EiJ Photo Essay: Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Photo essay for Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Image: Soil Liquefaction Potential Maps, Yunlin County
The surface soil layer with loose soil and water-saturated soil not only has an amplifying effect on ground motions, but also may cause soil liquefaction.
Timeline: Formosa Plastics' Development & Investments
Image: Mk2010, via Wikicommons.
Image: Collage of Yunlin County
This is a collage of photos representing Yunlin County, including photos of the Xingang Fengtian Temple (Beigang), farmland (Dongshih), and
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Jacob NelsonI did further research into what the Disaster Accountability Project is and what they are trying to accomplish. I also looked into the NRC and how they are focused on safety of nuclear power in the US, and what some of their differences are with the DAP. Finally, I looked up the Indian Point Energy Center, in order to find out the size and scope of the plant and some of the concerns people have about nuclear power in their area
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Jacob NelsonThe main findings of the article are that the relationship between natural disasters and communicable diseases is not as much due to dead bodies or high trauma as it is to population displacement and a lack of preparredness of the local governing body for the disaster and the crowding of survivors that follows a disaster as this
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