that these earthquakes may be arriving due to a lack of technology. For example, “in September 2013, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 Richter scale had killed over 300 people causing immense damage to life and property” (SkyMet Weather, 7). That being said, earthquakes destroy many places every year, but they are most unfavorable in areas sitting above multiple tectonic plates and/or are less