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    acid rain

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    Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic‚ meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants‚ aquatic animals and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide‚ which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids. Governments have made efforts since the 1970s to reduce the release of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere with positive results. Nitrogen

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    Lessons learned from global communication developments for the improvement of veterinary public health issues related to "One World One Health" D. Tabbaa Department of Public Health‚ Faculty of veterinary medicine‚ Al Baath University‚ Hama‚ Syria Abstract Humanity faces many challenges that require global solutions. One of these challenges is the spread of infectious diseases that emerge (or re-emerge) from the interfaces between animals and humans and the ecosystems in which they live. This is

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    Q's on Forests

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    when someone from the other village wanted to have some forest products fromBastar. (Q.)How did the forest laws initiate the scope of employment? (1 Mark) (Ans)   Many communities left their traditional occupation and started trading of forest products or other economic activities. For example‚ the Mundurucu people in Brazil who started collecting latex from wild rubber trees became totally dependent on rubber trades in the later years. (Q.) Who could hunt according to the new Forest Law? (1 Mark)

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    Forest Fires

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    FOREST FIRES A forestfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area.[1][2] Other names such as brush fire‚ bushfire‚ forest fire‚ grass fire‚ hill fire‚ peat fire‚ vegetation fire‚ veldfire‚ and wildland fire may be used to describe the same phenomenon depending on the type of vegetation being burned. A wildfire differs from other fires by its extensive size‚ the speed at which it can spread out from its original source‚ its potential to

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    the destruction of forest

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    the one of the process of learning. It’s easy to carry for the children to learn because it’s obtained from the parents due to repeated observational learning. Children will appreciate what their parents did without judging them because they are the best role models and closed with them. By that‚ children have an ability to learn more from observing what others did. Children learn good or bad from what they watch‚ how they communicate with others‚ their lifestyle and way of living. They might cope

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    Forest Protection

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    Ancient forests around the world are in peril‚ but we can still save them. Governments and the timber industry need to understand what a crucial role they play in maintaining global biodiversity‚ not to mention how vital they are in regulating the climate‚ so they need to act now. And as consumers‚ we can all help to save the forests. Making sure that the wood and paper we buy has come from well-managed sources (or‚ even better‚ is 100 per cent recycled) is something we can all easily do. We have

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    Lost in a Forest

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    Katrina Pham Ms. Leang English 1 HP‚ Period 1 3 October 2012 Lost in a Forest “It’s too dark‚ Katrina. I can’t see!” cried Christopher‚ my baby cousin. “Slow down! If I lose you‚ the monsters are going to swallow me whole.” I heard him‚ but his whimpers only exacerbated the situation‚ which was already worsening by the second. The sun had nearly disappeared behind the mountain‚ and the darkness was quickly claiming the night. Out of instinct‚ I grabbed his hand and we ran as quickly as we could

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    Ursula K. Le Guin wrote The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas‚ which is located on page six-hundred and ninety-six of Current Issues and Endearing Questions. The fictitious short story is written as though an anthropologist was studying the culture and people of Omelas‚ an almost utopian community within the story. Le Guin attempted to grasp what a universal path to happiness might be in the short story‚ and the most difficult obstacle that humanity faces on this journey. In her words‚ “Happiness is

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    The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Word Count: 1‚076 Omelas is a place that seems like an ideal place to live. The people who live in Omelas have the perfect life with no worries. The problem is you cannot achieve complete happiness without some sacrifices. Which the people of Omelas had make a sacrafice‚ they had to deal with the sacrifice of a small child being neglected to achieve their ultimate happiness. Some of the citizens did not agree with the way the child was being treated and chose

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    would also like to know‚ is why the others stay. It is only revealed that some people leave the city at the end of the story‚ because of the proximity to the story to the child‚ it has to be assumed the child is the catalyst making people choose to walk away‚ otherwise there could be any number of unrelated hypotheses. I believe the people walking away are ashamed. They cannot stay within the city because they feel guilty for the child but they know they cannot let it free because it would bring the

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