FLOODS IS ASSAM ON 22nd JUNE 2012 Assam‚ the gateway to the north-eastern seven sister states of India‚ is facing the nature’s fury once again as the Brahmaputra and its tributaries (Kapili etc.‚) continued to flow above the danger mark due to heavy rainfalls since June 1st week. Around 116 people are killed and an estimated population of 22 lakh have been affected in the worst ever flood in recent years causing large-scale devastation in 2809 villages in 27 of the 28 districts of the state
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Compare Floods in LEDC and MEDC I am going to discuss two case studies regarding floods. One of my case studies is of Cocker mouth‚ this is a town in England exposed to floods this is my case study of an MEDC. My other case study is the LEDC in which I talk about Bangladesh. Cocker mouth is situated in the Lake District in England. England is an MEDC and this area experienced vast ranges of flooding during late November. The town lies among the confluence of two rivers that leave it prone to flooding
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number of population affected by the massive flooding in several parts of Luzon‚ including Metro Manila‚ increased to 642‚884 families or 2‚928‚348 people in 2‚048 barangays in 154 towns and 37 cities. Of the more than 2.9 million affected by the floods and rains‚ 17‚883 families or 78‚060 people are still in 359 evacuation centers. It said that 354 areas in 43 towns and cities in Regions 3‚ 4A‚ 4B‚ and in Metro Manila are still flooded. The NDRRMC likewise placed the estimated cost of damage at
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Barrier Islands Barrier Islands‚ which are also known as barrier spits‚ are elongate‚ narrow islands of sand or sediment that lied parallel to the coastline and are separated from the mainland by a shallow sound‚ bay or Lagoon. Most barrier islands are along trailing edge and marginal sea coast where continental shelves are wide and gently sloping. The majority of the barrier islands in North America are along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast. The formation of the barrier islands is not fully understood
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The Effects of Dam Construction on the Trinity River Those working in Watershed management know there is little doubt these days that dam construction on our nation’s waterways is having a detrimental effect on rivers and their associated ecosystems. Many of the harmful effects created by dams are not always perceivable to the untrained observer‚ nor can they be observed on a temporal basis since changes to stream morphology may occur over a span of a few years‚ to hundreds and even thousands
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at the time could have been minimized. However‚ typhoon Nina smashed many records‚ as well as the dam itself. One night in August 1975‚ Typhoon Nina dropped more than a year’s worth of rain in just 24 hours. The dam collapsed in the oncoming flood‚ and other dams further along the river collapsed too. A 10 km wide wave devastated the surrounding areas‚. Hundreds of thousands more were affected by the spread of famine which followed the disaster. How Would How engineers fix it? Although
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Around the world the most important recourse we have is water‚ we all need it. In Egypt the Nile River is one their biggest source of water. The Aswan High Dam is in Egypt and sits on the Nile River. The Dam has helped control the Nile‚ which would flood every year in late summer. The construction of the Aswan High Dam started in 1960. As the Dam was built it created Lake Nasser. This Lake has become a big fishing industry; it can produce up 25‚000 tons of fish. The creation of the Lake also created
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Most residents from Yuma work with agriculture. A negative of starting irrigation systems and canals in Yuma County was floods. Sometimes the Colorado River would overflow from too much rainfall‚ other River water or the break of a canal would cause flooding in Yuma County. Yuma County had a major flood in 1916 caused by the break of a canal. How were they going to irrigate the water across all of Yuma County? Yuma has one main
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The switch in time saves nine One of the proverbs I find most useful in life is the one of Thomas Fuller – a British writer: “A stitch in time saves nine”. It is a well known proverb. It is frequently used in conversation. It passes on from one hand to another like a current coin A stitch in time saves nine” is an idiom‚ which is a phrase whose symbolic or intended meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words themselves. Literally‚ it means that a single stitch (to fix a tear in
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managed to provide water for developing human activities and demands. Examples of Reservoir Uses of Reservoirs maintain an area’s water supply power generation stabilization of water flow and agricultural irrigation river regulation and flood prevention commercial and recreational fisheries navigational water diversion‚ canalization and waste disposal (in some situations) body contact recreation‚ boating‚ and other aesthetic recreational uses Types of Reservoirs 1. Valley Dammed
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