…………………………………………………………………………..…………….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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potato plant (left)‚ and mosquitos (left) to rodents such as rats that “even with extensive use of pesticides‚ a substantial amount of damaged [crops] is caused by pests each year” (Mark A. Kantor‚ “Pesticides and Your Food). Pesticides (i.e: insecticides‚ rodenticides) are used to decrease the population of pests. Even though pesticides are the most “fast-acting” (“Pesticides”‚ Master Gardner Foundation) for eliminating a large majority of pests that feed on crops‚ it has and extensive amount of
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Schering. Producers in the second tier (annual sales below $1billion) include Sumitomo‚ Sandoz‚ FMC‚ and Rohm & Haas. Expenditures on herbicides accounted for the largest portion of total expenditures –more than 40%‚ followed by expenditures on insecticides‚ fungicides and other pesticides respectively. Pesticides Industry: India India is one of the most dynamic generic pesticide manufacturers in the world with more than 60 technical grade pesticides being manufactured indigenously by 125 producers
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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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Unida Christian Colleges Unida St. Anabu I-F Imus‚ Cavite “Garlic as an Effective Insecticide” An Investigatory Project in Science Submitted by: Marielle Marie L. Camacam Christian D. Panganiban John Zebedee T. Barata Elisha Hope P. Villaruz Chelsy Anne Y. Buenabajo March 2012 Abstract Acknowledgements Table of Contents
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