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    An earth quake can be described as a shaking of the Earth’s crust. It is mainly a movement of the whole crust that originates in the center of the earth. Earthquakes happen when the underlying rock suddenly shakes or breaks off. The moving of the underlying rock causes the surface rocks to slide and‚ as a result‚ leads to the earthquakes. Earthquakes can be extremely disastrous and cause a lot of damage in the place where they happen. The earthquake can happen once or happen as a series. This depends

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    natural disasters on account of its unique geo-climatic conditions. Floods‚ droughts‚ cyclones‚ earthquakes and landslides have been a recurrent phenomenon. About 60% of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of various intensities; over 40 million hectares is prone to floods; about 8% of the total area is prone to cyclones and 68% of the area is susceptible to drought. In the decade 1990-2000‚ an average of about 4344 people lost their lives and about 30 million people were affected by disasters every

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    Natural Disasters This being my senior project I wanted to look at a topic that I found interesting. Even though I find most topics in the fields interesting‚ none catch my attention better than natural disasters. I have always found disasters intriguing and have wanted to know more about them. The disaster that I found most interesting were Hurricanes. The thought of those storms with their power gives me the chills. Ever since I was in the middle of Hurricane Bob when I was vacationing

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    ------------------------------------------------- Natural disaster A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ tsunami‚ volcanic‚ earthquakes‚ tornadoes and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. The causes of natural disasters are many. Human activities play

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    Colorado at Boulder is about creating a community around the idea of service and leadership. The college version of Rotary‚ known as Rotaract‚ develops and participates in service projects to provide cutting edge leadership development opportunities for members. It is a community for people committed to positive change to gather for inspiration‚ support‚ motivation‚ help‚ and real world leadership training. CU Rotaract is a force of good in the Boulder community and in the world. The Rotaract Club

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    INTRODUCTION A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ severe weather‚volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an area

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    Asking and Giving Directions This video is talking about Andres Moreno that looked for an ATM and Pazzo’s Pizzeria Restaurant in Colorado. The first people that he met are Adam and Brandon. They said to him to go down the street‚ take a left after the bridge‚ and Pazzo’s Pizzeria would be on his left. Then they said to go down the street then cross the bridge to the right and the ATM would be there. But the directions that they gave were wrong so he asked to another people. The second person

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    their local community and that they are supported by adults who share the responsibility and work in partnership. An inclusive local authority is one in which the teaching and learning‚ achievements‚ attitudes to and wellbeing of every child and young person matters. In an inclusive authority all children and young people have access to excellent provision that provides a firm foundation for adult life and enables them to achieve to the full. Inclusion treasures diversity and builds community through

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    Disaster Preparedness Purpose: to raise awareness on the importance of natural disaster preparedness. Thesis: to better understand why natural disaster preparedness is important im going to tell you what natural disasters there are and what they do‚ how to be prepared‚ and why we should be prepared for a natural disaster. I. Introduction A. attention getter: B. relevance: C. D. thesis: to better understand why natural disaster preparedness is important im going to tell

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    There is certain order in the world. The planets move in their orbit around the sun. The disasters which occur naturally are known as natural disasters. There are infinite natural disasters. Some of them are landslides‚ floods and volcanic eruptions. By taking the example of planets orbiting around the sun‚ the question rises that how do these devastating disasters occur? Floods occur in those areas which are closer to seas. Due to heavy rain‚ the sea water increases and spills out over the area

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