Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Natural Lithospheric Disasters
Research an earthquake, volcano or other lithsopheric disaster (mudslide, sinkhole, or avalanche) of significance. This event should have occurred in the last 5 years, anywhere in the world. Be sure to include in your summary the location, description of the event, any available measurements of intensity, damage in dollar figures, and injury and deaths. Be sure to summarize and NOT COPY AND PASTE. Include your source(s).
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January 12, 2010 a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti. The reported aftershock was a 5.9, but did little damage compared to the first quake. After the incident, the first recorded number of people dead was only in the low 60s. Yet, the Haitian government estimates that 20,000 people have died as a result. Many people were left homeless, a recorded 2,000,000. The damage estimates were between $7.2 billion and $14 billion. This was the largest earthquake in Haiti since 1770.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/world/americas/17haiti.html
http://hubpages.com/hub/Haiti-Earthquake-Facts
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ReplyDeleteA 6.3 earthquake hit New Zealand on February 22, 2011. 75 people have been declared dead and more than 300 are still missing. At this moment still 80% of the city is is without water and 40% is without power. Students from at least four countries across Asia are believed to have died in the collapse of a foreign language school during the Christchurch earthquake. Authorities say no trapped survivors have been found since 2 p.m. Wednesday. It's now Thursday in New Zealand. No survivors have been found in 18 hours
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http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Students-From-Across-Asia-Believed-Dead-in-Language-School-Collapse-116729894.html
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2011/02/new_zealand_continues_search_a.html
On February 9,2010 there was an avalanche in Salang, Afghanistan. It buried 3.5km (2.1 miles)of road which killed 172 people and it trapped 2,000 travellers. It was caused by a storm in the Hindu Kush mountains.
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February 21, 2010, mudslides came down on Madeira taking the lives of 32 and hospitalizing 68. It had been raining for quite a few days before then and the complicated weather had also caused a few floods. None of the deaths were tourists and none of them were seemed to be affected by the floods or mudslides.
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A series of earthquakes hit central Arkansas. There were 23 earthquakes that hit Arkansas in a 36 hour span last week. The highest magnitude was a 4.3 earthquake which struck at 2:13 in the morning on February 18th. No injuries or major damage were reported but it made the people learn survival skills for when this lithospherical disaster occurs again. Many people had damage to household items, such as eltrical wiring, that they had to repair. Other than that, no major damage was done. The people sent in pictures of cracks in the land caused by the series of earthquakes.
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On March 29,2010 a strong earthquake hit Bucharest, Romania. The quake measured 6.9 on the Richter scale. This earthquake killed 1,500 people and injured about 10,500. This earthquake was near the soviet border and it was the strongest earthquake to hit Romania since March 4,1977 that measured a 7.2.
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/world_deaths.php
In January 2011 there was a major flood in Australia. The flooding happened in Queensland, which is a large part of Northeast Australia. 200,000 people were efected leaving 10 dead and 70 missing. Between 6,500 to 9,000 businesses and homes were flooded in Queensland's capital. The damage cost was in the billions.
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On February 23, 2007, a sinkhole appeared in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It was 330 feet deep and took about 12 homes. This area had been rumbling for weeks before the incident. Only 3 people were killed, however, about 1,000 people had to evacuate. Now the sinkhole gives off sounds of flowing waters, the awful smell of sewage, and tremors.
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On August 15th 2007 an earthquake hit Peru that consisted a magnitude of 8.0. IT occured oce the South American plate thusted above the Nazca plate creating such a treacherous catastrophe. About 85% of the buiildings were destroyed, 510 deaths were reported, and there was also a church that collasped in town. Over 50,000 houses were destructed devastating Pisco ( a city in Peru). However, A Consolidated Appeals Process raised approximately $37 million, that was provided by the Central Emergency Response Fund to help assist Peru while recovering the mind blowing effect of this earthquake. Shelter was also provided to those who lost their homes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Peru_earthquake
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ReplyDeleteOn January 13, 2011 Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina and other parts of Brazil experienced devestating mudslides. As a result of the mudslides, there was almost 10 inches of rain in one day! The landslide let hundreds dead and thousands homeless. It has been told that the cost of the damage will cost $1.2 billion.
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http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2011/02/imagery_from_the_landslides_in_braz.html
There was an earthquake just today near Huntington Beach which is located in Orange County California. According to the U.S. Geological Survey the earthquake which occurred at 4:13 am and it struck almost 11 miles beneath the surface. The magnitude of the earthquake was 2.7 and there were no injury or damage reports.
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Suprisingly, a small earthquake hit the western part of North Carolina on February 18th, 2011. Although the earthquake only had a magnitude of 2.3, it was still a big deal because earthquakes don't occur there often. It struck at 2:14 am, so most people weren't even bothered by it. The earthquake's focus was 5.4 km below earth's surface. This earthquake was so far west in North Carolina that it was only 54 miles away from Chattanooga Tenessee. Although there was no reported damage or deaths from this earthquake, it will still be remembered by some North Carolinians who may never experience another earthquake in their life.
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At christchurch a landslide on 2/24/11 greatly affected the community.In the seaside suburbs of Sumner and Redcliffs, houses were destroyed by giagantic pieces of debris from cliffs and whole streets were evacuated.With 60% of buildings on the high street collapsing. Homes perched on the hillside gave way while fissures and landslips closed roads. Nearly three days from the earthquake, water and electricity is still univaliable in most of the homes.
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Today an earthquake occured at 10:10a.m.EST in Southern Alaska. The local time at the epicenter was 6:10a.m. The magnitude of the quake was 2.6. The depth of this earthquake was about 82.2 miles(132.3km). There have not been any damage reports yet.
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On April 15, 2010 a volcanoe erupted in Europe that sent a plume of ash into the atmosphere. Which caused many airlines to shut down all over the world. The eruption caused many small earthquake many of wich were only a 1-2 on the rictor scale. No injuries or deaths were recorded as a result of the eruption or the earthquakes.
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