This horrific flood has caused a major problem for those living in Tewkesbury from houses being up to 2m high of water‚ to thousands being evacuated. Sadly thirteen people have lost their lives and hundreds are stranded. On 22nd May water treatment works shut down because of imminent loss The weather forecast from Yesterday. off supplies‚ this meant water usage doubled. Now 140‚000 properties in Gloucestershire are without water and are having to use alternative water supplies like bottles of water
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FLOODS IS ASSAM ON 22nd JUNE 2012 Assam‚ the gateway to the north-eastern seven sister states of India‚ is facing the nature’s fury once again as the Brahmaputra and its tributaries (Kapili etc.‚) continued to flow above the danger mark due to heavy rainfalls since June 1st week. Around 116 people are killed and an estimated population of 22 lakh have been affected in the worst ever flood in recent years causing large-scale devastation in 2809 villages in 27 of the 28 districts of the state
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Origin From 14 to 17 June 2013‚ Indian state of Uttarakhand and adjoining area received heavy rainfall‚ which was about 375 percent more than the benchmark rainfall during a normal monsoon. This caused the melting of Chorabari Glacier at the height of 3800 metres‚ and eruption of the Mandakini River which led to heavy floods near Kedar Dome‚ Rudraprayag district‚ Uttarakhand. Warnings by the India Meteorological Department predicting heavy rains were not given wide publicity beforehand‚ causing
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Louisiana ‚ my family and I were eating the best burger and the best French fries and suddenly for 30 minutes past ‚ and this man walked in the restaurant and said “ Turn on the TV to the news “ . The manager turned on the TV to the news ‚ and they were saying “ People ‚ there is a chance ‚ that a flood is going to happen ‚ in thirty minutes ‚ be prepared “ . People in Louisiana were shocked ‚ also in the restaurant ‚ people were flipping out and so was I . We headed out of the restaurant and my father
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4. Tsunami 5. Landslides 6. Floods 7. Weather Related Disasters 8. Meteorite Impacts NATURAL DISASTERS IN GENERAL: Natural disasters This being my senior project I wanted to look at a topic that I found interesting. Even though I find most topics in the fields interesting‚ none catch my attention better than natural disasters. I have always found disasters intriguing and have wanted to know more about them Debris is scattered for miles‚ houses are unrecognizable‚ tress are bent like
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African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 7(7)‚ pp. 1054-1067‚ 19 February‚ 2012 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJAR DOI: 10.5897/AJARX11.036 ISSN 1991-637X ©2012 Academic Journals Review A critical analysis of 2010 floods in Pakistan Hashim Nisar Hashmi1‚ Qazi Tallat Mahmood Siddiqui1*‚ Abdul Razzaq Ghumman1‚ Mumtaz Ahmed Kamal1 and Habib ur Rehman Mughal2 1 2 Department of Civil Engineering‚ University of Engineering and Technology‚ Taxila‚ Pakistan. Department
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Romeo and Juliet characters Montagues • Romeo — sole heir to the Montague fortune • Lord Montague — Romeo’s father • Lady Montague — Romeo’s mother • Benvolio — Romeo’s cousin • Balthasar — Romeo’s faithful servant • Abraham — Montague servant Capulets • Juliet — sole heir to the Capulet fortune • Lord Capulet — Juliet’s father • Lady Capulet — Juliet’s mother • Tybalt — Juliet’s cousin • The Nurse — Juliet’s faithful Nurse • Peter
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The Pakistani Floods of 2010 by The British Geographer The Causes of the Flood Physical Causes From its headwaters in the Himalayas of Tibet‚ the River Indus flows northwest through India before turning sharply south across Pakistan. It finally discharges into the Arabian Sea‚ a journey of some 3‚200km (2‚000 miles). The River Indus has an annual flood caused by tropical monsoon rainfall. It’s rich alluvium floodplain led to one of the cradles of civilization‚ 9000 years ago. However‚ this flood’s
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The Great flood is a historical event that may have happened before 0 BC‚ this was an event that flooded the whole world which have possibly wiped out human and plant existence. There are several different evidence that suggest the happening of the Great flood which include the several geological shaping which can only be created with a massive flood‚ the several different theories that different cultures and religions have mentioned and the possible existence of the Noahs arc however the fact remains
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and it gets much worse. Vehicle crashes are one of the top causes of death for 15-20 year olds (Thomas‚ 2009). Emma Vieira‚ 19‚ of Colchester‚ Vermont‚ left a woman in a coma and killed a dog as a result of an accident back in August of 2011. Vieira was texting at the time of the accident. About 6‚000 deaths are caused by distracted drivers every year (Merchant‚ 2012). Many people‚ novice teen drivers and older experienced drivers alike‚ do not take the law of no texting while driving serious enough
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