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Tsunamis could be stopped before they hit the coastline, a Welsh mathematician has proposed in a study of deep-ocean sound waves. Dr Usama Kadri, from Cardiff University’s School of Mathematics, has suggested that firing deep-ocean sound waves at an oncoming tsunami could save lives and reduce on-shore damage.
The “Big One” is well overdue in California, Oregon, and Washington. The San Andreas Fault is another potential disaster that could occur in 2020. According to the USGS, the probability of a devastating magnitude 8.0 or a larger earthquake hitting California within the next few decades is pretty high.
The Most Deadly Natural Disasters on the Planet
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Ten deadliest natural disasters since 1900 excluding epidemics and famines
Rank | Death toll (estimate) | Event* |
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1. | 1,000,000–4,000,000 | 1931 China floods |
2. | 500,000+ | 1970 Bhola cyclone |
3. | 100,000−316,000 | 2010 Haiti earthquake |
4. | 273,400 | 1920 Haiyuan earthquake |
Michigan is considered to be the state with the least natural disasters, with a minor chance of earthquakes, tornadoes, or hurricanes….Other states that have a low risk of natural disasters include:
Safest States in US from Natural Disasters 2020
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They are: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The USGS notes in its report that fracking may be to blame for a sizeable uptick in earthquakes in places like Oklahoma.
Alaska is the champion when it comes to the frequency of earthquakes. Alaska outranks California and every other state in the number of quakes and greatest magnitude achieved.
The following are the cities which experts believe are the most likely to experience a major earthquake.
The World’s 10 Most Earthquake Prone Countries
Rank | Country | Number of earthquakes, 1900 to 2016 |
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1 | China | 157 |
2 | Indonesia | 113 |
3 | Iran | 106 |
4 | Turkey | 77 |