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Tectonics case studies - Coggle Diagram
Tectonics case studies
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Haiti, 2010
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Took place at 4:53 PM, hitting the Haitian capital- Port Au Price
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Impacts of the quake
3 days with no food, water or care basically a death sentence
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Why was it so bad?
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housing
Buildings were constructed with no safety regulations. Collapse was common and one of the main killers during the event.
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Heimay, 1973
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Within 6h of the eruption, nearly all of Heimay's 5300 residents had been evacuated
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Lava flows
The potential damage was reduced by spraying of seawater on lava, to slow the flows
Why no-one died
Well handled as people knew what to do, there was no lack of understanding to cause panic
Measures
The national bank gave funds to help those affected and tax rises were passed by the parliament to help victims.
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Japan 2011
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impacts
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100,000 buildings destroyed- most of the local downtown.
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China 2008
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Impacts
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70,000 deaths and over 2 million homessles
Help?
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1 million tents constructed by the Chinese government, each one housed10 people
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The VEI
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8 (Yellowstone 640,000 YA)
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Mt St Helens 1980
18th May 1980
8:32 AM, 5.1 quake led to a landfall which caused low pressure within the magma chamber, releasing the eruption.
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Secondary impacts
Trees uprooted during the explosion formed a 'mat' over the surface of White lake. these are in the process of being petrified.
200 homes, 47 bridges and 15 miles of railway destroyed
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