after the worst natural disaster to hit
the country in 80 years Nepal is forced
to rebuild with the help of
international aid welcome to
watchmojo.com down 10 crucial facts you
should know about the 2015 Nepal
earthquake number 10 where did the
earthquake occur at a little before noon
local time on April 25th 2015 a 7.8
magnitude earthquake struck Lam Chung
Nepal with its epicenter about 21 miles
east southeast of the district multiple
areas were affected with the earthquake
felt in regions outside of Nepal notably
northern and northeast India Tibet
Bangladesh and Bhutan according to the
American scientific agency the US
Geological Survey the area where the
earthquake struck is one of the earth’s
most seismically hazardous regions the
area suffered several aftershocks with
one on April 26th reaching a magnitude
of 6.7 the South Asian country hadn’t
been hit by such a potent natural
disaster since the 1934 Nepal Bihar
earthquake number 9 what is Nepal known
for officially known as the Federal
Democratic Republic of Nepal this
landlocked country is the 93rd largest
country in the world by landmass and is
home to the highest point on earth Mount
Everest Nepal struggles with pervasive
poverty and a fragile tourism economy
relying especially on tourism
surrounding Mount Everest while the word
Sherpas specifically refers to an ethnic
group from the Himalayas who are also
elite Mountaineers these people along
with others of different ethnicities
that act as guides and climbing
supporters can be provided by the local
population to help explorers and
tourists on their climbing expeditions
Sherpa guides can earn up to five
thousand dollars a year a drastic sum as
compared to the national average salary
of six hundred dollars furthermore
freezing temperatures Avel
punches and inexperienced climbers have
led to a high death toll of over 250
despite these factors the government is
making progress and has made a
commitment to graduate the nation from
its least developed country status as
categorised by the United Nations by
2022 number 8 what is the extent of the
damage the 2015 Nepal earthquake
destroyed many historic buildings
including several UNESCO World Heritage
Sites such as the kathmandu durbar
square and the dura Hara tower there
have also been numerous aftershocks
leading to small avalanches further
damage and widespread panic among the
population landslides have made it
impossible for aid workers or the
government’s Armed Forces to reach rural
villages accounts of complete
destruction and obliteration have
reached the outside world through
first-hand accounts from villagers who
were outside of the destruction zone
when the earthquake occurred as well as
those who were airlifted to nearby
hospitals the US Geological Survey
estimates that recovery efforts will
cost over five billion dollars which is
more than a quarter of the country’s
gross domestic product number seven what
is the death toll as of early May 2015
the death toll had climbed to over 7,500
with over 14,000 injured civilians
within a week of the event many hard-hit
rural areas had yet to be reached
because they are extremely isolated
rescue efforts continued for days as
search parties attempted to find the
missing among the rubble the earthquake
sparked an avalanche on Mount Everest
making it the deadliest day on the
mountain with the highest number of
fatalities to date at 19 some climbers
were airlifted by helicopter off of
Everest but many remained for several
days according to state officials 90
percent of Nepal’s troops were involved
in search-and-rescue operations across
the country number 6 what is the
international community’s response the
international community’s response has
been quick and extensive most notably
the humanitarian mission called
Operation Maya tree which was launched
by India’s government and armed forces
within minutes of the quake numerous
governments and humanitarian
organizations such as the Red Cross
Oxfam saved the children and more also
pledged aid in the form of monetary
donations supplies food aid workers like
doctors and nurses and desperately
needed emergency shelter unfortunately
efforts have been hampered by the fact
that Nepal’s only international airport
located in the capital of Kathmandu has
become overrun with cargo and civilian
planes clogging the already small runway
this has significantly slowed down the
transfer of vitally needed supplies
although military aircraft with rescue
personnel were giving landing priority
number 5 have natural disasters hit
Nepal before On January 15th 1934 Nepal
suffered one of the worst earthquakes in
its history as an 8.0 magnitude
earthquake ripped through the country
and its close neighbour Bihar India
almost all buildings and homes within
the area collapsed with large cracks
appearing and leading to extensive
liquefaction of the ground approximately
11,000 people died in Nepal with more
than 7,000 deaths recorded in Bihar
another natural disaster of note
occurred on April 18 2014
when Nepal experienced a massive
avalanche on Mount Everest killing 16
Nepalese guides near Everest base camp
the Avalanche was triggered when a large
serac or block of glacial ice broke off
above the Khumbu Icefall
similar in size to a large mansion the
estimated 30 1.5 million pound block of
ice quickly launched the Avalanche in
February of 2015
Nepali authorities announced a change in
the normal route up Everest citing the
need to make climbing the mountain more
secure
number four where are the world’s
earthquake hotspots there are several
zones worldwide that scientists have
labeled high risk in terms of
earthquakes according to Brian E Tucker
press
of the nonprofit organization geo
hazards the u.s. New Zealand Japan
Turkey and Chile contain high risk zones
due to the tectonic plates they reside
upon these countries have taken the
necessary steps to prepare their
buildings have built stronger political
response teams and have highly developed
economies this is in sharp contrast to
poorer nations with high population
density however which lack emergency
response plans and have Shapley
constructed cities these include cities
in Iran Pakistan Indonesia and Peru
