2.2.3 Pos Dipang Landslide (29th August 1996)
A mudflow that occurred near Pos Dipang Orang Asli in Kampar, perak was claimed 44 lives where 39 bodies of 44 total number of death was successes found, while the other five bodies were failed to found until now [20]. The incident occurred due to heavy rain where it softened the soil and easy to collapse or slide. The mud and debris entered to the Dipang’s river, creating mudflow and become huge debris flood.
According to Komoo’s report (1997) [15], he stated that,” Excessive rain events that occurred initiated the event that fateful day. A total of 461mm of rain fell on the area in August 1996, compared to 137mm in 1993 and 281 in 1995. The copious amount of rain in the predominantly hilly
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The incident was caused by heavy rains and construction work on the hill when the blockage in Taman Ukay Bestari collapsed, resulting in soil and mud from there gliding down and hit and bury the 3 blocks of longhouses inhabited by 160 people on the slopes and slope View the Zoo hill. Water mixed with soil, accumulated at the cut slope, causing the soil structure becomes weak. Rain water flowing through channels created from the terrain and stagnant under the foothills reclaimed.
Excavated slopes reclaimed using soil and rock believed to be the route for the construction of housing projects in the area. After the landslide, soil movement continues to occur and some floor house in Taman Zoo View (in the face of Kampung Pasir) is now in a state of "suspended". A total of 16 houses involved. Protracted land movement causing floor balcony and part living a few houses in suspension [23][24].
Figure 2.28 Aftermath Of Kampung Pasir Landslide
2.2.8 Kampung Baru Cina, Kapit Sarawak (27th December
It is being managed by the local council in two different ways. These include; a rip-rap wall, dune stabilization. The rip-rap wall consists of large rocks which have been piled up at an angle. Behind the rip-rap wall the land use is mainly commercial, but there is also some residential land-use. This method has been used because human land-use is right on top of the ocean, and in order to defend these buildings a hard option is required.
3. 120 MY : Continued erosion of the land as it is slowly uplifted and
The Long Point Fault is located in Harris County, which covers 83,450 square miles located with in Houston, Teaxas City Limits. Research specifies that there are three sections of the Long Point fault that appear to be active; some sections of the Long Point fault have averaged more than 2 cm per year of vertical offset over the last 20 years. Evidence of the faults concludes it is a natural fault. The reason for activity is not caused by man, even though man’s activities are not helping the issues, but clearly humans are not the initial cause, biological activity can be in fact an adiitional cause for its movement. A brief description of the type of fault and its relationship with the strata and the faults beneath the Houston area, are at depths of 1,000 to 4,000 m. They have been well-defined through the study of well logs and seismic lines. Studies have resuted in assumuptions that some of these subsurface faults penetrate younger sediments at shallower depths, and contain faults that have of set the present land surface to produce recognizable scarps. (Gabrysh)
...humash houses were hemispherical in shape and as large as 55 feet in diameter. They were constructed of arched poles covered with grass. Typically several families within the tribe shared one dwelling. Members slept on raised beds separated by hanging mats to offer privacy. Mats were also used as doors to keep the dwelling separated from the outside elements. A fireplace was present in the center of the structure to provide heat while a circular vent in the ceiling allowed for the smoke to escape. The houses were arranged clustered together in the village to provide for security and community. Shelter was a vital part of Chumash survival. They provided shelter from the elements as well as a sense of unity within the village.
In the binational area of El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez flooding has become a way of life due to the scarcity of rain and desert climate. Fortunately, meteorologist, geologist and city planners are continuously working to improve city prior to a storm in order to mitigate any financial hardships during and after a flood. The city has to take in account past events in order to improve infrastructure. They also rely on meteorologist to study how the weather is reacting so they can anticipate the next system and how it will hit this region. The primary expert that contributes to this vital research are the Geologist, who have brought to light the cause and effects during drastic climate events. In this report, it will document infrastructure affects, stormwater management, Climate Whiplash and thoughts from the geologist on the desert-flood relationship.
Halfway up it was beginning to look doubtful, the wind was picking up and everyone was getting out rain gear to prepare for the storm. I voiced my doubts to Phil and he said we might as well keep going until the lighting got too close. So we did. The thunder grew in volume and the echoes magnified the noise to a dull roar sometimes. Then suddenly it began to ebb. The wind died down and lightening came less frequently. I exchanged relieved looks with Phil after a bit, but kept the pace up--I didn’t want to take chances. Eventually it hit us, but by then it was nothing more then a heavy rain. We kept moving, if slower, and made it over the ridge with no other problems. That night I enjoyed the meal a little more and slept a little deeper realizing how much is important that easily goes unnoticed until something threatens to take it away.
covers the area, causing people, animals, and structures to practically disintegrate. Even years afterwards people were still dying and having
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October of 1998 marked one of the most historical moments of Honduran history, the occurrence of Hurricane Mitch. It has been one of the deadliest storms in Central America since two centuries before it. A total of approximately two million people were directly affected by the storm (Fuentes 2). This only accounted for the human toll. Due to the inconvenience of Honduras geography, the probability of natural storms and natural catastrophes were relatively high. And within days, the landscape of Honduras was reshaped by the massive storm. As much as 50 cubic inches of water poured (Fuentes 1) in the obvious disaster location in the coastal lowlands. The mountainous highlands contributed as much damage, aggravating the rainfall effects with several
Building and construction activity at the World’s Largest Residential Complex continued at a brisk speed, for nine months. After that the same problems encountered earlier surfaced and contractors and labor petered out. Today all activity at the plot is almost non-existent. Wait, that’s not exactly true, tumble-weeds now blow around on the site in the wind, hustling here and there, like children in a park, whilst the desert continues victoriously to reclaim the land that it had lost so abruptly to human civilization.
It was the September of 1985 in Massapequa Park, located in Long Island, New York. A few days prior, Tropical Storm Henri had rolled through, causing some precipitation but otherwise being no cause for alarm. My father had only moved back in with my grandmother just the summer before, after some academic struggles hit him hard. The weather forecast predicted to unimpressed listeners- my father, my grandmother, and my uncle- that the next storm coming would be “pretty bad.”
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Living in Bangladesh, we have seen quite disastrous mudslides from the past few years. Mudslide is also called a landslide or a land slip. It is a downward mass movement of earth or rock on unstable slopes, including many forms resulting from differences in rock structure, coherence of material involved, degree of slope, amount of included water, extent of natural or artificial undercutting at the base of the slope, relative rate of movement, and relative quantity of material involved. There are numerous facts that can cause a mudslide and there are also numerous effects that it can cause us.
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No one can deny the basic human need for housing. And no one can deny that any advanced culture requires a great deal of paper to transact its daily business. However, one must also recognize the importance of forests in and of themselves. We must fight against deforestation and international community must also introduce stricter policies to stop deforestation. 1) First, we will talk about the effects of deforestation and why it's a problem. 2) Second, we will learn about the many causes of deforestation. 3) Lastly, we will cover how to solve this problem.