To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of a volcanic hazard (40 marks) Volcanic activity happens across the surface of the globe therefore bringing hazards to every affected area. A hazard is any source of potential damage‚ harm or adverse health effects. A volcanic hazard is any threat to life and infrastructure due to volcanic activity and related situations such as a landslide near the volcano. Volcanoes can be very dangerous and therefore present many hazards towards
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the rocks around me. I force myself into a sitting position cringing as I lean up‚ my breathing is ragged and comes out in short breaths. I look around and see that I am inside a huge crater on a strange planet. I stand and wince‚ frowning as I don’t feel myself healing. I start to hobble towards the edge of the crater to see if I could identify the planet I’m on. I groan in pain as I start to climb out of the whole‚ as I crawl out I see storms everywhere.
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Name ________________________ Lab 1. Volcanic Hazards VOLCANOES INTRODUCTION Few things excite the imagination as much as a volcanic eruption‚ one of nature’s magnificent spectacles‚ which can result in devastating consequences. The very word “volcano” brings to mind thunderous explosions‚ rivers of fiery orange lava‚ and images of smoking destruction. The actual capacity for destruction is not overrated -- volcanic eruptions are one of the most devastating of all geologic hazards. There
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Dominica has a tropical wet climate‚ with characteristically‚ warm temperatures and heavy rainfalls. Due to Dominica’s mountainous formation‚ it is water rich‚ with swift-flowing highland streams which cascade into deep gorges and form natural pools and crater lakes in which the tourists can stop off to take a nice cool bath. Dominica is the Caribbean’s clear winner for breath taking‚ beautiful scenery. Covered from end to end with mountains‚impressure volcanic formations luxurious rainforests and hundreds
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objects have been around for about that length of time and temperatures on the surface of the Earth have been pleasant since it formed. Moon - The moon is Earth’s only natural satellite. The moon is a cold‚ dry orb whose surface is studded with craters and strewn with rocks and dust (called regolith). The moon has no atmosphere. Recent lunar missions
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Why did WW1 last for so long? WW1 was thought to be a quick battle with hardly any resistance offered to the Germans. But something went wrong‚ very wrong for the fight that was thought to be over in 43 days on the western front ended up as a shoot out for four long years. There were many reasons for this‚ mainly the failure of the Schlieffen Plan Also new technology and barley any supplies on the front line. All these things lead to the stalemate that was formed and the main reason the war went
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Wow… I’m at Yellowstone National Park‚ which was the first national park that was established on March 1‚ 1872‚ by the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act. I can see why Congress thought to establish this park since they hired a professional artist to go and see where they were “helping to save Yellowstone from private development.” As they say in the official National Park Service website‚ "Jackson’s photographs‚ Moran’s paintings‚ and Elliot’s sketches-had caught the imagination of Congress
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about dignity of his opponents so he had earned the respect of all his “enemies”. He is considered the best fight pilot of the World War I. 1. Between the trench complexes lay “no man´s land” – a barren expanse of mud pockmarked with shell craters and filled with barbed wire. (pg. 376) There is a scene in the movie where Manfred shoot an enemy´s airplane and he goes down to talk
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Dear Dr. Crater‚ It is time for that semi-annual rite of academia known as the term paper to flash across the consciousness of the undergraduate population of the region known as the more or less greater Auraria campus in the city of Denver‚ Colorado. The rite of passage this year will mark the last time I will be presenting my digital scribbling for the perusal and ultimate thumbs up‚ or the slightly less than thumbs up letter grade. Therefore‚ in that spirit it is my most grand privilege to
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There is much speculation regarding the collapse of Mayan society. Many reasons seem to contribute to this and many fall into the category of agriculturally unsustainable geography and climate. The Mayans were able to adapt to their land for many centuries but were unable to continue this path forever. It proved difficult for them to carry out their slash and burn process. The droughts were also another setback for Mayan agricultural
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