Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift in the early 20th century, after he noticed the remarkably close fit between the continental shelves of South America and Africa. Based on fossil records, he extended the connections between continents to postulate a super-continent, Pangaea. Wegener theorized that Pangaea began...

1.0 Introduction Japan is one of the nations across the entire globe that has been severely struck by earthquakes. Japan’s islands are the result of various oceanic movements that have occurred over millions of years ago. The main earthquake that struck Japan was the 2011’s tsunami. This was an earthquake...

The recent and devastating Mexico earthquake presents the opportunity to perceive how even natural disasters, seemingly unrelated to sociological matters, emphasize social constructs in place. The earthquake, like other such disasters in any environment, brings into focus how the people interact in social ways because an emergency situation amplifies normal...

The 17th day of October 1989 was a sad one for San Francisco's Bay area as it woke up to one of to one of the worst disasters in the history of California. The San Francisco earthquake also popularly referred to as Loma Prieta earthquake had claimed the lives of...

The Settle Earth quick is one of the significant incidents that is used to draw a conclusion and give advice to various regions expert about the earthquake engineering. It is through this scenario that many learn about planning and emergency management. The multi-disciplinary team had already developed a board that...