GO125 Natural disasters eARTHQUAKE‚ TYPHOON‚ AND TORNADO Kenneth W. Lingenfelter Instructor Wael Hassian Park University Internet Campus A course paper presented to the School for Arts and Sciences and Distance Learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Baccalaureate Natural Disasters Park University April 24‚ 2013 Earthquakes‚ typhoons‚ and tornadoes continue to devastate the United States and the entire plant through the activities
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The fastest speed of a tornado that was ever recorded was 302 mph. In your mind right now‚ you are probably imagining and thinking how fast that is. One of the largest hurricanes was hurricane Katrina‚ who in some parts or New Orleans‚ sunk up to 8 feet of land in water. Tornadoes and hurricanes are two of the most violent and destructive natural disasters that can happen. People and animals die‚ homes are destroyed‚ and the repair process takes much longer than the actual disaster. With all of this
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passed over the United States killing about 1‚833 people but in 1925‚ the Tri-State tornado which passed through Missouri‚ Indiana and Illinois killed 695 people. What a tragedy! You may not know this‚ but tornadoes cause more deaths per year. While hurricanes kill about 15 people per year‚ tornadoes kill 65 people per year. This is probably because you get a lot more warning when and where a hurricane hits but a tornado can happen without warning. This leaves people unprepared for tornadoes when you
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emotions‚ such as grumpiness‚ sadness‚ or fear. Tornado weather‚ especially in tornado alley‚ is a source of emotion. For many people living in tornado alley‚ tornado season offers a mix of fear and excitement. However‚ for most‚ when the tornado is actually present‚ fear tends to take over and the excitement is lost. The tornado that occured on May 20th‚ 2013 was a great example of how a tornado can turn from exhilirating to terrifying. This past tornado season‚ the weather was naturally stormy‚ but
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The Summer of Love The 1960s was a decade of political and social upheaval. The counterculture‚ which was what the decade was called‚ became disappointed with all the restrictions and conventions of the straight society. The Summer of Love did not occur until 1967‚ but the decade was inspired by the Bohemian spirit which was already present in the 1950s; known as the Beat generation. The counterculture gained significant influence in liberal cities such as Berkley and San Francisco. In 1967‚ Scott
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nine-year-old daughter woke her up from her nap‚ telling her “dad wouldn’t come inside‚” according to FOX8. That was when Cecilia caught a glimpse of her husband mowing the lawn... with a tornado swirling behind him: "My beast mowing the lawn with a breeze in his hair." The family moved to Canada from South Africa where tornados are not common‚ so Cecilia took a photo‚ not to show her husband cutting the grass‚ but to capture the large funnel cloud. She told Times Colonist: "I literally took the picture
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the film‚ his life affects the setting‚ characters‚ and conflicts in the story. Kansas‚ where Dorothy lives‚ is the same as South Dakota‚ where L. Frank Baum’s adulthood took place. His childhood was the inspiration for Oz. Baum’s experience with a tornado made the cyclone in the movie. Little do readers know that his life sometimes is a mirror image to the land of Oz and Kansas. Baum moved to South Dakota‚ which is equal to Kansas in the book. For example‚ "When Dorothy stood in the doorway and looked
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IS3110 Unit 1 Assignment 1: Application of Risk management Techniques Threats‚ Vulnerabilities and like hood of occurrence. Does not include fire suppresion or tornado fail over site on case of a nature disaster like a tornado. Offices are on a state that has a high risk of tornados. Occurrence High. Does not have any backup solution. We need at least a in house backup and outside backup solution in case of a disaster Occurrence high. Not redundancy. If primary site is down all the business
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Early Jazz Combo Artists 1. Joe “King” Oliver- Joseph Nathan Oliver‚ better known as Joe "King" Oliver was born on December 19‚ 1881 and died on April 10‚ 1938. He was a jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz as well as being a notable composer. 2. Kid Ory- Born Edouard Ory on December 25‚ 1886 and died on January 23‚ 1973(1973-01-23)‚ he was known in the history of jazz as being a trombonist and bandleader. In the
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As the tornado was closing in Jabrill had no clue who had done this to his friends. He knew he would have to figure out who did this if he wanted to survive. The tornado was coming and there was no way out. So he just hid in a corner and waited for it to pass praying that he would survive the tornado. About 15 minutes later the tornado was gone nobody was gone but a few were hurt. But then he saw‚ Roger Goodell was hurt
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