Over the years, the Philippines is consistently experiencing several natural disasters. This includes typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and many more. This is the reason why the archipelago is considered as a Disaster Hot Spot. There are more than two disasters occurring in the country. It is experiencing an average of twenty typhoons a year (ABS-CBN News, 2014). Nine of these will make a landfall (Joint Typhoon Warning Center, 2013). Large percentage of the country is at risk of earthquakes because of the Philippines Fault Line, one of the largest fault lines in the world. Mudslides and landslides are the major impact of geographical and climatological disasters in the country. The risk is increased because of the country’s rapid population growth, poor urban planning, and rapid urbanization (Hyland, 2013). Natural Hazard is not a new issue. Geographical location is one of the reasons why the archipelago is experiencing multiple natural hazards. The Philippines is inside the Pacific Ring of Fire or Circum-Pacific Belt, and Western Pacific Basin (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014). Ring of Fire is where the earth 's surface is continuously moving and Western Pacific Basin is a portion of the Tropical Basin. In 2002, a 6.2 magnitude size earthquake occurred in the province of Sultan Kuradat (PHIVOLCS, 2002). Its recorded damages measured 80, 000 US Dollars or 4.175 Million Pesos. Over seven thousand families were affected (Office of Civil Defense, 2012). It was in
After the Haiti earthquake of 2010 many lives were destroyed. The people were suffering from loss of loved ones as well as loss of property and possessions. “More than 220,000 were killed in the January 12, magnitude-7 quake, and an estimated 2 million people are living in temporary shelter in Port-au-Prince…The earthquake caused an estimated $7 billion in damage.” Haitians were suffering and in need of assistance.
Chastity Jones, an African-American and the defendant in this case, was denied a job offer due to her appearance. Catastrophe Management Solutions, located in Mobile, Alabama, announced that it was seeking candidates with basic computer knowledge to work as customer service representatives. Ms. Jones completed an online employment application, and was selected for an in-person interview at a later date with other applicants. Ms. Jones arrived dressed in a blue business suit with her hair in short dreadlocks. She interviewed with a company representative to discuss the qualifications of the position, then Ms. Jones and other selected applicants were bought into a room with CMS’s human resources manager to be informed they were hired for the
Mississippi River flood of 1927, also called Great Flood of 1927, flooding
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of the lower Mississippi River
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valley in April 1927, one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States
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In San Francisco on April 18, 1906 at about 5:13 am a HUGE earthquake hit recorded as a 7.7-7.9 . Damaging buildings from left to right. Many poorly structured buildings collapsed causing 500 million dollars in total damage (1906 money) translated to about 8.2 billion dollars today.
It was recorded that most buildings immediately caught fire which trapped the victims, about 25,000 buildings were burnt down from the fire, a total of about 490 blocks.
”Damage was estimated at $18 million. An article in the New York Tribune described the destruction: “Besides the heavier blasts, caused by entire buildings exploding, there was the additional horror of shellfire. Hundreds of loaded shells were set off by the flames and soared through the air like monster rockets, exploding in the streets and over the roofs. ”Thousands of people were forced to leave their homes and seek refuge in surrounding towns as a result of the
How the Science of earthquakes was started in North America after the California Earthquake of 1906
The California earthquake of April 18, 1906 is one of the most significant earth quakes of all time. The 7.9 magnitude earthquake ruptured the northernmost 477 kilometers of the San Andreas Fault from the northwest of San Juan Bautista to the triple Junction of Cape Mendocino. The earthquake caused severe damage with reports indicating that it caused more than 3,000 deaths and destroyed more than 28,000 buildings (Borcherdt, & Gibbs, 1976).
They have the same impact like secondary hazard. They are tsunamis, secondary hazard, that causes after the earthquake, tsunami had killed a lot of people and destroy area around there.
The effect for Valdivia earthquake are too big so they’re traveled across to the Pacific Ocean and traveled along to the southern Chile, Hawaii, Philippine, Japan and etc, with the speed are over than 200 miles per hour. While the effect for Alaska is also big, that why this incident which is caused tsunami and massive landslides are also affect a lot in Canada to Hawaii.
These two plates push and shove each other causing small tremors throughout which
can cause landslides,volcanic eruptions and once in a couple years, quakes with devastating
results.
The strongest earthquake recorded occurred in 1991 with a measure of 7.6 on the Richter
scale. This earthquake left 4 dead and buildings as well as bridges and road were
completely destroyed. If another Earthquake occurs, the coastal cities would be the most
affected ones as they are closer to the plates.
INTRODUCTION
Catastrophes affect humanity all the time but two of the most memorable in history are Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey. Hurricanes are first seen from the satellite. This means that the hurricanes are spotted right away, it gets predicted where its going to impact first and how strong it can be when it hits the ground. These hurricanes are extremely dangerous because of its high-speed winds it comes with and the amount of rain produced by them, this makes it worst because they can last for days.
The Galveston hurricane occurred in 1900, this was the 2nd most economically effective hurricane in the history of United States hurricanes, with a category 4 ranking, 8,000 casualties, and 3,600 buildings being destroyed it is obvious this would be costly to any city, especially that this time was the peak of Galveston's economy, until the Galveston hurricane. Unfortunately for them this was also one of the first hurricanes in the city so they were unprepared. This hurricane left 10,000 people homeless and it is not the weatherman to blame because people were warned but most ignored. It is reasonable that people did not leave because Galveston was a booming city and there have been hurricanes near that fatal before then or even in that region.
Understanding How the Haitian Earthquake of 2010 Affected the
Number Orphans and How We Can Help
Have you thought about a natural disaster that happened years ago, leaving no effect on you at all? Why would you have a reason to? The effects of an earthquake that happened five years ago have probably been solved by now. Right? But unfortunately, the people of Haiti are still struggling and dying because of the earthquake that occurred five years ago.
Informative Speech Outline
Speaker’s Name: Luz Singh
Speech Topic: Safety; Before, During and After an Earthquake
General Purpose: To Inform
Central Idea (Main Goal): Help the audience prepare for a massive earthquake.
A. Introduction
Attention Grabber: I would like to begin by recalling the earthquake of a magnitude of 7.1 in the Ritcher Scale, that struck the center of Mexico this past 19th of September.
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Earthquakes are caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake. When two plates are rubbing against each other, they stick a little.
Most earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanic and continental plates. Due to stress they shift and cause the earthquake.
