This week has seen a number of major natural disasters hit East Asia. You can read about the tsunami that his Samoa on Tuesday here - this page has links to information on which countries were hit, and an animated guide to tsunamis. This article is about a surfer who survived the tsunami by staying out at sea.
On Wednesday, two major earthquakes hit Indonesia - a magnitude 7.6 followed by a 6.8. So far, the death toll stands at 1 100. You can read about the earthquake and its aftermath here - again, there are many links to other related articles and sites on this page.
Earlier in the week Typhoon Ketswana hit Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines, where many people were affected by heavy rain, strong winds and landslides. You can read about it here. Today, the Philippines is being hit by Typhoon Parma, although the capital city, Manila looks like it will escape the worst of it. The BBC report of this typhoon is here.
Away from Asia, the city of Messina on Sicily (Italy) has been badly affected by heavy rain and mudslides. Information and film of this can be found here. So far, the death toll stands at more than 50.
All of these events can be used as case studies for GCSE and A Level. Think about the causes of the disaster, the consequences (social, economic, environmental, political) and the responses (local, national, international).
Showing posts with label Earthquake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Earthquake. Show all posts
Saturday, 3 October 2009
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Earthquake in China
More bad news from Asia - a magnitude 7.9 earthquake has struck the SW of China. A day after the quake, the death toll stands at 12 000, but this figure is likely to rise. You can read about this disaster here and here. There are some pictures from China here - the BBC warns that you may find some of them disturbing.
There is an interesting article here about the contrasting responses to this disaster and the cyclone in Burma.
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Largest earthquake for 25 years hits England!
Did the earth move for you this morning? We didn't feel the earthquake in Guildford but plenty of people did.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck just after 1am this morning with the epicentre at Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. Read the full story on teh BBC website here.
Monday, 16 July 2007
Earthquake in Japan
Today, a significant earthquake hit the island of Honshu in Japan. Tsunami warnings were issued, and a nuclear power station was damaged. Read the story here
and look at some pictures here
Video footage of the quake can be seen here
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