storms enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility in a typical year and of these usually 6 to 9 make landfall. The deadliest overall tropical cyclone to impact the Philippines is believed to have been the September 1881 typhoon which is estimated to have killed up to 20‚000 people as it passed over the country in September 1881. In modern meteorological records‚ the deadliest storm was Typhoon Haiyan‚ which became the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone ever recorded as it crossed the Central
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Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany‚ the Austria-Hungary ally declared war on Russia‚ England and France‚ marking a beginning of chaos. We will learn particulary about the greatest and deadliest battles of World War One‚ where there were more than 38 million casualities‚ making it the 7th deadliest conflict in human history. Theses great battles were fought by brave man and
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in the city of New Delhi‚ India. The Associated Press (2011) reported the event as “A bomb apparently hidden in a briefcase exploded Wednesday as people lined up outside a top court in New Delhi‚ killing 10 people and wounding scores more in the deadliest attack in India’s capital in nearly three years” (p. 1). They further stated “The blast near a gate at the High Court the second at the building in five months came despite a high alert in the city and renewed doubts about India’s ability to protect
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and maternal mortality is reported to be high and measles vaccination coverage around 60%. Cholera and Malaria are endemic. The 1999 Orissa cyclone‚ also known as Cyclone 05B‚ and Paradip cyclone‚ was the deadliest Indian Ocean tropical cyclone since the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone and deadliest Indian storm since 1971. The storm made landfall just weeks after a Category 4 storm hit the same general area. Millions of people remained homeless and over 20 thousand dead in the century’s worst cyclone
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Table of Contents Abstract 2 Introduction 3 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 3 Bibliography 4 Abstract Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadliest hurricanes to affect the United States. The hurricane killed at least one thousand people and caused at least one hundred billion dollars in damage. The physical damage and the countless number of lives lost are typically all that is reflected upon when discussing Hurricane Katrina but the mental health effects of this devastating hurricane
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References: "20 Deadliest Effects of Global Warming” Environmental Graffiti. 10 Aug. 2010. Web. 12 Oct. 12. . Carey‚ John. "GLOBAL WARMING: Faster Than Expected?." Scientific American 307.5 (2012): 50-55. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Dec. 2012 “Global Warming Statistics”
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at the time that this happened at. The crazy part is that the shooter was approximately one thousand-two hundred feet away from the venue. This shooting left all of those 22‚000 people heartbroken in some way shape or form. Although this is the deadliest mass shooting in American history‚ police are not calling it domestic terrorism. This is because he has no clear motive‚ and or no political reasoning for why he did it. The person who was responsible for this shooting is
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NATURAL DISASTERS A natural disaster is a major adverse event‚ which can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage. There are many types of natural disasters: avalanches‚ earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions‚ floods‚ tsunamis‚ blizzards‚ droughts‚ hailstorms‚ tornadoes‚ wildfires. If an adverse event occurs in an area without vulnerable population‚ it will not have such disastrous consequences‚ as if it occurs in area of vulnerable population as in San Francisco
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While the name of the show‚ Ice Road Truckers‚ is fairly enticing you’ve got to admit that the idea of watching people drive trucks around doesn’t really seem that exciting. Even if they are doing so in dangerous conditions. You might think this until you actually sit down and watch the show for yourself. Once you do you’ll quickly understand why the show has been so successful. Not only are there colourful characters with interesting backstories and hidden industry politics to enjoy but there is
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Jealousy Comes with a Price Society makes us think of the seven deadly sins in different ways and it has many opinions on which is the deadliest. In Othello‚ the sin of envy is the deadliest of sins. The villain Iago’s envy infects both Roderigo’s small mind and Othello’s great heart‚ ultimately destroying the very embodiment of innocence‚ Desdemona. Many of the characters in Othello have specific roles to aid the main character. One who certainly plays the part of a pawn in
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