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hic earthquake short term effect

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christchurch nz 181 killed

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hic earthquake long term effect

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christchurch nz 3 million left homeless

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hic 1 short and one longterm response

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christchurch nz $6.7 mil donated short term and water supplies to 70% of homes within a week

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lic primary impact

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north of kathamndu np 9000 died

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lic secondary impacts

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north of Kathmandu np avalanch at everest

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lic one immediate and long term response

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emergency kits sent out immediate and thousands to be rehoused

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Conservative boundary

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can be very destructive. o or c plate. as plates move past one another friction makes them get stuck. no volcanoes

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destructive plate boundary

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c and o plate comhine. the oceanic plate subducts and causing friction earthquakes. the plate melts and releases steam and co2 causing energy release via volcanoes

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constructive boundary

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plates move apart and a gap is left causing shield volcanoes (not as destructove) and can cause earthquaoes

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where do you find tectonic hazards

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earthquakes on all plate boundaries and volcanoes on constructive and destructive.

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3 ways to predict volcanic eruptions

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seismic monitoring: monitoring bulge of volcano as Manama appraoces. geothermal monitering: monitoring changw in temp. looking at history of eruptionss

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