information on the given topic ‘Natural Disaster’. I had to go through some books and surf through the internet to get this project done and going through these stuffs was really interesting and informative. I have tried to include much information about the topic. This report consists of an introduction to natural disasters‚ their causes and some measures to prevent these calamities. I hope the contents of this report will give the readers a quick look of the natural disasters and will be informative
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Natural Disasters of the Last 100 years 2010 Haiti earthquake The 2010 Haiti earthquake was an earthquake of catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw‚ with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne‚ approximately 25 km west of the capital of Haiti. The earthquake occurred at 4:53 local time on Tuesday January 12‚ 2010. For January 24 were at least 52 replicates of 4.5 or greater. An estimated three million people were affected by the earthquake. The highest death toll is estimated at 220‚000. Haitian government
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longer to heal the country has made major steps towards recovering from the worst economic effects of the disaster. Apart from unrecoverable losses in human lives‚ the tsunami would cost us billions of dollars and decades to restore its damage. However‚ it also provided us a chance to look back at the serious mistakes that we have made when promoting development without considering the natural forces that sustain us. From the lessons given by the tsunami‚ we recognized that many vital links which
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Comparisons of the Natural World Up until the 17th Century‚ an understanding of the natural world and how it operates was very limited and the general consensus was that there was God‚ and all things were created by him in a hierarchical order that sustained the balance of man. Although these Gods varied between ethnicities and religions‚ the general idea of a creator is consistent. However‚ with the extent of experiences and experimentation of Galileo‚ Bacon and Newton‚ the world was able to explore
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Policy towards Natural Disasters in India Disconnect Between Resolutions and Reality 2005 Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (A Programme of NCAS) B-64‚ Second Floor‚ Sarvodaya Enclave‚ New Delhi- 110 017‚ India Tel: 91-11-26537603 E-mail: cbadelhi@vsnl.net National Centre for Advocacy Studies (http://www.ncasindia.org) Serenity Complex‚ Ramnagar Colony‚ Pune- 411 021‚ India Tel: 91-20-22952003 / 4 E-mail: ncas@vsnl.com Public Policy towards Natural Disasters in India Disconnect
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Natural disasters are a devastating‚ but undeniably inevitable part of life and society. Because of this fact‚ many of us tend to believe that they happen as an act of nature‚ purely out of the human control. We need to start realizing that this is far from the truth and it this attitude that is stopping us from learning from our mistakes. The contemporary world inaccurately labels various disasters as ‘natural’ when in fact‚ when looked at more closely; there is an enormous correlation between ‘nature’
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Why does God allow natural disasters? This is a really good question indeed. When we start to think from this perspective‚ we begin to learn about the wisdom behind the actions happening in the world. First of all‚ what does natural disasters bring? Death‚disease etc.Yes‚that’s true. However‚ death‚disease and other calamities already exist. Do you know how many people die every day? How many people are in hospital now for seeking remedies? Many many people are dying or suffering every single
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effect‚ and acid rain are man-made disasters. The ozone layer is the part of the Earth’s atmosphere which contains relatively high concentrations of ozone (O3). The cause of ozone depletion is the presence of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and related halocarbons gases in the atmosphere. In the presence of Ultraviolet light‚ these gases dissociate‚ releasing chlorine atoms‚ which then go on to catalyze ozone destruction. The greenhouse effect‚ on the other hand‚ is a natural warming process of the earth.
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watch the weather forecast. I had become absolutely motionless and kept my head glued to the screen. The words from the hot red lips of the newscaster were hitting me as if they were sharp as a knife. “Do not go out today; it might be the end of the world as we know it.” I thought about the trip but shrugged it off and told myself “You only live once.” My long‚ bowed legs walked towards my 2006 Jeep Wrangler which was parked in my basement. I was energized and a rush of excitement filled my entire
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