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| When crust becomes mantle |
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| Inner solid layer of the earth |
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| Celius temperature of the inner core |
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| Approx depth of the inner core |
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| Outer liquid layer of the earth's core |
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| Large layer between the crust and the core of the earth |
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| Earth's volume made up of mantle |
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| Celcius temperature variation within the mantle |
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| Outer layer of the earth, divided into plates |
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| Less dense, thick continental plates |
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| More dense, thin oceanic crust |
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| Plate tectonic theory released |
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| Came up with plate tectonic theory |
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| Made the theory of Continental Fit, 1620 |
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| Discovered Mid Atlantic Ridge |
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| Length of Mid Atlantic Ridge |
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| Reversal of earth's magnetic field |
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| Eruption under the sea in Iceland begins to form Island of Surtsey |
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| Surtsey formed by 130m ash cone |
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| Fissure eruption near Icelandic port, Heimay. 2km fissure |
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| Length and depth of African Rift Valley |
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| Sima plate subducted on boundary forming St. Helens |
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| Sial plate subducting the Sima, creating Mount st. Helens |
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| Earthquakes detected by Mount st. Helens |
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| Earthquake measuring 4.1 occurs near Mount St. Helens |
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| March 27th-April 18th 1980 |
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| Earthquakes and steam eruptions occur near Mount St. Helens |
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| No access and restricted access areas created as earthquakes reached 4.9 magnitude near Mount St. Helens |
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| Eruption caused by earthquake Mount St. Helens |
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| Eruption caused by earthquake Mount St. Helens |
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| Magnitude of earthquake triggering the eruption of Mount St. Helens |
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| Distance of landslide from Mount St. Helens |
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| Distance of landslide from Mount St. Helens |
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| Speed of mud and pyroclastic flows from Mount St. Helens |
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| Distance from Mount St. Helens ash fell |
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| Collumn of ash from Mount St. Helens |
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| Mud layer after Mount St. Helens erupts |
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| Eruption of Mount St. Helens after dome begins to build again |
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| Growth of lava bulge in Mount St. Helens before 1980 eruption every day |
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| Cost of repairs after Mount St. Helens eruption |
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| Deer, elk and bears killed by Mount St. Helens eruption |
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| People killed at Mount St. Helens with only 3 in danger zones |
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| Homes destroyed by Mount St. Helens |
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| Timber destroyed by Mount St. Helens |
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| Decline in Mount St. Helens height after eruption |
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| United States Geological Survey |
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| Cascades Volcano Observatory |
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| Monitors Mount St. Helens |
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| Emergency Coordination Centre |
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| Established March 1980 for Mount St. Helens management |
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| Volcano shape Elongated mild eruption with basaltic lava e.g. Iceland |
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| Volcano shape Basaltic lava, hot spots e.g. Mauna Loa Hawaii |
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| Volcano shape Andesitic lava e.g. Mount St. Helens |
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| Volcano shape Andesitic lava, formed from a block vent creating a crater e.g. Krakatoa |
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| Volcano shape with Rhyolitic lava |
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| Eruption type, lava flows from fissure |
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| Eruption type emitted from a vent gently |
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| Eruption type small frequent eruptions |
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| Eruption type, more violent than Strombolian but less frequent |
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| Eruption type very violent eruption removing original cone |
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| Eruption type, violent eruptions accompanied with pyroclastic flows and a rudee ardente 'glowing cloud' |
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| Eruption type, large amounts of lava and pyroclastic material |
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| Silica content of rhyolitic lava |
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| Silica content of basaltic lava |
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| water becomes steam as it reaches atmospheric pressure |
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| Gases mingle with steam from rising water, often sulphurous |
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| Last eruption of Solfatara, Italy |
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| Celcius temperature of Solfatara |
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| Phillipine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronautrical Service Administration |
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| Killed by eruption of Mount Pinatubo |
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| Phillipine Volcanology and Seismology |
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| Seismic stations for PAGASA |
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| Relief provided internationally for Mount Pinatubo appeal |
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| National Disaster Coordination Committee |
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| Mount Pinatubo authority tackling disaster management |
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| Date planting of contaminated land will work. |
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| Power cuts after eruption of Mount Pinatubo |
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| Homes destroyed by Mount Pinatubo |
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| Plate subducted to form Mount Pinatubo under the Eurasian plate |
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| Previous eruption of Mount Pinatubo |
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| Mount Pinatubo eruptions of steam and ash |
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| Steam and ash into atmosphere after Mount Pinatubo erupts |
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| Ash fell near Mount Pinatubo |
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| Distance away that ash fell from Mount Pinatubo |
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| People live in slums in Angeles, Phillipines |
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| Population of Angeles, Phillipines, have structurally secure housing |
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| Phillipine population in poverty |
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| hot spot volcano in Democratic Republic of Congo |
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| Width of Mount Nyiragongo lava flow |
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| Killed by Mount Nyiragongo eruption |
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| Refugees from Mount Nyiragongo eruption |
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| Refugees returned to Goma within 24 hours |
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| Aid provided for Mount Nyiragongo appeal by Oxfam, UK funded |
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| Major water supply, polluted by Mount Nyiragongo eruption |
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| Volcano and Environmental Risk Management Unit |
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| Kids educated by Volcano and Environmental Risk Management Unit |
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| CAFOD, Christain Aid and Red Cross |
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| Aid agencies working in Goma |
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| UK aid pledged to Mount Nyiragongo |
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| Aid from the International Development Fund for Mount Nyiragongo |
