Even though Rio is known for its beautiful and extravagant
beaches they too are affected by natural disasters. Due to convergence (and
subduction) in the earth many areas are impacted by earthquakes, landslides and
tsunamis. Rio de Janeiro is subjected to extreme levels of rainfall every year.
This can create many problems for the citizens.
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| Landslide affected area in Rio de Janeiro |
In this picture the mountain was hit with floods which caused
a landslide. A lot of homes in Rio are built on slopes. The authorities allow
these people to build their houses there and when heavy rain hits the
landslides come and it can be very tragic. Also since they are built on the
slopes the casualties are very high in Rio.
Like I learned in class the lithosphere is cut into a number
of tectonic plates. When these plates move it can cause natural disasters like
earthquakes. Since Rio de Janeiro holds the 2014 soccer world cup and 2016 Olympics
it has been trying to clean up its city however recently an earthquake hit causing
a building to collapse.
| View of the debris of a collapsed building in Rio de Janeiro. January 25, 2012 |
Even though the earth leaves tragic events it makes
extravagant features as well and due to the earth’s crust and movement many
beautiful things form. Here in Rio lays a mountain known as the Sugar Loaf
Mountain. It is a huge tourist attraction and allows people to see the beautiful
scenery of Rio de Janeiro
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| Sugar Loaf Mountain |
The Sugarloaf Mountain at 1,296 feet was formed by Mother
Nature and can be found on the harbor also known as (Guanabara Bay). The Harbor
doesn’t only hold the Sugarloaf Mountain it is surrounded by amazing granite Monolith
Mountains as well. As you can see in the picture the mountains are just some
beautiful things earth creates and is just one reason why Rio de Janeiro is a
huge tourist attraction.
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| The Harbor view/ Rio de Janeiro |
Sources :
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/26/rio-building-collapse-leaves-3-dead-16-missing/
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