A major earthquake affecting a large city has the potential to be the most catastrophic natural disaster. Earthquakes of sufficient size threaten lives and damage property by setting off a chain of effects that disrupts the natural and human-built environments. Widespread strong ground shaking is a geological effect that can severely damage buildings or cause them to collapse completely. Vibratory earthquake motion, in turn, can induce secondary geological effects such as soil liquefaction, landslides, and related ground failure hazardous to the built environment or can trigger seismic sea waves (tsunamis) that may wreak coastal destruction thousands of miles from the earthquake source. Earthquakes may also result in major nongeological effects (e.g., widespread fires, flooding of populated areas caused by failure of large dams, or release of radioactive materials from damaged nuclear power plants) that could be more catastrophic than the initial effects of the earthquake. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction
A major earthquake affecting a large city has the potential to be the most catastrophic natural disaster. Earthquakes of sufficient size threaten lives and damage property by setting off a chain of effects that disrupts the natural and human-built environments. Widespread strong ground shaking is a geological effect that can severely damage buildings or cause them to collapse completely. Vibratory earthquake motion, in turn, can induce secondary geological effects such as soil liquefaction, landslides, and related ground failure hazardous to the built environment or can trigger seismic sea waves (tsunamis) that may wreak coastal destruction thousands of miles from the earthquake source. Earthquakes may also result in major nongeological effects (e.g., widespread fires, flooding of populated areas caused by failure of large dams, or release of radioactive materials from damaged nuclear power plants) that could be more catastrophic than the initial effects of the earthquake. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction
Are we in the 'Anthropocene Epoch' or still in the Holocene?
What is 'Anthropocene'?
Man's impact on the planet Earth.
Download of PowerPoint will reveal full animation used to enhance the presentation.
The objective of this presentation is to facilitate planning for the 3rd World Confeence On Disaster Risk Reduction to be convened in Japan in March 2015. Preparedness and emergency response are essential pillars of earthquiake disaster resilience. Prepareadness and emergency response in a community increase as the community’s capability to anticipate what will happen increases. Every time an earthquake disaster occurs, we have new knowledge to add to our “books of knowledge” on emergency response. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
The objective of this presentation is to facilitate planning for the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to be convened in Japan in March 2015. Preparedness is a state of readiness on individual, urban, sub-regional, and national scales that is sufficient to keep the expected and unexpected effects of an earthquake from causing a disaster. Protection is a legally mandated state of planning and verified robustness, strength, and ductility for important buildings and essential - critical infrastructure to prevent loss of function. Emergency Response is all of the scripted and unscripted heroic and historic responses during the “race against time” after a quake to save lives and protect property. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
The Living Planet Report, WWF’s flagship publication released every two years, is a comprehensive study of trends in global biodiversity and the health of the planet. The Living Planet Report 2018 is the twelfth edition of the report and provides the scientific evidence to what nature has been telling us repeatedly: unsustainable human activity is pushing the planet’s natural systems that support life on Earth to the edge.
Through multiple indicators including the Living Planet Index (LPI), provided by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the report shows us the urgent need for a new global deal for nature and people with clear, ambitious goals, targets and metrics, to reverse the devastating trend of biodiversity loss currently impacting the one planet we all call home.
To learn more about the Living Planet Index, how it's calculated, and what it tells us, read the technical supplement here.
Read the interactive summary here.
The coronavirus may not, in retrospect, prove to be the tipping point that upends human civilization as we know it, but it should serve as a warning that we will experience ever more such events in the future as the world heats up
The wise also learn from all global earthquake disasters. Examples of historic emergency response situations. Preparedness and emergency response are essential pillars of global earthquake disaster resilience. Every time an earthquake disaster occurs, we have new knowledge to add to our “books of knowledge” for the next steps: post-disaster recovery. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
LEARNING FROM GLOBAL DISASTER LABORATORIES PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL DIALOGUE THAT IS THE FIRST STEP ON THE ROAD TO RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. A Framework For A Comprehensive, Inter-Disciplinary Dialogue On 21st Century Disasters And Disaster Resilience. A Disaster Is The Set Of Failures That Occur When The Continuums Of: 1) People, 2) Community (I.E., A Set Of Habitats, Livelihoods, And Social Constructs), And 3) Recurring Events (E.G., Floods, Earthquakes) Intersect At A Point In Space And Time, When And Where The People And Community Are Not Ready. Intersection Of These Continuums Is Inevitable. Some Intersections Will Cause A Disaster, And Some Won’t. Each Community Must Be Ready For The Inevitable Intersection That Will Challenge Its State Of Readiness. Best Policies And Practices: Create, Adjust, And Realign Programs, Partners And People Until You Have Created The Kinds Of Turning Points Needed For Moving Towards Disaster Resilience. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
World Scientists'Warning to Humanity on the Health of Planet Earth- 16,000 sc...Energy for One World
Letter released on 13th November 2017.
