The Sichuan province in mainland china has had a long history of seismic activity. On May 12th, 2008 the village of Wenchuan County located in Sichuan province was struck by an 8.0 magnitude earthquake. According to the State Council Information Office, the causalities from this disaster were approximately 70,000, with approximately 10,000 confirmed to have been school children, whose deaths resulted from 7,000 collapsed classrooms and 18,000 more individuals, were reported missing (Teets, 330). The earthquake which struck Wenchuan County resulted in bringing together relief efforts from local, national, and international communities. A few examples are: Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Volunteer crews, Military efforts, Sichuan …show more content…
This disaster left more than 4.8 million residents homeless in this village, ironically the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics were to take place three months after and no venues were damaged during this earthquake (Ge, 18). According to Zhang et al., who stated that, “the [Chinese government] created the mobilized emergency response system, which in this event after two hours led to 10,630 medical first responders reporting to the affected regions”. The earthquake struck in the afternoon where most causalities occurred in highly populated regions, where many were at work (Zhang, 853-854). As a result of strong government communication, immediate relief efforts were brought together to provide basic necessities such as food, clothing, and set up thousands of temporary refugee shelters. Sichuan’s earthquake damages were a result of poor infrastructure practices, specifically schools. Consequently, the highest percentage of deaths accounted for in this disaster was specifically children in school. Relief efforts made by the Chinese government and the outpour support of the international communities, helped with restoring the local communities with improved structures and developed urban-rural sustainable developments. However, after two weeks, international communities relief donations exceeded $30 billion yuan (Shieh and Deng, …show more content…
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Earthquakes are a natural part of the Earth’s evolution. Scientific evidence leads many geologists to believe that all of the land on Earth was at one point in time connected. Because of plate tectonic movements or earthquakes, continental drift occurred separating the one massive piece of land in to the seven major continents today. Further evidence supports this theory, starting with the Mid-Atlantic ridge, a large mass of plate tectonics, which are increasing the size of the Atlantic Ocean while shrinking the Pacific. Some scientists believe that the major plate moveme...
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Throughout, 1900- 1950 there were a number of changes and continuities in China. From the fall of the dynasties to the rise of the Communist Party, these changes shaped China’s government and society. Although, many political changes were made multiple continuities were held constant such as, consistent rebellions and the lack of democracy.
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Lee Davis is a well-known environmentalist who has written a series of books that focus on the environment and how it is changing. In his book, Environmental disasters, he focuses on twentieth century disasters that are man-made. He demonstrates how the individual, industries and government are all contributors to air, water and land pollution that have caused a series of catastrophes over the years. More emphasis is directed to the industrial contribution because Industries have to a higher degree caused most of the human-made disasters. Industrial effects are often ...
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