Essays about: "causes and effects of earthquakes"

Found 2 essays containing the words causes and effects of earthquakes.

  1. 1. Shaken by the stress : Does in-uterus earthquake exposure cause long-term disadvantages for the fetus?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Christoffer Karlsson Jamous; [2020]
    Keywords : Health; economics; fetal; origin; hypothesis; earthquakes; natural; disasters;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether in-uterus earthquake exposure causes long-term labor, human capital, and health effects. The health shock is maternal stress, which generates excessive concentration levels of cortisol in the fetal environment, negatively impacting the development of the fetus. READ MORE

  3. 2. Spectrogram Evaluation of Seismic Risk in Managua, Nicaragua

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi

    Author : Jonas Hedberg; [2005]
    Keywords : Stratigrafi; Stratigraphy; Tektonik; Paleontologi; Palaeontology; geologi; jordbävningar; Geology; MFS; ASDI; SIDA; UNAN; CIGEO; Natural disasters; Frequency analysis; In-situ testing; Geophysical surveying; Geophysics; Soil; Sediment; Surface layers; Dynamic properties; Nakamura; Impedance; Damping; Attenuation; Resonance; Elastic rebound; Faults; Tectonics; Short-term Fourier transform; Earthquake-sensitivity; Local risk; Vulnerability; Time-frequenzy hazard analysis; Spectrogram; Traffic impulse response; Nicaragua; Site response; Managua; Earthquakes; Sedimentology; Sedimentologi; Hydrogeology; geographical and geological engineering; Hydrogeologi; teknisk geologi; teknisk geografi; physical oceanography; meteorology; Geofysik; fysisk oceanografi; meteorologi; Physical geography; geomorphology; pedology; cartography; climatology; Fysisk geografi; geomorfologi; marklära; kartografi; klimatologi; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Managua has experienced two devastating earthquakes during the last century resulting in major human loss. The destruction in the earthquake of 1972 was particularly severe in defined areas of the city, including the former city centre, which is now unused terrain. READ MORE