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    Nuclear Energy

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    NUCLEAR ENERGY AND SAFETY Consumption of energy is increasing nowadays so nuclear energy has very importance for energy needs. Nuclear energy is produced naturally and in man-made operations under human control and it is a thriving global industry. A total of 435 nuclear power plants are operating around the world in 30 countries. Also ‚ nuclear energy has some advantages Nuclear energy has the lowest impact than fossil fuel energy on environment because nuclear plants don ’t emit

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    Chernobyl Disaster

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    Chernobyl Disaster Today‚ I am going to discuss about the biggest nuclear disaster that happened in the Worlds History. It’s called as Chernobyl disaster. This Disaster happened in Ukraine which was part of Soviet Union by then. It happened at the Chernobyl site between Pripyat and Chernobyl. The reason of this disaster is mainly human negligence and lack of knowledge. 25 April 1986... It was a beautiful Friday night with cool breeze blowing with a slight humidity. People were in their homes

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    they will all just go away. The distorted view of the public regarding the cause and effects of homelessness had lead to dehumanization and‚ unfortunately‚ an unnoticed need. Homelessness impacts communities at

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    Nuclear Energy

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    Harnessing Nuclear Energy The Superior Non-Renewable Alternative? BENJAMIN J DOWDLE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Throughout the first half of the 20th century‚ scientists and governments throughout the industrial world began to explore the concept of nuclear theory in an attempt to harness the powerful forces that hold together the nucleus of an atom. Unlike non-renewable energy sources‚ such as coal or natural gas‚ nuclear power plants do not emit global warming emissions while operating

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    Effect of Hurricane Katrina According to dosomething.org‚ Hurricane Katrina affected over 15 million people in different ways varying from having to evacuate their homes‚ rising gas prices‚ and the economy suffering. Citizens in Louisiana and New Orleans suffered the most from this disaster because the levees were designed for Category 3 Hurricanes while Hurricane Katrina was much stronger. Not only the levee system failed in this disaster‚ but also the US government failed the people of Louisiana

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    Environmental Disasters

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    Environmental Disasters For the purpose of this article an environmental disaster is defined as a specific event caused by human activity that results in a seriously negative effect on the environment. Sometimes a natural disaster can become an environmental disaster‚ but that is a topic to be discussed elsewhere. In most cases environmental disasters are caused by human error‚ accident‚ lack of foresight‚ corner cutting during industrial processes‚ greed‚ or by simple incompetence. In other

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    The Benefits of Nuclear Technology Concerns about the disastrous event in the past make people to look into nuclear technology in a very negative perspective. For example‚ the 1979 partial meltdown of a reactor at Three Mile Island and the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. On that note‚ the most recent international event regarding nuclear technology possession‚ where Iran falls under probation for using nuclear technology for non-peaceful purposes (Iran entitled to use peaceful nuclear technology: EU

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    Katie Preparation for Disaster Glendale Community College   Preparation for Disaster Disasters across the world have devastated large populations and cost billions of dollars worldwide. From the tsunami in 2006 to Hurricane Katrina‚ the world has seen its share of the wrath of natural disasters. Populations have also experienced manmade disasters such as 9/11 and the oil spills in Louisiana. What are people doing as a population to protect‚ prevent‚ and empower oneself from these catastrophes

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    natural disaster

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    Introduction A natural disaster 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. An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an area without

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    What is Global Warming? Global Warming is defined as the increase of the average temperature on Earth. As the Earth is getting hotter‚ disasters like hurricanes‚ droughts and floods are getting more frequent. Over the last 100 years‚ the average temperature of the air near the Earth´s surface has risen a little less than 1° Celsius (0.74 ± 0.18°C‚ or 1.3 ± 0.32° Fahrenheit). Does not seem all that much? It is responsible for the conspicuous increase in storms‚ floods and raging forest fires we

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