Secretary-General‚ Kofi Annan‚ who travelled to the region. At least 23 of the 87 tourist resorts in the Maldives were devastated in the 26 December tsunami. © Sena Vidanagama/AFP/Getty Images 76 77 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - THE MALDIVES 5. 5.1 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT – THE MALDIVES Introduction The Indian Ocean tsunami reached the Maldives at 9:20 a.m. local time‚ approximately three hours after tremors were felt. Tidal waves ranging between one and five
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Effects of earthquakes Shaking and ground rupture Shaking and ground rupture are the main effects created by earthquakes‚ principally resulting in more or less severe damage to buildings and other rigid structures. The severity of the local effects depends on the complex combination of the earthquake magnitude‚ the distance from the epicenter‚ and the local geological and geomorphological conditions‚ which may amplify or reduce wave propagation.[44] The ground-shaking is measured by ground acceleration
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be done to discourage people from damaging their own health? Health is a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Discouraging people from damaging their own health is important because it will help the people to live a healthy lifestyle and with a healthy lifestyle‚ the people can live longer without any health problems or diseases. There are many ways to discourage people from damaging their own health‚ especially such
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used history as a reference to steer his writing by putting in characteristics of the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami. On page 1‚ the setting is developing in Meulaboh‚ Ujung Karang; a small city just off the coast of the Indian ocean. “In the distance‚ beyond the shacks and houses of Ujung Karang‚ moonlight glittered on the sea.” Later on‚ Richard incorporates some of the aftereffects of the tsunami. “Before‚ the jungle floor had been shrouded in shadow. Now sunlight poured through huge gaps in the canopy
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The destructive effects of an earthquake can be classified into primary and secondary effects. Primary effects are the immediate damage caused by the quake‚ such as collapsing buildings‚ roads and bridges‚ which may kill many people. Those lucky enough to survive can suffer badly from shock and panic. Secondary effects are the after-effects of the earthquake‚ such as fires‚ tidal waves‚ landslides and disease. Fire - earthquakes destroy gas pipes and electric cables‚ causing fires to spread
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Name: Huy Pham Effects of Earthquakes Nature is a beautiful thing‚ and there is nothing in this world without nature. It gives many wonderful things to mankind. Although nature gives many things to mankind‚ sometimes it show its terrible side. It is obvious that most of disasters are very dangerous to anything in the world. Earthquakes are one of the terrible outcomes of nature‚ and they bring a lot of big problems to humans and the animals. An earthquake is an sudden and violent
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Global warming is the observed increase in the average temperature of the Earth ’s near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. Global warming poses an extraordinary challenge. The world ’s leading atmospheric scientists tell us that a gradual warming of our climate is underway and will continue. This long-term warming trend poses serious risks to our economy and our environment. It poses even greater risks to many other nations‚ particularly poorer countries that
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Natural Hazards What is a natural hazard? A natural hazard is a naturally occuring physical event which poses a threat and negatively impacts people and the environment. Examples of natural hazards are: earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ wildfires‚ floods‚ volcanic eruptions etc. Earthquakes and their Occurence What is an Earthquake? An earthquake is a sudden rapid vibration along the earth’s crust due to individual tremors‚ sometimes causing great destruction to the earth’s lithosphere and its inhabitants
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earthquakes definitely stand out as the most widespread one. Even though most of the government takes measures to rout out earthquakes‚ they are disappointed. There are three main effect of earthquake is damaging to buildings‚ loss of human life and psychological effects to survivors. First‚ the most remarkable effect of earthquakes is loss of life. There can be more than thousand people buried in the wreckage is just because of earthquake and most of them definitely is death. For an example‚ there
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Marinduque Midwest College Dili‚ Gasan‚ Marinduque COLLEGE DEPARTMENT The EFFECTS OF poor QUALITY EDUCATION over a lifetime Submitted by: Christian Jay F. Zoleta BEED IV- Sagittarius Submitted to: Mr. Joey Semilla Instructor In Partial Fulfillment in the Requirements in Social Dimension SY 2013-2014 I. Introduction The impact of low-quality education can be negative as it fails to produce
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