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In 1995, the city of Kobe and its environs was struck by a strong earthquake, which was named the Great Hanshin earthquake.... This earthquake caused 6,000 deaths and left over 400,000 people with severe injuries.... The worst earthquake in Japan's history is the Great Kanto earthquake, which struck Kanto Plain near Tokyo in 1923.... In this earthquake, over 100, 000 people lost their lives.... In 2011, Japan recorded the strongest earthquake in the recent past, which later triggered a devastating tsunami along the northern pacific coast....
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Research Paper
To initiate rescue operations, Civil defense organizations need to get their disaster control centers immediately into the act.... This research paper "How Do Governments Respond to Large Volcanic and earthquake Disasters" shows that thousands of lives are lost or disrupted every year around the world due to geohazards such as earthquakes, volcano eruptions, tsunamis, and landslides.... nbsp;… Earthquakes usually strike without warning and cause massive landslides, bring down even earthquake-resistant structures, and cause major fires....
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Research Paper
hellip; The New Madrid earthquake of 1811-1812 was the strongest series of earthquakes ever felt in American history!... On December 16, 1811, the populous of New Madrid Missouri was shaken dull, from their beds at 2:00 am by a violent earthquake.... They were many unusual factors about the New Madrid earthquake of 1811-1812.... Fault scraps and traces in the soft alluvium erode in a very short time or may be rapidly covered by new deposits thereby quickly hiding evidence of earthquake fault lines....
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Research Paper
The following paper has been researched towards understanding the successes and failures in the Japanese health care system as it is prepared for disaster management when a catastrophic natural disaster hits an urban area.... The methods used in disaster management in deploying aid and rescue towards medical treatment provided a stronger response, although the disaster was so large that the response did not necessarily seem more efficient to those involved.... On March 11, 2011 an earthquake hit northern Japan, with a seismic level of 8....
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Research Paper
nbsp; Considering the gravity of the problem, there is a dire need to make the structures resistant against earthquakes as well as to have an effective disaster management system in place to counter the effects of earthquakes.... This paper ''earthquake and Its Various Aspects'' tells us that the engineering problem researched in this paper is an earthquake, its impacts on society, its importance in structural design, and measures to make the structures resistant to the effects of earthquakes....
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Research Paper
Rio Tinto launched a damage control and public relations initiative that was meant to arrest the situation and prevent the company from incurring other major losses as a result of the earthquake (http://mcmaweb01.... I also hope to provide the company with invaluable advice on how to approach the issue of disaster management as a whole, and not just earthquakes.... On March 11, 2011, Japan was hit by a massive earthquake.... This paper is aimed at providing the professional advice to Rio Tinto Japan on how to handle the issues that arose from the earthquake....
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Assignment
he experiences of the contributors, many of whom have actively contributed their expertise to disaster management and recovery, help us understand what problems require a swift response and which aspects should be based on detailed analyses keeping in mind local conditions.... The consequences of earthquakes can be catastrophic and nobody can control or predict the occurrence of earthquakes.... Awareness among people in the society is the only remedial measure to control damage of the property and loss of innocent lives.
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Essay
The Flood control Act of 1949 regulates river and flood management while the Disaster Relief Act of 1947 dictates the provision of essential disaster relief by emergency management stakeholders.... Emergency management, or disaster management, refers to the discipline that centres on the preparation, mitigation, response and recovery in the event of both manmade and natural catastrophes such as earthquakes, floods, wildfires, acts of terror, extreme weather events, and… Emergency management aims to prevent and/or minimize the damage arising from these catastrophes in terms of loss to human life, property and infrastructure....
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Case Study