On the Friday, 11 march of 2011, Japan was struck by a massive Tsunami and a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Tōhoku. The destruction caused by this mammoth natural disaster was indescribable, the cost of the damage done was estimated to about tens of billions of US dollars, coastal settlements were wrecked inhabitable and businesses as well as infrastructures are also put out of business. It was one of the largest crisis japan has seen on its own land in the century. Moments after the great
Earthquakes are common in both California and Japan and sometimes these areas are hit by large magnitude earthquakes that cause vast destruction. This is the case for both the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (also commonly referred to as the Kobe Earthquake). Although both earthquakes were around a 6.0 magnitude and happened exactly one year apart from each other, they had very different impacts in terms of infrastructure, disruption of economy, health issues
The Deaths of People in the Kobe Earthquake As a class we have been asked to investigate "Why did so many people die in the Kobe earthquake?" In this project I will be covering: 1.Where, when and why the earthquake happened and which plates were involved. 2.What the primary and secondary effects were. 3.How well prepared the Japanese people were for the earthquake. 4.How well people coped with the disaster. 5.How the Japanese authorities put thing's right afterwards. To
Kobe is Japan's second most populated and industrialised area, after Tokyo. It is located on three plates; the Pacific, the Philippine and the Eurasian. This puts the whole of Japan in danger of having an earthquake. The earthquake was occurring at 5.46 AM on January 17th 1995. The earthquake was recorded 7.2 on the Richter scale, making it a very fatal earthquake. The epicentre was in Kobe, the second largest city in Japan. The centre of Kobe city was affected the worst, because it was very economically
short stories have a lot to say about human beings and their need to find the meaning in life. The short stories in this collection are written as a perspective of those that have experienced or know of the 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan. Many characters are seen talking about the earthquake and discussing the effects that it had on them or people that they know. Each story deals with new characters and describes a different struggle that characters have. All of the short stories in the collection have
1.1 Introduction Kobe is a city in Japan ranking sixth in size among cities in Japan. Kobe is the capital of a prefecture known as hyoogo and is situated in the Osaka bay off to the North Pacific Ocean. Its location along a coastline with a natural harbour makes it one of the crucial ports in Japan. The photo below shows from top left: Port of Kobe, Ahaishi Kaikyoo Bridge, Kitano-choo, Kobe Chinatown, and the night view of Kikuseidai and Kobe Port Tower. 1.2 History Kobe was established as a city
Damage From Earthquakes Than MEDC's A MEDC is a more economically developed country; therefore it can afford to spend money on improving the countries stability and helping to decrease the damage from an earthquake. An example of a MEDC is Kobe, in Tokyo, where in January 1995; an earthquake that measured 7.5 on the Richter scale hit the city. A LEDC is a less economically developed country and therefore cannot afford to spend money to protect the country from earthquakes. An example of
Why are earthquake impacts different in LEDCs and MEDCs? Any disaster either caused by humans or Mother Nature will make an impact but this depends where it hits. Obviously, if a disaster, or an earthquake in this case occurs somewhere densely populated rather an isolated area it will have a greater impact as life could be lost, buildings destroyed and as a result, high prices to pay. We will be looking at the impacts of earthquakes in Lower Economically Developed Countries and More Economically
rocks continue to slip back and forth, more shock waves are sent out. After the initial slip occurred at a depth of around 6km on the Port Hills Fault, the rupture spread upwards and then towards the northwest, thereby focusing all the energy of the earthquake towards the city. There are four different types of seismic waves: Primary (P), Secondary (S), Love (L) and Raleigh (R). P waves are the first waves to reach recording stations, which is why they are called primary waves. They travel at approximately
is a hotspot for hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes, the bridges in the area need to be extremely well planned out in order for them to be able to carry out its purpose. One of the most recent bridges build in Japan that exemplifies these ideas is the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge. This bridge, which opened in 1998, took ten years to build and upon its completion, acquired three world records. (www.tfhrg.gov) The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, that connected the Kobe area of the main island of Honshu with the
