GAC013 Assessment Event 2: Case Study Investigation Compare and Contrast Early Tsunami Warning and Predictive Volcanic Eruption Student Name: Student Number: Teacher Name: Due Date: 7 Nov 2013 Word Count: Table of Contents Abstract·················· 1 1.0 Introduction··················1 2.0 Methodology··················1 3.0 Findings··················2 4.0 Discussion··················3 5.0 Conclusions
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6.05 Tsunamis | Purpose: To investigate tsunamis Introduction:I have always been fascinated by tsunamis. I have to say that when I vacationed in Hawaii and snorkeled in the Pacific Ocean‚ I did give a fleeting thought to tsunamis. In the last activity‚ I mentioned that the characteristics and behaviors of waves that you learned from the video could be applied to other waves. As you complete this activity‚ I want you to think about the similarities between the rogue tsunamis and the common waves
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of ‘’Tsunami” By: Leonard N. See IV – EF1 Mrs. Grace Cortez Table of contents Acknowledgement…………………..………..…………1 Introduction………………………………………………2 Significants of study…………………………………3-5 What Cause Tsunamis‚Ring of Fire & Earth and Earthquakes……………………………….….…..……6-7 What triggered this earthquake?.................................................................8 What causes a tsunami the giant wave that caused virtually all the coastal destruction in Asia & What made Sunday ’s tsunami so destructive
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Introduction Tsunami is known by many as the devastating wave that has no remorse. The wave that has devastated many countries and has such power to practically destroy all of Japan in 2011‚ which was the most popular tsunami viewed by society as a whole. Through this paper we will research what a tsunami is‚ how does a tsunami start‚ the dangers of tsunamis‚ most common places a tsunami is known to hit‚ ways to predict a tsunami‚ and will be ending with a closing statement with my view point on
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Macro-environment Analysis on AirAsia and its effect on Marketing Decision Making | Prepared by Gajanayagam Jeyasundram | | | | This paper looks at a comprehensive macro-economic analysis using PESTEL and how it influenced marketing strategy and initiatives at AirAsia. | Table of Content | Content | 1.0 | Introduction * 1.1 Company Background | 2.0 | Macro-environment Analysis * 2.1 Demographic Factors * 2.2 Economic Factors * 2.3 Natural Factors * 2.4 Technological
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Tourism 1) Background and Trends 2) Reasons for growth in Tourism 3) Impacts of growth in Tourism 4) Sustainable Tourism 5) Approaches to Sustainable Tourism 1) Background and Trends Tourists: Persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes. Tourist destination area: A place that tourists travel to Tourists generating area: A place where tourists come from (source) Tourism:
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Excessive rain‚ a ruptured dam or levee‚ rapid ice melting in the mountains‚ or even an unfortunately placed beaver dam can overwhelm a river and send it spreading over the adjacent land‚ called a floodplain. Coastal flooding occurs when a large storm or tsunami causes the sea to surge inland (National Geographic Society‚ 2011). Most floods take hours or days to develop‚ giving residents enough time to prepare or evacuate. Others happen quickly and with little warning. These flash floods can be extremely
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INTRODUCTION A natural calamities is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. It 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. The earth’s wrath destroys everything in its stride. Usually it is at peace but once it unleashes its
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Gigantic waves are merciless demons of the sea. Rogue waves and tsunamis are natural disasters that can destroy and wreck the world around you. However‚ they can be prepared in advance‚ but they are still very deadly. Rogue waves and tsunamis seem very alike‚ but when diving deep into the information about them‚ one can see just how different they are. Rogue waves have a distinct look and happen in different ways. First‚ huge freak waves‚ such as rogue waves‚ are waves that can suddenly appear out
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and tsunami last year. A city in the region reported that a small tsunami had hit‚ but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 and struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Miyagi prefecture at 5:18 p.m. (0318 Eastern). The epicenter was 6.2 miles beneath the seabed. After the quake‚ which caused buildings in Tokyo to sway for at least several minutes‚ authorities issued a warning that a tsunami potentially
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