hazards. However‚ different regions will be more prone to certain types of hazards than others. Floods and windstorms are the hazards that most frequently lead to disasters in Asia‚ the Pacific‚ Europe and North America‚ while it is droughts and epidemics that are reported in African countries. In contrast‚ Pacific and Caribbean islands are most vulnerable to the effects of tropical cyclones. El Niño events‚ floods‚ volcanic eruptions and earthquakes affect in greater degree the Andean and Meso-American
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ca/news/world/story/2012/10/05/china-landslide.html The southwest part of China is surrounded by hills and mountains. The area is also surrounded by many plate boundaries so it is a common place for many earthquakes and landslides to occur. The area is often in long periods of droughts followed by heavy showers. The area is covered with basin folds and thrust faults. There are also a lot of sedimentary rocks in the area. On August 21‚ 2012 A landslide occurred in the Yunnan Province in south west China. The Landslide Killed
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of the water diverted for human needs is taken from this renewable‚ readily accessible part of the world’s freshwater resources. Although the total volume of water conveyed annually by the world’s rivers is about 43‚000 km3‚ most of this occurs as floods. The low river flows (base flows) make up only about 19‚000 km3. Of this‚ about 12‚500 km3 can be accessed‚ and present levels of withdrawal accounts for 4000km3. This withdrawal is expected to reach 5000 Km3 per year by the 2025. The demand for
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Take a position: Global warming is a real problem. 1000 word Essay. Using persuasive technique Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth’s surface. Since the late 1800’s‚ the global average temperature has increased about 0.7 to 1.4 degrees F (0.4 to 0.8degree C). Climate change is happening and its effects are real. However‚ the larger the change in climate‚ the more negative the consequences will become. Global warming will make life harder for most
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NATURAL DISASTERS 1. a) Match the words and their definitions. blizzard drought flood hailstorm heat wave hurricane lightning monsoon thunder typhoon 1. ___________ (n) a period of unusually hot weather 2. ___________ (n) a long‚ usually hot‚ dry period when there is little or no rain 3. ___________ (n) a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain 4. ___________ (n) a flash of very bright light in the
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factories and making furniture or using wood as fuel.Some natural causesof deforestation are forest fires and severe droughts. We know that deforestation disturbs the balance in nature.If cutting of trees continues‚ rainfall and the fertility of the soil decrease.Moreover‚ there will be increased chancesof natural calamities such as floods and droughts. To protect our flora fauna and habitats‚ protected areas called sanctuaries
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Attitudes towards water Pakistan 1. In your opinion‚ what is the key challenge for Pakistan over the next 20 years? Ans; Management and over population 2. What do you think are the biggest threats to the physical availability of water in Pakistan at present? Ans; Pollution effects water that is unfit to drink‚ long term changes in rainfall and climate change also effects physical availability of water. 3. What do you think will be the biggest threat to the physical
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become such an issue it needs to be combated. Miller (2012) preformed experiments to measure the change in the earth’s tempters over the years. Venkataramanan (2011) believed that global warming led to an increase of disasters like hurricanes‚ droughts and floods; Sherman (2010) believes global warming was a severe problem. Sherman (2010) people must first look at the global temperature change‚ secondly people must observe the climatic changes‚ and lastly people need to forecast the weather trends to
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use of controlled burns. Drought and heat waves are another natural hazard that has the potential to affect the area. High heat hazards can occur and last for several weeks with temperatures 10 degrees or higher above average. These occurrences can last several days to several weeks. They can cause sunburn‚ cramps‚ exhaustion‚ stroke and skin problems. The NWS puts the number of deaths in the U.S. to heat at nearly 20‚000 from 1937 to 1975. Heat waves can also lead to drought which destroys crops‚ livestock
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Global warming is defined as the increase in average temperature in the atmosphere‚ which causes changes in global climate patterns. Many people do not believe in global warming. They believe it is a cleverly designed hoax to gain political or financial support. I‚ on the other hand‚ do not agree. I have seen how we as people take the earth for granted. How we cut down trees‚ destroying the natural habitat of thousands of organisms‚ how industries pump poisonous chemicals into the air. And some
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