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Floods, tornados, and drought are among the major hazards facing Kentucky according to the document. Floods are the most common hazard, especially in eastern areas near mountains. Precipitation is predicted to increase by up to 50% in some seasons according to climate models, exacerbating flood risks. Tornados can occur anywhere in the state and have been increasing in frequency and damage amounts. Drought is also a risk, as less precipitation would reduce water supplies from reservoirs, particularly impacting Lexington and Franklin. Hurricane remnants can cause heavy rainfall and potential flooding. Winter storms and forest fires pose lesser risks but could increase with climate change. Sinkholes resulting from karst geology and erosion from flooding and mudslides also
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The document discusses the Standardised Measurement Approach (SMA) for operational risk capital requirements proposed by the Basel Committee. It analyzes key aspects of the SMA methodology and proposes alternatives. Specifically, it identifies limits around the inclusion of loss data, qualitative asymmetry in loss histories, and flexibility in defining loss history depth. It proposes aligning both business indicator and loss component histories to a minimum 10-year period. It also discusses limits around the undefined de-minimis threshold for loss data collection and proposes calibrating it based on materiality and banks' risk appetites.
Making Your Marketing More Effective
Microsoft Services helps businesses all over the world build the right solutions to meet their business goals. In this marketing scenario see how a chief marketing officer of a retail store plans and optimizes their marketing efforts for the launch of a new smart watch.
Esophageal Cancer
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Symptoms may include pain when swallowing, a hoarse voice, enlarged lymph nodes (glands) around the collarbone, a dry cough, and possibly coughing up or vomiting blood.
Spring 2015 Review - Isenberg Undergraduate Consulting Group, UMass Amherst
IUCG's Semester Review provides a look back about what our group's accomplishment over the past semester at UMass Amherst's Isenberg School of Management.
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El documento describe cómo los oftalmólogos pueden realizar teleconsultas mediante Skype para obtener una segunda opinión o consultar con especialistas cuando no hay disponibles localmente. Esto permite aumentar la confianza de los pacientes y ofrecer un servicio valioso al poder acceder a especialistas de forma remota. Se explican los beneficios de las teleconsultas así como los métodos Store and Forward y en tiempo real a través de Skype.
Conditionals I
This document summarizes different types of conditional sentences in English including factual, future, present unreal, and past unreal conditionals. It explains the tense and structure of each type of conditional. For example, factual conditionals use the same tense in both clauses, future conditionals have a present tense in the if clause and future tense in the result clause, and present and past unreal conditionals use past or past perfect tense in the if clause and modal verbs in the result clause to express imagined or unlikely conditions. The document also briefly discusses mixed, inverted, implied conditionals and alternatives to using "if".
Kccl final report by majid khan
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Flash floods are sudden floods caused by heavy rain or dam failures that occur quickly in a small area. They can move large objects and destroy buildings. Common causes are heavy rainfall over 1 inch per hour, saturated ground, and rain in uphill areas. Effects include loss of life, environmental damage from pollution, and millions in property damage. They frequently occur in areas with steep terrain and bare ground and reports have increased in the US due to better reporting. A 2009 flash flood in Kentuckiana was caused by over 14 inches of rain in under an hour from a thunderstorm. It caused widespread flooding, closed the University of Louisville for $15 million in damages, and disrupted power for 20,000 customers.
Freshwater resources FROM NGOGO
Climate change is unequivocally warming the planet and will profoundly impact freshwater resources in the United States. As the world gets warmer, precipitation patterns will become more variable with heavier rainfall and increased drought risk. This will reduce available water supplies and increase water demand. Current water policies are not equipped to handle these new challenges. To adapt, policies must emphasize more efficient water allocation and conservation. The warming is evidenced by rising global temperatures, melting ice and snow, and sea level rise. Most of North America is expected to warm more than the global average, especially the Southwest. This will significantly reduce water supplies through decreased snowpack in western mountains and increased evaporation. New approaches to water management will be needed to cope with
Climate Change And Natural Disasters
The document discusses natural disasters throughout history and how climate change may impact their frequency and intensity in the future. It outlines different types of natural disasters and provides examples from the past. It then explains the mechanisms through which greenhouse gas emissions and rising temperatures could alter atmospheric and oceanic conditions in a way that aggravates natural disasters. This includes increasing sea surface temperatures that fuel stronger hurricanes, and changing precipitation patterns that may lead to more floods or droughts. The document ends by discussing how the media raises awareness of natural disasters and their links to climate change through movies and documentaries.
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This document provides information about natural hazards and disasters. It discusses different types of natural events such as volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and landslides that shape the Earth. It defines natural hazards as events that have potential to damage life and property, and natural disasters as hazards that cause significant fatalities or property damage. Examples of different types of hazards are also given, including climatic, tectonic, geomorphological, and technological hazards caused by human activity. Specific historic disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami are discussed. Causes and impacts of flooding are explained in depth.
