Unrest result in massive loss of human live‚ disease‚ hunger‚ destruction of property and infrastructure‚ economic investment and quality labor. It is also a great hindrance of foreign investment. c. Adverse ecology and location: location of countries is also a factor of poverty. Geographical and ecological factors‚ such as mountains‚ swamps and desert have also made living conditions horrible in many places. This is why some natural areas are poorer than others‚ even in the same country. For instances
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Most of the rich countries are industrialized nations. They are trying to construct many industries and factories to improve their economies. Many fossil fuel are used to run these industries .Emission of carbon dioxide from burning of fossil fuel can seriously damage the environment. Pollutants given off by various industries and factories are often considered to be one of the prime factors contributing to air‚ water and soil pollution. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)‚ it
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landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year. The rapid growth of the world’s population and its increased concentration often in hazardous environment has escalated both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disaster. Among various natural hazards‚ earthquakes‚ landslides‚ floods and cyclones are the major disasters
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that occurred 18‚000 years ago. This can be very devastating for our planet. At an increase of just1 degree Celsius‚ the Arctic will be ice free for half of the year‚ thousands of homes would flood‚ and severe drought would occur throughout the United States‚ just to name a few scenarios. These severe droughts will have a major impact on farmers and ranchers. They will not be able to keep
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Earth. The temperature on Earth will rise significantly when heat from the sun is trapped in Earth’s atmosphere. It is also known as the main reason that causes damages to the ozone layer. Besides that‚ natural disasters‚ such as hurricanes; droughts; and floods‚ are becoming more frequent. The temperature at the Earth ’s Poles is also rising rapidly. The major factors leading to global warming are greenhouse effects and deforestations. In the past years‚ the impacts of global warming were not noticed
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Natural disasters(1) Floods was a prominent threat in ancient civilizations as they were mostly situated near river sources‚ ancient civilizations did not always have the technology to prevent the rising water levels. Floods could threaten aspects of their livelihood like their crops‚ animals and houses. The floods could cause sicknesses to occur among the people as well. Excavations at Hastinapur‚ an early Aryan city‚ show that a part of the city was washed away when the Ganges River overflowed
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(Central Bank of Solomon Islands‚ 2006‚ Annual Report 2005). On the other hand‚ the climate of the Solomon Islands is changing and people are now experiencing increased in intensity or severity of extreme events like cyclones‚ storm surges‚ floods and droughts. These extreme events are causing substantial damage to agriculture and associated infrastructure with negative impact on food production. In which‚ There is increasing concern over the consequences of climate change on food production amongst
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origins. There can be two kinds of disasters Natural Disaster –naturally occurring physical phenomena caused either by onset events which can be geophysical (earthquakes‚ landslides‚ tsunamis activity) hydrological (avalanches and floods)‚ climatologically (extreme drought and wildfires)‚ meteorological (cyclones and storms/wave surges) (disease epidemics and insect/animal plagues). rapid or slow and volcanic temperatures‚ or biological Technological or Manmade Disasters - are events that
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Wetlands span the surface or sub-surface interface‚ storing water in various times as groundwater‚ soil moisture and surface water. They are vital ecosystems that support wildlife and perform valuable ecosystem services‚ such as flood protection and water cleansing. They also provide livelihoods for millions of people who live within and around them. For example‚ the Inner Niger River Delta in the Western Sahel zone supports more than a million people who make their living as fishermen‚ cattle breeders
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Maria Rosario T. de Mesa 1POL1 December 10‚ 2012 1. Explain how the film shows the interdisciplinary relationship of the sciences. The film showed the interdisciplinary relationship of the other sciences by relating different sciences to another. The Big Freeze is a film about the climate change that is happening and has happened to the earth. We’ve all been wondering why these things happen and what caused it to happen. These past few years‚ especially in the Philippines
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