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    does not have any memory of a river. Someone may have a lot of memories of swimming in a river while someone else may have memories of journey by boat or launch on rivers. On the other hand‚ many of us also experience the cruel face of rivers during flood. But‚ memory of river is a common characteristic of the people of Bangladesh‚ a country crisscrossed by rivers. Actually‚ the rivers of Bangladesh mark both the psychology of the nation and the life of the people. But‚ unfortunately‚ our memories

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    10.0 RESIDUAL IMPACT AND EFFECTIVE MITIGATION MEASURES Residual impact can generally be defined as those impacts that cannot be fully mitigated and thus will still remain during the lifetime of the project. The following sub-sections describe and discuss these impacts with a particular emphasis on the nature of the impacts and the relationship to the environment. Residual Impact Available in The Project : 10.1 Permanent Land Use Change and Intrusion of Man-Made Structures Prior to development

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    velocity discharge Low velocity SPILLWAY Spillway is the structure build to provide for the controlled released of flow from a dam into a downstream area. Spillways also acted as the dam savior as it will not let the flood water overtop and damage the dammed by release the flood water. The relation between the hydraulics jump and spillway is that the spillway is usually placed in between the supercritical flow a subcritical flow. CONTENT Open-channel flow is classified according to steadiness

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    as a result the volume of water will be travelling at a higher speed. In the section of the river harbourne that that this measurement was taken in a high river velocity can indicate that Harbertonford is susceptible to flooding‚ a hazard that the flood defences in place in the village are designed to deal with. In order to gain a figure of river velocity a count box and an impellor are needed. Firstly the impellor must be put together and the wire placed into the count box‚ then the impellor is

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    Hazards in Dhaka City

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    coping with the increased demand of the urbanization process. Faulty planning‚ Lack of coordination among various agencies and overall disregard to environment issues affecting Dhaka include floods‚ which are associated with river water overflow and rain water stagnation‚ earthquakes and tornadoes. Flood Hazard: Flood is a type of hydro-meteorological phenomenon and it is very hazardous as it can cause devastating losses in property and human lives. Fast and unplanned development aggravates the consequences

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    The Seven Sisters Country Park Project Introduction This project is about the Cuckmere Estuary and the physical features of The Seven Sisters Park. I will also talk about the flooding of the park and the courses of action that could be taken if I ran the park. In this project I will assess whether or not the park is well managed in my opinion. Physical Features Of The Park- The park has many interesting physical features that make it a brilliant and unique landscape. The Cuckmere

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    Alice Paul February 2‚ 2014 Did you ever wonder how women got their rights‚ and who helped make that happen? There were many women that helped get their rights in the past‚ such as Alice Stokes Paul. Alice Paul was a suffragist and women’s right activist that was born on January 11th 1885 in Moorestown‚ New Jersey‚ USA. She changed the world in many different ways‚ however she did go through tough times while making change to the world. Although Alice was only

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    Warned on Vulnerable Infrastructure." World Socialist Web Site. N.p.‚ 20 Nov. 2012. Web. 03 Dec. 2012. "Hurricane Sandy." Hurricane Sandy. NOAA‚ nod Web. 15 Nov. 2012. Masters‚ Jeff. "Dr. Jeff Masters ’ WunderBlog." : At Least 611 Dead in Brazilian Floods: Brazil ’s Deadliest Natural Disaster in History. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1727>. Spahr‚ Rob. "New Jersey." The Star-Ledger. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012.

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    ------------------------------------------------- Drainage / ponds / watercourses ------------------------------------------------- Flood risk ------------------------------------------------- Archaeological interest ------------------------------------------------- Pylons / mains / sewers / easements ------------------------------------------------- Flood risk ------------------------------------------------- Archaeological interest -------------------------------------------------

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    twenty-one minutes a deserted McDonald’s restaurant becomes submerged into water. What starts with a small drip soon becomes muddled chaos. There is an eerily feeling as the water creeps up on the happy meals‚ trays‚ and familiar furniture. As the water floods in you can hear the faint sound of machines in the restaurant. There are no staff‚ customers‚ or actors rather the paper cups‚ wrappers‚ fries‚ and a statue of Ronald McDonald‚ a well-known mascot for the McDonald’s burger chain are the main characters

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