2013 North India floods From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia 2013 North India floods NASA satellite imagery of Northern India on June 17‚ showing rainclouds that led to the disaster NASA satellite imagery of Northern India on June 17‚ showing rainclouds that led to the disaster Fatalities: About 5‚700 (presumed dead) (as of 16 July 2013) Damages: 365 houses destroyed‚ 275 houses partially damaged (in Uttarakhand)[1] 4‚200 villages affected[2] Areas affected: India India (Uttarakhand
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Compare Floods in LEDC and MEDC I am going to discuss two case studies regarding floods. One of my case studies is of Cocker mouth‚ this is a town in England exposed to floods this is my case study of an MEDC. My other case study is the LEDC in which I talk about Bangladesh. Cocker mouth is situated in the Lake District in England. England is an MEDC and this area experienced vast ranges of flooding during late November. The town lies among the confluence of two rivers that leave it prone to flooding
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FLOOD A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry.[1] The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water.[2] In the sense of "flowing water"‚ the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies‚ such as a river or lake‚ in which the water overtops or breaks levees‚ resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries‚[3] or it may
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There were many women that helped get their rights in the past‚ such as Alice Stokes Paul. Alice Paul was a suffragist and women’s right activist that was born on January 11th 1885 in Moorestown‚ New Jersey‚ USA. She changed the world in many different ways‚ however she did go through tough times while making change to the world. Although Alice was only a human being‚ she had a great effect on our daily life. Alice Paul went through very harsh times while pushing for women’s rights; when she joined
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Though there are many things in common between the Sumerian and Hebrew stories of the Flood‚ there are also many differences. It stated that both are required to build an ark along with taking every kind of animal onboard. They are also similar in the fact that the flood is called upon by God or the gods because of man’s actions. Similarly‚ both Noah and Utnapishtim are from Mesopotamia.(Lambert) There are a few dissimilarities along with the story‚ the main being the fact that in the Hebrew version
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Floods come every year and more or loss welcomed since flood waters leave the soil silt-enriched.But when they start playing havoc with human life and property they become a horrible catastrophe.Than they bring disaster and destruction and leave behind hunger disease and death.Crops are destroyed.Green fields turn into vast lakes.Mud-houses collapse.Both men and animals are drowned.Roads‚bridges and highways are swept away.All means of communication and transportation are upset and shattered
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The Pakistani Floods of 2010 by The British Geographer The Causes of the Flood Physical Causes From its headwaters in the Himalayas of Tibet‚ the River Indus flows northwest through India before turning sharply south across Pakistan. It finally discharges into the Arabian Sea‚ a journey of some 3‚200km (2‚000 miles). The River Indus has an annual flood caused by tropical monsoon rainfall. It’s rich alluvium floodplain led to one of the cradles of civilization‚ 9000 years ago. However‚ this flood’s
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African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 7(7)‚ pp. 1054-1067‚ 19 February‚ 2012 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJAR DOI: 10.5897/AJARX11.036 ISSN 1991-637X ©2012 Academic Journals Review A critical analysis of 2010 floods in Pakistan Hashim Nisar Hashmi1‚ Qazi Tallat Mahmood Siddiqui1*‚ Abdul Razzaq Ghumman1‚ Mumtaz Ahmed Kamal1 and Habib ur Rehman Mughal2 1 2 Department of Civil Engineering‚ University of Engineering and Technology‚ Taxila‚ Pakistan. Department
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Response Paper of the Johnstown Flood “Johnstown flood” is a short story written by David McCullough. This story talks about the miraculous survival of a little girl named Gertrude. Gertrude’s sheer luck got her up the hill safely. Of course‚ with the help of several people she met along the way. I think that this is an extraordinary act of how worked together and some people put his/her life at risk to save a small child that they didn’t even knew. I fell that this is a great example of how
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IMPACTS OF TOURISM IN HOST COMMUNITIES Tourism is one of the most important worldwide activities; it is also of great importance to the socio-economic and cultural development of a country. Tourism is a vital tool for conservation of natural systems‚ contributes to sustainable development of local communities and creating communities about sharing experiences. But if this activity is disorganized‚ uncontrolled and poorly planned can cause damage to both‚ environmental and cultural. People started
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