Why Was the Destruction So Severe? | Inside Disaster: Haiti Six weeks after the Haiti shock, Chile was struck by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake. It was 500 times more powerful than the Haiti quake, yet killed less than 1% of the Haitian total. In this section, we explore answers to the question: why was the Haiti earthquake so destructive? This Flash piece is 525 x 372. To embed it in your site, copy and paste the following code. <script type="text/javascript"> var file="destruction_slideshow.swf"; var width = 525; var height = 372; </script><script type="text/javascript" src=" Too wide? Click on images below to launch related videos. Building Codes “The poverty in Haiti lends itself to people building where they want, how they can … not everybody’s going to be able to build to the exacting standards that a building code requires.” Unlike in other countries located on or near fault lines, very few of Haiti’s buildings were constructed for earthquake resistance. Construction Materials Learn More
Animations Each series of animations below contains text, graphics, animations, and videos to help teach Earth Science fundamentals. Click links or scroll down to view the available animations. Check out our Earth Science Videos pages. Animations Hazards Orphan tsunami How will 3 buildings, engineered equally, on different bedrock react to an earthquake? Plate Tectonics Tectonics & earthquakes of Alaska—More than just plate boundaries NEW! GPS - Understanding Future Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest Solomon Islands Regional Tectonics Gulf of California tectonics Sumatran Tectonics What is a hotspot? How do Earth's tectonic plates interact? Do subducting plates slide smoothly past one another? How is stress stored between tectonic plates? Do faults break all at once, or in many short segments? What are the 4 basic classes of faults? What happens when the crust is stretched? GPS -- Measuring Plate Motion Earth Structure Stratigraphy Same earthquake, different stations; why do the seismograms look different? Volcanoes
What is an Earthquake Introduction to Earthquakes & Tsunamis Turn on the TV or read the newspapers and almost always there is something devastating happening somewhere as a result of sheer nature's power. Examples of such natural occurrences are hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, flooding, earthquakes and tsunamis. These are usually not caused directly by humans, but their effects live with us for a long time. In this lesson we shall look at one of such natural occurrences...earthquakes! What is an Earthquake? Simply, earthquakes are the rumblings, shaking or rolling of the earth's surface. Earthquakes come in many forms. Foreshocks, Mainshocks and Aftershocks: Sometimes, there are smaller shocks that occur before (foreshock) and after (aftershock) a main earthquake (mainshock). Earthquakes are also called temblors. It is important to understand the earth’s makeup to help understand earthquakes better. The Mantle is semi-molten rock, also called magma.
De Geobronnen » Aardrijkskunde in het nieuws Weather Wiz Kids weather information for kids Earthquakes(Earthquakes are not associated with weather, but instead are natural disasters.) What is an earthquake?Earthquakes are the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the earth’s surface. They are the Earth's natural means of releasing stress. More than a million earthquakes rattle the world each year. Click Here to learn more about earthquakes from USGS. What causes an earthquake? Click Here to see an animation of an earthquake. What are plate tectonics? What is a seismograph? Click Here to calculate the strength of earthquakes! Click Here to see an animation of an earthquake and the resulting tsunami. Know the Lingo EPICENTER - The point on the earth's surface directly above the source of the earthquake.SEISMIC WAVES - The energy created by the quake travels in waves from the epicenter, where they are the strongest. Richter Scale Click Here to learn about cool earthquake facts! Earthquake Safety Tips BEFORE AN EARTHQUAKE: Have a disaster plan. Earthquake Activities
For Teachers - Met Office Education Resources to support the National Curriculum These items are designed for the teacher to use in the classroom or as background reference material. The lesson plans cover elements of the Geography, Science and Maths curriculum. Key Stage 2 Lesson Plans Keeping warm, Mountain environment, Water cycle, Weather around the world, Handling data, Tourism In depth Climate, Extreme weather, Understanding weather, The water cycle Weather Data Latest UK weather data, Latest world weather data, Historic weather data archive Videos Selection of our weatherbytes videos