Earthquake Dbq Essay

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Where one is in the United States determines if one is in danger from a natural risk and which hazard. Some natural risks are earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes and tornadoes. Document one is a map from the natural Disaster Coalition that shows most natural risks and the areas affected in the United States. Despite showing specifically which regions are affected by certain natural risks, document one is not not complete and does not include all natural risks of the United States, leaving out certain ones like floods, wildfires, blizzards, landslides and numerous others. The west coast of the United States is prone to a lot of earthquakes. Earthquakes destroys infrastructures that leads to numerous deaths and a long recuperation periods. …show more content…

The first strong tidal wave hits already weakened cities, destroying almost everything in its path, but despite the immediate destruction, floods that can last for weeks after the initial wave continue to devastate infected areas. An example of tsunamis that affected the United States are the ones that hit after an earthquake called Good Friday Earthquake on March 27, 1964. Different tsunamis struck Alaska, British Columbia, California, and coastal Pacific Northwest towns, killing 121 people with waves up to 100 feet tall. Volcanoes are typically a mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas erupt from the earth's crust. One example of a recent volcanic eruption of Kilauea, a volcano located on the Southeast coast of Hawaii, which erupted May 3rd. Document 2, called Lava Burns More Homes on Hawaii's Big Island as new Fissures Form, written by Amy Wang and posted on the Washington Post on May 7th, 2018, tells us about the eruption, going into great detail about the events and damage of the eruption; but it fails to indicate us about how human populations that were living in the area were

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