FLOOD It was the worst rainy weather I had seen. The skies remained overcast as sheets of rain poured down without stopping. In the evenings‚ the rain was usually accompanied by blinding flashes of lightning and deafening peals of thunder. Most of the residents in my area remained confined indoors. Apart from people scurrying to and from work and school‚ there was little outdoor activity. The town where I live‚ Kuantan‚ faces the Pahang River. After three days of incessant rain‚ the swollen river
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India has a large number of climatic regions‚ tropical climate in the south to temperate and alpine in the north Himalayan regions. The elevated Himalayan regions receive snowfall in the winter months. Himalayas and the Thar Desert substantially influence the Indian climate. The Himalayas block the cold winds from Central Asia. This keeps the Indian subcontinent warmer than places with similar latitudes. Thar Desert attracts the south west monsoons during the June to October post summer months‚
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Geography Lesson 40-47 TOPIC: Weather and Climate Objectives: Story Telling Project Africa – Organisation‚ preparation and presentation Map of Africa – preparation for test Weather and climate How air masses affect weather What fronts are and how they affect weather Depressions affect the weather Ocean currents affect weather AIR MASSES The movement is made in huge blocks These can be warm‚ cold‚ damp or dry – depending where it comes from. Air masses from the north pole will be
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Is rain an essential part of life or is it just unnecessary to have it? Rain is an important factor to keep life on Earth because for example rain waters plants to feed organisms and it also keeps the water cycle going. But is rain bad in any way? Of course‚ but it is because of the acidity is possess and that acidic property is becoming more and more acidic by everyday pollution from houses‚ factories‚ cars‚ and etc. This is the concept of acid rain‚ which according to EPA.gov is a broad term referring
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the cause and effects of Deforestation The cutting down of forest or deforestation can affect us and have serious effects on our environment as well. A few effects of deforestation are soil erosion‚ disruption of the water cycle‚ and possible even global warming When forest areas are cleared‚ it results in exposing the soil to the sun. Which would make the soil very dry and eventually‚ infertile‚ due to nitrogen being lost. In addition‚ when there is rainfall‚ it washes away the nutrients
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Essay on Drought in Manipur Drought means the acute dryness resulting from the failure of rain. When there is a failure of rain drought occurs and a dry of alarm sweeps over the country. This in turn affects the geographical area of the particular state or country mostly upon the farmers in their Paddy cultivations. We may say that Drought is deadlier than flood or cyclone. Failure of rain gives rise to drought. Failure of rain is due to
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Purification of solids Aim: To separate a mixture of carboxylic acid and a neutral substance by treatment with aqueous sodium hydroxide and purifying the carboxylic acid‚ measuring the melting points of the neutral and the acid components. METHOD: A mixture of( 5g) Carboxylic acid and neutral compound were separated by adding 2 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide (25cm3) to the mixture‚ which separated the water soluble sodium from the water insoluble neutral component‚ by filtration. The solid at the
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Is Earth really being Harmed by Human Activity? In my opinion‚ the Earth is definitely being harmed or should I say damaged by human activity. It is quite obvious when we look around us‚ when we see read and watch the news‚ and when we research for ourselves. I believe the major cause in the damage of the Earth all began with the introduction of industrialization. As a result of industrialization‚ pollution came about. Deforestation was inevitable because of the expansion of urban developments
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Creation of Snow and Jack Frost Long ago‚ the weather was just warm and the grass was just green. Every person on earth was happy the way they were‚ and the way everything was. God was always trying to bring new things into Earth‚ to complete its perfectness. One day God had this big feeling that he needed to create something for Earth and his people. But what could it be? Everything was already so perfect. So God asked and angel named Jack to go down to Earth and figure out what was missing. Jack
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Are Sunny days special without Rainy days Yes. Sunny days can become special EVEN without Rainy days. Sunny days imply days having sun and rainy days are those which are raining. they do not refer to the seasons SUMMER ‚ RAINY... This question is not a simple one as to answer that rainy days are not suitable for playing and sunny days are quite suitable. What is that SPECIALITY is the question. Sun and rain are two sides of same coin. They are among five elements of NATURE- Pancha Bhootas. Sun
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