The fondness for nature made me go for Himalayan Treks‚ since the age of twelve‚ I have been going for Himalayan Trekking camps. Even tough I had a phobia of heights I completed all my treks. These experiences that I had through these camps made me stronger both mentally and physically. Those mountains and the people over there
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reorganization which the ICAR underwent in 1973‚ the country has been divided into eight major agro-ecological regions for more meaningful planning of agricultural research and development. They are : 1. Humid Western Himalayan Region 2. Humid Bengal - Assam Basin 3. Humid Eastern Himalayan Region and Bay Islands 4. Sub-humid Sutlej-Ganga Alluvial Plains 5. Sub-humid to Humid Eastern and South-eastern Uplands 6. Arid Western Plains 7. Semi-arid Lava Plateau and Central Highlands 8. Humid to Semi-arid
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and had a magnitude size of 7.2. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) 222 people died‚ 976 were injured‚ and more than 73‚000 houses were damaged or destroyed. It has been estimated that the energy the quake released was equivalent to 32 Hiroshima bombs. - (Philippines.hvu.nl) • The formation of the alps and Himalayas • Mount Mayon is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Since 1616 there were 47 eruptions. From 1616 until 2002 at least 1300 people
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STATE SYMBOLS OF TAMILNADU NON-TECHNICAL PRESENTATION GOVERNMENT TAMILNADU SEAL: The emblem of Tamil Nadu contains the tower or gopuram of the popular Srivilliputhur Andal Temple at the center in yellow colour. The base consists of the Indian emblem (Sarnath Lion Capital) at the center in red colour with the Indian flag on both sides.The emblem also has 2 inscriptions in Tamil script‚ one at the top ("Thamizh Naadu Arasu" which translates to Government of Tamil Nadu) and other
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Natural Disasters Tragedies after tragedy after one after another. Simply‚ the impacts of climate change to Philippines. Natural Disasters Tragedies after tragedy after one after another. Simply‚ the impacts of climate change to Philippines. The Philippines is on top of the list of countries in the world in terms of the occurrence of natural disasters in 2011‚ the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction said. The worst disaster that hit
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Tsunamis in Japan. History of Geology‚ 17 Mar. 2011. Web. 07 May 2012. <http://historyofgeology.fieldofscience.com/2011/03/historic-tsunamis-in-japan.html>. "The Deadliest Tsunami in History?" National Geographic. National Geographic Society‚ 7 Jan. 2005. Web. 07 May 2012. <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/pf/65467352.html>. "How Shifting Plates Caused the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan." The New York Times. The New York Times‚ 11 Mar. 2011. Web. 07 May 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/intera
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The Role of Risk Management in Modern Organisations The importance of risk management in reducing the amount of financial and Human losses under the impact of natural disasters (Japan – Fukushima) Abstract: This essay is mainly about the role of risk management in addressing any potential risk to the organisation that may cause a lot of losses. Management’s mission is to predict the risk before disaster strikes‚ which require to study all the information and the details provided by the
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cheap and efficient transport system for the development of internal trade. The saying goes—land divides‚ seas unite. But waterways bring also a good deal of misery to the people by causing devastating seasonal floods In India‚ for example‚ the sub-Himalayan regions of Uttar Pradesh‚ Bihar‚ Bengal and Assam are heavily flooded by the rivers of the Gengetic basin and the Brahmaputra‚ almost every rainy season. It brings untold sufferings to the people of these low-lying plains. Millions are rendered
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The Twilight Zone This applicant shows that her interest in public interest law flows naturally from her volunteer activities and life experiences. When you finish this essay‚ do you have a sense of unity and completion? She tied her conclusion both to the highlights of the body and her lead. The last thing I remember is falling asleep during a late night rerun of the Twilight Zone. So when it happened‚ it was especially eerie‚ like I had stepped into a lost episode‚ but Rod Serling was nowhere
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from fluid injection at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver‚ Colorado. For decades scientists have been researching induced seismicity‚ or how human activity can cause earthquakes. Such a link gained attention in the early 1960s when hundreds of quakes were recorded in Colorado after the Army began injecting fluid into a disposal well. There are many ways human activity can trigger earthquakes. In the 1930s for example‚ the construction of Hoover Dam in Arizona unleashed a burst of seismic activity
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