recurring phenomenon’s that leave disastrous effects in their wake. On 12th January 2010‚ a major earthquake of a 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Haiti. The catastrophic quake centred about 15 miles South West of Port-au-Prince left considerable damage to a majority of towns in the country including the capital city. According to UN reports‚ of the total 9 million people in the country‚ the earthquake has affected half of the population. About 222‚ 570 confirmed dead‚ with the number of casualties
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Introduction Various disasters like earthquake‚ landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year. The rapid growth of the world’s population and its increased concentration often in hazardous environment has escalated both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. With the tropical climate and unstable land forms‚ coupled with deforestation‚ unplanned growth proliferation
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On March 11‚ 2011 Japan was hit with a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that destroyed Japan and surrounding states. The tsunami was formed by an earthquake underwater. Underwater earthquakes happen because of the collision of plates and it causes the fault line to slide‚ when a force pushes the water upwards that causes many tsunamis which gradually increases till they strike land or shallow water. This in this case happened to Japan. Before this major tsunami happened in Japan many people didn’t know
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by a magnitude 7 earthquake on 12th January 2010 causing devastation to the area due to the lack of preparation for such an event. The epicentre of the earthquake was just 25km away from the country’s capital‚ Port au Prince‚ meaning the most populated area in the country was hit. Haiti is situated on a conservative boundary between the Caribbean and North American plates. This is a table of impacts: Social Impacts Economic Impacts 3 million people were affected by the earthquake in some way 30‚000
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CONJUNCTIONS * A conjunction is a word that links words‚ phrases‚ or clauses. There are three types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions‚ correlative conjunctions‚ and subordinating conjunctions. ♣KINDS OF CONJUNCTIONS♣ Coordinating conjunctions * may join single words‚ or they may join groups of words‚ but they must always join similar elements such as subject+subject‚ verb phrase+verb phrase‚ or sentence+sentence. When a coordinating conjunction is used to join elements‚ the element
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Waves ` 1) Oceanic waves mean the forward movements of the ocean’s water caused by oscillation of water particles by frictional drag of wind over the Earth’s surface. It can be caused by the movement of Earth’s crust aka an earthquake. Like every wave‚ oceanic waves have highest and lowest points. The peak of thewave is called crest while the lowest point is called trough. The wavelength is the horizontal distance between two troughs or crests. 2)The Largest and most dangerous of oceanic waves
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ways moving.There is different boundaries for the plates in the earth there is convergent‚ Divergent‚ and transform boundaries. The transform boundaries rub together and causes enough friction that when the potential energy lets loose it creates an earthquake. convergent boundaries we’ll come together that can help make mountains because when one plate is more dense than the other plate‚ the more dense plate will move underneath of the less dense plate and Austin’s plate will come out of the crust and
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Market Research Report Employee Benefits in Chile ©reportscue Synopsis: The report provides in-depth industry analysis‚ information and insights into employee benefits in Chile‚ including: • An overview of state and compulsory benefits in Chile • Detailed information about private benefits in Chile • Insights into various central institutions responsible for the administration of the different branches of social security • The regulatory framework and recent regulations relating to Chilean employee
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Home Depot in Chile: Case study * Constanza Bianchi<img alt="Corresponding author contact information" src="http://origin-cdn.els-cdn.com/sd/entities/REcor.gif">‚ <img src="http://origin-cdn.els-cdn.com/sd/entities/REemail.gif" alt="E-mail the corresponding author"> * Escuela de Negocios‚ Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez‚ Presidente Errazuriz‚ 3485‚ Las Condes‚ Santiago‚ Chile * http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2005.09.013‚ How to Cite or Link Using DOI * Permissions
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NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - THE MALDIVES THE MALDIVES Hakura‚ Maldives (10 January 2005). An aerial view of the damaged Hakura resort in the Maldives‚ along a flight path taken by the UN Secretary-General‚ Kofi Annan‚ who travelled to the region. At least 23 of the 87 tourist resorts in the Maldives were devastated in the 26 December tsunami. © Sena Vidanagama/AFP/Getty Images 76 77 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - THE MALDIVES 5. 5.1 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL
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