incredible band of the Atlantic from Jamaica and Haiti to Canada. The storm caused countless casualties‚ damaged property and disrupted power for many days in some of the most developed and densely populated cities of the US. Despite all preparations and warnings from the concerned departments of the U.S.‚ Hurricane Sandy caused havoc which the present American generation may have never seen before. Due to the irreparable damage to life by Sandy‚ it will be remembered for a long time as a natural calamity
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Introduction and Background Natural and man-made disasters have been a bane of India’s economy since time immemorial. In ancient Indian literature‚ there are references to natural disasters such as prolonged droughts‚ flash floods‚ hail storms‚ land slides‚ cyclones and forest fires. All those disasters were generally then attributed to planetary factors and evil spirits (Kanwar 2001: 3). According to the Kautilya ’s Arthashastra‚ disaster management was a prime duty of the state. The state used to provide relief
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Effects of Global warming Global warming or “greenhouse effect” is an average increase in the temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth’s surface‚ which can contribute to changes in global climate patterns. Global warming can occur from a variety of causes‚ both natural and human. In common usage‚ “global warming” often refers to the warming that can occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities. The atmosphere consists of several “greenhouse gases”‚
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Granich‚ S. L. V.‚ and Secrett‚ C. M.: 1994‚ ‘Global Warming: Responding to an Uncertain Future’‚ Asia Pacific J. Environ. Develop. 1‚ 28–45. Kelly‚ P. M.‚ Hoang Minh Hien‚ and Tran Viet Lien: 2001‚ ‘Responding to El Niño and La Niña – Averting Tropical Cyclone Impacts’‚ in Adger‚ W. N.‚ Kelly‚ P. M.‚ and Nguyen Huu Ninh (eds.)‚ Living with Environmental Change: Social Vulnerability‚ Adaptation and Resilience in Vietnam ‚ Routledge‚ London‚ in press. Klein‚ R. J. T. and Nicholls‚ R. J.: 1999‚ ‘Assessment
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and go through most of the excitement that he experienced as well as understanding those experiences of other pilots. I held my breath during an account of his adventure with a cyclone‚ even though he did not like retelling stories to make them sound like bragging rights‚ he kept it modest but yet exciting. Within the cyclone‚ Saint-Exupéry questions his direction when trying to break free from this storm‚ “Horizon? There was no longer a horizon. I was in the wings of a theatre cluttered up with bits
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PART 1. PHYTOPHTHORA AND Mt. WORTH STATE PARK Phytophthora which is responsible for the root rots is also known as jarrah dieback‚ cinnamon fungus and wildflower dieback. Most phytophthora species produces three types of spores‚ zoospores‚ oospores and chlamydospores. Among these two major types found are zoospores and chlamydospores. Zoospores are formed in sporangium. Each sporangium roughly produces 20-30 zoospores. Production of zoospores occurs normally in moist conditions and around temperature
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catastrophes.[5] Contents [hide] 1 Avalanches 2 Earthquakes 3 Volcanic eruptions 4 Hydrological disasters 4.1 Floods 4.2 Limnic eruptions 4.3 Tsunami 5 Meteorological disasters 5.1 Blizzards 5.2 Cyclonic storms 5.2.1 Tropical Cyclones 5.2.2 Extratropical Cyclones 5.3 Droughts 5.4 Hailstorms 5.5 Heat waves 5.6 Tornados 6 Wildfires 7 Health disasters 7.1 Epidemics 8 Space disasters 8.1 Impact events 8.2 Solar flare 8.3 Gamma-ray burst 9 Protection by international law 10 See also
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dust) -is sometimes caused by soil loss in dry lands -fast moving Cyclones/Typhoons/Hurricanes -Starts as storm‚ but is considered a TROPICAL storm when winds reach 74 miles per hour. -swirling water inward is eye‚ swirling < is southern hem‚ swirling > is northern hem. -Convection effect -Hot/humid air + water -most dissipate in ocean - DAMAGE $$$ - Winds up to 250 mph + high/strong/fast/destructive waves CYCLONE: tropical storm‚ in Australia‚ Philippines‚ and south west pacific
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Governor Andres Pascual College 1045 M. Naval St.‚ San Jose‚ Navotas City 4TH QUARTERLY EXAMINATION in SCIENCE GRADE 8 S.Y. 2014 2015 Name: Date: _ Score: _______ Grade Level & Section: _ Teacher: _ Rating: ______ INSTRUCTION: On the space given before the number‚ write the letter of your choice. Read
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buildings‚ took a lot of effort to manage and clear up‚ especially for Mozambique‚ being a LEDC country. Communication links broken- The communication links weren’t available everywhere in Mozambique in the first place so the residents didn’t get a warning. And by not being able to warn the people‚ more damages were made certain. Agriculture disrupted- Much of the land in Mozambique is dedicated to agriculture (62%) as it is a common job for Mozambicans. However‚ most of the crops were destroyed by
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