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…known for its well-publicized disasters: earthquakes, blackouts, fires and riots to name a few. Then, there are the people who say that the entire west coast is going to break off into the Pacific. Maybe Mother Nature is taking her paradise back for herself…

…dwarf, just like seismograph measurements of earthquakes allow geologists to study the interior of the earth. We figured out that the carbon interior of this white dwarf has solidified to form the galaxy's largest diamond," says Metcalfe. A paper…

…. The product of good, came from the act of evil. Even natural evil, such as earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions, are the catalysts to good products. Thousands of willing good people have spent time, money, and talents in the wake of disasters large…

…be considered. Below is a visual reference for the "ring of fire". "Pacific Basin, on the bottom of the seabed, laid a dramatic series of volcanic arcs and oceanic trenches. The zone - the 'Ring of Fire' - notorious for frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions…

…which had loomed too long over his workplace. In his glasses he could see the reflection of explosions and felt the earth shake every few seconds with the force of what he thought was a major earthquake.…

…their lives. The oldest and most important building in Pompeii was the Basilica. The Basilica was a covered market and meeting place, until an earthquake occurring AD62 caused the roof to cave in, resulting in the Basilica becoming an open-air market. Another…

…as a historical document containing the world's main events of 2002. The coveted World Press Photo of the Year 2002 went to a black and white image of a boy mourning his father's death from an Iranian earthquake, taken by Armenian photographer Eric Grigorian…

…concentrate on her face, on its expression and the feeling of strained, cheerless thoughtfulness it conveys. Isolated from the atmosphere in which she lives, the images can represent not only the "migrant" family, but also, for example, the victims of an earthquake…

…the 1950s, radon was used in luminous paint of the numerals of clocks, but when it was found to be radioactive in 1962, those clocks were recalled. Radon is also used in the treatment of cancer. It is currently used in the detection of earthquakes. Discussion…

…of an earthquake; it split and cracked with a tremendous and overwhelming sound. the work was soon finished; in a few minutes a tumuluous sea rolled between me and my enemy" (Shelly 191). Because of this gothic setting amid the Artic ice floes, the despair hits…