Re-iterating the earlier views, and on the continued aggrevation of the outlook and situation.
We need to act now.
https://www.tni.org/files/publication-downloads/tni_primer-burma-digitaal.pdf
AUTHORS: Jenny Franco, Hannah Twomey, Khu Khu Ju, Pietje Vervest, Tom Kramer
DESIGN: Brigitte Vos, www.vosviscom.nl
Published by the Transnational Institute
Contents
1 What is land and why is it important? 4
2 Why is land such a burning issue in Myanmar? 8
3 How is land related to debates about development? 16
4 Is there a human right to land? 21
5 What steps are people in Myanmar taking to
express and assert their human right to land? 28
What is acceleration and how is it happening? An historian reflects on a lifetime of change.
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
Alice Bell's new book on the history of climate change knowledge and inaction is fantastic. Some have missed what is NOT in the CIA's 1974 assessment of climate change and security risk. There's no mention of global warming from carbon dioxide. Here's a Guardian excerpt from Alice's book: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/05/sixty-years-of-climate-change-warnings-the-signs-that-were-missed-and-ignored
Here's the original CIA document without text recognition: https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=725433
Are we in the 'Anthropocene Epoch' or still in the Holocene?
What is 'Anthropocene'?
Man's impact on the planet Earth.
Download of PowerPoint will reveal full animation used to enhance the presentation.
The objective of this presentation is to facilitate planning for the 3rd World Confeence On Disaster Risk Reduction to be convened in Japan in March 2015. Preparedness and emergency response are essential pillars of earthquiake disaster resilience. Prepareadness and emergency response in a community increase as the community’s capability to anticipate what will happen increases. Every time an earthquake disaster occurs, we have new knowledge to add to our “books of knowledge” on emergency response. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
The objective of this presentation is to facilitate planning for the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to be convened in Japan in March 2015. Preparedness is a state of readiness on individual, urban, sub-regional, and national scales that is sufficient to keep the expected and unexpected effects of an earthquake from causing a disaster. Protection is a legally mandated state of planning and verified robustness, strength, and ductility for important buildings and essential - critical infrastructure to prevent loss of function. Emergency Response is all of the scripted and unscripted heroic and historic responses during the “race against time” after a quake to save lives and protect property. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
The Living Planet Report, WWF’s flagship publication released every two years, is a comprehensive study of trends in global biodiversity and the health of the planet. The Living Planet Report 2018 is the twelfth edition of the report and provides the scientific evidence to what nature has been telling us repeatedly: unsustainable human activity is pushing the planet’s natural systems that support life on Earth to the edge.
Through multiple indicators including the Living Planet Index (LPI), provided by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the report shows us the urgent need for a new global deal for nature and people with clear, ambitious goals, targets and metrics, to reverse the devastating trend of biodiversity loss currently impacting the one planet we all call home.
To learn more about the Living Planet Index, how it's calculated, and what it tells us, read the technical supplement here.
Read the interactive summary here.
