hours right after a storm that dumps 12 inches (30 centimeters) or more of fresh snow. The quick pileup overloads the underlying snowpack‚ which causes a weak layer beneath the slab to fracture. The layers are an archive of winter weather: Big dumps‚ drought‚ rain‚ a hard freeze‚ and more snow. How the layers bond often determines how easily one will weaken and cause a slide. Storminess‚ temperature‚ wind‚ slope steepness and orientation (the direction it faces)‚ terrain‚ vegetation‚ and general
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Was the Japan Earthquake Manmade? An earthquake with an 8.9-magnitude tremor struck Japan on March 11th 2011‚ 400km north-east of Tokyo. It struck at 1446 local time at a depth of about 24km with an ensuing tsunami which devastated the north coast. Officials said 350 people are dead and about 500 missing‚ but it is feared the final death toll will be much higher. The quake was the fifth-largest in the world since 1900. A manmade device that can cause such an earthquake is a device that emits
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resources like food and water will be among the top stories in this century. The resources will be inadequate to meet the needs of growing populations. The rise in temperatures will lead to various diseases and disorders. Deaths resulting from droughts‚ floods and intense storms will also increase (Korgen‚ 2007). 2007 Climate Change World Organizations figured a 6.4 degrees Celsius temperature rise which will lead to rise in level of seas from 18 to 59 centimeters (Fuchs & Chery‚ 2008). With this
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and turns into dark water-meaning it will absorb the sunshine. The warmer water continues to melt the ice at a faster pace. Predictions of Antarctic totally melting would displace many from their coastal homes‚ not to mention record breaking droughts‚ floods‚ heat waves and extreme weather from the past several years. Global Warming Global warming affects every area of the ecosystem today. Global warming is defined as an increase in the average temperature of the earth atmosphere‚ during
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tast Asia includes countries such as Japan‚ China‚ South Korea‚ North Korea‚ and Taiwan. These countries are historically unified however they are politically and culturally divided. This has to do with the European imperialism against China that occurred in the 19th century. The primary motive of imperialism in China was economic because of the high demand for Chinese tea‚ silk and porcelain in the British market. Europe was under pressure from a rapidly growing population and was driven by the
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the computational capabilities of the entire human species Negatives 1) The environmental impact – Land being cleared for development and factories‚ oil spills in the ocean‚ climate change (global warming – if it’s true‚ rising sea levels‚ droughts‚ floods) caused by human activities 2) The impact on the local community – Local farmers lose out at the hands of big companies‚ multinational companies are increasingly outsourcing jobs to foreigners or other countries at the loss of the local population
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Global population is continuing growing nowadays; Eating habits are changed in many regions all over the world‚ especially in China and India; Extreme weather is caused by global climate anomaly which is related droughts and floods in many key production regions‚ such as a years-long drought in Australia; The wider use of agro-fuel led to divert food crops to grow biofuels crops; Agriculture costs are much higher‚ which are caused by soaring oil price‚ limited farmland and water. Global population
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security. Absent or unreliable water and sanitation services‚ unpredictable floods and droughts‚ and degraded ecosystems threaten the lives and livelihoods of many of the world’s country. Rapid change in populations‚ economies‚ and climate will make achieving water security by countries that are currently water insecure much more difficult. Escalating water competition‚ deteriorating water ecosystems‚ intensified flood and drought shocks‚ and related social tensions are all predicted (Grey et al.‚ 2012)
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By pouring measured energy that has been focused into certain parts of the ionosphere‚ they were causing hurricanes‚ drought‚ earthquakes‚ floods‚ forest fires‚ lightning‚ Tsunamis. One information also tells us that‚ not only can hurricanes be created‚ they certainly can be driven on the ocean much like we drive our cars on roadways. The military has had about twenty years to work
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Philippines is considered as one of the poorest countries in the world and one of the most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change‚ especially on water resources. Occurrences of extreme climate events like droughts in the course of ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) and floods during tropical storms and monsoons are big threats to the major water reservoirs in the country (Jose & Cruz‚ 1999). Water is the most essential resource that all living organisms and humans need in order to sustain
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