Causes of floods Flood is overflow of the huge amount of water onto the normally dry land. Flood occurs when the overflowing water submerges land and causes deluge. It is a cruel and violent expression of water. Catastrophic floods are the floods that are caused by some significant and unexpected events‚ for instance dam breakages. Heavy rainfalls are one of the major causes of floods. The level of water in rivers or lakes rises due to heavy rainfalls. When the level of water rises above the
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The article‚ ‘There are five ways to skin a cat’ simply means that there are more than one way to solve a problem. With social theory‚ there are more than a few ways to figure out the solution. Also‚ you can never figure out why social things go wrong unless you want to get them right. We deal with our society and problems every day. Therefore‚ for every problem‚ there are numerous ways to solve it. There are many issues in our society that need to be eradicated. Tensions that I will discuss in
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The Uttarakhand Tragedy In June 2013‚ a multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country’s worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. Though some parts of Himachal Pradesh‚ Haryana‚ Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in India‚ some regions of Western Nepal‚ and some parts of Western Tibet also experienced heavy rainfall‚ over 95% of the casualties occurred in Uttarakhand. As of 16 July 2013‚ according to figures provided by
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change the evil ways of the people around them‚ in spite of the many warnings G-d sent through them to their fellow-men. Everyone thought only of his own welfare and recognized only the laws that were in his own favor. Mutual respect and cooperation had given way to violence and sin. Finally G-d gave them a last chance. He ordered Noah to build an ark slowly‚ and to complete it in 120 years. This was to be the last period of grace within which the people could change their evil ways. Time passed and
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This horrific flood has caused a major problem for those living in Tewkesbury from houses being up to 2m high of water‚ to thousands being evacuated. Sadly thirteen people have lost their lives and hundreds are stranded. On 22nd May water treatment works shut down because of imminent loss The weather forecast from Yesterday. off supplies‚ this meant water usage doubled. Now 140‚000 properties in Gloucestershire are without water and are having to use alternative water supplies like bottles of water
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term for civilan casualties. In the second stanza the poet uses the War of Roses as a way to illustrate how wars were fought for the sake of crown and honour‚ whereas there was nothing noble in the brutal hand to hand warfare using common agricultural tools like bill hooks axes and hammers that pierced armour with ease. The armour is called "a metal cage"‚ the weapons "shaped and chased in a traditonal way".All you need is a prince‚ two flags (representing the Houses of York and Lancaster) and
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About floods in India India‚ being a peninsular country and surrounded by the Arabian Sea‚ Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal‚ is quite prone to flood. As per the Geological Survey of India (GSI)‚ the major flood prone areas of India cover almost 12.5% area of the country. Every year‚ flood‚ the most common disaster in India causes immense loss to the country’s property and lives. India Flood Prone Areas The states falling within the periphery of "India Flood Prone Areas" are West Bengal
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Flood Definitions Floods are caused by weather phenomena and events that deliver more precipitation to a drainage basin than can be readily absorbed or stored within the basin. Acre-foot. Volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land (43‚560 square feet) to a depth of 1 foot; equivalent to 325‚851 gallons. Cubic feet per second (ft³/s). A unit of measurement expressing rates of discharge. One cubic foot per second is equal to thedischarge of a stream of rectangular cross section‚ 1 foot wide
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1. The first tool is ‘education’. With the help of education we can reduce corruption. According to a survey conducted by India today the least corrupt state is Kerala‚ the reason being that in Kerala literacy rate is highest in India. So we can see how education effects education. In most of the states‚ normally a fairly large number of people are uneducated. Those who are uneducated do not know about the process‚ provisions and procedures through which they can get justice. Corrupt public servants
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earthquake can cause huge loss in the amount of human life and property damage. Affects of earthquake The earthquake can make the buildings and bridges to fall‚ disrupt electricity‚ gas‚ and phone service. It can even further cause landslides‚ flash floods‚ avalanches‚ fires and destructive ocean waves‚ also known as tsunamis. The buildings with unstable foundations‚ old watercourses and other unsound structures are greatly at risk. What to do to face earthquake Although‚ there is no guarantee of
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