remained cut off from mainstream India for a long time due to some ethnic problems‚ it has been able to survive the onslaught of crass commercialization that has taken over other famous tourist centers of India. As is the name‚ the state receives heavy rainfall and two of the world’s wettest places are located in Meghalaya. Full of vibrant culture‚ tradition‚ great scenic beauty‚ and tranquility are some of the attractions of the state that can pull any tourist in. Geography of Meghalaya Meghalaya is located
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and 4 other places in India and were performed during November 2005 to August 2006 The total rainfall recorded at the places where somayag was performed was above normal. indicates that there was well distributed and above normal rainfall at majority of places (Vaidya‚ Kale‚ & Kale‚ 2010). Besides this‚ in India as a whole actual rainfall that occurred was 99% of LPA and was more than predicted rainfall of 93% (Anonymous‚
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we know it was more bleak and dry. Growing crops and surviving off plant life was almost impossible. The world experienced large variations in rainfall and temperature. The plants could have harvested during the random years of sun and rainfall‚ yet the barren conditions might have ruined the crops. Today‚ we experience general warming‚ increased rainfall‚ and more stable climatic conditions. During the hunting and gathering‚ scientist predict that the woman did all the gathering
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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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ecosystem type that occurs roughly within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator -betweeen tropic of Capricorn and tropic of cancer -characterized in two words: warm and wet. -monthly temperatures exceed 18 °C -Average annual rainfall is no less than 168 cm (66 in) and can exceed 1‚000 cm (390 in) although it typically lies between 175 cm (69 in) and 200 cm (79 in) -poor soils due to leaching -high levels of biodiversity -Around 40% to 75% of all biotic species are indigenous
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“Diversify the economy”‚ Many Nigerian presidents and executive figures have used this phrase time immemorial as a talking point when asked about economic solutions. Just a few months ago‚ during a BBC HardTalk interview‚ former President Olusegun Obasanjo also stressed the need to diversify the economy away from oil dependency and it looks like some states are finally listening. Last year‚ Lagos and Kebbi partnered for rice farming and processing‚ developing a division of labour whose synergy culminated
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is a gradual process of the loss of soil productivity and the thinning out of the vegetative cover due to human activities and climatic variations‚ such as frequent droughts and floods. The main climate-related causes of desertification are lower rainfall and higher temperatures. Among human causal factors‚ there are examples such as over-cultivation‚ overgrazing‚ deforestation and poor irrigation practices. Desertification occurs in dry and fragile ecosystems‚ and it has been affecting the terrestrial
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INTRODUCTION TO DISTRICT CHAKWAL Chakwal is a leading District of Potohar Region. Though‚ it is a Barani district (Annual rainfall around 600 mm)‚ yet it has vast potential for agricultural development. The potential is still unexploited. Agriculture Extension Department‚ Chakwal is endeavoring to achieve this potential through transfer of technology measures such as training of farming community‚ lay out of demonstration plots‚ information on crop production technology‚ orchards development‚ plant
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Tibet‚ the River Indus flows northwest through India before turning sharply south across Pakistan. It finally discharges into the Arabian Sea‚ a journey of some 3‚200km (2‚000 miles). The River Indus has an annual flood caused by tropical monsoon rainfall. It’s rich alluvium floodplain led to one of the cradles of civilization‚ 9000 years ago. However‚ this flood’s magnitude was according to Professor Rajiv Sinha‚ from the Indian Institute of Technology‚ 5 or even 10 times stronger than normal
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there was a decent amount of snow on the ground. However‚ based on weather patterns over the last 60 years‚ it is unlikely that snow was actually falling while the massacre took place. The testimony of Daniel Calef decreases the unlikelihood of snowfall that night because he talks of seeing the captain’s face clearly with the help of the moonlight. If it were snowing‚ there would have been clouds blocking light from the moon and visibility in general would have been reduced. Given that Thomas
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