disaster in living memory. Flash floods resulting from extremely intense rainfall swept away mountainsides‚ villages and towns‚ thousands of people‚ animals‚ agricultural fields‚ irrigation canals‚ domestic water sources‚ dams‚ roads‚ bridges‚ and buildings — anything that stood in the way. A week later‚ media attention remains riveted on the efforts to rescue tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists visiting the shrines in the uppermost reaches of Uttarakhand’s sacred rivers. But the deluge spread far
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Flood Definitions Floods are caused by weather phenomena and events that deliver more precipitation to a drainage basin than can be readily absorbed or stored within the basin. Acre-foot. Volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land (43‚560 square feet) to a depth of 1 foot; equivalent to 325‚851 gallons. Cubic feet per second (ft³/s). A unit of measurement expressing rates of discharge. One cubic foot per second is equal to thedischarge of a stream of rectangular cross section‚ 1 foot wide
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The Uttarakhand Tragedy In June 2013‚ a multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country’s worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. Though some parts of Himachal Pradesh‚ Haryana‚ Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in India‚ some regions of Western Nepal‚ and some parts of Western Tibet also experienced heavy rainfall‚ over 95% of the casualties occurred in Uttarakhand. As of 16 July 2013‚ according to figures provided by
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Bitter Waters Can China save the Yellow—it’s Mother River? Author: Brook Lamar – Published: May 2008 Few waterways capture the soul of a nation more deeply than the Yellow‚ or the Huang‚ as it’s known in China. It is to China what the Nile is to Egypt: the cradle of civilization‚ a symbol of enduring glory‚ a force of nature both feared and revered. From its mystical source in the 14‚000-foot Tibetan highlands‚ the river sweeps across the northern plains where China’s original inhabitants first
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“The Year of the Flood” is an epic‚ sprawling novel that moves back and forth between past‚ present and future effortlessly. Though it is told from Ren and Toby’s point of view‚ the novel is really about the story of three women (Ren‚ Toby‚ and Amanda) and their will to survive in a cruel and harsh world. It is a story of hope‚ despite all odds and a story of the power of love. Fatefulness about the survival of the species is not new. Religious thinking has end-time built in‚ and most of our sentient
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Response Paper of the Johnstown Flood “Johnstown flood” is a short story written by David McCullough. This story talks about the miraculous survival of a little girl named Gertrude. Gertrude’s sheer luck got her up the hill safely. Of course‚ with the help of several people she met along the way. I think that this is an extraordinary act of how worked together and some people put his/her life at risk to save a small child that they didn’t even knew. I fell that this is a great example of how
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Analysis of the Yellow River Concerto composed by Xian Xinghai‚ arranged by Yin Chengzhong The Yellow River Piano Concerto was a gem of the Chinese culture in the 20th century‚ which was written in the Western classical music form and was highly influenced by the Western music in the romantic era. The traditional Chinese music and 20th century Chinese culture was reflected in the music score almost everywhere. Its Chinese
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Flowing 2‚350 miles from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico‚ the Mississippi River is the fourth longest river in the world with a watershed spanning thirty-one states and two Canadian Provinces (Mississippi River‚ n.d.). The Mississippi River provides a suitable habitat to many species because of its suspended-sediment flow regime. However‚ damaged caused to the river by human intervention has caused the sediment flow trends in the 19th and late 20th century to decline. In 1936 to 1950‚ the average
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Nnebe 601 ELA June 5‚ 2015 Rivers There are many advantages and disadvantages for living along rivers. Living near rivers helps people to meet their needs of eating food and other people’s needs such as their families. The river helps people to travel to different places by transportation such as ships‚ boats‚ and kayaks. Living near rivers can be advantageous. The river‚ such as the Nile‚ not only provides water but also helps to provide a good farmland. The river helps people to get stones and
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Bangladesh Floods 1998 [pic] ----------------------- Prediction: ← Bangladesh is built on delta and floodplain of the Ganges‚ Brahmaputra‚ Meghna River‚ this area is expected to flood. ← The annual flood is expected and is needed to make the land fertile for farming. ← Upwards of 300 million people live on the Ganges delta‚ and this is increasing. Effects: ← 2379 people died. ← Destruction of communication network meant it was impossible to deliver food and medical
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