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- ===1956 Air Disaster=== On June 30, 1956, United Airlines Flight 718 ... (128 of them in the aforementioned 1956 disaster); 25 died in freak errors ...19 KB (2,919 words) - 20:27, 13 September 2021
- aid is primarily used for emergency or disaster relief, while development ... on relieving suffering caused by natural disaster or conflict, rather than ...36 KB (5,305 words) - 06:56, 16 June 2023
- its mission beyond wartime to include disaster relief—a humanitarian ... include assisting in any great national disaster, this service brought the ...14 KB (2,285 words) - 22:31, 10 December 2023
- a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist ... as well as natural and non-natural disaster victims. Studies have found ...33 KB (4,406 words) - 05:56, 11 August 2023
- * Bissell, Tom. "ETERNAL WINTER Lessons of the Aral Sea disaster ... * Micklin, Philip. "The Aral Sea Disaster." Annual Review ...21 KB (3,162 words) - 21:29, 11 August 2023
- lives. There are many descriptions of the disaster by the surviving passengers ... ==Disaster== [[Image:Titanic iceberg.jpg|thumb|250px|Photograph of ...33 KB (4,881 words) - 21:06, 16 April 2023
- there seems no doubt that some disaster overtook the Scopadae that resulted in the extinction of the family. After the Battle of Marathon, Simonides ...7 KB (1,177 words) - 22:13, 29 January 2023
- paid expeditions to the summit. The disaster gained wide publicity and ... team assisted the survivors of the May 10 disaster, but the team eventually ...31 KB (4,841 words) - 17:06, 10 November 2022
- #039;s CCP as an economic and political disaster. In Deng's day, support ... of Mao's rule as having been a disaster for their country. The various ...19 KB (2,912 words) - 03:00, 6 November 2022
- of its walls was the result of a natural disaster, rather than a war. This claim was in direct contrast to the claim of Wilhelm Dorpfeld, who ...9 KB (1,327 words) - 19:17, 26 November 2023
- of Korean history took a tragic turn toward disaster with her murder, triggering the Donghak Peasant Revolution, First Sino-Japanese War, Russo ...8 KB (1,170 words) - 04:26, 23 March 2024
- to determine criminal responsibility for the disaster as well as the operation of the illegal factory. India has been rapidly developing since ...9 KB (1,379 words) - 06:42, 13 June 2023
- the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, ... and the Asian Disaster Reduction Center. [http://www.adrc.or.jp Asian ...32 KB (4,446 words) - 03:58, 4 March 2023
- ** hydrogen - not widely used for aircraft since the Hindenburg disaster ... The first aircraft disaster occurred in May 1785 when the town of ...27 KB (4,279 words) - 05:57, 26 August 2023
- to continue humanity in case of an upcoming disaster. The message, Intelligent Design, (Nova Distribution, 2007. ISBN 294025222X), 298. ...9 KB (1,421 words) - 06:27, 13 June 2023
- that unaccompanied children from the disaster should be taken to the SOS ... earthquake victims. The magnitude of that disaster found the Government alone ...24 KB (3,487 words) - 06:41, 13 June 2023
- uncharted territories, and finding disaster victims. On the down side ... testing, defusing bombs, finding disaster victims, and exploration ...20 KB (2,897 words) - 02:35, 8 January 2024
- dedicated on the first anniversary of the disaster. Astronauts Laurel Clark ... stones, one for each person killed in the disaster (259 on the plane, 11 on ...24 KB (3,687 words) - 03:05, 15 August 2023
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has a Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP) with mobile volcano observatories that can be deployed on demand. ...10 KB (1,374 words) - 19:55, 17 November 2022
- In June, Raymond of Toulouse, recognizing the disaster at hand, finally ... The news of the disaster at Béziers quickly spread and afterwards ...18 KB (2,843 words) - 05:04, 17 June 2023
- The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the largest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New ...8 KB (1,360 words) - 05:05, 5 November 2022
- (which was overshadowed by the 1955 Le Mans disaster in which 81 spectators were killed), Mercedes withdrew from racing. In 1956, Fangio moved ...9 KB (1,418 words) - 02:02, 8 September 2022
- segments, which occurred after the Challenger disaster. ... linked to the Columbia space shuttle disaster on February 1, 2003, will ...43 KB (6,281 words) - 15:42, 4 February 2023
- Paralus was dispatched to inform Athens of the disaster. The rest, with Conon, sought refuge with a friendly ruler in Cyprus. ==Aftermath== ...9 KB (1,437 words) - 11:30, 20 September 2023
- responses to crises, to natural disaster and to humanitarian need. It has helped to break down barriers between people caused by ignorance. Like ...9 KB (1,389 words) - 02:53, 4 November 2022
