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    which we are just discovering today. The most important problem started by the industrial revolution is a significant increase in Carbon Dioxide emission‚ which leads to global warming. Globe warming brings about various natural disasters. The most significant disaster is the rising of sea level. Global warming increases the melting of the polar ice caps‚ which brings about a rise in sea level. As sea level rises‚ islands near sea level sink into the sea. Residents on these islands lose their beloved

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    NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS IN THE CARIBBEAN    Definitions  A hazard can be defined as‚ “A potentially damaging physical event‚ phenomenon or human activity that may cause the loss of life or injury‚ property damage‚ social and economic disruption or environmental degradation”. Hazards can include latent conditions that may represent future threats and can have different origins: natural (geological‚ hydrometeorological and biological); or induced by human processes (environmental degradation

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    Chemical Disasters Project Due Date: May 14th or May 15th The Project: Pick and research a chemical disaster/accident. Write a 2 page paper – 12 point font‚ double-spaced. Your paper should also include at least five sources in APA format. Your paper should include background‚ cause‚ chemistry‚ and aftermath of the event. You will need to pick one of the following disasters from the list below. The topics are first come first served. Grading: Style: (25 points) The paper is at least two

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    RA Working Bibliography McGraw‚ A. Peter and Warren‚ Caleb. “Benign Violations: Making Immoral Behavior Funny.” Psychological Science‚ vol. 21‚ no. 8‚ 29 June. 2010‚ pp. 1141-1149. SAGE Journals‚ doi: 10.1177/0956797610376073. In The Disaster Artist‚ Tommy Wiseau was behaving normally as he would do‚ but the way the anecdote is told makes his overall behavior considered funny. This article is directly related to Wiseau’s character as it gives an idea why the audience enjoys the story. Raihani‚ Nichola

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    OneShield lacks a proper disaster recovery (DR) plan. These plans involve a set of policies and procedures that enable the recovery of data‚ should it ever be destroyed or lost by natural‚ technical‚ or human-error-based disasters. As IT systems have become increasingly critical to companies‚ the importance of ensuring the continued operation of those systems‚ and their rapid recovery‚ has increased. This is especially true for OneShield‚ who provides technology services for insurance companies

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    A Response to Sandy By: Marjorie Kirk Subway tunnels flooded; streets flowed with streams of trash; houses that stood for more than fifty years collapsed like top hats in the hands of turbulent children. Sandy left a great mark on this country. This country‚ in exchange‚ proved its ability to stand united in the face of adversity and exhibit the strength it gained since faced with similar scenes of devastation seven-years-ago in New Orleans. “Our investigation revealed that Katrina was a national

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    NATURAL DISASTER: A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth. 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. TYPES OF NATURAL DISASTERS: 1-EARTHQUAKES: An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth’s surface

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    and inspired millions and millions of people‚ devastated our confidence and broke our hearts in an instant on January 28th‚ 1986. The magnificent ship exploded and dropped into the ocean. The disaster claimed all lives onboard. In the week that followed sorrow turned into rage‚ as the exact causes of the disaster became known. The two rubber O-rings‚ which had been designed to separate the sections of the rocket booster‚ had faileddue to cold temperature. NASA and its contractor had evidence that rocket

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    “Oh the humanity” said Herb Morrison a reporter. Herb Morrison was at the event and he saw the whole disaster. He saw so many people die in front of his eyes. Now more information about the hindenburg and cause and effect of the disaster. The Hindenburg was a German passenger airship called LZ 129 Hindenburg and that a zeppelin. The Hindenburg was capable of traveling 78 miles per hour and it was 245m (804 ft) long and 41m (135 ft) in diameter. The Hindenburg was also a mail airship because it

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    Natural disasters(1) Floods was a prominent threat in ancient civilizations as they were mostly situated near river sources‚ ancient civilizations did not always have the technology to prevent the rising water levels. Floods could threaten aspects of their livelihood like their crops‚ animals and houses. The floods could cause sicknesses to occur among the people as well. Excavations at Hastinapur‚ an early Aryan city‚ show that a part of the city was washed away when the Ganges River overflowed

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