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How to protect yourself during an earthquake

Look out, earthquake! The walls start to shake and the building sways violently. Seismic ground motion and the resonance effect can make tall buildings move for up to several minutes. So what should you do to be safe in a high rise building during a big tremor? First, get under a desk for protection

How Much Damage Can An Earthquake Do?

Earthquakes are awful, but just how bad are they? Follow Life Noggin! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifeNoggin/?ref=br_rs Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifenoggin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifenoggin Official Website: https://lnstudios.co/ Click here to see more videos: https://alug

How does an earthquake come about?

The rock plates of the earth's crust are constantly in motion. They can get caught and build up enormous tension. If this tension is released suddenly, the plates continue to slide. The earth shakes. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Julia Kammerer/Martin Schaaf/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbing: alugha

ScienceCasts: Escape of the Destructive Electrons

Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Earth is surrounded by electrons that can be disruptive to our technology. NASA is using high-altitude balloons and spacecraft to monitor and understand these particles in the radiation belts surrounding our planet. Click here to see more videos: https://al

What If The Earth Was Made Of Lego?

Lego was a staple of many a childhood. Kids everywhere, myself included, have spent hours upon hours building amazing structures with these tiny bricks. More recently, the Lego movies and games have taken the world by storm, giving us a glimpse into a world of Lego. But what if our world was entirel

How does a hurricane develop?

A hurricane only develops when the sea is at least 26 degrees warm. Then the storms build up their destructive force. While it is almost windless in the eye of the hurricane, tropical storms with speeds of up to 300 km/h circle around it. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R. Marel/S. Hillmann/C. Gerisch/A. Kindl

The climatic function of the rainforest

The extensive, dense rainforests are particularly effective at removing CO2 from the air, using carbon for growth and releasing oxygen. Their destruction leads to a dramatic increase in climate change. Author: ZDF/TerraXPress/Christiane Mayer/Anna-Lena Neidlinger Translation and dubbing: alugha C