Tsunamis A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water‚ such as an ocean‚ is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes‚ mass movements above or below water‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions‚ landslides‚ large meteorite impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating. The term tsunami comes from the Japanese words(津波、つなみ) meaning harbor ("tsu"‚
Premium Tsunami 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
Giovanni Da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer who charted the Atlantic coast of North America between the Carolinas and Newfoundland‚ including New York Harbor in 1524. Giovanni was born around the year of 1485 in Val di Greve‚ 30 miles south of Florence‚ Italy. He began to pursue his maritime career in about 1506 or 1507 and in the 1520’s he was sent by King Francis I of France to explore the East Coast of North America for a route to the Pacific. After returning to Europe from discovered New
Premium Christopher Columbus United States Americas
Structure of Government in Australia In Australia there are three tiers of government being federal‚ state and local. Although the overriding administrative authority of Australia is the federal government‚ each level has different powers and responsibilities which includes law making and policy implementation. Both the federal and state government is divided into three arms of government: legislature‚ executive and judiciary. Local Government which are known as Council’s represent the interests
Premium United States Constitution United States Separation of powers
Within three months after removal from the west coast had been ordered‚ this entire group of men‚women‚ and children had been lodged in temporary assembly centers‚ under military guard‚ awaiting transfer from the area. No charges had been filed against these people nor had any hearing been held.
Premium World War II United States Attack on Pearl Harbor
current is one which changes in speed or direction due to seasonal winds. The mean circulation of the ocean consists of semi-permanent currents which experience relatively little periodic or seasonal change. A coastal current flows roughly parallel to a coast‚ outside the surf zone‚ while a longshore current is one parallel to a shore‚ inside
Premium Pacific Ocean
these devoted Japanese created the idea of segregating the good from bad. Some even proved their loyalty by volunteering to join the armed forces. Americans in the west objected to the idea and stated there was no such thing as loyal Japanese. West Coast Chairman‚ Costello‚ said‚ “separating loyal from disloyal Japanese through an F.B.I screening process was wrong.” A Representative‚ Jackson‚ from Washington commented to the media‚ he would like to see Japanese removed from the U.S.
Premium United States World War II Hawaii
during the mid 90’s between the West coast and East coast rap stars Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. (Jordan‚ 2011). Taking over the West coast Tupac dominated his side of the map. While the Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie was representing the East coast with a new style of Rap that streamed thought the city of New York. Fans from coast to coast have recognized the up coming new rap stars and the talent that they have brought to Hip-Hop. Each side of the coast supported either Biggie or Tupac. With
Premium Health care Patient Health care provider
interested in understanding whether the average store sales for the stores in the east coast are significantly different from those in the west coast. The CEO suspects that since the company has been advertising more in the east coast‚ the east coast sales would be higher than those in the west coast. In order to test his hypothesis‚ the CEO asks his secretary to randomly pick 10 stores each in the east and west coasts and record their average monthly sales for the past year(in thousands of dollars)
Premium Global warming Carbon dioxide Climate change
E5.2 Date of Acquisition Consolidation with In-Process R&D a. Calculation of goodwill: Acquisition cost $ 10‚000‚000 Fair value of noncontrolling interest 2‚000‚000 Total fair value 12‚000‚000 Book value of Saylor $ 6‚000‚000 Fair value – book value: Land 500‚000 IPR&D 1‚000‚000 7‚500‚000 Goodwill $ 4‚500‚000 Allocation of goodwill between controlling and noncontrolling interest: Total goodwill $ 4‚500‚000 Pennant’s goodwill: $10‚000‚000 – 80%(7‚500‚000) 4‚000‚000
Premium Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Depreciation
Guano islands Along the Peruvian coast is a string of rocky islands and peninsulas that are home to guanay cormorants‚ boobies‚ and pelicans. The birds leave the islands every morning to feed on the fish‚ especially anchovies‚ that are plentiful in the Humboldt Current. They return in the afternoon. There is no vegetation on the islands‚ so they build their nests out of guano and feathers‚ adding a new layer every year. By the time Europeans first saw the islands‚ the guano was more than 100 feet
Premium Peru Pacific Ocean South America