(DISASTER RISK ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS HAZARDS IN MAJULI) INTRODUCTION Majuli is one of the largest river islands in the world (26 45N – 27 12N and 93 39 E – 94 35 altitude of 60 – 95m above msl). The original land mass of Majuli was 1250 Sq. km (1950) which has significantly reduced to 650 Sq. km (2001) due to erosion. The island is bounded by the river Brahmaputra on the South‚ the river Subansiri on the North-West and Kherkatia Suti in Northeast. Geomorphologically the island is alluvial
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Cote D’Ivoire Cote D’Ivoire‚ also known as the “Ivory Coast”‚ is a country in the Western Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Liberia. It lies on the West African coast on the Gulf of Guinea. It is located on the east by Ghana‚ on the north by Burkina Faso and Mali‚ and on the west by Guinea and Liberia. It is slightly larger than the size of New Mexico‚ outlining a square of 560 kilometers on a side and an area of 322‚460 square kilometers. Its name “Ivory Coast” was given
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“Is enough been done to counteract the effects of salinity in the Chowilla Region?” INTRODUCTION Chowilla Region is located in the river lands‚ 50km from Renmark‚ South Australia‚ commonly used for recreational use (SA.gov.au‚ 2012). Chowilla is a peaceful place‚ used to get away from the hectic pace of current life. The region is considered a Game Reserve and monitored by the Berri National Park headquarters. It also has the largest remaining native Riverine forest in South Australia‚ described
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of Bartley‚ Minstead and Ashurst and through parts of Totton and Eling‚ equalling a total area of around 40 km2. The source of Bartley Water is 37m above sea level. Bartley water is a third-order stream (also called a headwater stream) and has a drainage density of 0.675 km/km2 showing
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world ’s population lived in areas affected by natural disasters from 1980 to 2000 (UNDP 2004). Furthermore‚ floods‚ drought and more extreme hurricanes can lead to displaced millions of people. For example‚ there were terrible floods in the Yangtze Basin‚ China‚ in 1998 and 2002. In addition‚ sea level rise is also an important reason that will directly impact the disappearing land‚ agriculture production‚ large areas of migration and the city could be flooded. Many large cities are located close
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very uneven. There are: High mountains‚ e.g.‚ the Himalayas‚ the Rockies‚ the Andes‚ the Alps. Vast plains‚ e.g.‚ the great plains of India‚ USA and Brazil. Deep valleys. The two main features on the Earth’s surface are the continents and oceanic basins. Continents are large‚ distinct land masses usually separated by vast water-bodies (oceans and seas). There are seven major continents in the world. They are Asia‚ Africa‚ Europe‚ North America‚ South Ame rica‚ Australia and Antarctica. Most of the
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and soil. Thus‚ while there is a net solar energy gain‚ this is compensated to some degree by evaporative cooling. In cities with less vegetation‚ urban structures like buildings and sidewalks absorb most of the solar energy input. As cities have drainage systems like gutters‚ less surface water remain on the impervious pavements resulting in less evaporation cooling‚ contributing to higher air temperatures. The lack of expenditure of latent heat (heat used for evaporation) means that by day‚ 70-80%
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and Santogrossi‚ P.A.‚ eds.‚ Divergent/passive Margin Basins‚ AAPG Memoir 48: Tulsa‚ American Association of Petroleum Geologists‚ p. 239-248.Edwards‚ J.D.‚ and Santogrossi‚ P.A.‚ 1990‚ Summary and conclusions‚ in‚ Edwards‚ J.D.‚ and Santogrossi‚ P.A.‚ eds.‚ Divergent/passive Margin Basins‚ AAPG Memoir 48: Tulsa‚ American Association of Petroleum Geologists‚ P. 239-248.Ejedawe‚ J.E.‚ 1981‚ Patterns of incidence of oil reserves in Niger Delta Basin: American Association of Petroleum Geologists‚ v. 65
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The Ganga Project Introduction “Throwing her head in a swirl of ice spray‚ in pride and defiance creeping round lovingly some favoured rock to rush down joyously over the boulders hurling herself with a mighty shout over some great precipice…smiling and dancing in the morning sunlight and dark and gloomy and full of mysteries in the evening shadow‚ a narrow‚ slow and graceful stream in the winter‚ vast and roaring during the monsoon.”- Jawaharlal Nehru. The Ganga is the most sacred river
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Chapter 1 Ancient America Before 1492 I. Archaeology and History 1. Differences between Archaeologists and Historians—Both study the past‚ but they employ different methods; archaeologists focus on physical objects such as bones and pots‚ while historians focus on writing. 2. Writing and Language as Evidence—Writing is defined as a system of symbols that record spoken language; originated 8‚000 years ago in China‚ Egypt‚ and Central America. Ancient Americans invented spoken languages‚ moved
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