In 2011, New Zealand experienced an earthquake of magnitude 6.3. Manu buildings were decimated, and people lost lives. North Eastern Japan also recorded a 9.0 magnitude tremor in the same year. 2012 was Iran’s turn to be hit by a 6.4 magnitude shake and an after shake of 6.3. Later on...
Moa were flightless birds that were native to New Zealand. The largest species, the giant moa, reached about 12 feet (4 m) in height and weighed about 550 lb. (249 kg). Some of the largest birds ever to inhabit the earth, they were the dominant herbivores in the country’s ecosystem ...
Christchurch's New Regent Street which was rebuilt after the 2011 earthquake New Zealand Facts | People New Zealand is one of the least densely populated countries in the world. North Island is more populated than South Island. Maori greeting ritual Three out of four people live on North Islan...
Even though the 2011 earthquake has a lower magnitude compared to the previous quake, the impact of its ground shaking reached a more violent intensity. The 2011 earthquake was one of the strongest earthquakes that hit an urban area. 185 people were killed, and among them were people from 20...
27) The deadliest day in Everest’s history occurred in April 2015 when a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed 9,000 people in Nepal (22 people perished in an avalanche at Everest Base Camp). Pictured: Promotional image for Everest’, a 2015 film based on the 1996 Everest disaster ...
and plants.However, duringWorld War II, air raids destroyed many of these lands. As a result of its green history, Sendai has become known as the "City of Trees" and prior to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, its residents were urged to plant trees and other greenery at their ...
The parliament then elected the opposition candidate, Manasseh Sogavare, to the post. A magnitude 8.0 earthquake and tsunami struck the Solomon Islands in April 2007, killing at least 20 people and destroying villages. Next: History 1 2 3 ...
Today a little education about education. First I’ll crunch some numbers, as I like to do. 4,726 = the number of colleges and universities United States. $589 billion = the amount spent by students annually. Of that figure, $393 billion = tuition fees, and ...
Taiwan sits along thePacific Ring of Fire, situated at a suture between the Yangtze, Okinawa and Philippinetectonic plates. As a result, it is seismically active; on September 21, 1999, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the island, and smaller tremors are quite common. ...
Christchurch earthquakeA collapsed building in Christchurch, New Zealand, after the earthquake that struck on February 22, 2011. 2 of 2 Christchurch, New Zealand, earthquakes of 2010–11 Christchurch and its surrounding region were struck by astrong earthquake on September 4, 2010—about magnitude...