Earthquakes Earthquakes, one of the most destructive natural phenomena, consist of rapid vibrations of rock near the earth's surface. Because of their unpredictable occurrence and enormous capacity of destruction, they have brought fear to mankind since ancient times. A single shock usually lasts no more than a few seconds, but a series of smaller quakes may last for as long as five minutes. The quake felt on the surface is always the result, not the cause of some underground geologic process,
effect to happen. Earthquake waves are mechanical waves and the energy transferred is through compression and rarefaction. Earth has few layers and one of them is the lithosphere. It is broken down to tectonic plates and sometimes these plates slide inside the earth. This activity causes the earthquakes.Earthquake waves are also known as Seismic waves and they can be measured using a seismometer. The measurement gives an earthquake a number on the Richter scale. The largest earthquake ever recorded
Norman Maclean’s Young Men and Fire “I now feel brave enough to venture forth and bear earth’s torments and its joys, to grapple with the hurricane.” (Faust, lines 464-66) Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? Or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? . . . Declare if thou knowest it all. (Job 38:17,18) Human beings are prideful creatures, and we have good reason to be. We have subdued a planet, changed the course of rivers
Natural Hazards and the Interaction of Physical and Human Processes The earth has been producing hazards for millennia these include earthquakes and volcanoes caused by the movement of tectonic plates, and also wind and water elated disasters such as tornadoes and tsunamis, these can be varied by a countries location such as suffering drought due to be land locked or an island, also the relief on the land can contribute greatly to the hazards it faces.. All of these cause great destruction
damage and affect that the tsunami and earthquake had on the nations that it hit. Also some of the information in the articles was to make aware of the efforts other nations were doing to help those affected. Other articles explained the origin of such catastrophes. For example, one article explains how many years of built up strain on 2 faults in the, what is known as the Sumatra Subduction Zone, suddenly slipped past each other creating an earthquake. From which the Tsunamis that hit the
House of the Spirits, Major Motifs Politics Pedro Tercero brought Socialism to the peasants of Tres Marias, and got Jaime very interested in justice, equality, and the peasant movement. The peasants want their feelings to be heard and want a socialist style of government, but they are afraid that Esteban Trueba will find out and kick them out of the estate. The people of Tres Marias have no desire to vote because they know that the ballots are changed. Pedro Tercero tries to make the
uplifting the concern for the reawakening of the volcano. The last eruption that occurred was in 1707, and was named the Great Hoei Eruption. This particular eruption followed itself weeks after the Great Hoei Earthquake and measured 8.7 on the Richter scale. This eruption and earthquake severely damaged the city of surrounding areas such as Osaka and Edo (contempor...
Earthquakes belong to the class of most disastrous natural hazards. They result in unexpected and tremendous earth movements. These movements results from dissemination of an enormous amount of intense energy in form of seismic waves which are detected by use of seismograms. The impact of earthquakes leaves behind several landmarks including: destruction of property, extensive disruption of services like sewer and water lines, loss of life, and causes instability in both economic and social components
surgery. Anguished. Relentlessly he beat against the cold steel door. Why did you have to leave me? Bursting into tears, the orphan’s body began to spasm violently with each powerful sob. The surgeons looked on helplessly… Scenario 1: A powerful earthquake tore through the city. Takayuki was violently thrown against the walls of the elevator, eventually resting l... ... middle of paper ... ...owerful beam of light that spread out in ever-widening circles. However, as the magnificent light created
Alex Lin Mr.Carter Class Title 23 November 2013 The Earthquake Fire extinguisher. Check. Working flashlight. Check. Canned food. Check. These emergency necessities were part of the apartment supplies during one of the most traumatizing, memorable, and scary part of my life. Little did I know that a copy of “Surviving earthquakes for dummies” should have been part of this inventory as well. I was only six years old when this personal and natural disaster happened. We lived in a small, mildly sturdy