By Melanie Sun The death toll reached more than 1,700, with many still missing in Burma, also known as Myanmar, the epicenter of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck on March 28. USGS said on Sunday that a 5.1 magnitude aftershock has hit 13 miles northwest of Mandalay in Burma. Meanwhile, the Thai government announced […]
Tag: Natural Disaster
A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples are floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, and other geologic processes.