Theme: Crisis and Opportunity Thesis statement: Water shortage problem in developed‚ developing and underdeveloped countries: an investigation into cases of Australia‚ China and Ethiopia Content 1 Introduction 2 Water shortage problems in Australia‚ China and Ethiopia 2.1 Water Crisis in China 2.2 Water Crisis in Australia 2.3 Water Crisis in Ethiopia 3 Comparison among Australia‚ China and Ethiopia 4 Opportunities 4.1 Opportunity of China 4.2 Opportunity of Ethiopia 4.3 Opportunity
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3 THIRD REPORT SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS COMMISSION CRISIS MANAGEMENT CRISIS MANAGEMENT From Despair to Hope From Despair to Hope Second Administrative Reforms Commission Government of India 2nd Floor‚ Vigyan Bhawan Annexe‚ Maulana Azad Road‚ New Delhi 110 011 e-mail : arcommission@nic.in website : http://arc.gov.in SEPTEMBER 2006 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS COMMISSION THIRD REPORT CRISIS MANAGEMENT FROM DESPAIR TO HOPE SEPTEMBER 2006
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Animals becoming extinct‚ less available clean drinking water‚ glaciers rapidly melting‚ countries becoming flooded; these and many more are all problems we are facing in our everyday lives due to global warming. “The warnings about global warming have been extremely clear for a long time. We are facing a global climate crisis. It is deepening. We are entering a period of consequences.” Said Al Gore in a speech at the National Sierra Club Convention in 2005. Many would agree with Gore in taking the
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Lake Granby is located in the Rocky Mountains in what is known as the Middle Park. The climate can be described as subartic due to its low humidity and long winter season. The average low temperature is 21.1 degrees Fahrenheit‚ and the average high is 51.1 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation comes mainly in the form of snow‚ with the total amount around 14.2 inches. The town of Granby is the nearest to Lake Granby. The lake itself is right up against the hills of the mountains‚ while the town sits
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earlier predictions. The effects that can be predicted include: * more drought and more flooding * less ice and snow * more extreme weather incidents * rising sea level More drought and more flooding Extra water vapour in the atmosphere falls again as extra rain‚ which can cause flooding in other places in the world. When the weather gets warmer‚ evaporation from both land and sea increases. This can cause drought in areas of the world where the increased evaporation is not compensated
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The Mayan Dark Age is No Longer a Mystery The main idea of this article is about how archaeologists have recently found what may have been the cause of the mayan “dark age”. The Mayan civilization was considered the most advanced for humans before the europeans arrived. The Mayans created a writing system‚ accurate maps‚ and huge pyramids that we can still see today. The Mayan dark age is an event that happened in 540 A.D. during a 100 year period the mayans stopped all research and construction
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Global Warming General Purpose: To inform my audience about the effects of global warming. Specific Purpose: I want my audience to understand briefly the negative effects of global warming in our environment. INTRODUCTION The negative effects of global warming are slowly ruining the environment we live in. In a few decades‚ it is possible our Earth will be very uncomfortable to live on. I have researched the issues of global warming and have found out as much as I possibly can in order
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With reference to one recent major international conflict‚ analyse and assess the geographical impacts of the conflict on the area(s) involved. Darfur is in the desert region of located in the far west of Sudan‚ the biggest country in Africa. Darfur‚ meaning ‘land of the Fur’ is separated into three regions: North Darfur‚ South Darfur and West Darfur. The North of Darfur was home to the Arabs whereas the South was home to the Blacks. Since the British left in 1956‚ Darfur has faced many years of
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October 29‚ 1929 is regarded as Black Tuesday. It is the day which changed the history of US. Great Depression is regarded as one of the worst economic depression of the USA. The effects of the depression was felt all over the world and it was also one of the reasons for Second World War. The crash of the stock market was considered as one of the reasons for Great Depression. After the Crash of the stock market followed series of incidents that caused Great Depression. During 1930’s banks failed
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Although the Great Zimbabwe area had rainfall patterns generally good enough to support the cultivation of crops like sorghum‚ millet‚ beans‚ and squash and promote good pasturage for cattle and sheep‚ droughts occurred from time to time and they contributed to the decline of the state. A drought occurring at a time the population had reached a critical point in relation to its natural resources would have destroyed Great Zimbabwe’s ability to feed itself. This problem would have been worsened
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