NATURAL DISASTERS A natural disaster is a major adverse event‚ which can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage. There are many types of natural disasters: avalanches‚ earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions‚ floods‚ tsunamis‚ blizzards‚ droughts‚ hailstorms‚ tornadoes‚ wildfires. If an adverse event occurs in an area without vulnerable population‚ it will not have such disastrous consequences‚ as if it occurs in area of vulnerable population as in San Francisco
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Natural resources are useful materials or substances that exist in the environment like land‚ water‚ sun‚ trees‚ oil‚ minerals‚ etc. Natural resources are generally classified as renewable resources and non-renewable resources. Resource depletion means exhaustion of natural resources in a certain region. When the rate of consumption of these resources exceeds the rate at which they are restored‚ depletion of resources occurs. The utilization of natural resources has increased considerably due to
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encapsulates as much horror‚ misery‚ helplessness and doom as the term “Natural Disaster”. A natural disaster is any event of force of nature that is caused by environmental factors that has catastrophic consequences. Every year they not only decimate thousands of people and their properties but end entire blood lines. These calamities wreak havoc in the part of the world it chooses to act upon. Over the centuries various types of natural disasters or “Acts of god” have stolen human lives. Several criterions
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…………………………………………………………………………..…………….8 Natural disasters introduction A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g.‚ flood‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ heatwave‚ or landslide). It leads to financial‚ environmental or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the vulnerability of the affected population to resist the hazard‚ also called their resilience. This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability." A natural hazard will hence
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individuals environment‚ natural environment or built environment. Individuals Environment:- It refers to a persons environment which comprises of people‚ physical things‚ places & events that the person lives with. The environment affects the growth & development of the person. It affects the person’s behavior. It affects the persons body & mind. Natural environment: - It refers to all of the natural materials and living things‚ including sunlight. It is made up of renewable natural resources like
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Alexia M. Williams September 25th‚ 2010 English - Writing Assignment 3 Prof. Courtney Word Count#: 1024 “What is our personal responsibility toward the natural world? What power do we have to influence events? Of course‚ the word resource - implies something to be used‚ yet how far do we go?” These questions are just a few of the questions we were asked to respond to. In the following few paragraphs I will describe in more depth in my opinion what our responsibility is. As well as how
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as a means of meeting a need‚ particularly an economic or social need‚ of the people. The term usually refers to natural resources like land‚ water‚ air. Natural resources are largely unchanged materials of the land that are valuable to people and used in variety of ways. Pakistan is rich in natural resources. It has mountains‚ plains‚ deserts‚ fertile soils‚ rivers and oceans. Natural Resources are very important for the development and prosperity of a country. The important thing is to utilize
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Protecting Natural Resources * * * Preservation of the natural environment is essential for maintaining community sustainability. This section presents various approaches and techniques used successfully in different communities to protect and restore their natural resources. | * Water Adequate water supplies of high quality are necessary both for community use and local ecosystems. Communities and jurisdictions must work together to assure an adequate water supply to meet future
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Natural Laws of Development Growth and development through self-activity is Nature’s greastest miracle. Man creates himself according to the laws of growth and development. It is only a cycle in which both adults and children take their places. The child is the constructor and maker of the adult man. The child is the father of the man. In the pre-natal period the child has established all the vital organs which after birth are developed enough for survival. In a parallel manner the foundations
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WHAT IS A NATURAL DISASTER A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚[1] and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[2] In 2012‚ there were 905 natural disasters worldwide‚ 93% of which were
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