Articles, tagged with "richter scale", page 1
What to learn from Japan
Over the last week, the international headlines have been dominated by the disaster in Japan. First came the earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter Scale. This makes it one of the most severe earthquakes since accurate record-keeping began. Then came t...
The Japanese Should Have Listened To Their Ancestors
Sadly numerous Japanese overlooked ancient markers left by their ancestors. In the hamlet of Aneyhshi, a centuries-old tablet saved many lives.
Carved on the stone slab is "High dwellings are the peace and harmony of our descendants. Remember the calam...
Ancestors Speak The Truth
Japanese's ancestors left ancient markers with dire warnings on them, tragically many of them ignored. In the hamlet of Aneyhshi, a centuries-old tablet saved many lives.
"High dwellings are the peace and harmony of our descendants. Remember the calami...
Holding The World To Ransom
Imagine a movie about a tropical island in the South Pacific where the plot shows innocent people living quietly, minding their own business. Their demands are small, asking only for what the land itself can supply. Their carbon footprint is very light an...
Japanese Earthquake Poses Potential Supply Problems for iPad 2
The aftermath of the Japanese earthquake has caused logistical disruptions & supply shortages in Apple Inc.'s iPad 2, which employs several components manufactured in the disaster-stricken country—including a hard-to-replace electronic compass, the batter...
Prompts Questions about California's Nuclear Power Plants
Looking at the failure of three cooling systems at nuclear power reactors in Japan and a second
containment building explosion, I can’t help but wonder about the shortsightedness of building nuclear
plants near an earthquake fault. The question ar...
What is Richter Scale?
The waves of an earthquake can be measured through units known seismographs. These units are used to record the waves of an earthquake that helps to know the intensity of the earthquake. These records are then portrayed in trace which shows wave movements...
The Devastating Water Damage Inflicted By The 2004 Tsunami
In 2004, the third biggest earth quake ever documented on a seismograph, at between 9.1 and 9.3 on the Richter scale, erupted beneath the Indian Ocean, triggering the Indian Ocean Tsunami that killed over 230,000 people and causing billions of dollars wor...
Angels Bridge the Gap
Copyright (c) 2010 Bob and Penny Lord's Site
In the history of the world, there have always been great gaps, separators which isolate one land mass from another. As a result of these natural boundary lines, countries have been formed; ethnic cultures ...
Christchurch Earthquake
Saturday September 4th 2010 is a day that will go down in the memories of the 400, 000 residents of Christchurch New Zealand as the day the big earthquake hit them.
The Christchurch Earthquake was of magnitude 7.1 on the Richter scale struck at 4.35 am...
The Techno File
Most active real estate agents are well aware of the countless technological changes that are helping change the face of their industry.
In recent years, we have seen a shift of Richter scale proportions in the way that properties are advertised. Real...
Your Soft-Spoken Voice Is Not an Asset - It Is a Liability!
Speaking in a normal volume of sound can be especially tricky for the soft-spoken. If you are asked to repeat yourself or are often interrupted, then you should consider remedying the problem if you expect others to hear what you have to say. Those who ...
China Earthquake Today Smashes Qinghai Province Near Tibet
A series of deadly quakes hit western China Wednesday [April 14, 2010] morning, killing hundreds and injuring thousands.
The quakes, the largest one recorded at 6.9 on the Richter scale, demolished towns in China's rural Qinghai Province. Qinghai borde...
Greater achievements through optical submarine cable
Recently, the design and manufacture of light through the single length of the sea level to 100 km fiber smooth delivery, construction and opening.
This sea-cable without connector continuous length of 100 km, laying on the sea route length of 92...
How to Help Your Anxious Child - Setting the Right Expectations
How long will child anxiety last? When my daughter started having anxiety and then panic, I kept hoping it would last just a few weeks...then months...then a year. I am a psychologist so I knew what was happening but as a dad my expectations were all over...