NATURAL CALAMITIES
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Natural calamities are nothing but an event that happens in nature of their own accord. Some of the most common natural calamities are:
• Earthquakes
• Ice storms
• Floods
• Volcanic eruptions
• Landslides
• Fires
• Hurricanes
• Tornadoes
Earthquake Engineering is a group which protects the life and property from the natural calamities. Overflow of the rivers causes floods which is also a natural disaster. Large wavelength water waves are called Tsunami. All these natural calamities occur without any indications and they are very dangerous to the living people. For the past seven years, the death toll has been increased by the natural disasters.
So for the largest earthquake recorded in the world was a magnitude 9.5 (Mw) in Chile on May 22, 1960. Serious damages have happened due to this earthquake. The most destructive natural calamity happened in 2006 was Tsunami. Large number of people had lost their life in this disaster. The most important fact is that everybody should respond quickly towards rehabilitating the people affected by natural calamities.
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Natural calamity means natural disaster which is caused by nature. Every year many country falls victim to various natural calamities. They are flood, earthquakes & many other natural calamities. The effects of the natural calamities beggar description. They leave a vast trail of devastation. The affected people & animals suffer untold sufferings. They cause heavy damage to our life & properties. Houses are destroyed, cattle are washed away, crops are greatly damaged and trees are uprooted. Thousands of people and other animals remain without food for many days. The after effect of some natural calamities are more serious. Famine breaks out. Many people & animals die for want of food. The prices are all necessary things go up. Many dangerous diseases like cholera, typhoid and dysentery etc. break out in an epidemic form. By raising public awareness and taking necessary precautionary measures and steps natural calamities can be prevented. The government and all the conscious citizens should come forward with concerted efforts to prevent natural calamities.
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