The coronavirus may not, in retrospect, prove to be the tipping point that upends human civilization as we know it, but it should serve as a warning that we will experience ever more such events in the future as the world heats up
The wise also learn from all global earthquake disasters. Examples of historic emergency response situations. Preparedness and emergency response are essential pillars of global earthquake disaster resilience. Every time an earthquake disaster occurs, we have new knowledge to add to our “books of knowledge” for the next steps: post-disaster recovery. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
LEARNING FROM GLOBAL DISASTER LABORATORIES PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL DIALOGUE THAT IS THE FIRST STEP ON THE ROAD TO RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. A Framework For A Comprehensive, Inter-Disciplinary Dialogue On 21st Century Disasters And Disaster Resilience. A Disaster Is The Set Of Failures That Occur When The Continuums Of: 1) People, 2) Community (I.E., A Set Of Habitats, Livelihoods, And Social Constructs), And 3) Recurring Events (E.G., Floods, Earthquakes) Intersect At A Point In Space And Time, When And Where The People And Community Are Not Ready. Intersection Of These Continuums Is Inevitable. Some Intersections Will Cause A Disaster, And Some Won’t. Each Community Must Be Ready For The Inevitable Intersection That Will Challenge Its State Of Readiness. Best Policies And Practices: Create, Adjust, And Realign Programs, Partners And People Until You Have Created The Kinds Of Turning Points Needed For Moving Towards Disaster Resilience. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
World Scientists'Warning to Humanity on the Health of Planet Earth- 16,000 sc...Energy for One World
Letter released on 13th November 2017.
Re-iterating the earlier views, and on the continued aggrevation of the outlook and situation.
We need to act now.
https://www.tni.org/files/publication-downloads/tni_primer-burma-digitaal.pdf
AUTHORS: Jenny Franco, Hannah Twomey, Khu Khu Ju, Pietje Vervest, Tom Kramer
DESIGN: Brigitte Vos, www.vosviscom.nl
Published by the Transnational Institute
Contents
1 What is land and why is it important? 4
2 Why is land such a burning issue in Myanmar? 8
3 How is land related to debates about development? 16
4 Is there a human right to land? 21
5 What steps are people in Myanmar taking to
express and assert their human right to land? 28
What is acceleration and how is it happening? An historian reflects on a lifetime of change.
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
Alice Bell's new book on the history of climate change knowledge and inaction is fantastic. Some have missed what is NOT in the CIA's 1974 assessment of climate change and security risk. There's no mention of global warming from carbon dioxide. Here's a Guardian excerpt from Alice's book: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/05/sixty-years-of-climate-change-warnings-the-signs-that-were-missed-and-ignored
Here's the original CIA document without text recognition: https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=725433
Biomes and their OrganismsXIyu ShenArgosy University.docxhartrobert670
Biomes and their Organisms
XIyu Shen
Argosy University
A biome is a geographically defined area with distinct plants and animals groupBiomes are defined by geography and climateUnderstanding biomes requires good understanding of the location and adaptation of the climatic conditions of a particular regionThe survival and well being of a biome and its organisms depends on ecological relationships throughout the world
TundraTaigaGrasslandsDeciduousDesertDesert Scrub
Cold temperatures and precipitation is more of snow It spreads across the northern hemisphere regions of the worldThe regions have brief
Summers with Tempe
ratures slightly above
Freezing point
Polar bearCaribouMusk OxArictic FoxSnow owl
LichenCottonArctic WillowMoss
Caribou herds feed on the lichensThere is predators in this biome for example polar bears, arctic foxes, and wolves. The smaller animals the smaller mammals are lemmings and snowshoe rabbits. at predators eat include The plants also relate with the soil in the sense that the heights and root depth depend on the soil
The polar bears and owls have developed thick fur that enables them to survive in the cold climateThe caribous have developed hoofs that enable them to walk on the snowIn rocky areas, plants have roots that are modified to support the plant without going too deepAnimals like reindeers have antlers for defense
If the temperatures rose by 10 degree, the possible effects will be;
Animals will die because their bodies can not adopt immediately
The snow will melt and the habitats will be destroyed
Organisms will have to migrate to other places to find suitable climate
The changes may also prompt new organisms to move in or some of the others may adopt to the new conditionsThose organisms that remain will have to modify their characteristics over timeThe migratory species will face the challenges of food and survivalThe biome may be completely destroyed for a new one to develop
When the biome adapts to the changes in the temperature, the following will happen;
The animals that will live in this biome will remain the same because of adaptation
The animals may need a little time top adjust than if only the temperatures change
The organisms will have different chacteristics as compared to the earlier ones
Proper environmental management would ensure the conservation of the biome.Conservation would help in sustaining the biome, hence the organisms will continue with propagationPoor management will lead to poor polices that can lead to the destruction of biomes
Where there is poor management ,effects can be felt like global warming Global warming would lead to the melting of ice and the biome will be destroyedProper management of environment is an important factor when it biomes to preserving biomes Environmental management ensures that proper policies have been made.
