Mega-Tsunamis: The Oceans Deadliest Weapon Every single minute of every passing hour, our oceans have the potential to cause catastrophic damage and disaster. With its vast beauty and bountiful resources, the wild ocean comes with a handful of rare geological time-bombs. Once unleashed, they can create an extravagant phenomenon. Gigantic mega-tsunami form, these giant waves are able to cross oceans and demolish cities and countries on the opposite side of the earth. Thanks to modern technology
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stories of alien abduction of humans and UFO sightings add to the drama. Scientists and geologist have tried to give all these claims a rational reason. Firstly the area of Bermuda triangle is home to the Puerto Rico trench, the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean furthermore it is frequently hit by strong hurricanes, wind storms and huge tidal waves these two things work simultaneously with the crazy weather bringing down the vessel and taking it deep into the ocean, so deep that it is almost impossible
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sanjay EN102.22566 Prof. Decker 9/26/2013 Ad Analysis Essay Global Warming Global warming is one of the serious issues which is being discussed and studied by scientist around the world. It is one of the causes for most of the catastrophic natural accidents. The temperature of earth is constantly rising because of different harmful gases emitted to environment through different ways. It is responsible for major climate changes we are facing now and major serious changes which we might
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Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer; who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. He was sailing, hoping to find a route to India to trade spices. He made four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492 – 1504. He figured, if he sails left of the world he can arrive to India faster. Firstly, Christopher Columbus sailed for King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain. On this first trip, Christopher Columbus sailed on three ships. He sailed with the
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British in terms of army size. The British only had 35000 troops, 7500 of which were in Ireland. They had to hire 30000 Hessian mercenaries, five thousand of which deserted after arrival in America. England also had to cross the 3000 miles of the Atlantic ocean, and only to fight in unfamiliar, badly mapped territory. Also, British soldiers were not used to terrain. Finally, American guns were more accurate that British guns. 3. Washington would often show himself to his soldiers, which was possible
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distinguishes our planet from the other planets. It is also the reason why Earth has been called “blue planet” Various parts of the earth: * Oceans- contains 97% of the Earth’s water supply. The largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean followed by the Atlantic Ocean then the Indian Ocean and lastly the Arctic Ocean. The deepest part of the oceans is in the Pacific at the Marianas Trench where it is about seven miles deep. Oceans together have an area of about 143 million square miles. * Ice sheets-
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dividing line drawn by the Pope to separate Portuguese and Spanish claims was established through the C) Treaty of Tordesillas 8. by the 16th Century the center of commercial activity for Europeans had shifted from the Mediterranean to the E) Atlantic Ocean 9. Whose beard is being cut off in the picture above? C) A Russian Boyar during the reign of Peter the Great 10. What is the main reason that the individual’s beard is being cut off? A) To make him comply with an official order intended
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coffee was slowly introduced to the European world it was recognized for both its sociability and its taste. Soon Coffee houses were prevalent throughout Europe and were the natural locations for political, literary and societal debate. It crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the mid-seventeenth century and replaced beer as New York City’s favorite morning drink. It can be said that the Boston Tea Party was the beginning of not one but two major revolutions in America. The first was the revolt of the colonists
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lives. Centuries ago, the main way to travel a long distance was the ship, or the horse. Today, the airplane is the most useful way to make fast travels, which gives to us more time. For example, comparing with the ship which usually crosses the Atlantic Ocean in one or two weeks, the airplane can easily cross it in about 10 hours, and is still the safest way to travel in the world. The car and train also have become a very good way to travel, which can bring us closer to our family and to our work
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Sea Turtles and The Gulf Oil Spill On Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 an event occurred that would change marine life forever. On that horrifying day BP’s deep horizon oilrig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded. The spill was considered the 4th major oil spill in the Gulf in over 50 years. The oil spill affected a lot of marine life, but mostly affected the sea turtles. The sea turtles in the Gulf were greatly affected by this catastrophic event in many ways. Sea turtles have lived in the Gulf for
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