Secretary-General‚ Kofi Annan‚ who travelled to the region. At least 23 of the 87 tourist resorts in the Maldives were devastated in the 26 December tsunami. © Sena Vidanagama/AFP/Getty Images 76 77 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - THE MALDIVES 5. 5.1 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT – THE MALDIVES Introduction The Indian Ocean tsunami reached the Maldives at 9:20 a.m. local time‚ approximately three hours after tremors were felt. Tidal waves ranging between one and five
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Education policy Education plays a vital role in developing Singapore own national unity that build social cohesion. A meritocratic education system is introduced for each race to have equal opportunities to develop to their fullest potential. Firstly‚ there is the bilingual policy whereby education was provided in four official languages - Chinese‚ Malay‚ Tamil and English‚ and students have to take up at least two languages which consist of the official language and their mother tongue. This
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David Chavdia 5 may 2012 History What was the done to minimize the impact of the Great Depression on the countries affected? The Great Depression started as a consequence of several factors. These‚ in return were the direct effect of a series of events that caused the stressed economy to fall apart. In fact‚ the world market was barely functioning after World War One‚ because of continuous loans from the Unites States to all over Europe‚ and especially in Germany. Therefore‚ the stock
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used history as a reference to steer his writing by putting in characteristics of the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami. On page 1‚ the setting is developing in Meulaboh‚ Ujung Karang; a small city just off the coast of the Indian ocean. “In the distance‚ beyond the shacks and houses of Ujung Karang‚ moonlight glittered on the sea.” Later on‚ Richard incorporates some of the aftereffects of the tsunami. “Before‚ the jungle floor had been shrouded in shadow. Now sunlight poured through huge gaps in the canopy
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The destructive effects of an earthquake can be classified into primary and secondary effects. Primary effects are the immediate damage caused by the quake‚ such as collapsing buildings‚ roads and bridges‚ which may kill many people. Those lucky enough to survive can suffer badly from shock and panic. Secondary effects are the after-effects of the earthquake‚ such as fires‚ tidal waves‚ landslides and disease. Fire - earthquakes destroy gas pipes and electric cables‚ causing fires to spread
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Name: Huy Pham Effects of Earthquakes Nature is a beautiful thing‚ and there is nothing in this world without nature. It gives many wonderful things to mankind. Although nature gives many things to mankind‚ sometimes it show its terrible side. It is obvious that most of disasters are very dangerous to anything in the world. Earthquakes are one of the terrible outcomes of nature‚ and they bring a lot of big problems to humans and the animals. An earthquake is an sudden and violent
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Effects of earthquakes Shaking and ground rupture Shaking and ground rupture are the main effects created by earthquakes‚ principally resulting in more or less severe damage to buildings and other rigid structures. The severity of the local effects depends on the complex combination of the earthquake magnitude‚ the distance from the epicenter‚ and the local geological and geomorphological conditions‚ which may amplify or reduce wave propagation.[44] The ground-shaking is measured by ground acceleration
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Natural Hazards What is a natural hazard? A natural hazard is a naturally occuring physical event which poses a threat and negatively impacts people and the environment. Examples of natural hazards are: earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ wildfires‚ floods‚ volcanic eruptions etc. Earthquakes and their Occurence What is an Earthquake? An earthquake is a sudden rapid vibration along the earth’s crust due to individual tremors‚ sometimes causing great destruction to the earth’s lithosphere and its inhabitants
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Marinduque Midwest College Dili‚ Gasan‚ Marinduque COLLEGE DEPARTMENT The EFFECTS OF poor QUALITY EDUCATION over a lifetime Submitted by: Christian Jay F. Zoleta BEED IV- Sagittarius Submitted to: Mr. Joey Semilla Instructor In Partial Fulfillment in the Requirements in Social Dimension SY 2013-2014 I. Introduction The impact of low-quality education can be negative as it fails to produce
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Cause and Effect The Effects of Global Warming Global warming is one of the greatest threats to humanity and to the environment. Global average temperature rose significantly during the past century. The current scientific view is that most of the temperature increases since mid-20th century has been caused by increases in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations produced by human activity. Most scientists agree that planet’s temperature has risen 0.5 degree Celsius since 1900 and will continue
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