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naturalcalamities.pptx
This document defines and describes various natural disasters including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, cyclones, monsoons, avalanches, floods, droughts, forest fires, tsunamis, and electrical storms. It explains that natural disasters are caused by natural hazards like floods, earthquakes, or hurricanes. The document then provides details on the causes and effects of each type of disaster, noting that they can damage infrastructure, harm the environment, and negatively impact humans.
Natural calamities
The document discusses various types of natural calamities including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, cyclones, monsoons, avalanches, floods, droughts, forest fires, tsunamis, and electrical storms. It describes the causes and effects of each type of natural disaster such as destroying infrastructure, wildlife habitat loss, erosion, wildfires from drought, and loss of life from floods and volcanic eruptions. The document aims to educate about different natural hazards and their environmental and economic impacts.
How Did The World Suffer From Disasters Of Climate Change
Climate change has been a challenge for many decades and it has become a major issue to be addressed with practical solutions immediately.
The Humanoid Effect
The document discusses how global warming has led to rising temperatures and melting ice sheets over the last century, with scientists establishing that high carbon dioxide levels are the main cause. Global warming poses life-threatening risks and is primarily human-caused due to technological advances, though some debate whether it is natural or man-made remains. The public has been influenced by media to be less concerned about global warming, but scientists warn it needs urgent action.
PHS WHarrod Hurricane Floyd
Tropical Storms form over warm ocean waters between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn when sea temperatures exceed 27°C. On average, 84 tropical storms form worldwide each year, most occurring in the North Pacific Ocean. Tropical Storm Floyd formed in September 1999 and struck North Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane with winds up to 250 km/h, dropping over 500mm of rain. Floyd caused extensive flooding and over $5 billion in damage, killing 57 people across several eastern U.S. states and The Bahamas. The storm surge and freshwater runoff from Floyd disrupted marine ecosystems in North Carolina.
Flood-.ppt
Floods are a common natural disaster caused by heavy rainfall or snowmelt that leads to overflowing rivers, streams, lakes or oceans overtaking dry land. They can cause widespread damage, injury and loss of life. Some key points about floods are:
- They occur globally in every country and region near bodies of water or with heavy precipitation. Common types include river floods, flash floods, coastal floods, and urban floods.
- Factors like intensity and duration of rainfall, soil conditions, terrain, development in floodplains, and blocked drainage systems influence flood risks and impacts.
- Floods destroy property and infrastructure, damage crops and land, and disrupt lives. They are among the most costly
Global Warming Effects on Earth
Global warming is a large effect of human impact on the planet. It is already a big problem and is going to be even bigger if it isn't stopped. These are some facts about global warming you probably would have wanted to know.
Climate change
Climate change refers to the rise in average surface temperatures on Earth due primarily to human use of fossil fuels. Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into the air, trapping heat and changing the climate. The impacts of climate change include higher temperatures, more extreme weather, melting glaciers and sea ice, rising sea levels, and shifts in precipitation patterns. Developing countries are particularly vulnerable due to their lack of resources to adapt to these effects of climate change.
What Are the Effects of Climate Change.pdf
Climate change is our planet’s greatest existential threat. If we don’t limit greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, the consequences of rising global temperatures include massive crop and fishery collapse, the disappearance of hundreds of thousands of species, and entire communities becoming uninhabitable. While these outcomes may still be avoidable, climate change is already causing suffering and death. From raging wildfires and supercharged storms, its compounding effects can be felt today, outside our own windows.https://healthhouseeveryone.blogspot.com/2023/04/what-are-effects-of-climate-change.html
Global Warming: Why Be Concerned?
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Increased weather extremes from hurricanes, floods, droughts, and wildfires.
Tropical storms
Tropical storms and hurricanes form over warm tropical oceans and move away from the equator, gaining strength from warm air and moisture. Hurricane Katrina began as a tropical storm off Florida before strengthening into a category 3 hurricane, breaching levees in New Orleans and flooding 80% of the city under 3 meters of water. The hurricane caused 1836 deaths, left over 3 million people without power, and resulted in water contamination, food shortages, damaged infrastructure, and crime issues in New Orleans. Hurricanes in Myanmar in 2008 destroyed homes and crops, with emergency aid and grants provided to help repair damage and support livelihoods.
Global warming & Its Impacts
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Is Climate Change, a modern tragedy of the commons?
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As far as Nepalese people are concerned, they are very bad in their food habits. Disease like ulcer and diabetes are rampant along Nepalese people. Moreover, there are areas in the country where there is a severe malnutrition.
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This document discusses the causes and types of landslides. It identifies the main causes of landslides as heavy rains, flashfloods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, quarrying, and changes in ground water levels. It also outlines six main types of landslide hazards: rotational slides, translational slides, rock falls, rock toppling, lateral spreading, and debris flows. While landslides are a natural geologic phenomenon, the document notes that human activities like mining and environmental damage can increase landslide rates.
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