Natural Devastation The largest earthquake in 40 years shifted huge geological plates beneath the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26‚ 2004‚ causing a immense and abrupt displacement of millions of tons of water. Indonesia villages closest to the epicenter were swamped within minutes‚ while elsewhere the waves radiated outward‚ making landfall at speeds topping 500 mph (www.cbsnews.com). The phenomenon we call tsunami is a series of large waves of extremely long wavelength and period usually generated by
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tornadoes are natural hazards that man may be able to predict but unable to stop on the other side bombs‚ nuclear accidents‚ terrorist attacks and wars are manmade hazards‚ that cannot be predicted‚ but there is the possibility of preventing them. Even with all the different hazards in the world one of the keys to surviving them is effective emergency management preparedness. Through the years‚ disaster preparedness has seen many changes and many meanings; to be able to enhance future disaster preparedness
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Examine the environmental impacts of development on the coast and the conflict it causes (10). (1)VISUAL POLLUTION – big ugly container ports eg Dibden – Southampton. The coast is traditionally a very attractive place that is why there has been a process of: COASTALISATION - increasing population density along the coastlines‚ as people seek a better quality of life outside of cities and inland areas which leads to: (2)SEWAGE – more pressure of housing and growth of coastal resorts means
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TOPIC: Natural resources as a base for development Natural Resources as a base for development Introduction: Natural resources refer to those materials and resources that occur naturally in a locality‚ such as minerals‚ forests‚ wildlife and fertile land. Appropriate utilization of natural resources play an important role in leading a nation towards the economic and industrial development stage. Many nations across the globe are continually growing and prospering by rightly managing
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Definition of Disaster: Disaster means a serious disruption to a community caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the Government and other entities to help the community to recover from the disruption. Disasters are usually associated with severe damage to infrastructure and utilities‚ death‚ injuries and homelessness‚ and can be widespread or contained within a particular sector or sub sector. Definition of Disaster Area: Disaster Area means
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on the Richter scale around the time the first explosion at 7:36 pm which resulted in shattering of glass window nearly 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the accident site. The fire was a major disaster in terms of deaths‚ injury‚ loss of business‚ property and man-days‚ displacement of people‚ environmental impact in Jaipur‚ the capital city of the Indian state of Rajasthan and a popular tourist destination. As per eyewitnesses having factories and hotels around Indian Oil’s Sitapura (Jaipur) Oil Terminal
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Chapter 2 Environmental Laws‚ Economics‚ and Ethics Lecture Outline: I. A Brief Environmental History of the United States A. During the 18th and 19th centuries‚ most Americans had a frontier attitude toward nature and its resources B. Protecting forests i. Numerous men contributed to the protection of American forests throughout the 19th and 20th centuries 1. Influential artists and authors (i.e.‚ John James Audubon‚ Henry David Thoreau‚ George Perkins Marsh) aroused widespread public
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Chemical disaster at Jaipur occurred on 29th October 2009 at 7:36 PM (IST). Fire broke out at Jaipur fuel storage and distribution terminal‚ owned by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) - India’s largest oil company and PSU in terms of revenue at Sitapura Industrial Area on the outskirts of Jaipur‚ Rajasthan. The oil depot at Sitapura Industrial Area is about 16 kilometers away from the city of Jaipur. The Met department recorded a tremor measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale around the time the first
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we are not in worry of natural resources renew‚ recycling and exploitation of new energy. There are also many people who believe that one person’s effort is insignificant in global environment change. Colin Beavan is one of several pro-environmental who contribute to provide awareness in how environment is in danger. As the person I have become‚ environment has affected my everyday life. “I didn’t just want to have no carbon impact‚ I wanted to have no environmental impact”‚ Beavan said. (P.14)
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Natural resources occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by humanity‚ in a natural form. A natural resourceis often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in various ecosystems. Natural resources are derived from the environment. Some of them are essential for our survival while most are used for satisfying our needs. Natural resources may be further classified in different ways. Natural resources are materials and components (something
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