Sentences with phrase «of damage from an earthquake»

According to the department's evaluation, one nuclear reactor has a relatively high risk of damage from an earthquake.

Not exact matches

A series of damaging earthquakes and changes in land elevation preceded its only eruption, during the most recent part of the Holocene, which lasted from September 29 to October 6, 1538, when it was formed.

Leo and other World Vision staff are located about 200 miles from where the earthquake made the most damage in the southern coast of Mexico.

According to a release from the NIC, the compulsory insurance will cover fire and allied perils like flood, earthquake, the collapse of buildings, storm and as well, legal liabilities of an owner or occupier of premises in respect of loss of or damage to property, bodily injury or death suffered by all users of the premises and third parties.

I brought up the MSNBC report that deemed one of the three reactors at the Hudson River nuclear power plant 24 miles from NYC (or 34 miles from Midtown, depending on how you're measuring), the most at risk in the nation of earthquake damage.

The plant is just 24 miles from New York City, and according to the NRC, it's the plant with the highest possibility of earthquake damage.

Horizontal hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, is an efficient means of extracting natural gas from shale deposits often otherwise unaccessible, but critics say the process causes environmental damage and can even possibly trigger future earthquakes.

A recent government study estimated that $ 955 billion worth of damage and 11,000 deaths could result from a magnitude 7.3 earthquake directly under the northern part of Tokyo Bay — a monster quake many seismologists believe is long overdue.

NEW ZEALAND / / / EARTHQUAKE With an epicenter 6 miles from downtown, the Christchurch quake in February took 181 lives and caused $ 12 billion in damages despite having a magnitude of just 6.3.

Instrumental observations of this earthquake were not available at the time, however historical reports from the few thousand people who lived in the East Bay at the time indicate major damage to structures.

The rest of this special News & Analysis section examines what we have learned about radiation risks from previous exposures (p. 1504), improvements in safety since the boiling water designs at Fukushima (p. 1506), what to do with the wrecked reactors (p. 1507), and damage to research facilities from the earthquake (p. 1509).

A new study by a team of researchers, including one from the University of California, Riverside, found that the fault under Ventura, Calif., would likely cause stronger shaking during an earthquake and more damage than previously suspected.

Damage from an earthquake of this magnitude would be even worse if it were to happen in a more densely populated area.

It made a significant difference to our understanding of the potential damage to Seattle from seismically triggered landslides,» said Allstadt, who would like to use the new framework to run many more scenarios to prepare for future earthquakes in Seattle.

As detailed in an accompanying guide, NIST Disaster and Failure Studies Data Repository: The Chile Earthquake Database — Ground Motion and Building Performance Data from the 2010 Chile Earthquake — User Manual (NIST GCR 15 - 1008), the new collection contains tabular data on ground motion, damage and structural properties, as well as nearly 25,000 photographs and drawings, for 273 buildings and structures impacted by the 2010 Maule, Chile, quake, and for comparison, their response to the 1985 quake centered offshore of Valparaíso, Chile, 370 kilometers (230 miles) to the north.

They ripple out from the epicenter several seconds ahead of S (or secondary) waves, which cause the shaking and damage that we recognize as an earthquake.

According to Shosei Abe of Tokyo University's Earthquake Research Institute, capes are particularly prone to damage from tsunamis.

But the US Department of Energy — whose research facilities sustained an estimated $ 1 million of damage in the earthquake — concluded that it actually enhanced the site's suitability, because seismologists were able to verify computer models about the seismological stability of the mountain and its environs they had generated from historical data.

They range from improving earthquake forecasting and developing early - warning systems to understanding how to increase the resistance of existing buildings to damage and how to preserve electricity and water infrastructure.

Then the task force followed with a dozen major recommendations, some of which would order nuclear plant operators to strengthen defenses against extreme flooding or earthquakes when necessary and to harden vents that would carry away explosive hydrogen gas from damaged reactor cores in the two types of reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

Confusion and lack of information in the aftermath of an earthquake are often as much of a problem as the damage from the tremor itself.

In her SSA presentation, Gail Atkinson of Western University will discuss the factors that affect the likelihood of damaging ground motion from fracking - induced earthquakes.

Many of the objectives of the Seismological Society of America, such as promoting public safety and showing that it is reasonably practicable and economical to build for security from earthquake damage, are in close accord with Bechtel's vision and values.

