…………………………………………………………………………..…………….8 Natural disasters introduction A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g.‚ flood‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ heatwave‚ or landslide). It leads to financial‚ environmental or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the vulnerability of the affected population to resist the hazard‚ also called their resilience. This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability." A natural hazard will hence
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Natural Disasters With the tropical climate and unstable landforms‚ coupled with high population density‚ poverty‚ illiteracy and lack of adequate infrastructure‚ India is one of the most vulnerable developing countries to suffer very often from various Natural Disasters‚ viz. flood‚ cyclone‚ earthquake‚forest fire‚ drought‚ etc. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disasters. Space technology plays a crucial role in efficient mitigation of disasters. Communication satellite provides
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Protecting Natural Resources * * * Preservation of the natural environment is essential for maintaining community sustainability. This section presents various approaches and techniques used successfully in different communities to protect and restore their natural resources. | * Water Adequate water supplies of high quality are necessary both for community use and local ecosystems. Communities and jurisdictions must work together to assure an adequate water supply to meet future
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Natural and legal rights are two types of rights[->0] theoretically distinct according to philosophers[->1] and political scientists[->2]. Natural rights are rights not contingent upon the laws‚ customs‚ or beliefs of any particular culture or government‚ and therefore universal and inalienable. In contrast‚ legal rights are those bestowed onto a person by a given legal system[->3]. The theory of natural law[->4] is closely related to the theory of natural rights. During the Age of Enlightenment[->5]
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TOPIC: Natural resources as a base for development Natural Resources as a base for development Introduction: Natural resources refer to those materials and resources that occur naturally in a locality‚ such as minerals‚ forests‚ wildlife and fertile land. Appropriate utilization of natural resources play an important role in leading a nation towards the economic and industrial development stage. Many nations across the globe are continually growing and prospering by rightly managing
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Zyy06mku SWK Psychological Consequences of Earthquakes Natural disasters‚ such as earthquakes‚ hurricanes and cyclones‚ floods‚ and tornadoes are some of the traumatic experiences that may cause posttraumatic stress disorders. This type of disorders and other disaster related psychological problems are prevalent after natural disasters. As a result it is important to analyse those individuals that develop psychological problems especially to prepare and plan
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Natural Law 1. The "order of nature" interpretation of natural law is also known as "generic natural law". This interpretation of natural law is influenced by Ulpian’s idea of ius naturale‚ which is what man shares in common with the animals. The "order of nature" emphasizes human physical and biological nature in determining morality. This theory of natural law supports physicalism over personalism and is strictly biological. Physicalism understands nature as the viceroy of God and that the
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NATURAL DISASTERS Whitewater Rafting Whitewater rafting enthusiasts row or paddle rubber rafts down turbulent‚ fast-running rivers. Rafting trips can be short day trips or longer trips that involve camping alongside the river at night. Encarta Encyclopedia Energy Productions/The Image Bank Amazon River The Amazon River in South America is one of the longest rivers in the world. Only the Nile River in Africa is longer. Encarta Encyclopedia Claudia Parks/The Stock
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CONTENTS 1) AREA OF STUDY 2) METHOD OF STUDY 3) MAJOR REASONS OF MONOPOLIES 4) OWNERSHIP OF KEY RESOURCE : DE BEERS EXAMPLE 5) GOVT. OWNED STRATEGIC RESOURCES: CIL EXAMPLE 6) PATENTS IN DRUG INDUSTRY 7) NATURAL MONOPOLY: INDIAN RAILWAYS EXAMPLE 8) CONCLUSION 9) REFERENCES Area of study: This report studies what are the various sources of monopoly and real life examples for each source. It
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unexplained muscle aches and ways to pains. Natural detox programs are the best way to go when to following this type of regime to help get your body back into feeling great. In fact you may not even know just how tired and run down you really are from the toxins that you come in contact every day from the food you eat to even the very air. Natural detox programs are gentler on the system than the purges and fasting detoxifications. The difference is that natural detox programs are designed provide you
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