Be Ready

Disaster strikes at any time.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

#tectonicallyformedislands

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. More World News from ABC | JFK Assassination Remembered An island is a body of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent. Tectonically formed islands are created. Created by movements of the earths crust. #tectonicallyformedislands Some islands have been formed millions of years ago and some are continuously forming. #largestisland  is Greenland http://worldbuildingschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Island-Arc.jpg Note that Australia is more than three (3)times as large as Greenland. Islands make up the entire land area of countries. Philippines and Japan. Some islands are wildlife refuges and on some have millions of people living on them. Islands have definitely contributed to humans and animals moving along and living on the planet. http://www.joe.ie/tweet-of-the-day/incredible-pictures-as-volcanic-eruption-causes-new-island-to-form-off-japan/ The island is not very big, only 200 ...
Read more

Earthquakes

Image
An earthquake is a natural hazard which occurs when the ground shakes or the violent movement of rocks. Earth's Layers Inner core Outer core Mantle Crust - large tectonic plates and not one large , smooth, continuous layer. It is the outermost and thinnest layer of the Earth and is made out of rock. The tectonic plates move, bump, and slide around causing energy build up below the plates. The energy that breaks free results in shaking of the Earth, in other words, an Earthquake. Studies are being performed to show how to reduce the damage of an earthquake and how to predict an earthquake by historical information or data.
Read more