Researchers from California State University, Long Beach and Berkeley Lab have launched «Kelp Watch 2014,» a scientific campaign designed to determine the extent of radioactive contamination of the state's kelp forest from Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.

Damage Caused by airborne fallout, rail dust, salt from sea air, salt or other materials used to control road conditions, chemicals, tree sap, stones, hail, earthquake, water or flood, windstorm, lightning, the application of chemicals or sealants subsequent to manufacture, etc., is not covered.

Although the Mazda plant in Hiroshima, Japan, where the Mazda5 is built, wasn't damaged by the earthquakes, 90 percent of the parts in the vehicle come from Japan, so some of Mazda's suppliers could have been affected.

You are out of luck, however, if damage from pests, floods, and earthquakes destroy your stored items.

Most homeowner policies cover direct damages that result from volcanic eruptions, but do not cover floods or earthquakes that occur as a separate event, or in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption.

If you have a history of earthquakes in your area, or you want to be protected from earthquake damage in the future, consider purchasing an earthquake insurance policy.

While damage from burst pipes is a covered cause of loss under the standard policy form, an earthquake is excluded.

Coverage for other kinds of damage that may result from earthquakes, such as fire and water damage due to burst gas and water pipes, is provided by standard home and business insurance policies.

Earthquake Insurance pays for reasonable costs that you sustain from the loss of your residence in the event of quake damage.

The HO - 3 policy is quite comprehensive, but if you're concerned about damage from one of the excluded perils, you should consider purchasing specific insurance for those situations, such as flood insurance and earthquake insurance.

The base policy does not cover earthquake or other earth movement (mudslide, landslide) damage, sewer back - up, rising water, and does not cover damage from continuous or repeated seepage or leakage of water ie.

Such disasters displaced over 42 million people from their homes in 2014, and earthquakes, storms, and floods cause billions of dollars in damages.

The water palace suffered damages because of hot ash showers from the Mount Agung eruption in 1963 and the earthquake in 1979.

The foundation has been focusing efforts on building schools in Haiti where, according to a report from the United Nations, the earthquake damaged or destroyed 8,000 schools that served 1.8 million children in and around the capital of Port - au - Prince alone.

In the light of the scale of damage from the Tohoku Pacific earthquake in Japan, Hidemi Takagi and Flaere Gallery have decided to raise funds for the artist's country.

There are plenty of reasons damage and deaths from the 7.1 - magnitude earthquake that struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, on Saturday utterly paled compared to the absolute devastation wrought by the 7.0 - magnitude quake near Port - au - Prince, Haiti.

Following a discussion of the lessons from the great earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant, he focuses on more resilient reactor designs:

Here's a «Your Dot» contribution exploring the vulnerability of Nepal's «hydrocentric» energy system to damage from earthquakes and landslides.

The levels of exposure to radiation following the leaks and explosions at the earthquake - damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in 2011 were so low that they led today to this important conclusion from experts convened in Vienna by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation:

Each year calculate the ratio of the annual cost damage from climate related events like hurricanes / tornadoes / floods / droughts / freezes / forest fires to the annual cost of damage from non-climate natural events like earthquakes / tsunamis / volcanoes.

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That «Atmospheric River 1000 Storm» (ARkStorm)-- could cause more than 300 % of the damage from a 7.8 magnitude San Andreas fault ShakeOut earthquake scenario (Perry, S., et al. 2008).

Largely eliminates issues of damage from microcracks as a result of foot traffic or vibration, earthquake and hailstone resistant

On Thursday, The Lede continues to supplement the latest reporting from our colleagues in Japan on the aftermath of last week's earthquake, including efforts to regain control of a damaged nuclear plant.

• Since 1950, the damage from tornadoes even adjusting for population and inflation has been half the amount for hurricanes, but twice that of earthquakes.

University of Amsterdam Prof. Laurens M. Bouwer reviewed 22 studies of damages from tropical storms, thunder storms, tornados, floods, hail, brushfires, and earthquakes over multiple decades in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia.

Nor do they typically cover losses due to floods, mudslides, water damage from sewer backups, damage resulting from war or nuclear hazard, neglect, earthquakes, power failures, seepage, dry rot, or vermin.Homeowner insurance does not provide general free legal advice under the liability portion of the policy, however low cost legal insurance may be an interesting option to compliment your coverage.