coast of Sumatra‚ Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake.[4][5] The resulting tsunami was given various names‚ including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami‚ South Asian tsunami‚ Indonesian tsunami‚ and the Boxing Day tsunami. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean‚ killing over 230‚000 people in fourteen countries‚ and inundating coastal
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Year 2008 to 2009 is an interesting and dramatic time for the financial markets‚ which marks the beginning of the financial tsunami that went on for a long period of time. First we have Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae taken over by the US Treasury‚ which is one major event contributing to the subprime mortgage crisis. Then we have the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers which Mamudi (2008) reported to be one of the largest bankruptcy filing in US history with Lehman holding over $600 billion in assets. Then
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my body I lay out my towel on my day bed‚ and begin to put on my sunglasses. As I look up from my sunglasses‚ I see my mums face in shock staring at the horizon. I rapidly swing my head to see what she was so stunned by. My mouth drops in fear. “Tsunami” yells the lifeguard in the yellow tower. I begin to panic. Everyone screams in horror. I run straight through the huge crowd of screaming people dodging every child that steps in my way‚ trying to reach elevated ground. As I find a mountain about
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The word redemption‚ in terms of Christianity‚ directly translates to the action of being saved from evil.(Merriam). Throughout the short story‚ the man feels guilty for the death of his best friend. He explains what happened the day the tsunami struck. He describes seeing his friend‚ K.‚ in the huge wave‚” And his right arm was stretched out in my direction‚ as if he were trying to grab my hand and pull me into that other world where he was now…”(Granta). This direct quote from the novel
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NS103 FORMAL REPORT: NATURAL DISASTERS GROUP MEMBERS: BASE‚ Aron Christoper V. CASTILLO‚ Jonathan Nelson E. GUEVARA‚ Steven Kristian L. 4ISB FEBRUARY 11‚ 2014 Avalanches While avalanches are sudden‚ the warning signs are almost always numerous before they let loose. Yet in 90 percent of avalanche incidents‚ the victim or someone in the victim’s party triggers the snow slides. Avalanches kill more than 150 people worldwide each year. Most are snowmobilers‚ skiers
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Definitions‚ Review Questions‚ Critical Thinking Chapter 1: Natural Hazards Geologic cycle: A group of interrelated sequences of Earth processes known as the hydrologic‚ rock‚ techtonic‚ biogeochemical cycles. Mitigation: The avoidance of‚ lessening‚ or compensation for anticipated harmful effects of an action‚ especially with respect to the natural environment. Land-use planning: The preparation of an overall master plan for future development of an area; the plan may recommend zoning restrictions
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well. A tsunami is a series of ocean waves that send surges of water‚ sometimes reaching heights of over 100 feet onto land. These walls of water can cause widespread destruction when they crash ashore. These awe-inspiring waves are typically caused by large‚ undersea earthquakes at tectonic plate boundaries‚ when the ocean floor at a plate boundary rises or falls suddenly it displaces the water above it and launches the rolling waves that will become a tsunami. Most tsunamis about 80 percent
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company. Through the environmental risk management‚ we are going to have a better understanding on the environment‚ which may make have a better decision making on company strategy. Usually‚ if we know a place which may suffer from earthquake or tsunami frequently‚ we may not build or open some department on that place in order to reduce risk. If we have better understand or information for environmental risk‚ we can avoid some risk by locating the facilities at best place. So‚ risk is reduced and
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A recently increasing challenge to the population of the world has been natural disasters. Natural disasters are consequences of the combination of a natural hazards and human populations. Natural hazards include earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ floods‚ hurricanes‚ epidemic‚ and countless other natural processes that threaten population. Human vulnerability is caused by the lack of appropriate emergency management‚ and leads to financial‚ structural‚ and human losses. The losses from disasters depend on the
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The United States is the worlds largest producer of nuclear power‚ accounting for more than 30 percent of the worldwide nuclear generation of electricity. Nuclear power is also among the verge of the most expensive‚ construction on a new power plant in Georgia skyrocketed past the projected expenses by $737 million to nearly $7 billion. In 2012 the approval of the new power plants in Georgia and South Carolina were among the first approved in over 30 years. While these approvals were a major setback
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