When the Earth moves….After the earthquake that hit Kathmandu there has been a resurgence
When the Earth moves….After the earthquake that hit Kathmandu there has been a resurgence in the media of diagrams and maps showing the changes, both geologically and anthropologically, in the wake of this event.The pictures below are from an earthquake in Taiwan during 1999 and give an amazing insight into the processes at work. The pictures below show how the earth has moved in response to the quake; with one part of the running track being forced up and over the other while one side of the dam has become uplifted, rupturing the structure.These pictures make it easier to imagine the processes involved in large scale earthquakes and also act as a reminder as to how restless our Earth can be!- WatsonImage CreditDam: J. Bardet, University of S. Carolina http://bit.ly/1PfFX7DRunning Track: Bob Yeats, Oregon State University http://bit.ly/1P7RSEiFurther Reading: http://bit.ly/1P7RSEi -- source link
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