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| Measures intensity of earthquakes based on personal observations, 12 point |
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| Earthquakes at Destructive boundary |
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| high concentration and often shallow, subject to Benioff Zone |
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| Earthquakes at Collision boundary |
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| Shallow earthquakes at low density |
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| Earthquakes at Constructive boundaries |
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| Mainly shallow and submarine, can also occur at areas of inland crustal tension |
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| earthquakes from stresses in the plate due to movement or isostatic uplift. |
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| Earth settling after displacement |
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| Intra-plate quake occured 27th Feb 2008 |
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| Magnitude of Market Rasen quake |
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| Depth of Market Rasen quake |
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| Insurance cost of Market Rasen quake |
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| Tilt meter and creep meter |
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| Monitors minor earth movements |
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| Measures minor movements in magnetic field |
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| Monitor ground water movement and radon gas content |
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| Great Calafornia Shake Out |
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| Event day in July to practice drills |
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| Earthquakes caused by dams and reservoirs increasing water pressure in rocks, acting as a lubricant |
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| Little fault activity in an area increases probability of activity soon |
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| Ground is violently shook and behaves like liquid, soil volcanoes created by movement of groundwater and pore water pressure increases |
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| Indo-Australian Plate subducting the Pacific Plate, where the New Zealand earthquake occured |
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| Quakes a year in New Zealand |
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| Quakes a year strong enough to be detected by humans |
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| New Zealand Earthquake Commission |
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| Educates on earthquake safety, with Advertising campaigns such as "Quake Safe" in June 2005-2006 |
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| Depth of New Zealand quake |
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| Magnitude of New Zealand quake |
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| City lost power after New Zealand quake near Christchurch |
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| Killed by New Zealand quake |
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| Rescued from ruins in New Zealand |
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| Treated for minor injuries in New Zealand quake |
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| Homes to be demolished and rebuilt in Christchurch |
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| Suburb of Christchurch that flooded |
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| Ice fell of Tasman Glacier into lake, creating tsunamis |
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| Cost of repairs in Christchurch |
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| Impact on New Zealand GDP |
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| network of instrument and data centres across New Zealand, operated by Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences in New Zealand |
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| GeoNet success rate in earthquake prediction |
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| Buildings in Christchurch assessed |
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| Buildings in Christchurch red-stickered |
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| Australian aid to New Zealand |
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| Ambulances operational by St. John within half an hour, then recieving 700 calls in 6 hours |
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| Aid for New Zealand from China |
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| Earthquake in Christchurch |
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| Curfew in Christchurch CBD |
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| Minstry of Civil Defence and Engineering Management |
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| Co-ordinated relief in New Zealand |
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| 12th January 2010, 4.53pm |
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| Earthquake occured in Haiti |
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| North American and Caribbean Plates |
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| Transform fault where Haitian earthquake was |
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| Depth of Haitian earthquake |
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| Distance of Haitian earthquake from Port-au-Prince |
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| Magnitude of Haitian earthquake |
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| Number injuried by Haitian earthquake |
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| Made homeless by Haitian earthquake |
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| Killed by Haitian earthquake |
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| Survivors of Haitian earthquake in refugee camps a year on |
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| Cholera cases and deaths after Haitian earthquake |
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| Jobs lost as a result of Haitian earthquake |
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| Cost of reconstruction after Haitian earthquake |
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| 2 million m3 out of 10 million m3 |
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| Rubble cleared 1 year on from Haitian earthquake |
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| $1 billion out of $1.5 billion |
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| Aid recieved out of required funds for reconstruction after Haitian earthquake |
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| Interim Haiti Recovery Committee |
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| Organisation to coordinate reconstruction schemes |
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| Tsunami Reduction Utilising Systems Technology |
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| Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis, set up November 2005 |
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| Seismic detectors in 1994 in Japan |
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| Pacific Early Warning System |
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| 1948, 24 countries and 30 seismic stations and 70 tidal stations |
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| Damaging tsunamis originate Pacific Ring of Fire |
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| maximum depth for quake to cause tsunami |
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| Highest tsunami ever recorded 1977 in Japan |
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| Friday 11th March 2011, 4.46pm |
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| Great East Jaoan Earthquake occured and trigged a tsunami |
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| Distance of epicentre from Japanese coastline |
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| Magnitude of Japanese earthquake |
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| Duration of Japanese earthquake |
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| Depth of earthquake focus in Japan |
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| Killed in Tokyo from the earthquake |
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| highest magnitude of aftershocks in Japan |
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| Height of Japanese tsunami waves |
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| Water displaced by Japanese earthquake |
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| Distance of wave to coastline |
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| Speed of Japanese tsunami waves |
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| Immediate loss of power in Japan |
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| Confirmed dead by March 21st after Japanese earthquake |
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| Missing March 21st in Japanese earthquake |
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| Number of people in shelters Japanese earthquake |
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| People evacuated due to Fukushima 20 miles around the area. |
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| People displaced by Japanese earthquake |
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| Subsidy of Japanese coastline |
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| Estimated time for recovery after Japanese earthquake |
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| Established Japan 1952, 6 regional centres and 300 sensors. |
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| US warships sent to tackle Japanese earthquake |
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| Donations to Japanese earthquake |
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| Injected into Japanese money market |
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