The Power Of Nature

1. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster ? What happened ? Describe your experience .

A: Yes , I have . In Taiwan, when the earthquake occurs, can create the ornamental hairpin h disaster, very many person of casualties. When like is 921 big earthquakes, the seismic vertical is in Nantou's Jiji, that earthquake is extremely serious, the house nearly all collapsed. Some several earthquakes occur in the midnight, my also one time earthquake, that day is occupied by the schoolmate family, I have been already sleeping, the schoolmate also is playing the computer, the earthquake occurs, my 1. feelings also does not have, but I have awaked, was is awakened by noise by my schoolmate, he was scolded by me, I continued to rest. When 921 big earthquakes, has the time also is the midnight, but rests very ripely, is same had not felt has the earthquake, early morning wakes because power cut, a blackness, I felt is afraid very much, I also thought I blindly fell. When the earthquake occurs, must be first calm, switches off the gas with the power source, only then cannot let the injury change in a big way, initiation fire. The earthquake if occurs under the seabed, can cause the tsunami, creates depends on the sea the cities very big injury. Like is the South Asia big earthquake, Richter scale9.0, creates the casualties are extremely many, million people are destitute and homeless. For history in fourth big earthquake. But afterwards the scientist discovered that, the earthquake intensity actually Richter scale9.3 magnitude, become in the history the second big earthquake .

2. Which natural disaster do you think causes the most harm ? Why?

A: Earthquakes . Take place in the south second strong earthquake on October 8, at death toll caused Pakistan already by 13,000 people, the increment is 38,000 people, there is another 62,000 people to get hurt, 3,300,000 people are homeless.This scale of the earthquake reaches 7.6, also cause 38,000 people die in a disaster.The number may continue to increase, this is a major tragedy.The Pakistan and neighborhood been broken by severity in October 8 heavy earthquake, maying need 10 years can rebuild.The reconstruction will also need few USD 1,000,000,000s.