Indian Ocean”. Tourism in Sri Lanka has had its ups and downs. Such things like the civil war is now over‚ but for the past thirty years that the war was ongoing‚ a lot of people feared to travel to Sri Lanka and the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami . But despite all these events‚ the tourism in Sri Lanka is still one of the major profit generating industries. Sri Lanka may be a small island‚ but it has a lot to offer. From its beautiful beaches‚ to their exotic foods and diverse cultural
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Effects Japan Crisis Have On the U.S. Workforce “The earthquake‚ tsunami and the nuclear incident have been the biggest crisis Japan has encountered in the 65 years since the end of World War II. We ’re under scrutiny on whether we‚ the Japanese people‚ can overcome this crisis." -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan. On Friday March 11‚ a massive 8.9 magnitude quake struck near Japan ’s east coast and was followed by a overwhelming tsunami‚ which wiped out swathes of the country ’s coastline. The deadly tidal
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Small is Beautiful The word ‘small’ represents what is minor or of minimum importance but small can also be beautiful. For instance ‘smile’ is a five letter word‚ a small word as you may see it‚ but is of great importance. Smile is a beautiful thing. It brings cheer and happiness in one’s life‚ it helps one to stay fit and healthy not only mentally or emotionally but physically too. Smile brings joy and tenderness in one’s heart amidst various amounts of sorrow‚ tension and turmoil. Not only does
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Life As We Knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer is a fictional book about the moon getting hit by a huge astroid. In this novel the people have to live through this event. It may not sound like a big deal but the moon controls a lot actully like tsunamis‚ earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. This book focuses on one family and there troubles. I love the authors writing style in this book. First of all its written as a teenage girls journal so as i reader i get to know everything thats going on for her
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Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions‚ particularly those that were covered by glaciers in recent geologic times. The primary sources of lake water are melting ice and snow‚ springs‚ rivers‚ runoff from the land surface‚ and direct precipitation. In the upper part of lakes there is a good supply of light‚ heat‚ oxygen‚ and nutrients‚ well distributed by currents and turbulence. As a result‚ a large number of diverse aquatic organisms can be found there. The most
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geological hazard. Landslide danger may persist while emergency personnel are attempting rescue. Fires Earthquakes can cause fires by damaging electrical power or gas lines. Tsunami Large waves produced by an earthquake or a submarine landslide can overrun nearby coastal areas in a matter of minutes. Tsunamis can also travel thousands of kilometers across open ocean and wreak destruction on far shores hours after the earthquake that generated them.
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RESIDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS: COMMUNITY RESPONSE IN DISASTER RECOVERY IN TOHOKU‚ JAPAN BY MARY CANDACE LEWIS‚ B.A. A thesis submitted to the Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts Anthropology New Mexico State University Las Cruces‚ New Mexico August 2014 “Residents and Volunteers: Community Response in Disaster Recovery in Tohoku‚ Japan‚” a thesis prepared by Mary Candace Lewis in partial fulfillment of the requirements
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Plate Tectonics Press Release GLG.101 August 16‚ 2013 Plate Tectonics Press Release Natural destroys are a part of the nature of the world. There are many different kinds of natural destroys hurricanes‚ tornados‚ tropical storms‚ and earthquakes. The great state of California is no stranger to its part of natural destroyers. Many cities in the state have had its share having earthquakes. Earthquakes are produced by abrupt motion along a fault when friction that resists such motion is overcome
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Was it the right decision to hold the Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo? Discursive Essay 5 October 2013 Discursive Essay Outline Essay question: Was it the right decision to host the Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo? I. Introduction Thesis statement: Although the ecological situation and safety problem are to be solved yet‚ the choice to carry out Olympics in Japan’s capital is good in all aspects. II. Body A. (Reason pros 1- topic sentence) Japan is reliable
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lives in a lake. He is blue because of where he lives‚ the lake. Pelicans eat Bakes‚ so it is prey. It has a ability to release goo so its predators can not bite and eat it. They had to evolve because a Tsunami came and wiped out the Bake’s environment. Gradualism happened to the Bake because the Tsunami
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