Saturday, March 22, 2008

Developing The country

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph. The moment magnitude of an earthquake is conventionally reported, or the related and mostly obsolete Richter magnitude, with magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes being mostly imperceptible and magnitude 7 causing serious damage over large areas. Intensity of shaking is measured on the modified Mercalli scale.

Urban earthquake risk in poor countries is large and rapidly growing. Fifty years ago, the population of the world’s largest earthquake-threatened cities was equally divided between rich and poor countries. Today, there are five times as many people in poor as in rich earthquake-threatened cities. Fifty years ago, the earthquake resistance of buildings in rich countries was better than that of buildings in poor countries, and since then it has steadily improved, while that in poor countries has steadily worsened. By contrast, there are indications that earthquakes in developing countries will increase their lethality in the future.

Rich countries, such as Japan and Korea, are in the middle of earthquake area. But, they can manage the structure of their country to prevent the earthquake immediately. In developing country, like Indonesia, If we can manage a strong building that can endure earthquake, the cities which is located in earthquake area should be not moving. Moreover, if the cities have strong culture and sacred tradition that the preservation should be keep on.

But, if the Cities in very high-risk earthquake areas and can demolish the whole area, it is should be relocated despite opposition based on economic and historic reasons. If the signal of incoming earthquake can be known with the people in the area, it will be safe for the people immediately . Because it is for the safety of the people itself and for the execution of life itself.

Hopefully, the technology of management country can prevent the danger of earthquake disaster. The scientist should be trying hard for anticipating of incoming earthquake.

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