Part : A Australian disasters DISASTERS | WHEN IT OCCURED | WHERE IT OCCURED | 1 bushfires | 2003 | Canberra | 2 floods | 1990-2006 | Queensland | 3 droughts | 2002 | Eastern and southern australia | 4 earthquakes | 2012 | 10kmwest of moe Victoria onshore | 5 cyclones | 2006 | Far north queensland | Part:B international natural disasters. The disaster I have chosen is the “hurricane Ivan” that happened in Windward Islands (especially
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The job I accepted is the position of Sales Representative for Speas Storms Shutters based out of Mobile, AL. The buyer I selected is Angelo’s Steak Pit, located in Panama City Beach, Florida. I selected Angelo’s because of their location in the area where severe storms most often hit. They will be a great prospect in fulfilling our objective of expanding our market share east of the Mississippi River. Value Proposition Speas Storm Shutters offers many solutions to protect your family and property
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1. Ecosystems and How They Work - Sustainable Development In this assignment, you will investigate the biotic and abiotic structure and function of an ecosystem. Choose one of the following ecosystems: * Tropical rainforest * Grassland * Coral Reef * Estuary * Desert You will write a two to three page APA-style research paper about your choice of ecosystem including: * Where might this type of ecosystem be located? Give one specific example. * Describe the structure
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The tropical rainforest is earth’s most complex biome in terms of both structure and species diversity. It begins with optimal growing conditions: abundant precipitation and year round warmth. The tropical rainforest ecosystem is also-called a tropical wet forest or a tropical moist broad-leaf forest. The rain forest is made up of different vegetation. The ecosystem has a significant amount of rain. It rains at least anywhere from 70-80 inches per year. Rainforests are very delicate biomes. With
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In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, New York City asked The Nature Conservancy to prepare a conceptual study on how a mix of natural and built defenses could be implemented in a dense urban area. Now, the results of that study, Integrating Natural Infrastructure into Urban Coastal Resilience, are in. What is the Integrating Natural Infrastructure into Urban Coastal Resilience Case Study all about? The Nature Conservancy prepared the report by request from the New York City Special Initiative for Rebuilding
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Hurricane Esther was the first big tropical cyclone to be discovered by satellite imagery. The fifth tropical cyclone, named storm, and hurricane of 1961 Atlantic hurricane season, Esther developed from an area of disturbed weather hundreds of miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands on September 10. Moving northwestward, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Esther on September 11, before reaching hurricane intensity on the following day. Early on September 13, Esther
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This case study converses about one of the most historically known natural disasters that has ever occurred within the 50 United States in the 1900. The hurricane that started out as a tropical storm was one of the most deadly events that have ever taken place during that time. As everyone prepared for the common tropical storm they did not realize it was becoming stronger and stronger during September 3rd and 4th. The hurricane increased and made its way through different parts of Florida, and landed
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Discuss 5 products that come from tropical rain forests. A lot of the ingrediants that make of medication that is used in today’s world come from tropical rain forests, like Lapacho (Pav D’ arco). This is used for chemotherapy medicine for patients that have cancer. Lapacho has been noted to be beneficial for other conditions, like bacteria, viruses, parasites, arthritis and fungi. In fact, 70% of the plants used for anti-cancer drugs can only be found in the tropical rain forests. About 7% of paper
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Michele Graham Biology 102 The Overall Impact of Massive Rainforest Deforestation Tropical rainforests are an invaluable resource to wildlife and humanity. The level of biodiversity is unlike anywhere else in the world. A plethora of unknown species of plants and animals thrive in tropical rainforests, and many of them may offer medicinal benefits to humans; however, with the rapid deforestation of these areas, the Earth is losing some of the most precious resources. Logging, agriculture,
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CNN Wire Staff. (2010, June 1). Tropical storm leaves at least 115 dead in Central America. CNN World News. Retrieved from http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/31/honduras.storm.emergency/index.h tml Over the past weekend, a huge tornado or tropical storm hit Central America. This storm was the first storm of the Pacific Hurricane season and its name is Agatha. The countries hit by Agatha include Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. Out of all the countries mentioned, Guatemala was
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