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    Japan invades China (1931-37) Japan’s main objectives of invading China in 1931 were to destroy communism and poses control over neighboring areas on the Asian continent. It was believed such a control was necessary to be able to issue possible military threats and inquire the natural resources needed to insure Japan’s economic independence. “By defeating Russia in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905‚ Japan acquired possession of Russia’s Liaodong Peninsula Leasehold‚ which she renamed the Kwantung

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    http://www.prlog.org/10089680-top-10-most-devastating-floods-in-history.html Wake Forest‚ NC – To fully understand the effect floods have on civilizations please enjoy the following list of the top 10 most devastating floods in history. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PRLog (Press Release) - Jul. 15‚ 2008 - 1. Huang He (Yellow) River‚ China 1931 Death Toll: 1‚000‚000 to 3‚700‚000 The Huang He river is prone to flooding due to the surrounding low plains. A high silt content in the river (which

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    Abstract The purpose of this research paper was to explore in depths of the time period that affected China during the years of the Japanese invasion and annexation from 1931-1937. The whole time frame of Japanese annexation actually began from 1894‚ the first Sino-Japanese War until 1945‚ when Japan lost World War II. However‚ I have decided to focus on the years ranging from September 1931‚ invasion of Manchuria until December 1937‚ Nanking Massacre. Through this research paper‚ I plan to understand

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    defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ or explosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people. A natural disaster is any event of force of nature that is caused by environmental factors that has catastrophic consequences. Natural disasters include: avalanches‚ earthquakes‚ floods‚ hurricanes‚ impact events‚ landslides‚ mudslides‚ tornadoes‚ tsunamis

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    FLOODS What causes Floods? Heavy Rainfall: Causes increase in sea level rise etc. Over–saturated soil (when the ground can’t hold in any more water and could turn into mud etc): Infiltration can’t take place due to the soil’s impermeability resulting in so then surface run off will be increased. High River‚ Stream‚ and Sea Level (caused by heavy rain/particle expansion): The amount of water in the channel becomes too high‚ forcing water inland. Objects such as fallen trees and littering can causes

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    TITLE : Flash Flood In Compostela Valley Statement of the Problem : Causes of Flash Flood. Intro : | Flash floods are floods that happen very suddenly and with little warning. They are very dangerous What is flash flood? A sudden local flood‚ typically due to heavy rain. | . A very heavy rain or an accident like a dam break can cause one.Sometimes the ground is too hard or too wet to soak up water. The only place the rain can go is downstream. Usually rainfall of more than one inch in

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    The Flood Last winter‚ we drove up to New York to visit my grandparents for Christmas. The plan was to spend the holiday there‚ and take a train into New York City the next morning. My grandparents live in Syracuse‚ so it ended up being about a six hour train ride. When we arrived and stepped out onto the street from Penn Station‚ my jaw literally dropped. The city was amazing. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. It was late at night and the streets were as full as they would be during

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    With a population of _____‚ Indonesia is facing problems in withstanding floods and environmental issues. When walking around on the streets‚ one thing people always notice is trash and polluted rivers. People throw things carelessly‚ which can block the canals and rivers‚ making them polluted and hard to maintain. Another part is the amount of weight we produce; cars‚ buildings adds on to the weight in which can cause the land to sink. For the past two decades‚ the environment and population

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    ------------------------------------------------- Floodflood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is normally dry.[1] The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water.[2] In the sense of "flowing water"‚ the word may also be applied to the inflow of thetide. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies‚ such as a river or lake‚ in which the water overtops or breaks levees‚ resulting in some of that

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    flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is normally dry.[1] The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water.[2] In the sense of "flowing water"‚ the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies‚ such as a river or lake‚ in which the water overtops or breaks levees‚ resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries‚[3] or it may occur

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