After which the barely noticed island became the centre of the world’s news channels, it became one of the most noticed natural disasters in history with celebrities and normal people alike doing allsorts to raise money and aid for the victims of the quake. Soon there was over £12million for the victims. It is thought that over 150,000 people were killed but the exact number is unknown, there were also thought to be over 250,000 casualties. There are any factors that influenced the amount of deaths and injuries. In this essay I will cover many of the factors and conclude which one I feel had the biggest impact.
Compare and contrast the causes and impacts of two recent Tsunamis in different parts of the world On Sunday the 26th of December 2004 an earthquake, calculated between 9.1 - 9.3 on the Richter scale erupted. This is the third largest earthquake ever recorded. Its epicenter was located off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. This earthquake triggered a Tsunami with maximum wave heights of 30 meters which affected fourteen countries and killed over 230,000 people. 9, 000 of those being foreigners.
Haitis earthquake had casualties, a lot of damge, and their economy was weaker than it was. Both countries were threatened by these big earthquakes that came unexpectedly. These earthquakes could help us prepare for a possible bigger one. Japan was prepared for the big earthquake, but they did not know that the tsunami would come. “The Japan earthquake was500 times stronger than the temblor that hit Haiti in January 2010, which was followed by a catastrophic tsunami.” Japans earthquake was far more dangerous than
In the year 1906, San Francisco, had a major earthquake causing 3,000 people to die. Then in the year 1994, Northridge L.A, 61 people died this shows that the USA is improving on how to cope with earthquake hazards so they have less of an impact of death rates. Although the USA is a developed country there are more of economic losses. In the year 1906, San Francisco, economic losses were 524, however when it comes to 1994 Northridge, L.A there is an economic loses of 44,000. This shows that even though the USA is coping better they are finding it harder to cope with the impact of economic losses.
Hurricanes range from a category one hurricane all the way to a category five reaching winds up to one hundred seventy miles per hour plus. Unlike hurricanes, tsunamis form from earthquakes that form a sudden displacement on the seafloor. Volcanic eruptions, landslides, underwater explosions, and meteorite impacts can also generate tsunamis. The most dramatic contrast between hurricanes and tsunamis is the death toll. Many people lose their lives because of hurricanes and tsunamis, which is a tragedy and disaster.
The tremendous eruption of Mount Tambora in April 1815 was the most powerful volcanic eruption of the 19th century. The eruption and the tsunamis it triggered killed tens of thousands of people. And the magnitude of the explosion is difficult to fathom. It has been estimated that Mount Tambora stood approximately 12,000 feet tall before the 1815 eruption, and the top 4,000 feet of the mountain was completely obliterated. Adding to the disaster's massive scale, the huge amount of dust blasted into the upper atmosphere by the Tambora eruption contributed to a bizarre and highly destructive weather event the following year.
The effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans was extremely severe, resulting from one of the most deadly natural disasters in U.S. history. By August 30th, 2005, one day after the Category 4 storm made landfall, about 80 percent of the city of New Orleans, was flooded with some parts of the city under 20 feet of water. The flood was caused by several levees breaches, which most people didn’t believe it could breach, due to a combination of a powerful storm surge, strong winds and excess water in the bodies of water surrounding the city. After reading the author’s response, her curiosity was based on her belief that the delayed response time was due to racism. She first noticed when watching the T.V.
2) In your opinion what were the main factors that caused such a massive amount of death and destruction in the Haiti Earthquake? The main factors contributing to the massive amount of death and destruction included the location and size of the initial earthquake, the nation’s vulnerability to such disasters due to the amount of poverty within Port au Prince and the lack of preparation for such a disaster. The initial earthquake occurred at 4:43pm local time with a focus situated approximately 25km to the west of the capital Port au Prince at a depth of 13km. Due to the closeness to the surface of the focus, the shockwaves of the earthquake were much more powerful when they reached the surface, when compared to an earthquake that occurred 10km deeper into the earth crust. According to Pete Garrat, the Red Cross head of disaster relief, the most lethal combination of all of the factors contributing to the huge death toll, was location of the epicentre and the density of the population in heavily urbanised and poverty stricken areas nearby.
DEVASTATING WALKER RIVER FLOOD! In the last couple of days California and Nevada have suffered the worst floods in living memory! Normally the river flows at 650 cubic feet per second, however in the past week the river flowed more than twice that and at a devastating rate that destroyed everything in its path, including lives of two people. The flood also inundated 63,000 acres of land and cost millions in damage and additional costs due to disruptions in travel and business. The Walker River begins at a confluence where the tributaries of the West and the East Walker Rivers meet.
A lot of houses, buildings, cars and other vehicles will be ruined and people can be killed. When a hurricane is done, it rains very hard. Some hurricanes may cause floods or landslides depending on how much water falls. Hurricane Sandy has been one of the most recent hurricanes that have hit the US in the past 15 years. Hurricane Sandy destroyed millions of homes, brought a bunch of sand onto the roads, and killed 209 people.