Stats")‚ which makes storm water management an important ecosystem service for this city. The existence of native plants will soak up more rain water as opposed to dead zones with barren land. This also means landslides are most likely to occur in dead zones (“Green Everett Partnership”). Landslides can cause injuries‚ loss of property‚ and even death! If we don’t save the native vegetation‚ then people may get
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Explorers came about after five members of the Speluncean Society became trapped in a cave they were exploring after a landslide .this event occurred in May‚4299 in the Central Plateau of this Commonwealth. After they failed to return home their families notified the Secretary of the Society‚ who then sent a rescue team to the spot. The task of the rescue team was delayed by further landslides and the death of ten workmen. The trapped men had in their possession a machine which was capable of sending and
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Uttarakhand Floods: A Disaster of Our Own Making? Even after two weeks of rescue operations uncertainty prevails over the number of casualties and people still stuck in what is described as the worst natural disaster that has ever struck the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Chief Minister of the mountainous state‚ Vijay Bahuguna‚ says that the exact number of deaths in the calamity will never be known as estimates of the actual casualties vary from hundreds to several thousands
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SWOT Analysis Plan Bay Area’s current and recent plans don’t really play a major role on the City of Dublin’s sustainability goals. For the most part the transportation infrastructure here is above average and Plan Bay Area recognizes this. Their current emphasis is the “greening” of these major transit and community centers by adding trees and enhancing the pedestrian and public realm experience. The projects they propose have nothing more than aesthetic appeal in the short and long term. In
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earthquakes manifest themselves by vibration‚ shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. The vibrations may vary in magnitude. Earthquakes are caused mostly by slippage within geological faults‚ but also by other events such as volcanic activity‚ landslides‚ mine blasts‚ and nuclear tests. The underground point of origin of the earthquake is called the focus. The point directly above the focus on the surface is called the epicenter. Earthquakes by themselves rarely kill people or wildlife. It is usually
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The Hayward fault Our first stop was at founder’s rock. The founders’ rock is a huge rock close to the foothill dormitory and it’s where the founding fathers of Berkeley decided to build the university. They decided to build the university here because of their agriculture. Berkeley‚ has a creek running‚ to be more precise‚ Berkeley had various creeks running. Therefore‚ water is easily accessible‚ so they decided to build the university to have easy access of water and great soil. However‚ what
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earthquakes manifest themselves by vibration‚ shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. The vibrations may vary in magnitude. Earthquakes are caused mostly by slippage within geological faults‚ but also by other events such as volcanic activity‚ landslides‚ mine blasts‚ and nuclear tests. The underground point of origin of the earthquake is called the focus. The point directly above the focus on the surface is called the epicenter. Earthquakes by themselves rarely kill people or wildlife. It is usually
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Test 3 Study Guide Test 3 will cover chapters 5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 8‚ 9‚ and the material presented on Hurricane Katrina and the recent earthquake in Japan. It will have 42 multiple-choice (2 points each) and 4 short answer/diagrams (4 points each). Topics for review * Earthquake terms: * fault: break (fracture) in a rock * rupture: breaking of rock along a fault * hypocenter (focus): rupture point of rock below surface * epicenter: point on earth surface directly above hypocenter
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How does one accomplish the impossible? Is it through determination or teamwork? Is it through genius? Perhaps the answer can be found within the Panama Canal. This magnificent waterway‚ constructed by the U.S in the early 1900s‚ sought to accomplish the impossible: to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This would save huge amounts of time and money for sailors‚ for it would avoid the long boat trip around South America. Still‚ the question remained‚ how could it be done? A few key people played
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