Drastic changes in the biome will affect the society because the members have learnt t ...
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Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
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In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
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Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
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Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
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Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
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2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
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Execution from the test manager
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Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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Knowledge engineering: from people to machines and back
Honors geo. ch3 p.p (pt. 2)
1. INTERNAL FORCES
The intense heat of Earth’s
interior creates the internal
forces that change the planet’s
surface.
Internal forces cause the plates
of Earth’s crust to move very
slowly – only approx. 1 inch each
year.
It is these plate movements
that create earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions.
2.
3. The theory of plate tectonics views Earth’s crust as divided into more than a dozen
rigid, slow-moving plates. The processes of plate tectonics usually take millions of years
to cause major changes. The plates move like giant rafts cruising slowly over the upper
mantle.
4. How much of Earth’s interior remains unexplored? Why can’t humans journey to the center of Earth? What does
Earth’s core produce of significance? And what may be happening to the core?
5. Identify the components of Earth, including composition & dimensions. Explain the revolutionary idea to access the core.
Is it feasible? And explain the value of earthquakes in studying the core.
6. Explain the significance of the core’s heat in protecting life from the sun’s deadly radiation. What is happening to
Earth’s magnetic shield? And describe the potential significance.
7. Indicators reveal that Earth is changing from the inside out. The planet may be on the verge of a magnetic reversal.
Has this happened before? How often does it tend to occur? And when was the last time Earth’s magnetic field
reversed? What can we expect when it reverses again?
8. Studies reveal that Earth’s magnetic field may be weakening. Explain the “nuclear reactor” theory. Which planet do
scientists use as a case study for this change? What is the theory as to what happened to Mar’s core? Describe the
impact? Could this happen on Earth? What would be the impact?
9. EARTHQUAKES
Earthquakes are sudden movements of the surface produced when the slowly accumulated
strain along opposing sides of an active fault is suddenly released as the two sides are
torn apart.
10. Thousands of perceptible earthquakes occur each year worldwide, while nearly 95% of
them occur around the rim of the Pacific and from southern Asia westward through
southern Europe. Major earthquakes have also occurred in North America and Latin
America. Thus, there are not any regions in the world immune from earthquakes.
11. Although earthquakes could occur virtually anywhere in the U.S., the greatest potential is
located in California, ….
12. …. site of the infamous San Andreas Fault. This fault line is the source of most of the
state’s major earthquakes.
13. An earthquake’s profile includes: it occurs with little or no warning; it can unleash a force
comparable to a nuclear blast; usually lasts less than one minute, but can level a city and
cost billions of dollars in damage; and the aftershocks can be as dangerous & deadly as the
actual quake. Most will proclaim that the worst aspect of experiencing an earthquake is
the loss of equilibrium from the shaking ground.
14. Earthquakes are more deadly and costly today because of overpopulation. In studying a
world population density map, one finds a clear correlation between the dense population
areas and the global distribution of earthquake activity.
15. In the past decade, earthquake activity has increased. In the absence of vacating
earthquake-prone areas, humans are adapting by:
* Avoiding building on unstable ground (fill)
* Avoiding the construction of high, rigid structures (overpasses)
* Building earthquake-resistant structures
* “Disaster Day” contingencies
* Further development of prediction techniques
Unfortunately, these adaptations can cost
millions of dollars to implement.
Poor, developing areas prone to earthquakes
invariably suffer the highest casualties.
16.
17.
18.
19. VOLCANISM
Volcanism is the second major category of tectonic activity. It involves the surface-ward
movement of liquid magma.
20.
21. A volcano is a hill or mountain constructed by materials from the interior of the earth
that have been ejected under pressure from a vent. At present, approx. 500 active
volcanoes are scattered throughout the world. Nearly 4/5 of the active volcanoes on land
are located in the “Ring of Fire” around the circumference of the Pacific.
22.
23. Volcanic eruptions and the
subsequent lava flows are one of
the most dramatic sites provided
by nature.
24.
