Essays on Warning System

Natural disasters affect a large of people around the worked and this is rising because of climate change and the rising concentration of people inhabiting the areas that are more exposed to natural disasters. These natural disasters reduce the economic growth and a significant impact on poverty and social welfare, which affects the developing countries, and their most vulnerable populations. While natural disasters cannot be prevented, actions can be taken to reduce their human and economic costs. This paper looks at a large-scale natural disaster such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004, the effect it had on the ...

The Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean were one of the deadliest in modern history. It took place on 26 December 2004 and killed at least 220,000 people including the destruction of property worth billions of dollars (Bondevik, 2008). The areas hit by the tidal waves were Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, The Maldives, Thailand and the western coast of Somalia. This tsunami measured a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3 becoming the third largest earthquake ever to be recorded on a seismograph. It was a Megathrust quake. Such an incident occurs when a ...

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Introduction 3 Geological Environment and Processes Responsible 4 Geological and Topographical Features of the Plate Margin 6 Human and Environmental Impacts 8 Discussion 10 Conclusions 11

Introduction

On 11 April 2012 two huge earthquakes occurred beneath the floor of the Indian Ocean, off the coast of North Sumatra. Registering a magnitude of 8.6, the first was followed by another of 8.2 magnitude, which scientists subsequently identified as an aftershock. Neither triggered a large scale tsunami, which scientists attribute to the movement being of the “strike-slip” type, rather than the “thrust” type. However, strike-slip earthquakes are normally of a ...

Financial Crisis in U.S.

Summary of the Financial Crisis in U.S

The financial crisis in the United States was one of the historical financial meltdown in the world history. We all know how the ups and down frequently occur in this area, but a downfall like this affected the whole country. It all started in 2007, August. A few events in the past were a trigger to such an event. A noticeable event in 2001 occurred when the U.S faced a brief period of recession in the country, although the effects of it were covered up without much deep loss but a fear of such an uncertainty gained a place in ...

Financial Crisis in U.S.

Summary of the Financial Crisis in U.S

The financial crisis in the United States was one of the historical financial meltdown in the world’s history. We all know how the ups and down frequently occur in this area, but a downfall like this affected the whole country. It all started in 2007, August. A few events in the past were a trigger to such an event. A noticeable event in 2001 occurred when the U.S faced a brief period of recession in the country, although the effects of it were covered up without much deep loss but a fear of such an uncertainty gained a place ...

Introduction

In the compact luxury sports segment, the main competitors are Mercedes-Benz C class and BMW 3-series. In general, both these models offer “fresh styling and modern, sophisticated interiors” . Both of them have been recently redesigned, and they both offer new four-cylinder engines. Their engines are turbocharged, even in the entry level model, to improve the fuel economy.

The Mercedes C Class uses a 1.8 litre turbocharged engine that has four cylinders and is direct-injected. It delivers 201 horsepower and a 229 pound-feet of torque. In comparison, the BMW 328i has more muscle, as it delivers 240 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of ...

The Powerful Ocean

The Powerful Ocean A great disorder Tsunami is composed of two words from Japanese namely "Kanji" and "harbor" meaning waves. It is the series of the water waves caused due to the dislocation of large volume of water. The wavelength of these waves is longer than the normal waves called rising tidal. The period ranges from minutes to hours called wave train. There are many reasons for this disorder to occur as landslides, volcanic eruption, Earthquake, underwater explosions and due to the disturbances above or below the water in the oceans. On entering into shallow water, their velocity ...