The Indian Monsoon The monsoon is a yearly cycle‚ where the direction of the wind changes‚ bringing 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
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Illegal logging‚ mining worsened impact of Philippines’ killer typhoon According to Filipino officials‚ rampant illegal logging and mining were likely a part of the cause for the high casualty count from Category 5 Typhoon Bopha (Pablo)‚ especially in the Compostela Valley where government officials had warned people to stop the illegal activities. So far‚ 370 people have been found dead on the island of Mindanao with another 400 missing. Waters rose so high even emergency shelters were inundated
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little known fact‚ however‚ is that about 84% of the total heating of the Earth over the last 40 years has gone into warming the oceans. This warming of the ocean is having widespread effects from loss of biodiversity to the increasing number of tropical cyclones. Even changes of less than 5°C are having effects seen around the world. Many studies are starting to suggest that humans are beginning to play a larger and larger role in the increasing of the ocean’s temperature as human’s fingerprint on the
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are more generally described as Mediterranean climates. These types of climates are characterized by clear skies and sunshine in summer months‚ mild winter temperatures and hot summers‚ and rain primarily during winter season from the mid-latitude cyclone. Extreme summer aridity is caused by the sinking air of the subtropical highs and may exist for up to 5 months. Locations of Mediterranean climates in North America are from Portland‚ Oregon to all of California (www.eoearth.com). The average temperature
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Earthquake‚ shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer. Earthquakes occur when energy stored within the Earth‚ usually in the form of strain in rocks‚ suddenly releases. This energy is transmitted to the surface of the Earth by earthquake waves. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its magnitude and duration‚ or the amount of shaking that occurs. A structure’s design and the materials used in its construction also affect the amount of damage
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disaster is any event of force of nature that is caused by environmental factors that has catastrophic consequences. Natural disasters include: avalanches‚ earthquakes‚ floods‚ hurricanes‚ impact events‚ landslides‚ mudslides‚ tornadoes‚ tsunamis‚ tropical cyclones‚ typhoons‚ and volcanic eruptions. 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
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Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz.‚ 2003‚ 22 (3)‚ 915-930 Disaster management in India: the case of livestock and poultry A. Sen (1) & M. Chander (2) (1) Fellow Programme in Management Scholar‚ Indian Institute of Management‚ Ahmedabad - 380015‚ Gujurat‚ India (2) Senior Scientist‚ Division of Extension Education‚ Indian Veterinary Research Institute‚ Izatnagar – 243 122‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India Submitted for publication: 7 July 2002 Accepted for publication: 25 April 2003 Summary Developing countries
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Hurricanes come with different names depending where the location it occurred. Hurricane storms are called hurricanes‚ if they start over the Caribbean Sea‚ the Northeast Pacific Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean; whereas‚ storms are called tropical cyclones‚ if they occur in the Indian Ocean or near Australia. There are two main factors that cause hurricane storms‚ which are warm water and moist‚ warm air. Hurricanes occur when the moist‚ warm air from the surface of the ocean rises and meets
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Facts about Hurricane Rita Hurricanes are tropical cyclones characterized by low-pressure centers and numerous thunderstorms. The Atlantic has always been a region‚ known for tropical cyclones. Hurricane Rita was the fourth hurricane in the Atlantic hurricane season of 2005. Here are some facts about it... The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season can be very well called a historic season. There were five major hurricanes; Dennis‚ Emily‚ Katrina‚ Rita and Wilma. Hurricane Rita‚ which followed Hurricane
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Morton’s “Queer Ecology” as my friends and family in the Philippines are being besieged by yet another tropical cyclone. Terrible because I feel guilty sitting cozily in front of my screen while halfway around the world hundreds of thousands of Filipinos who live in areas at risk of flash floods‚ landslides and storm surges are struggling to be evacuated as Ruby (the misleadingly sweet name the cyclone has been baptized with) maintains its Super Typhoon strength. Bittersweet because there is nothing
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