United States are increasingly coming in swarms rather than as isolated twisters‚ according to a study by U.S. government meteorologists published on Thursday that illustrates another trend toward extreme weather emerging in recent years. Looking at tornado activity over the past six decades‚ the study in the journal Science found the total number of tornadoes annually remaining rather steady‚ averaging 495. Since the 1970s‚
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Restricting free speech for the sake of free speech - Can speech ‘silence’‚ if so should it be restricted? A Introduction Freedom of speech is almost universally endorsed in western-liberal countries. Literally‚ speech refers only to the communication of thoughts in spoken words but more widely interpreted the concept also includes publications‚ television and the like. The intuitive idea of how to promote free speech is to allow more speech. Therefore‚ proponents of free speech oppose regulation
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Outage & In Danger – A Preliminary Investigation on Lack of Budget within NOAA Science‚ technology‚ engineering‚ & mathematics – alternatively STEM – is an evergrowing field in today’s society. Technology is increasing in popularity‚ and development of assistive tools in society are becoming more and more urgent for traditional use. Because of this‚ spending is required in the STEM field‚ but many feel that it is not needed. At first glance‚ one would think that the sectors of the government
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NATURAL DISASTER: A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. TYPES OF NATURAL DISASTERS: 1-EARTHQUAKES: An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth’s surface
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barn is still standing. F-5 level tornadoes will destroy steel reinforced concrete buildings‚ so the entire ranch‚ house‚ barn‚ and all‚ should have been swept down to the ground and destroyed. Another thing is that the chance that you survive a F-5 tornado is very rare. Flying wood splinters and glass at that speed can shred clothes and skin and cause a really bad injury. Here are some ways how science was somewhat used correctly
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Silence is golden Freedom of expression is one of many things that make America so great. It lets you express yourself and let everyone know how you feel about certain issues. There is no fear that you will be approached by the authorities and get a slap on the wrist for what you’ve said or worst case scenario put to jail for expressing yourself. Places that don’t have the freedom of expression‚ people’s opinions are filtered. Only certain things will be heard by people without getting in trouble
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VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS OF BANGLADESH DUE TO MULTIPLE NATURAL HAZARDS USING GIS TECHNIQUE Dr. Md. Monirul Islam Professor and Chair Department of Civil Engineering IUBAT – International University of Business Agriculture and Technology 4 Embankment Drive Road Sector 10‚ Uttara Model Town‚ Uttara‚ Dhaka 1230 Tel: 02 896 3523-27‚ 01716 583558‚ Fax: 02 892 2625 E-mail: rs_gism@yahoo.com Abstract: Bangladesh is one of the most natural disaster prone areas in the World. The different types
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To the personalities from the Department of Education from the division leve and the district‚ headed by Schools Division Superintendent ____________________________ and the District Supervisor _______________________________‚members of the Sangguniang Bayan headed by Hon. Mayor Boogle Ona and Hon. Vice Mayor Reynante Macalindong ‚ the principal‚Mr. /Ms. _______________________ ‚members of the faculty‚ teachers‚ parents‚ everyone here and to you my fellow graduates‚ a pleasant day to all. Today‚
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A Memorable Trip Unit 1 Individual Project 3/29/2013 ENGL 106 By: Haley Henry My most memorable trip is when I went to Florida during the summer of 2004. The trip consisted of my mom‚ my stepdad‚ my two sisters‚ and me. We woke up at five o’clock in the morning to hit the road so we could beat the traffic. The ride was very long and boring but it was all worth it when I set my eyes on the ocean. At that moment‚ I was filled with joy and happiness and I could not wait for
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Natural Hazards Faith McPhee SANDSTORMS -wind current goes under layer of sand and picks it up like a tidal wave. -mostly in deserts (no vegetation) -Dust Devils in U.S.A (smaller version of sandstorm but with dust) -is sometimes caused by soil loss in dry lands -fast moving Cyclones/Typhoons/Hurricanes -Starts as storm‚ but is considered a TROPICAL storm when winds reach 74 miles per hour. -swirling water inward is eye‚ swirling < is southern hem‚ swirling > is northern hem. -Convection
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