25. Volcanic eruptions destroy everything in its path, including physical features and man-
made features. Entire towns and cities can be destroyed. The aftermath can resemble
another planet’s surface. But despite the initial destruction, a re-birth slowly evolves in
the stricken area. Also, the eruption can serve as a valuable pressure release of internal
planetary pressure.
Hawaii’s Mt. Kilauea helped to form
the Hawaiian islands and continuing
volcanic activity is increasing the size
of Hawaii.
Volcanic eruptions can impact both
regional and world climates,
depending on the magnitude of the
eruption.
26.
27.
28. THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
Prior to the Agricultural Revolution, humans lived in smaller, nomadic bands that relied on
hunting and gathering for subsistence. Humans lived in this manner until approx. 10,000
years ago.
Identify some of the challenges confronting
hunters and gatherers in North America.
29. The hunting and gathering subsistence lifestyle was harsh and tenuous, lacking reliable
food surpluses. Because of this unreliable food situation, how would the lives of our
ancestors been different from ours?
The primary big-game animal hunted was the mammoth, the largest creature roaming North America
since the Dinosaurs. Explain the strategy for successfully hunting these big and dangerous animals.
30. During this early period, humans were at the complete mercy of their physical
environment for survival.
Describe early weapon technology. How did early hunters and gatherers utilize the entire mammoth?
And, what were the dangers for these people after a successful kill?
31. From the evidence discovered and some educated speculation, describe what life may have been like for
hunters and gatherers in North America.
32. According to Carl Sauer, as early as 14,000 years ago, where might the earliest &
most primitive plant domestication occurred? A similar, but later, development may have
taken place in northwestern South America (independent invention). This served as the
seed for the more recognized agricultural revolution.
33. The Agricultural Revolution began approx. 10,000 years ago. This planned cultivation of
seed plants was a more complex process, involving seed selection, sowing, watering and
well-timed harvesting.
According to
geographers, what two
locations likely initiated the
Agricultural Revolution?
Explain what characteristics
compromised the revolution?
This hearth of the
Agricultural Revolution
became known as the Fertile
Crescent.
34. The domestication of animals occurred simultaneously with the domestication
of plants. Explain how these animals were initially domesticated. What
were the three uses for these early-domesticated animals?
35. IMPACT OF THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
•Food surpluses were produced for the first time
•An urban revolution occurred in conjunction with the Agricultural Revolution
•Social stratification developed (occupational specialties)
•Conflict and competition between villages developed
•The development of organized religions
•The more rapid development of “new” tools & technologies
•Life expectancies increased/infant mortality drops
The early civilizations (states) that developed as a direct result of the
Agricultural Revolution included Sumer, Babylon, and Egypt.
36. Despite the transformation and
accelerated development of human
societies since the Agricultural
Revolution, small pockets of human
groups continue to live a lifestyle
characteristic of the pre-
Agricultural Revolution era.
37. HOW DID HOLOCENE HUMANITY TRANSFORM the
EARTH?
1. FARMING
2. ADMINISTRATION
3. URBANIZATION
4. INDUSTRIALIZATION
5. TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATION
6. POPULATION
38. FARMING
The First Agricultural Revolution has been followed by two more. Entire regions of Earth
have been farmed and grazed. No human activity transforms as much of the Earth’s
surface as farming does.
39. Ranching, the large-scale grazing
of animals, is especially hard on
the land, contributing to
desertification.
40. ADMINISTRATION
The world has been compartmentalized into
more than 200 countries and other entities.
The imprint of the modern state is complex.
41. URBANIZATION
In a matter of centuries, urban
dwellers, rather than villagers, have
become the majority of the world
population.
Today, many cities house more people
than entire countries. Nothing better
symbolizes Holocene humanity as
present-day great cities.
42. INDUSTRIALIZATION
Even in the context of the Holocene period, industrialization as we know it is a late
development. The Industrial Revolution occurred little more than two centuries ago.
From the great industrial complexes to the slag heaps at the mines, the impact of
industrialization is etched in the landscape.
44. This infrastructure bears witness to modern civilization; not even a new glaciation could
erase all of this evidence.
45. POPULATION
Overshadowing everything else is the almost unimaginable expansion of the human
population during the Holocene, especially in recent centuries. From 6 million the
population has grown to 6 billion, a thousand-fold increase.