Anthropogenic hazards or human-made hazards can result in the form of a human-made disaster. In this case‚anthropogenic means threats having an element of human intent‚ negligence‚ or error; or involving a failure of a human-made system. This is as opposed to natural hazards that cause natural disasters. Either can result in huge losses of life and property as well as damage to peoples’ mental‚ physical and social well-being. Fire Bush fires‚ forest fires‚ and mine fires are generally started by lightning
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on paying for throughout the time your business is open‚ for example in the flower shop they would be rent‚ wages‚ heating and lighting‚ insurance‚ loan interest‚ drawing (personal salary) ‚ ribbons‚ stock‚ boxes and plastic sheets. So the difference between the two above would be that start-up costs are only when the business is starting to get up and running and the operating costs are something you pay for throughout the time your business is open. Fixed costs are a part of operating costs
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Geological Hazards Geological Hazards are naturally occurring or man-made geologic conditions capable of causing injuries or other health impacts‚ loss of property damage‚ loss of livelihoods and services‚ social and economic disruption‚ or environmental damage. It had been divided into many types. The two main types of man-made geological hazards are collapsing of buildings and forest fire which happening recently. Now‚ I’m going to talk about the collapsing of buildings first. The structure of
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Differences Between Cars and Motorcycles There are many differences between cars and motorcycles. Some people out there like motorcycles over cars and some people prefer cars over motorcycles due to the safety factor of motorcycles compared to cars. Some Prefer the comfort of motorcycles but some prefer the comfort of cars. Then there is a cost difference between the cars and motorcycles as some prefer one over the other. I am going to tell you about the cost of motorcycles and cars‚ the comfort
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HAZARDS EXAMPLE PHOTO Lava flows burn and bury crops. Mount Merapi‚ Indonesia - More than 350 people were killed. An estimated 75‚000 residents had been evacuated from the area between October to November 2010. Ash falls ruin crops and machinery‚ disrupt transport‚ pollute the air and cause breathing difficulties. Mount Etna‚ Italy - Grapes needed to be washed individually before consumption to avoid ingesting fine ash. This effectively ruined the grape crop economically‚ even though the
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Project Part 3: Identify Risk‚ Threats‚ and Vulnerabilities Some risks that I have identified are social engineering techniques due to the excessive trust given to messages coming from friends‚ contacts or followed people within the OSN(Online-Social Network) identity theft and information leaking furthermore‚ spam sending and malware distribution through Social Networks are increasing at an incredible pace. They are not the only threats. Within the World Wide Web‚ social network is becoming the
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO GENDERS Men and women differ in many ways. The basic knowledge known by all people is that gender differences differ only in physical appearances and culture. For example men are usually taller than women or as some cultures differ a women has to be as good as men to survive in this world. But the correct way of putting a differentiation between these two genders are the differences not only physically but in aptitude‚ skill and behavior. The fact goes on about how women
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Joey Purdee Environmental Hazards Instructor – Kellie Archie July 2‚ 2013 Abstract This week we will be discussing dumps and landfills. We will first describe what is meant by open dumping and also what a landfill is. We will be discussing early to modern landfills and the differences between then and now. We will discuss what some of the problems were with early landfills and also what improvements have been made with newer landfills. Finally‚ we are to choose one the listed landfills and
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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of volcanic hazards? (40 marks) A volcanic hazard is a situation that poses a threat to life‚ the environment‚ and infrastructure after a volcanic eruption. Volcanoes are formed at various plate boundaries‚ such as at mid oceanic ridges where plates are moving apart‚ for example at the Mid Atlantic ridge. They also occur on or near subduction zones. The ‘ring of fire’ tends to be where the most violent volcanic activity occurs.
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Anthropogenic hazard Anthropogenic hazards or human-made hazards can result in the form of a human-made disaster. In this case‚ anthropogenic means threats having an element of human intent‚ negligence‚ or error; or involving a failure of a human-made system. It results in huge loss of life and property. It further affects a person’s mental‚ physical and social well-being. Sociological hazards Crime Crime is a breach of the law for which some governing authority (via the legal systems) can ultimately
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