which lie on hundreds of fault lines and
are home to millions of people and thus
would suffer untold economic and
political hardships if an earthquake
were to occur there in the future number
three can we predict future earthquakes
there is currently no way to accurately
predict on what day or at what time an
earthquake will occur only that it will
happen in the future in a specific
location as the earth is in a state of
self-organized criticality meaning that
any small earthquake can lead to a
bigger event however scientists still
foretell large earthquakes occurring in
various parts of the world they use a
variety of methods to predict
earthquakes which include studying
possible precursors to the event animal
behavior spikes and radon emissions from
rocks and the occurrence of smaller
earthquakes preceding the larger one
they also study fault lines and
subduction zones that run within the
Earth’s crust for example the US
Geological Survey believes there is a 37
percent chance that America’s Pacific
Northwest will be hit by a magnitude 8
or stronger earthquake in the next half
century an anticipated megathrust quake
that has been informally called the big
one this is because the region is found
within the Cascadia subduction zone an
over 620 mile long fault zone that runs
from Vancouver Island in Canada to
Northern California in the United States
number two can you make a city
earthquake proof earthquake engineering
is the scientific field that attempts to
limit the seismic risk of earthquakes to
protect Society nature and man-made
environments
this includes buildings homes bridges
and more there are numerous major
earthquake engineering research centers
around the world that perform earthquake
and model-based simulations including
the network for earthquake engineering
simulation these tests focus on the
construction of the building the
structure the materials and their
reaction to seismic vibration in order
to make existing structures resistant to
earthquakes one can employ the technique
of seismic retrofitting which allows for
the introduction of advanced materials
and strategies with the goal of
increasing the performance of the
structure during an earthquake as well
as other natural phenomenon like
tropical cyclones and tornadoes number
one how well Nepal recover as
helicopters began to reach remote areas
of Nepal in the days and weeks following
the event relief efforts escalated
following what was Nepal’s worst natural
disaster in more than 80 years un
resident coordinator Jamie McCall Drex
stated that the earthquake affected 8
million people with at least one point
four million requiring food assistance
in addition the current government of
Nepal is fraught with unpredictability
as it has not been fully functional
since 2008 with splinter political
groups continuing to vie for power as
one of Asia’s poorest nations and with
over 40 percent unemployment rate it
could take Nepal years to recover from
the 2015 quake did these facts surprise
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the country in 80 years Nepal is forced
to rebuild with the help of
international aid welcome to
watchmojo.com down 10 crucial facts you
should know about the 2015 Nepal
earthquake number 10 where did the
earthquake occur at a little before noon
local time on April 25th 2015 a 7.8
magnitude earthquake struck Lam Chung
Nepal with its epicenter about 21 miles
east southeast of the district multiple
areas were affected with the earthquake
felt in regions outside of Nepal notably
northern and northeast India Tibet
Bangladesh and Bhutan according to the
American scientific agency the US
Geological Survey the area where the
earthquake struck is one of the earth’s
most seismically hazardous regions the
area suffered several aftershocks with
one on April 26th reaching a magnitude
of 6.7 the South Asian country hadn’t
been hit by such a potent natural
disaster since the 1934 Nepal Bihar
earthquake number 9 what is Nepal known
for officially known as the Federal
Democratic Republic of Nepal this
landlocked country is the 93rd largest
country in the world by landmass and is
home to the highest point on earth Mount
Everest Nepal struggles with pervasive
poverty and a fragile tourism economy
relying especially on tourism
surrounding Mount Everest while the word
Sherpas specifically refers to an ethnic
group from the Himalayas who are also
elite Mountaineers these people along
with others of different ethnicities
that act as guides and climbing
supporters can be provided by the local
population to help explorers and
tourists on their climbing expeditions
Sherpa guides can earn up to five
thousand dollars a year a drastic sum as
compared to the national average salary
of six hundred dollars furthermore
freezing temperatures Avel
punches and inexperienced climbers have
led to a high death toll of over 250
despite these factors the government is
making progress and has made a
commitment to graduate the nation from
its least developed country status as
categorised by the United Nations by
2022 number 8 what is the extent of the
damage the 2015 Nepal earthquake
destroyed many historic buildings
including several UNESCO World Heritage
Sites such as the kathmandu durbar
square and the dura Hara tower there
have also been numerous aftershocks
leading to small avalanches further
damage and widespread panic among the
population landslides have made it
impossible for aid workers or the
government’s Armed Forces to reach rural
villages accounts of complete
destruction and obliteration have
reached the outside world through
first-hand accounts from villagers who
were outside of the destruction zone
when the earthquake occurred as well as
those who were airlifted to nearby
hospitals the US Geological Survey
estimates that recovery efforts will
cost over five billion dollars which is
more than a quarter of the country’s
gross domestic product number seven what
is the death toll as of early May 2015
the death toll had climbed to over 7,500
with over 14,000 injured civilians
within a week of the event many hard-hit
rural areas had yet to be reached
because they are extremely isolated
rescue efforts continued for days as
