and productive Terai ecosystem‚ supporting a large number of endangered species‚ obligate species of tall wet grasslands and species of restricted distribution. The area was established in 1958 as a wildlife sanctuary for Swamp deer. The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP): is one of India’s national parks‚ is located in
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.............. 13 Papua New Guinea tsunami 17 July 1998 ............................. 20 Chile tsunami 27 February 2010 On the 27 February 2010 an earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean 115 kilometres north‚ north east of Concepcion. The quake measured 8.8 on the Richter scale and triggered a devastating tsunami. The epicentre of this earthquake was about 279 kilometres north of the largest earthquake ever recorded (9.5 on the Richter Scale in 1960). Where did the tsunami occur? 1.
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California is closely watching the crisis at a Japanese nuclear plant‚ but officials downplayed the threat that a radioactive cloud blown across the Pacific could pose for the US West Coast. While radioactivity could reach the United States from the quake-hit Fukushima plant‚ the levels would not be high enough to cause major health problems‚ said the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Some experts disagreed‚ notably pointing to the west-east jet stream‚ but NRC -- which was asked by Japan on Monday
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References: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-11/indonesia-hit-by-8-7-magnitude-quake-tsunami-warnings-issued.html http://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/documents/Patient%20Education/SuddenDeathPORTRAIT-th.pdf
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instead of leaving school and starting a family. This again is an example of changes in society as previously women married mainly for financial support. In the late 1980s‚ early 90’s there was a gender-quake. This is when a gender causes changes to law and society; in this case women caused this gender-quake. Due to the fact that women were and still are perusing their own careers first‚ meant they no longer needed a husband to gain
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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction of the Study 1.1.1 History of Noodles Industries Noodles have its origin from china of chowmein or “chau-chau” and from Italy in the name of “Sphaghetti”‚ similarly‚ it is also pronounced as “Featuching” and Cut Macaroni” by the Italians. Initially Chinese and Italians used it as a main meal. In different names‚ shapes‚ quality and taste the item is prepared in different varieties. Instant noodles are dried or precooked noodles fused with oil and often sold
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND CARBON TRADING: NEW AVENUES FOR ACTUARIES (Submitted By: Anupam Sharma‚ Deepa Gupta‚ Subhash Goyal‚ Swati Kwatra) Executive summary The increasing risk of Climate change can be measured by the fact that natural catastrophes in 2008 cost the global economy $225 billion‚ which is one of the costliest year in the history of Insurance business. It will have an impact on Insurance sector in terms of changing pattern of mortality‚ more frequent property claims etc. Climate change
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In fact‚ this day‚ this dream‚ this nightmare‚ was just beginning. All of a sudden‚ the ground began to shake as an earthquake rocked the Caribbean country. A estimated magnitude 7 earthquake had occurred and nearly 50 aftershocks followed. The quake was the most powerful experienced by the country in over two centuries‚ and it left 316‚000 people dead while forcing another million people to permanently evacuate from their homes (“Haiti Earthquake of 2010”). There is no doubt that along with the
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several classification of India’s natural vegetation. The many features that characterize the natural vegetation of India are the tropical deciduous forests‚ the tropical rain forests‚ the alpine and tundra vegetation‚ rain forests of Southern India‚ Himalayan vegetation‚ the desert region‚ the temperature forests and grasslands and many more. A major role is played by the tropical rain forests‚ in the natural vegetation in India. These forests include the tropical semi-evergreen forests and the tropical
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Population is the total number of persons inhabiting a country‚ city‚ or any district or area. Demography is the study of the basic demographic processes of fertility‚ mortality‚ and migration and their consequences for population distributions of various kinds including age and sex composition and the spatial distribution of population (Liberal Arts Texas A&M Univertsity‚ 2014). The term neo-Malthusianism was first used in 1877 by Dr. Samuel Van Houten‚ one of the vice- presidents of the Malthusian
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