THE BLUE MOUNTAINS The blue mountains located west of Sydney in nsw. it goes through temperate climate.the mountains is home to many native flora and fuana. Both tiger quoll and the Eucalyptus tree are fundamental to the enviorment of the blue mountains to help preseve the enviorment.There are many human disruptions causing threat to the flora and fauna nevertheless alot can be done by the people to put an end or reduce the threats and help the flora and fuana survive in their natural environment
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Imagine if America had a national celebration of the anniversary for 9/11? What if Sydney had honored Man Monis for the Lindt Cafe hostage crisis with a festival? Would we be okay with that? Obviously not‚ because it’s morally unacceptable. But how is the invasion of Port Jackson and the disgusting treatment of the Aboriginals a national celebration? Haven’t the Aboriginals suffered enough? How is this even acceptable? January 26th is the day we celebrate the so-called Australia Day where we celebrate
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are strong rich and diverse. Although in the area of Leongatha‚ Victoria were I currently work there are not a lot of local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures there is still a variety of different cultures and religions. Although extending to broader parts of Victoria‚ Melbourne and Wonthaggi there are more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The current centre I work ‘Leongatha Children’s Centre’ has a variety of different
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our blames to the nature. Natural disasters are certainly beyond human control. But human action and inaction can intensely affect their outcome‚ exacerbating or mitigating their effects on people. Different catastrophes alarm us-earthquake‚ flood‚ volcanic eruption‚ tornado‚ tsunami‚ wildfire‚ drought‚ hailstorm‚ heat wave‚ hurricane‚ epidemic‚ famine‚ and other disasters. These events came naturally to us‚ sometimes‚ without further ado. Or is it really naturally? I bet it is not. Human activities
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Causes of Floods Floods are caused by many factors: heavy precipitation‚ severe winds over water‚ unusual high tides‚ tsunamis‚ or failure of dams‚ levels‚ retention ponds‚ or other structures that contained the water. Periodic floods occur on many rivers‚ forming a surrounding region known as the flood plain. During times of rain or snow‚ some of the water is retained in ponds or soil‚ some is absorbed by grass and vegetation‚ some evaporates‚ and the rest travels over the land as surface runoff
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Earthquakes ------------------------------------------------- Flood From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Flood (disambiguation). Contemporary picture of the flood that struck the North Sea coast of Germany andDenmark in October 1634. People seeking refuge from flood in Java. ca. 1865–1876. Flooding of a creek due to heavymonsoonal rain and high tide in Darwin‚Northern Territory‚ Australia. Jeddah Flood‚ covering King Abdullah Street in Saudi Arabia. Flooding
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describe and explain the different impacts of flooding. (25) Floods make a big impact on the environment and society. Floods can destroy drainage systems in cities. Also in cases of severe floods‚ buildings can be damaged and even destroyed. This can lead to catastrophic events on the environment and society. Floods also cause millions of pounds worth of damage. However‚ floods do have a slight positive effect on the environment as floods spread sediment-containing nutrients to soil that might never
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North-West and Kherkatia Suti in Northeast. Geomorphologically the island is alluvial. Large number of wetlands and rivulets constitute excellent breeding ground for numerous indigenous fishes. Every year whether there in flood in Assam or not‚ the Majuli Sub- Division is always affected by floods‚ forcing people to take shelter in roads and higher land. DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS As per the year 2011 Majuli consists of a total of 248 villages with a total population of 153400. Out of this Majuli
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Flood defence funding of £120m announced Many parts of UK have been flooded after heavy storms in recent years. The government has announced £120m of funding for flood defences‚ as households across Britain contend with the aftermath of heavy storms. Ministers estimate that the money‚ which will be delivered between next year and 2015‚ will improve flood protection for up to 60‚000 homes. It comes just days after about 800 UK homes were flooded in recent storms. Labour said it shows how "shortsighted
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through the great plain of northern India. It has long been notorious for its devastating floods‚ which may rise as much as […] 9 m in 24 hours and which long made vast tracts of northern Bihār unsafe for habitation or cultivation.”2 The special features of the Kosi river are therefore its high amount of sediments it is transporting and the resulting floods – an aspect we will discuss later more detailed. The last flood of the Kosi river happened in August 2008‚ the repercussions of which were disastrous
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