effect on human lives. At individual level it may limit to major illness‚ death or some economic issue and at a wider scenario it might have effects on the community as a whole in the form of a fire‚ collapse of a building‚ epidemics‚ flood‚ an earth quake or displacement through conflict‚ all leading to destruction of assets and above all costing lives. There is no single definition or explanation of a disaster‚ as a matter of fact in this modern age of science and technology one could predict the
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note on Karewas. (2005/2) 15. Write short note on New Moore Island. (2006/2) 16. Explain how the Himalayan and the Tibetan highlands play an important role in the development of the South - West monsoon. (2007/10) 17. Write notes on Indira Point. (2007/2) 18. Write notes on Causes of Chambal Ravines. (2007/2) 19. Write about Terai Region. (2008/2) Drainage System 1. Why have the rivers of the peninsular India well-defined rigid channels in sharp contrast to the Himalayan Rivers? (1995/20)
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Citations: CNN (2004) Asia quake death toll tops 13‚000 http://edition.cnn.com 2 Recer P (2005) The Katrina Science Test. http://slate.msn.com/id/2125908 3 Gray WM‚ Klotzbach PJ (2005) Forecast of Atlantic Hurricane Activity for September and October 2005 and Seasonal Update Through August. http://hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/Forecasts/2005/sep2005/ 4 Black R (2005) Hurricanes and Global Warming – a link? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sci/tech/4276242.stm 5 Kim K (2005) El Nino & La Nina lecture
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agriculture.[citation needed] Himachal Pradesh is the least urbanized state in India with nearly 90% of population living in rural area‚ but the Shimla district is comparatively urbanized with nearly 25% population living in an urban area. According to a 2005 Transparency International survey‚ Himachal Pradesh is ranked the second-least corrupt state in the country after Kerala.[6] Contents 1 History 2 Geography and climate 3 Flora and fauna 4 Subdivisions 5 Government
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the amplitude of waves on a seismogram is measured‚ correcting for the distance between the recording instrument and the earthquake epicentre. Since magnitude is representative of the earthquake itself‚ there is thus only one magnitude per quake. Taking the Lawton earthquake of 1998 APR 28‚ as an example‚ one could not therefore speak of magnitude 4 at Lawton and magnitude 3 at Tulsa. The effects at the two places were different‚ but the magnitude of an earthquake is unique; in this
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CONJUNCTIONS * A conjunction is a word that links words‚ phrases‚ or clauses. There are three types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions‚ correlative conjunctions‚ and subordinating conjunctions. ♣KINDS OF CONJUNCTIONS♣ Coordinating conjunctions * may join single words‚ or they may join groups of words‚ but they must always join similar elements such as subject+subject‚ verb phrase+verb phrase‚ or sentence+sentence. When a coordinating conjunction is used to join elements‚ the element
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What is Fracking Wrong with this Picture? Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” is a controversial topic that is garnering a lot of negative attention in the media recently. There have been protests both for and against this new‚ unsustainable and unpredictable method of producing fuel for energy. The pro-fracking proponents argue that the future of America’s energy supply is in jeopardy and fracking will be an economic boon for labor and state coffers. Opponents of fracking contend that the environmental
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Toronto FC tramples Quakes September 9‚ 2017San Jose Earthquakes‚ Uncategorized ~ Photo credit: San Jose Earthquakes ~ By Pearl Allison Lo ~ San Jose was outshot 21-6 as Toronto FC won in a 4-0 rout Saturday. Toronto increased their unbeaten streak to 10 games while remaining undefeated at home. The Quakes had no shots in the second half before going a man down in the 72nd minute. They ended up getting three shots starting in the 88th minute. Jozy Altidore got his 50th and 51st MLS goals‚ Victor
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Kale(25)‚ S.H. 2004. “CRM failure and the seven deadly sins”‚ Marketing Management‚ vol. 13 (September – October). 26. Boulding‚ W.‚ Staelin‚ R.‚ Ehret‚ M. and Johnston‚ W.J. 2005 (26). “A CRM roadmap: What is known‚ potential pitfalls‚ and where to go”‚ Journal of Marketing‚ vol. 69 (October). 27. Payne‚ A. and Frow‚ P. 2005 (27). “A strategic framework for customer relationship management”‚ Journal of Marketing‚ vol. 69 (October). 28. McKenna(28)‚ R. (1991) Relationship Marketing: Successful Strategies
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EarthCorps to help with the restoration of the forested parklands at Camp Long. The scope of work during this service project was similar to the one that I did at the West Duwamish Greenbelt‚ which is primarily to remove the invasive species of Himalayan Blackberry. Each year‚ EarthCorps leads thousands of volunteers in environmental service projects in Western Washington. They work with schools‚ businesses‚ nonprofits‚ government agencies and ultimately the community to work together towards
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