More than 2,000 killed, 3,000 injured and $550 million damage in Chile; seismic sea wave caused 56 deaths, $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; $500 thousand damage to west coast of the United States. From ISC Bulletin, The International Seismological Summary. The following table lists particulars reported by the Survey for the larger shocks of the series of destructive earthquakes in central and southern Chile which began on May 21 and which is still continuing as of this writing in mid-August. The
This was the case in Sichuan, China in 2008 where severe ground shaking was the direct cause of death, injury and the catastrophic destruction of hospitals, roads and other infrastructure. An estimated 5.4 million buildings collapsed and a further 21 million were damaged. In poorer areas such as rural China, buildings are compromised despite strict regulations due to poor quality construction work and corruption meaning the correct materials is not used. Since 1976 China has had a stringent earthquake building code. Before the quake, millions of buildings in Sichuan pre-dated the 1976 code.
The initial impact was devastating which left about 300,000 people homeless out of a population of about 410,000. Many of the people were evacuated to nearby cities, and the others lived in makeshift tents on the beach of North beach. In fact years later in 1908 these refugee camps were still in operation. The overall cost of the damages was estimated at the time to be 400 million US Dollars (around 8.2 Billion present Dollars). The fires that were a direct result from the main shock and the aftershocks were just as damaging because of the uncontrollable burning from ruptured gas lines.
Title: Chris Christie: The Boss Thesis: Today, I’m going to compare the leadership of Governor Chris Christie through the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to the Skills Approach to leadership. Introduction: I. It was October 2012 and Super Storm Sandy had just ripped though New Jersey. - 159 people were killed due to drowning, according to a report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. - Sandy damaged or destroyed 650,000 homes and over 250,000 insured vehicles, including my grandmother’s.
In Mexico City of 1985 and San Francisco of 1989 there were big earthquakes. Many people died and may buildings were destroyed. About 100,000 people were killed and over 300,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged. Both of these Earthquakes were quite similar. The 1985 Mexico City earthquake was one of the most devastating earthquakes in the history of the Americas.
The one traumatic natural disaster I have experienced was Hurricane Fran. Living on the southern east coast of the United States you are susceptible to hurricanes. Hurricane Fran hit the east coast on Sept 5th, 1996. The wind got high as 125 MPH causing over two million people to go without electricity. The heavy rainfall flooded areas inland all the way up to the Virginias.
The most devastating effect of drought in California is wildfires – dry vegetation is extremely flammable, so fires spread quickly over wide areas. 5. The wildfires in Southern California in October 2007 killed 22 people and destroyed 1300 homes. Tsunamis 1. A tsunami is a series of large waves that can flood coastal areas.
2014 South Napa earthquake Location: Napa Date and Time: August 24 at 3:20 a.m. Magnitude: 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale About 200 injured people were treated at Queen of the Valley Medical Centre in Napa. Thirteen of those injured were admitted. Many of the injuries were cuts from fallen wreckage. At least six of the injuries were classified as critical.
Bills? It wasn’t my fault! Even though the Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred 21 years ago, its effects are still being felt to this very day. The Exxon Valdez was a oil tanker owned by Exxon Mobile Corporation that spilled over 10.8 million gallons of oil into the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989. After the waves washed the oil out to sea and in to shore, killing millions of marine organisms and birds it became the number one oil spill in the world in terms of damage to the environment.
These illnesses are all occurring in U.S. veterans. Large head syndrome, retardation, sever bone malformation, uncontrolled muscle spasms, and hyper activity are occurring in the offspring of people who handled or came in contact with the defoliant. Not only did Agent Orange destroy lives, it destroyed crops, fields, and homes. Billions of dollars worth of damage occurred from the use of Agent Orange. About 42 percent of the amount of Agent Orange that we used was devoted to crop destruction; the products of hours of hard work were demolished within seconds.