It also explores possible precautions to minimise the damage caused by earthquakes and, in this way, illustrates to pupils the link between physical and human geography. This short film introduces ...

This resource has been updated with a case study and extra source material on the Central Italy earthquake of 2016. Every year, the Red Cross helps people from around the world who have been affected ...

There are a number of hazards caused by plate tectonics including earthquakes and tsunamis. Earthquakes have both primary effects (such as the destruction of buildings) and secondary effects (such ...

Taiwan's seismic geography has changed since a massive tremor in April. The government is warning of increased seismic ...

Earthquakes regularly rattle our planet, striking somewhere in the world every hour of every day. Such events are the result of the slow-motion march of tectonic plates that build stresses in ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 not only claimed thousands of lives, displacing many more, it shifted Kathmandu 3 metres southward. An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 not only claimed thousands of ...

The Ring of Fire is home to 75% of the world's volcanoes and 90% of its earthquakes. 2 min read The Ring of Fire is a roughly 25,000-mile chain of volcanoes and seismically active sites that ...

According to National Geographic, the region is home to a staggering 90 percent of the world's earthquakes (and 75 percent of its volcanoes). Approximately 330,000 people live in Vanuatu, and ...