comprises of the water storage system with the lithosphere. It involves the water cycle‚ distribution of water‚ impact of humans on the hydrosphere and the impact of the hydrosphere on humans. Orographic rainfall is a process that leads to precipitation. Its occurance encompasses the hydrosphere‚ lithosphere and atmosphere. It refers to when mountain ranges or plateaus and interrupts the movement of air mass. As moist air rises‚ it cools until it reaches a point on a mountain; the water vapor
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the past and how victimology is now. Victimology: A Look into the Past The study of victimology dates back to the early 1940’s. Marvin Wolfgang was one of the first victimologists. To fully understand victimology is to understand what a victim is. A victim is a person that has suffered physical or emotional harm from the hands of another person. Examples of this might be: rape‚ domestic abuse‚ homicide‚ and theft. Wolfgang was one of the first people to believe that crimes are not randomly committed
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difficult to distinguish possible instinctive and design adjustment to decrease exposure to environmental change. Brown (2008) said at the beginning 1990 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggested that humans might be the greatest victims especially displaced people by climate change‚ shoreline erosion and lack agriculture which caused millions of people to be displaced .So far‚ series reports have suggested that the environment deteriorates especially because of climate change. In
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respectively‚ upon the production of carbon dioxide by expending "liquefied carbonic acid gas" and upon concussion by the detonation of explosives.” (Weather and Climate‚ 9) Cloud seeding programs in Australia‚ France and South Africa increased precipitation and renewed the scientific interest in hail
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According to Burt (1980)‚ rape myths are defined as ‘prejudicial‚ stereotype or false beliefs about rape‚ rape victims and rapists’ that serve as a kind of denial and justify male sexual aggression towards women. Burt (1980) identified the examples of rape myths such as 1) “she asked for it”; 2) “it wasn’t really rape”; 3) “he didn’t mean to”; 4) “she wanted it”; 5) “she liked it”; 6) “rape is a trivial event”; and 7) “rape is a deviant event”. Rape myths vary among societies and cultures(Burt 1980)
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visible trends have been formed (Landsea‚ Pielke‚ & Emanuel‚ 2005). The forecast for Miami‚ Florida‚ on May 2nd‚ 2013 is slightly cloudy with a high of 84 and a low of 74 degrees Fahrenheit ("The Weather Channel"‚ 2013). There is a 10% chance of precipitation and a relative humidity level of 64% ("The Weather Channel"‚ 2013). Topography and climate of Miami have changed severely since the end of the most recent ice age (United States Environmental Protection Agency‚ 2009). The ocean floors are currently
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All over the world‚ people have continued to experience a number of problems associated with climatic change. People are not the only one being affected‚ plants and animals have also been victims. A hot debate ranges on the causes of climatic change with one side believing it to be the natural process whereas believe it to be out of human activities. My stand
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climbed to the rooftop to avoid being washed away in the surging flow of flood waters which turned our village into a gigantic fast flowing river. It was a terrible sight that the water rose up so quickly to the rooftop. My family and the other flood victims were stranded on rooftops and all of us wore on a sad and disappointing expression. What’s more‚ we had to see our own homes being submerged in water and uprooted trees being swept away like a broom by the dangerous water. Fortunately‚ the rescue
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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. 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. List of natural calamities 1) Earthquakes 2) Volcanic eruptions 3) Hydrological disasters
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residents did not have time to salvage their belongings. Several residents from nearby villages were marooned in the area after road links were cut off by the floodwaters. Various authorities were deployed to help evacuate and supply food to the flood victims. Strong winds aggravated the situation as several trees were uprooted. Roofs of houses were ripped off and went hurtling away n the fierce winds. After a week of continuous downpour‚ the rain finally showed signs of abating. The overcast skies finally
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