search parties attempted to find the
missing among the rubble the earthquake
sparked an avalanche on Mount Everest
making it the deadliest day on the
mountain with the highest number of
fatalities to date at 19 some climbers
were airlifted by helicopter off of
Everest but many remained for several
days according to state officials 90
percent of Nepal’s troops were involved
in search-and-rescue operations across
the country number 6 what is the
international community’s response the
international community’s response has
been quick and extensive most notably
the humanitarian mission called
Operation Maya tree which was launched
by India’s government and armed forces
within minutes of the quake numerous
governments and humanitarian
organizations such as the Red Cross
Oxfam saved the children and more also
pledged aid in the form of monetary
donations supplies food aid workers like
doctors and nurses and desperately
needed emergency shelter unfortunately
efforts have been hampered by the fact
that Nepal’s only international airport
located in the capital of Kathmandu has
become overrun with cargo and civilian
planes clogging the already small runway
this has significantly slowed down the
transfer of vitally needed supplies
although military aircraft with rescue
personnel were giving landing priority
number 5 have natural disasters hit
Nepal before On January 15th 1934 Nepal
suffered one of the worst earthquakes in
its history as an 8.0 magnitude
earthquake ripped through the country
and its close neighbour Bihar India
almost all buildings and homes within
the area collapsed with large cracks
appearing and leading to extensive
liquefaction of the ground approximately
11,000 people died in Nepal with more
than 7,000 deaths recorded in Bihar
another natural disaster of note
occurred on April 18 2014
when Nepal experienced a massive
avalanche on Mount Everest killing 16
Nepalese guides near Everest base camp
the Avalanche was triggered when a large
serac or block of glacial ice broke off
above the Khumbu Icefall
similar in size to a large mansion the
estimated 30 1.5 million pound block of
ice quickly launched the Avalanche in
February of 2015
Nepali authorities announced a change in
the normal route up Everest citing the
need to make climbing the mountain more
secure
number four where are the world’s
earthquake hotspots there are several
zones worldwide that scientists have
labeled high risk in terms of
earthquakes according to Brian E Tucker
press
of the nonprofit organization geo
hazards the u.s. New Zealand Japan
Turkey and Chile contain high risk zones
due to the tectonic plates they reside
upon these countries have taken the
necessary steps to prepare their
buildings have built stronger political
response teams and have highly developed
economies this is in sharp contrast to
poorer nations with high population
density however which lack emergency
response plans and have Shapley
constructed cities these include cities
in Iran Pakistan Indonesia and Peru
which lie on hundreds of fault lines and
are home to millions of people and thus
would suffer untold economic and
political hardships if an earthquake
were to occur there in the future number
three can we predict future earthquakes
there is currently no way to accurately
predict on what day or at what time an
earthquake will occur only that it will
happen in the future in a specific
location as the earth is in a state of
self-organized criticality meaning that
any small earthquake can lead to a
bigger event however scientists still
foretell large earthquakes occurring in
various parts of the world they use a
variety of methods to predict
earthquakes which include studying
possible precursors to the event animal
behavior spikes and radon emissions from
rocks and the occurrence of smaller
earthquakes preceding the larger one
they also study fault lines and
subduction zones that run within the
Earth’s crust for example the US
Geological Survey believes there is a 37
percent chance that America’s Pacific
Northwest will be hit by a magnitude 8
or stronger earthquake in the next half
century an anticipated megathrust quake
that has been informally called the big
one this is because the region is found
within the Cascadia subduction zone an
over 620 mile long fault zone that runs
from Vancouver Island in Canada to
Northern California in the United States
number two can you make a city
earthquake proof earthquake engineering
is the scientific field that attempts to
limit the seismic risk of earthquakes to
protect Society nature and man-made
environments
this includes buildings homes bridges
and more there are numerous major
earthquake engineering research centers
around the world that perform earthquake
and model-based simulations including
the network for earthquake engineering
simulation these tests focus on the
construction of the building the
structure the materials and their
reaction to seismic vibration in order
to make existing structures resistant to
earthquakes one can employ the technique
of seismic retrofitting which allows for
the introduction of advanced materials
and strategies with the goal of
increasing the performance of the
structure during an earthquake as well
as other natural phenomenon like
tropical cyclones and tornadoes number
one how well Nepal recover as
helicopters began to reach remote areas
of Nepal in the days and weeks following
the event relief efforts escalated
following what was Nepal’s worst natural
disaster in more than 80 years un
resident coordinator Jamie McCall Drex
stated that the earthquake affected 8
million people with at least one point
four million requiring food assistance
in addition the current government of
Nepal is fraught with unpredictability
as it has not been fully functional
since 2008 with splinter political
groups continuing to vie for power as
one of Asia’s poorest nations and with
over 40 percent unemployment rate it
could take Nepal years to recover from
the 2015 quake did these facts surprise
you to vote for which new story is
covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s published
every week
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