- profits. Recognizing the potential for economic disaster, the Russian government has taken some steps to regulate commercial fishing on Lake Ladoga, ...10 KB (1,501 words) - 23:18, 21 October 2022
- and as Charlton Heston's wife in the disaster epic Earthquake, of 1974. ... marriages in all. The marriage was a disaster from the very beginning ...18 KB (2,786 words) - 07:08, 23 August 2023
- The mixture must be cooled to avoid such a disaster. In practice, the reaction involves a series of tedious adjustments to maintain the temperature ...20 KB (2,927 words) - 02:28, 16 November 2022
- About ten years before the Chernobyl disaster, analyzing the "Browns Ferry" accident, Kapitsa tried to warn the scientific and official ...9 KB (1,369 words) - 03:36, 7 December 2022
- waste management, sustainable development, disaster reduction, air pollution, and noise pollution. Because most environmental issues deal with human ...11 KB (1,440 words) - 19:02, 13 February 2024
- against a cruel ringmaster. It was a critical disaster, torn to shreds by practically all, and closed after 35 previews and 28 performances. The orchestra ...10 KB (1,421 words) - 16:40, 10 May 2022
- Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand. The disaster has been variously named ... In the aftermath of the disaster, awareness has increased for the ...44 KB (6,499 words) - 06:40, 13 June 2023
- may also detonate, as happened in the Texas City disaster of 1947, which led to major changes in regulations for storage and handling. ...18 KB (2,699 words) - 07:39, 25 July 2023
- The Taiping Rebellion was a large-scale revolt, waged from 1851 until 1864, against the authority and forces of the Qing Empire in China, conducted ...20 KB (2,973 words) - 00:49, 21 April 2023
- to the cause of the space shuttle Challenger disaster were thought to have cooled below their critical temperature. The disaster happened on an ...28 KB (4,420 words) - 20:57, 21 December 2022
- that carries on activities such as disaster relief, operation of schools and charitable hospitals, and other work. However, because the humanitarian ...11 KB (1,632 words) - 00:33, 8 December 2022
- environmental conservation issues, disaster-preparedness and the modernization ... environmental conservation issues, disaster-preparedness and the modernization ...22 KB (3,054 words) - 05:01, 15 November 2022
- within sociology, such as the sociology of disaster, focus more narrowly on the issue of how societies handle death. Likewise, cultural anthropology ...12 KB (1,762 words) - 15:06, 30 April 2023
- the rich respectively. Government programs like “disaster relief” transfer wealth to people that have suffered loss due to a natural disaster. Social ...21 KB (3,362 words) - 23:23, 3 May 2023
- In post-disaster reactions, formal benefit societies often lend aid to others outside their immediate membership, while ad hoc benefit associations ...12 KB (1,802 words) - 06:44, 15 April 2024
- place during Uzziah's reign, and this disaster was strong enough that it is mentioned again later by the prophet Zechariah as a warning for future ...10 KB (1,704 words) - 22:57, 13 November 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Lifestyle Category: Holiday {{Infobox Holiday | |holiday_name=Father's Day |image=Friedrich ...11 KB (1,671 words) - 12:56, 21 January 2023
- #039;s positive response to this disaster contributed to a peace agreement ... *Clarke, Matthew, and Ismet Fanany (eds.). Post-Disaster Reconstruction: ...19 KB (2,798 words) - 07:32, 14 June 2023
- villages to prevent the recurrence of a natural disaster, and brick good-luck pavilions were sometimes built to ward off bad luck from surrounding villages ...11 KB (1,700 words) - 23:42, 28 April 2024
- began, but was deeply troubled at the impending disaster: "He invited his people… to a banquet… He sent his family on board. They ate and ...11 KB (1,791 words) - 19:31, 30 November 2021
- by her own declaration, following the Titanic disaster, as The Unsinkable Molly Brown and has been known ever after by that appellation. ...10 KB (1,600 words) - 03:54, 6 November 2022
- ===Disaster and rescue=== In early October the two companies reached ... * Christy, Howard A. "Weather, Disaster and Responsibility: An ...42 KB (6,112 words) - 13:14, 10 March 2023
- | Amoco Haven tanker disaster | Mediterranean Sea near Genoa, Italy | 1991 | 144,000 | |- | Odyssey | 700|nmi|km|-1 off Nova Scotia, Canada ...11 KB (1,519 words) - 10:28, 11 March 2023
- whose strict anti-Gentile policy had led to the disaster of the Jewish Revolt against Rome. In his last years, Yochanan taught at Berur Hayil ...11 KB (1,769 words) - 11:15, 24 May 2023
- in Jerusalem and the people of Judah every disaster I pronounced against them, because they have not listened.'" (Jeremiah 36:29-31) ...12 KB (1,854 words) - 20:02, 4 November 2023
