The Kentucky Flood The photo I am analyzing is the Louisville Flood image‚ one of many iconic photographs shot during the Great Depression by Margaret Bourke-White in Louisville‚ Kentucky. LIFE magazine covered the local disaster in February 15‚ 1937 in its issue and consequently the “American Way” billboard image was generated. Millions were left homeless due to the flood. The victims of the Louisville Flood are lining up to obtain food and clothing from a Red Cross relief station. The juxtaposition
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FLOOD It was the worst rainy weather I had seen. The skies remained overcast as sheets of rain poured down without stopping. In the evenings‚ the rain was usually accompanied by blinding flashes of lightning and deafening peals of thunder. Most of the residents in my area remained confined indoors. Apart from people scurrying to and from work and school‚ there was little outdoor activity. The town where I live‚ Kuantan‚ faces the Pahang River. After three days of incessant rain‚ the swollen river
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The 2010-11 Queensland Floods had significant impact on Queensland with their massive economic cost and loss of life. The floods occurred following prolonged periods of heavy rainfall between December 2010 and January 2011. They resulted in much of the state being inundated with water and had a massive impact on many people. These impacts included the deaths of 30 people‚ 78% of the state being declared a disaster zone‚ and over $5 billion in reconstruction costs—the most expensive natural disaster
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THE STORY OF THE FLOOD- the Epic of Gilgamesh ’You know the city Shurrupak‚ it stands on the banks of Euphrates? That city grew old and the gods that were in it were old. There was Anu‚-lord of the firmament‚ their father‚ and warrior Enlil their counsellor‚ Ninurta the helper‚ and Ennugi watcher over canals; and with them also was Ea. In those days the world teemed‚ the people multiplied‚ the world bellowed like a wild bull‚ and the great god was aroused by the clamour. Enlil heard the clamour
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that Ketsana brought‚ it flooded where it never flooded before. Water seeped into houses and in a matter of minutes‚ reached 30 feet. The speed of the flood took everyone by surprise. People have gone to their rooftops or their neighbor’s roofs to save themselves. Rich or poor‚ everyone was caught off guard and no one was spared in this massive flood. Picture this‚ this is a place where I have spent 34 years of my life and never had I encountered such a disaster. This is the national capital region
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A successfully influential poem ‘Drought’‚ written by William Ogilvie demonstrates the theme of the harsh Australian climate and its effect on farmers. This message of Australian farmers and their struggle during times of drought is conveyed through the authors’ use of poetic devices to influence the audience. The dominant mood created by the poet is empathy and compassion towards Australian farmers who remain persistent even through the tropical weather conditions. This is achieved through Ogilvie’s
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Our analysis of drought indices focuses on the five crops with the broadest geographic distribution and highest production in the U.S.: barley‚ corn‚ cotton‚ soybean and winter wheat (Figure 1). Data on crop production for each county are collected by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and made available by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov). Only crop statistics under non-irrigated conditions were considered in this study. We created five
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has been under drought conditions since La Niña‚ a weather pattern where the surface temperatures are cooler in the Pacific ocean‚ thus creating drier weather in the southern part of the United States‚ in 2011 (StateImpact‚ n.d.). Although this type of weather pattern is typically combated with the arrival of El Niño‚ which has the opposite effect‚ it failed to occur in winter of 2012 and central Texas was left with the driest conditions it has experienced since the lowest drought on record in the
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appearing. The south has been dealing with a drought the past few months‚ yet California has been battling with this for years. Due to this drought‚ the government has placed restriction on water usage. Farmers are not a part of this governor’s restriction though. Many argue that farmers should conserve water better by using more drought tolerant crops and I highly agree with them. The farmers and the government‚ on the other hand‚ believe that the drought has already affected them enough so they should
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Damage Assessment The worst ever floods in Pakistan’s history have destroyed homes‚ ravaged land and put the livelihoods of millions on a standstill. A complete assessment of losses is yet to be made as floodwaters continue to deluge parts of the Sindh province. As this report is being filed‚ the flooding is battering the Dadu and Jamshoro districts of Sindh due to the overflowing of Manchar Lake. Overall‚ 19 out of Sindh’s 23 districts have been affected and approximately 7 million people displaced
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