The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 was so disastrous in terms of
loss of life and property because . . .
-- It was caused by an Earthquake of a type and at a depth that
cause exceptionally large tsunamis.
-- It hit parts of Indonesia, India, and Africa where low-lying terrain
extends far inland. That made it possible for the sudden increase
in sea-level to push the wall of water far inland.
-- It hit parts of Indonesia, India, and Africa where the coastal areas
are densely populated.
-- It hit parts of Indonesia, India, and Africa where there is little or no
communication among densely populated coastal areas. There were
hundreds of thousands of people who took no action to protect themselves
or their homes, because even several days after the Earthquake, nobody
in their villages knew what was coming.
Answer:
Denver is located between rocky mountains in west and high plain in east. Lies within semiarid climate type.
Explanation:
- December is the coldest month of the year, as chinook winds bring in warming effects to this place. The impact of the warm and moist tropical gulf of Mexico moving in northwestwards brings climatic changes to the city of Denver having large and big ranges this mountain tends to have snow through the year.
- For the Denver F3 type of tornadoes strike the region often have weak land spots in each summer and June as Denver cyclones are a vortex of caused due to the heavy weather disturbances and bring down hail storms as they are the 10th costliest storm that occurs due to the mountain ranges
Answer:
Leopold saw through the rings of the good oak, and realized that humankind's conflicts are arbitrary from the perspective of nature. The good oak adds a layer that describes chronological time: past, present and the future. The tree goes through cycles of seasonal changes; and these repeated cycles results in the oak's rings: one ring for each year.
Explanation:
Leopold's good oak educated people about land ethics and the cycling of matter and energy through an ecosystem in predator-prey relationship.
