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= __//This site will shake you up . . . like an Earthquake ! //__ =

===//**Hello, my name is Katie. I will be telling you about earthquakes and information that will __blow your mind__. I am a 5th grader at** [|MICDS]**. I live in [|St. Louis]. For science and geography we are doing a natural disasters project. We are researching facts and history about these events. Natural disasters happen all over the world, the world we live in. I think it is good to know about the land and grounds we live in and how to react to these disasters. This site will tell you about what you need to know about earthquakes. Natural disasters relate to geography by the weather changes happening on our planet. It also impacts our lives by some people not surviving and some are hurt by these natural disasters occurring in our home towns, and destroying schools, hospital, and homes. You will see widgets, videos, science, current events, history, safety tips, and experts. I hope you enjoy and learn lots of exciting facts on my blog. Enjoy!!!**// ===

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= //In 1995 there was a shocking earthquake in [|Kobe, Japan.] This earthquake occurred in January the sixteenth, 1995. It was late afternoon on a Tuesday at 5:46pm. Japan is very far away from America. It happened mostly in the late afternoon. It was a very long time ago. The Japanese had a belief that Kobe was quake proof but that belief broke in 1995. The earthquake was a 7.2 on the R// = = = =<span style="color: #20e920; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%; line-height: 35px;">//ichter scale, and that is a pretty big earthquake. It effected the people of Kobe, Japan. The worst of all was that five thousand five hundred were claimed killed by the earthquake. Also thirty-six thousand eight hundred ninety six people were injured.// It is terrible. Over two hundred thousand buildings were damaged or destroyed. About almost three hundred ten thousand people were evacuated from houses and saved. A ll together all the damage costs were very high at $100 billion dollars. = <span style="color: #f10eb4; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 150%;"> **After the Kobe Japan earthquake of 1995. There were some things that the Kobe, Japan people should have done. The people of Kobe should have had an emergency kit for the earthquake, and made a plan on what they should have done during or before the disaster would hit. In the 21st century we have new electronics that alarms us or something we can check in on to see if there is an earthquake. They now sell emergency kits for that but in 1995 they might not have had those. In Kobe they must have not had a very good escape plan. In Kobe they did not know that the earthquake was coming because it was just out of nowhere. They should have prepared better. [|earthquakes]**

<span style="color: #4ec64e; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**THANKS TO:** <span style="color: #4ec64e; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">http://www.ready.gov/earthquakes <span style="color: #4ec64e; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1995_01_16.php <span style="color: #4ec64e; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/earthquake-general.html [|http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?] [|http://galenet.galegroup.com] = **__ Some iHOG Disasters Resources (stay tuned for additions) :__** =

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