Earthquake Dbq Essay

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.

An example of an earthquake in the United States is the earthquake of Good Friday on March 27, 1964 which magnitude reached 9.2. This affects mostly California, which is the majority of the West coast, and Hawaii but it also affects states like southern Alaska, northern Washington and areas of Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. The Western coast is also exposed to Tsunamis and Volcanoes; affecting mostly California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. Tsunamis, primarily caused by earthquakes, are considered to be the worst natural disasters that can hit a country.

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

affected. Magma from this eruption spread through the city coming from numerous fissures around the island, blacking off several streets and destroying at least 26 homes. Hurricanes, or tropical cyclones, are rapidly rotating storms that produce rain. They usually create a lot of debris thanks to high wind speed, usually followed by floods. The most disastrous Hurricane of the United states is Hurricane Katrina that hit Florida and the central gulf in 2005. It's high winds destroyed most most buildings and knocked down many trees, but a lot of the damage was due to the floods that swept the land afterwards. The Southeast coast of the United States is vulnerable to hurricanes. This affects southern Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, the entirety of Florida, Delaware and New Jersey and the eastern parts of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. Tornadoes are rapidly rotating columns of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud. The Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925 was the deadliest tornado in the United States. It killed 695 people in Missouri (11 deaths), Illinois (613), and Indiana (71). The midwest is susceptible to tornadoes. This affects mostly Oklahoma, Arkansa, Mississippi, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas. Therefore, natural risks are a function of location and weather and greatly affect human populations and how they live.