The phenomena of Natural Disasters An earthquake is sudden motion or trembling of the ground produced by the abrupt displacement of rock masses. HOW DO THEY OCCUR? The earth’s outer shell is divided into seven major and some smaller plates which are constantly in a dynamic state‚ pushing against‚ pulling away from‚ or grinding past one another. Forces build up as the plates attempt to move in relation to each other. When the adhesions along the fault give way‚ stored energy is released in the
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Cause and Effect of Volcanoes Any natural opening in the Earth’s crust‚ called a fissure‚ where melted rock‚ ash‚ gases‚ and steam come out is called a volcano. Volcanoes look like mountains‚ but they are really flat land that is pushed upward because of the pressure below the earth. The pressure comes from hot magma and gases that build up below the earth’s surface and that work up to the surface through cracks in the earth’s plates. As it is forced up to the surface‚ the gases and magma push
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Natural hair is what embraces your natural beauty. It is what makes you unique in your own way. People tend to categorize a certain race with a certain natural hair texture. However‚ natural curly hair isn’t a "black thing" or what defines you as a person. Natural curly hair varies through all races and genders. African American women soon realize that they must work hard to demonstrate that their hair texture does not lead to negative qualities about their identity. One way that African American
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• Natural gas is an odorless‚ colorless‚ flammable gas. It is non-toxic and lighter than air. • The gas chiefly consists of methane (CH4)‚ but also contains other hydrocarbons such as ethane‚ butane‚ propane and naphtha. Oil and gas deposits in the North Sea were formed millions of years ago through the decomposition and transformation of organic matter (plant and animal remains). In its primary form‚ natural gas can be used for residential heating and cooking‚ for industrial purposes
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As per Wikipedia‚ "natural monopoly" is defined as "an industry is said to be a natural monopoly if one firm can produce a desired output at a lower social cost than two or more firmsthat is‚ there are economies of scale in social costs. Unlike in the ordinary understanding of a monopoly‚ a natural monopoly situation does not mean that only one firm is providing a particular kind of good or service. Rather it is the assertion about an industry‚ that multiple firms providing a good or service is
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How Natural Selection has Shaped the Modern Mind Abstract Mental and emotional faculties have been widely accepted as complex‚ useful‚ and non-arbitrary pieces of the human mind. If these faculties are actually nonrandom parts of our development they must have come from either divine design or natural selection. While there are those that believe that people are created in some divine being’s image‚ many recognize that Darwin’s theory of natural selection has shaped many aspects of the
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black adolescents and their natural mentors and how it associates with academic engagement. The study is examining different varieties of natural mentoring connections and how it correlates with academic results. A natural mentor is someone who was already coexisting in the young man or woman’s life for example a father‚ uncle‚ older cousin‚ older brother‚ neighbor‚ or family friend. So the article is identifying the different type of natural mentors from 259 adolescents from 3 middle schools in a Midwestern
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meant by the term “natural hazard”. A natural hazard is a threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment. 2. Provide a brief description of the type of hazard you have been allocated. Bushfires: A bushfire is a large out-of-control fire occurring in areas with large amounts of flammable vegetation. Bushfires are hard to control as the right weather conditions and wind direction can cause a bushfire to spread from the forest to civilisation
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Eczema a Natural Method to Dealing with Irritating Disease Atopic eczema (aka infantile e.‚ flexural e.‚ atopic dermatitis) is an allergic disease believed to have a hereditary component and often runs in families whose members also have asthma. Itchy rash is particularly noticeable on head and scalp‚ neck‚ inside of elbows‚ behind knees‚ and buttocks. Contact dermatitis is of two types: allergic (resulting from a delayed reaction to some allergen‚ such as poison ivy or nickel)‚ and irritant (resulting
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Overview The United States experiences a variety of natural disasters throughout the year. Because of hurricanes on the Pacific‚ Atlantic‚ and Gulf of Mexico coasts‚ earthquakes near the San Andreas and other fault lines‚ volcanic eruptions‚ tornadoes in the plains‚ and floods throughout the Midwest‚ the United States suffers approximately $1 billion in losses each week. From 1990-93‚ losses surpassed those during the previous decade‚ mainly due to Hurricane Andrew‚ the Midwest and Northwest floods
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