EARTH SCIENCE
NATURAL HAZARDS
Question
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Forest Fires
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Ruptured water pipes
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Death and Injuries
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Death by diseases
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most earthquake-related injuries and deaths result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and falling objects caused by the ground shaking.
Detailed explanation-2: -Earthquakes can result in the ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches, fires and tsunamis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Example of primary effects include buildings and bridges collapsing and death and injury to people. Secondary effects can occur from hours to days after the initial earthquake. Secondary effects include tsunamis and disease due to lack of medical facilities.
Detailed explanation-4: -The effects from earthquakes include ground shaking, surface faulting, ground failure, and less commonly, tsunamis.
Detailed explanation-5: -Primary Effects occur as a result of the process itself. For example water damage due to a flood, and collapse of buildings due to an earthquake, landslide, hurricane, or tornado.