The Boxing Day Tsunami was enormously damaging and resulted in many deaths. The causes of the catastrophic waves wiped out complete coastal areas across south-eastern Asia, India, Sir Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, islands in the Andaman Sea and in the Indian Ocean the Maldives. The Tsunami caused large destruction and affected people more than 2000km away. Reports on how many people died vary, but as of March 1 2005, the death toll wasn’t far away from 300 000 deaths. It is said that over 5 million people
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2. La Conchita is a small costal community located within Ventura County next to the edge of 600- foot costal cliffs (Goldberg, 2006). La Conchita has been the site of many record landslides in the state of California (Goldberg, 2006). The most recent landslide occurred in 2005, the slide claimed ten lives, and approximately 36 homes were damaged or destroyed (Goldberg, 2006). Elderly individuals, racial and ethnic minorities, and individuals with mental illnesses are vulnerable groups when natural
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My favorite constellation is the constellation Andromeda, which portrays the Princess Andromeda chained to a rock as she awaits her fate. It attracted my attention from the moment I first learned about it, due to the thrilling myth which accompanies it and the stunning galaxy it contains- The Andromeda Galaxy. The constellation Andromeda is capable of being viewed from both hemispheres and The Andromeda Galaxy- a spiral galaxy that is approximately 2.4 million light-years away- is the most distant
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Pacific Island Countries (PICs) lie in an area known as the "Pacific Ring of Fire." Around 91% of the world's earthquakes occur within the Pacific Ring of Fire. This makes PICs extremely vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis. Furthermore information technology has played a major part in assisting the authorizes in helping , alert the people about natural disasters, organizing people during the natural disaster and assisting authorities and people in the disaster rehabilitation and recovery. To
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location of an earthquake. The United States Geological Survey map is a valuable tool when attempting to decipher whether a particular state is an Earthquake hotspot. Upon review of the Geological survey, one will notice that Pacific coast and the islands in the Pacific Ocean are furthermost susceptible to the quakes. Hazard levels range the low teens to over fifty percent. Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri rest on the New Madrid Fault line; subsequently these are states that share the red zone
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Random | | Predictable | Frequency | Frequent | 2010 earthquake had frequent aftershocks (over 14,000) | Rare | Facts Country Profile- NEW ZEALAND | LocationThe group of islands is located in Oceania, southeast of Australia, in the South Pacific Ocean. The 2 main islands are North Island and South Island. | Map | PopulationNZ: 4,438,393(Christchurch: 366,100) | HDI 0.913 (9th) | GDP (US $)$166 billion | GDP per capita (US $)$36,400 | Government Parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth
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Last February 6, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan. With 116 deaths and widespread damage, it is the deadliest earthquake the country has ever experienced for 1095 years. Two days after, another 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook the grounds of Papua New Guinea, with a minimal damage and zero casualties. And just two days ago, New Zealand experienced a tremor of almost the same scale, categorized as severe. While damages are at a minimum based on the latest evaluation, it is clear that a movement
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POSITIONING STRATEGY WITH A NEW IDENTITY: A case study of VIETNAM AIRLINES by Le Hong Dac A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Business Administration Examination Committee: Dr. Truong Quang (Chairman) Dr. Clemens Bechter Dr. Lalit.M.Johri Nationality: Vietnamese Previous Degree: Bachelor of Economics University
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CASE: Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia-Pacific (A) (HBS 9-595-026) Rana Talwar, head of Citibank's Asia Pacific Consumer Bank, is considering introducing a credit card to enhance the growth of future revenues. Talwar feels that the credit card would enable the bank to target customers outside its thriving branch banking operation and then cross-sell other Citibank products and services to these customers, but he is facing a healthy amount of skepticism from Citibank's New York
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Plastics in the Oceans We live in an increasing disposable world. Everything from food to electronics ends up in a landfill somewhere. We are always looking for newer and better products to replace what we already have. The consequences of this behavior are resulting in more and larger landfills, toxic water and a myriad of other problems. With our growing population and excessive consumption, the items we use everyday are becoming disposable so the garbage problem continues to expand exponentially
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