natural hazards. It has witnessed the havoc of some of the worst natural disasters of the world due to tropical cyclones and storm surges. Floods and local seasonal storms are annual events which cause loss of lives and damage to housing‚ agriculture and economy. The country is also exposed to the risk of earthquakes. There are other natural hazard concerns such as coastal erosion and sea level rise due to global warming‚ which have been in the limelight in recent years. Bangladesh is exposed to threat
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survived the worst. The “Fisherman" by Kurt Brown‚ tells a tale of a man fishing every day in hopes of catching something beyond him. This poem represents our lives and is a direct metaphor of the duality of success and failure. Our lives can relate to this poem because there comes a time in our lives‚ when we realize the world has so much to offer us. In order to see and feel the many wonders in life‚ risk needs to be put forth. Life does do not come to us‚ like the fisherman; who continues to cast
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the 1970 Cyclone (Nov 12-13) with cyclonic surge of 3.05m to 10.6m high with wind speed of 222 km/h occurred during high tide causing most appalling natural disaster claiming 0.3 million human lives. On the 29 April 1991 a devastating cyclone hit Chittagong‚ Cox’s Bazar‚ Barisal‚ Noakhali‚ Patuakhali‚ Barguna and Khulna along with tidal bore of 5-8m high with wind speed of 240 km/h which killed 150‚000 human beings‚ 70‚000 cattlehead‚ and the total loss was about Tk 60 billion. [HS Mozaddad Faruque]
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1001 Nights “The Fisherman and the Jinnee” contains several themes that can be useful in many ways. One theme is that intelligence and wit can open doors but it is how people use intelligence and wit that will get them through the open doors. This theme is displayed when the fisherman‚ who is of average intelligence‚ tricked the gullible jinnee. Undoubtedly‚ as a spirit‚ the jinnee possessed knowledge but his intelligence was overshadowed by his ego. He was confident that he had finally
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power of (her storytelling/stories) to inspire Shahryar to change his attitude towards women. “The Fisherman and the Bottle‚” is a story that shows the king he shouldn’t take his anger out on the third party. In the story “The Fisherman and the Bottle‚”The main characters Jinni‚ and the fisherman‚ represents the king and queen in that the share the same conflict. The pot Jinni gave the pot to the fisherman as a gift for him to have. In “The Tail of the Mutton‚” Shahrazad uses the power of (her storytelling/stories)
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A tropical cyclone is a particular type of lowpressure system. It is called a hurricane in theUnited States and a typhoon in Asia. Tropicalcyclones are areas of warm‚ moist air risingrapidly. The upward ¯ow of air is de¯ected by theCoriolis effect (winds de¯ected by the Earth’srotation)‚ creating a rotation around a centralcore‚ known as the `eye’. Tropical cyclones areoften accompanied by very strong winds (gusts ofover 300 kilometres per hour have been recorded)‚torrential rain (1800 millimetres
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STUDY ON BANGLADESH CYCLONES IN 1991 1. INTRODUCTION A "Cyclonic Storm" or a "Cyclone" is an intense vortex or a whirl in the atmosphere with very strong winds circulating around it in anti-clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and in clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere. The word "Cyclone" is derived from the Greek‚ word "Cyclos"
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Alia Huberman 29/03/2012 Alia Huberman 29/03/2012 Cyclone Tracy – Anatomy of a Disaster 9.1 HSIE Australia’s Physical Environment Cyclone Tracy – Anatomy of a Disaster 9.1 HSIE Australia’s Physical Environment What is a natural hazard? A natural hazard is a situation in which the forces of nature combine to cause destruction. When a natural hazard impacts on a community causing wreckage
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Cyclone Tracy Letter Katia Kelson Darwin‚ NT 14 Chelsey Street Australia Dear Brother‚ It’s been 3 months but please don’t panic‚ I’m fine. I’ve wanted to write this letter to you ages ago but I haven’t had the time. I must have the worst luck to move to Darwin a few weeks before Cyclone Tracy hit. And it hit during Christmas Eve too! Horrible isn’t it? But don’t worry‚ I made it out in one piece. Knowing you‚ you probably want the details of this experience so I’ve decided to tell you everything
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“The Fisherman and the Jinnee” A long time ago‚ there was a poor fisherman who used to cast his net four times a day. One day‚ when he first cast his net‚ he found a dead donkey in it. He said‚ “By Allah‚ this is a strange catch!” but he cast his net again‚ invoking Allah’s help. This time‚ he discovered a large earthen vessel in his net. Angrily‚ he threw the vessel away and tried casting his net again but when he lifted it‚ he just found bones and broken glass inside. Before making his last endeavor
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