The Uttarakhand Tragedy In June 2013‚ a multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country’s worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. Though some parts of Himachal Pradesh‚ Haryana‚ Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in India‚ some regions of Western Nepal‚ and some parts of Western Tibet also experienced heavy rainfall‚ over 95% of the casualties occurred in Uttarakhand. As of 16 July 2013‚ according to figures provided by
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over 92 deaths occur each year from floods. Again we cannot get away from the need of rain‚ but is there really a need for flooding?
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Technology Assurance Student Research Paper Contest Computer technology is embedded in our Western society in a way that the majority of people seem to forget that it is a relatively new development. The mainstream of this society has quickly adopted computer technology as part of their daily life‚ and in doing so openened up to all the possibilities this technology has to offer. The ever growing group of elderly people (age 60 and older) in our society‚ which will grow from being 20 per
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is if it is eaten. It breaks down in the environment and under the ultraviolet light of the sun. Because of this‚ it poses no threat to humans. “BT has not been shown to have any chronic toxicity or any carcinogenic effects. There is also no indication that BT causes reproductive effects or birth defects in humans” (O’Callaghan 2000). “Upon investigation‚ it was found that BT contained carbohydrates and preservatives which have been implicated in food allergy (O’Callaghan 2000). Only two incidents
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Music Has A Harmful Effect On Today’s Youth Music has a harmful effect on today’s youth. Do you agree or disagree? Today’s music does have a harmful effect on young children and teens. One of the harmful effects is causing young people to absorb and act out the lyrics. These lyrics can be about violence‚ sex‚ drug and alcohol addiction. Plus modern music can persuade young adults to commit violent crimes‚ through lyrics for example. Modern music can also alter their perspective on the world.
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Chuck Delagol Period 1 2/12/13 Ulysses S. Grant was a war hero and the 18th president of the United States. During his two year term he was criticized for a number of things. One major thing that negatively affected his political career was that he trusted too easily. As a result of this‚ members of his cabinet‚ and lower administration got away with everything from financial mismanagement to theft. Once word of this got out he lost support within his own party. Despite immense efforts‚ Grant
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Jessica Micheaux Professor Barbara Cade World Lit Engl. 2302 30 January 2012 “The Comparisons and Contrast between Gilgamesh Flood & Noah’s Floods” I was asked to compare and contrast using the story of Gilgamesh’s flood and Noah’s Ark (Genesis 6:9). A good number of people know the famous story Noah’s flood‚ but do they know how it resembles to the Gilgamesh flood story? The main stories are so alike; the main theme is the biggest comparisons between the two. They also contrast greatly in the
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Many children in today’s society experience living with only one biological parent. With divorce rates and illegitimate children climbing‚ many kids are forced to live with their parents boyfriends or girlfriends‚ that later become a stepparent. In a study evidence shows‚ “For example‚ the percentage of children living in two-parent homes decreased from over 85 percent in 1968 to less than 70 percent in 2003”.(U.S. Bureou of the Cenus). Increasing in popularity was divorce and childrens living with
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Page 1 of 5 Punjab Agricultural University‚ Ludhiana CET held on 18-06-2013 (Category - SC) ROLL NO. WISE RANKS (Candidates with Rank No. 1-236 are Eligible for First Counselling) Roll No 31011 31022 31029 31038 31042 31043 31057 31075 31083 31085 31087 31097 31103 31110 31133 31134 31150 31155 31157 31205 31210 31230 31232 31233 31240 31249 31273 31274 31285 31288 31290 Rank 572 230 4 5 277 601 187 564 76 649 610 516 473 673 594 321 401 183 131 539 92 401 503 473 625 530 147 351 56 301 615 Roll
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Bangladesh Floods 1998 [pic] ----------------------- Prediction: ← Bangladesh is built on delta and floodplain of the Ganges‚ Brahmaputra‚ Meghna River‚ this area is expected to flood. ← The annual flood is expected and is needed to make the land fertile for farming. ← Upwards of 300 million people live on the Ganges delta‚ and this is increasing. Effects: ← 2379 people died. ← Destruction of communication network meant it was impossible to deliver food and medical
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