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Unusual earthquake swarm on the line of the Trans-European Suture Zone; series of small, shallow quakes, causing cracks in buildings and frozen ground. Cracks in the ground were 2 kilometers long and 1-2 centimeters wide. [5] 20 November 2004 Czarny Dunajec: 4.7 Damage to buildings including schools and a church [6] 6 January 2012 Żerków: 3.8
Seismic risk. Seismic risk or earthquake risk is the potential impact on the built environment and on people's well-being due to future earthquakes. [ 1] Seismic risk has been defined, for most management purposes, as the potential economic, social and environmental consequences of hazardous events that may occur in a specified period of time ...
1958. Tagline. Keeping your furniture clean and beautiful. Website. www .pledge .com. Pledge is an American cleaning product made by S. C. Johnson & Son. [1] First sold in 1958, [2] it is used to help dust and clean. Pledge is known as Pliz in France, and Blem in Argentina. [3] In several countries, it is sold as Pronto.
The Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale, also known as the MSK or MSK-64, is a macroseismic intensity scale used to evaluate the severity of ground shaking on the basis of observed effects in an area where an earthquake transpires. The scale was first proposed by Sergei Medvedev ( USSR ), Wilhelm Sponheuer ( East Germany ), and Vít Kárník ...
It determines the risk of becoming a victim of a disaster as a result of vulnerability and natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, storms, floods, droughts and sea level rise for 185 countries worldwide. The WRI is based on 28 indicators and research data which are globally freely available and results in a global risk ranking ...
The Richter scale [1] (/ ˈ r ɪ k t ər /), also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, [2] is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles Richter in collaboration with Beno Gutenberg, and presented in Richter's landmark 1935 paper, where he called it the "magnitude scale". [3]
A number of concerns and controversies surfaced before, during, and after the 2008 Summer Olympics, and which received major media coverage.Leading up to the Olympics, there were concerns about human rights in China, [1] [2] [3] such that many high-profile individuals, such as politicians and celebrities, announced intentions to boycott the games to protest China's role in the Darfur conflict ...
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. is an American cosmetics brand based in Oakland, California.It was founded by Joseph Shamah and Scott Vincent Borba in 2004. [5] Items include bath and skin-care products, mineral-based makeup, professional tools, [4] eyeliners, lipstick, glosses, [6] [7] blushes, bronzers, brushes, and mascara, among others.