Louisville sewer explosions 21. Lake Monoun disaster 22. Lake Nyos disaster 23. Jilin City China 24. Toulouse France 25. Schweizerhalle Switzerland 26. Chalk River Ontario 27. Orleans France 28. Buenes Aires 29. Tonsle Russia 30. Bikini Atoll 31. Tybee Bomb 32. Soviet Submarine k-19 33. Hanford Washington 34. Kyshtym 1957 35. Windscale fire UK 36. Tokaimura Japan 1999 37. Socatri 2008 38. Soreq Israel 1990 39. The radioactive boy scout 40.
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know today as the Polynesian Triangle. When the Southeast Asian sailors started out on their odyssey they were not yet identifiably Polynesian. Only after many years of learning how to voyage long distances‚ and to survive on the high islands and atolls they found in the sea‚ did the ocean-oriented Polynesian culture take on its classic
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thousands of different species of plants and animals that use or live in the coral reef. There are three types of coral reefs: fringing reefs‚ barrier reefs‚ and atolls. Fringing reefs are located close to shore‚ separated from land by only shallow water. Barrier reefs lie farther offshore‚ separated from land by lagoons more than ten meters deep. Atolls‚ on the other hand‚ are formed far offshore and they make a ring-shaped reef that close a circular lagoon. Coral reefs are the largest biological structures
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and a humiliating defeat in the Doolittle Raid in April‚ Japan was more determined than ever to take back full control of the Pacific and demolish the US naval strength. They planned to do this by surprise attacking the United States at the Midway atoll and establishing a Japanese airbase there. However‚ due to the ignorance and over-confidence of the Japanese and the superior naval leadership by Chester Nimitz along with technological advantages‚ perseverance and skill of the United States‚ Japan’s
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Islands- | coral reef | Coral Reef- | formed from living coral polyps accumulating over time | (Pacific) Natives | aren’t sure how they got there | WW11 caused- | not much attention | U.S. used marshal islands for- | nuclear testing- Bikini Atoll | Trust Territories (Pacific) | territories supervised by another nation | Pacific have low or high standard of living? | low | Pacific cash crops | rubber‚ coffee‚ sugarcane in high islands of Melanesia and Polynesia | (P) what is growing
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Bermuda and the northeastern coast of South America. The Caribbean boasts friniging reefs that encircle much of the smaller islands. Two true barrier reefs are located in Belize and Yucatan‚ Mexico. Off the coast of southern Belize‚ there is a developed atoll reef called the Glover’s Reef. Almost 100 million people depend on coral reefs for survival as it provides food‚ money and enjoyment. The ability of the reefs to buffer the wave energy provides shoreline protection and in turn reduces coastal erosion
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the north. The park is around 150km southeast of Puerto Princesa City - capital of the Province of Palawan - the usual jump-off point for visitors and dive boats going to Tubbataha. It is composed of the North and South atolls and the Jessie Beazley Reef. Formation The coral atolls of Tubbataha and Jessie Beazley began to form thousands of years ago as fringing reefs of volcanic islands along the Cagayan Ridge. Over millennia - as the volcanoes became extinct and the islands sunk into the ocean depths
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Ocean Park‚ situated on the southern side of Hong Kong Island‚ is Hong Kong’s premier educational theme park. The current park covers more than 870‚000 square metres of land and features a diverse selection of world-class marine attractions‚ thrill rides and shows divided between three areas: Lowland‚ Headland and Tai Shue Wan. Operated by the Ocean Park Corporation‚ a statutory board‚ it is a not-for-profit organization that aims to provide elements of entertainment‚ education and conservation at
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weapons like the ones that were used in World War II. The Soviet union tested their Atomic bomb so president Truman announced the United States will build and even more destructive Atomic weapon. The first hydrogen bomb was tested in the Eniwetok atoll in Marshall island and it created a 25-square-mile fireball that vaporized an island. People were trying to be ready for anything so they built bomb shelters in their houses. By late 1949 they had more than 200 weapons and Truman ordered the Super
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Security issues in the subfield of international relations are no longer limited to traditional security threats such as military challenges but are now including non-traditional security‚ including climate change. The international community should do more to tackle the issue of climate change because the long-term effects will not only directly or indirectly threaten national and international security but human security. If climate change is neglected and not properly dealt with by effective
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