district of Nepal. In June 2013‚ the North Indian states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh‚ some regions of Western Nepal and their adjoining areas experienced heavy rainfall that triggered devastating floods and landslides. Parts of Haryana‚ Delhi and Uttar Pradesh‚ and some parts of Western Tibet also experienced heavy rainfall. As of 29 June 2013 (2013-06-29)[update]‚ more than 1‚000 people have died with many more missing.[3] Damage to bridges and roads left over 70‚000 pilgrims and tourists
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------------------------------------------------- Flood A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is normally dry.[1] The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water.[2] In the sense of "flowing water"‚ the word may also be applied to the inflow of thetide. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies‚ such as a river or lake‚ in which the water overtops or breaks levees‚ resulting in some of that
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is the result of the instruction of our teacher‚ Sir Karim. Who is conducting the course Economy of Pakistan Firstly we are doing the brief introduction about the performance of cash crop of Pakistan and then we are analyze the last five years of export and import of cash crop of Pakistan to other countries for the last 5 years it has averaged 6-7% growth. Pakistan had the narrow export base but due to govt efforts it has increase in the last five years Pakistan
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to regional and local air movements? 13. What different type of climate do places in Africa experience? 14. How does the subsidence of air affect rainfall? 15. How does convergence affect rainfall? 16. What role does the ocean play in influencing the temperature of places in Africa? 17. How does the ocean influence rainfall in Africa? 18. What is the El Nino and La Nina Effect? 19. How do El Nino and La Nina affect Africa’s Climate? 20. How is atmospheric pressure
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flood reaching to Kedarnath Temple Valley THE ORIGIN You must be wondering what had caused all this disaster. Here you go. From 14 to 17 June 2013‚ the Indian state of Uttarakhand and adjoining areas received heavy rainfall‚ which was about 375 percent more than the benchmark rainfall during a normal monsoon. This caused the
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Philippines Environment Are We Lucky in the Philippines? Planet Earth is made up of different things - air‚ water‚ plants‚ animals‚ soil‚ rocks‚ minerals‚ crude oil‚ and other fossil fuels. These things are called natural resources because they are not made by people; rather they are gathered from nature. Sunlight and wind are also natural resources. We use all these things to survive or satisfy our needs. The Philippines is considered rich in natural resources. We have fertile‚ arable lands
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The Dust Bowl of the Southern Great Plains caused a lot of trauma to not only humans‚ but also animals. The dust bowl was a huge dust storm that covered states such as Kansas‚Texas‚ western Oklahoma‚ eastern Colorado‚ and New Mexico. Things such as previous dust storms‚ poor land‚ and low precipitation. All of these resulted in one huge dust storm that killed many. The Dust Bowl was not only one big dust storm out of nowhere; but it was a more severe storm from preceding storms. “And not once
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Many people fled to the Great Plains in hopes to savor the abundance of opportunities that came with the land. Unfortunately‚ they were only left to fear the land that was gifted for them. The deadly storm struck the already struggling Plains on March 15th‚ 1935. The Dust Bowl‚ the period of time where terrible windstorms ruined the soil and caused people to moved‚ lasted for a decade. This tragedy was caused by the Homestead Act‚ poor farming techniques‚ and the severe drought. In 1909‚ the
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Soil erosion is a major concern in the southeastern region of Nigeria due to high population densities and farming techniques‚ which has resulted in the presence of numerous gullies. While gullies are found all around the world‚ the existence of gullies in Nigeria is regarded as one of the worst environment disasters‚ having negative implications on the environment and the quality of life for humans and other species (Adetona & Ezezika‚ 2011; Ajaegwu & al‚ 2010). Large quantities of soil in Nigeria
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storms and rainfall to the land‚ and when the wind changes again it brings drought to the land. This creates a wet and a dry season in some areas‚ such as the Indian region. However‚ this is not a set of wet and dry seasons‚ the monsoon varies from year to year and even from day to day. The word “monsoon” is believed to have originated from the Arabic word mausem‚ which itself means “season” (Fein & Stephens‚ 1987‚ p.3). During the wet season of the monsoon intensive‚ storms and rainfall occurs. In
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