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Uneven Distribution Of Incidents
Incidents of fires are usually not evenly distributed. There are higher number of fires during: ● Summer season: Due to higher…
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Fire
Fire is a very good servant, but, a very bad master. As long as fire is under our control, it…
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Tornadoes, Typhoons, Cyclones
These are winds of high-speed, many times accompanied by heavy rainfall. These cause structural damage, snapped overhead wires, and, possibility…
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Prevention of Flood
Sometimes, it might not be possible to prevent a flood, even if we know that its about to get flooded. However, there…
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Floods
Floods refer to huge amount of water reaching land in a short span of time, causing land surface to be…
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Volcanos
Volcanoes refer to eruption of hot molten lava from below the surface of the earth. As plates move away from…
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Earthquake-Proof Your Home
When staying in the house, simple precautions should be used: 1. Large/heavy items should be fastened, so that they don’t fall-off,…
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Constructing Your House
People who stay in an earthquake prone area might do well to make investments in earthquake-proofing of their houses. The…
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Predicting An Earthquake
Earthquakes have very low predictability in short term, i.e. in most cases, there is no warning – even a few…
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Immediate Safety
Hence, in case of an earthquake, the safest place to be would be in an open ground – away from…
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Immediate Injuries
During an earthquake, there are many ways by which one can get hurt (many times, fatally) 1. People inside buildings could…
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Recognizing an Earthquake
The most common ways to identify the onset of an earthquake would be: ● A feeling of shaking of the ground…
