by Matthew Brown
Earthquakes are unpredictable, powerful, and sometimes devastating.
地震不可預測且力量強大，有時還深具毀滅性。
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Outside of war and disease, earthquakes have been the cause of some of the world's most
devastating amounts of death and
destruction. Earthquakes can hit any country, big or small, rich or poor. And when a country
suffers from a major earthquake, it takes a long time to
heal.
Why do earthquakes happen? Earthquakes are caused when rock
underground suddenly breaks. The part where it breaks is called a
fault. When this happens, the ground shakes with
seismic waves. The
sections of rock
shift because of the
pressure of the earth, and when they
rub against each other, the enormous
friction causes the ground above to
quake.
When China was hit with a major earthquake just a few months ago, more than 70,000 people were killed and
countless more were injured.
Thousands upon thousands were left
homeless. However, the earthquake
affected the country differently than it would have
had it
taken place a few decades ago. Because of modern technology and international
cooperation, some people were helped more quickly than would have been possible in the past. Modern
media and the Internet
allowed the whole world
to see what was happening in China, and many countries were quick to offer support and
sympathy.
Taiwan experienced its own major earthquake in 1999. The earthquake mostly affected central Taiwan. Thousands of people were killed, and many more were injured and left homeless. It was a sad time for Taiwan, and for many Taiwanese, the earthquake was the cause of many
painful memories.
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