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Ch. 1: The Dangers from Nuclear Weapons: Myths and Facts - Nuclear War Survival Skills
(See Fig. 1.1.) Fig. 1.1. A surface burst. In a surface or near-surface burst, the fireball touches the ground and blasts a crater. ORNL-DWG 786264 Book ... those warheads probably already are targeted to knock out our retaliatory missiles by being surface burst or near-surface burst on their hardened silos, located far from most cities and densely populated areas. ...
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Ch. 2: Warnings and Communications - Nuclear War Survival Skills
An EMP is an intense burst of radio- frequency radiation generated by a nuclear explosion. The strong, quick-rising surges of ... than 11 seconds if it is from a 1 -megaton surface burst and for approximately 44 seconds if from a 20- megaton surface burst. If you are at home when you see the amazingly ...
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Hazel Henderson - Economics In The Solar Age
Hazel: So this gives countries that haven't yet completely destroyed their natural resource base ... venture capitalists wanted a 40% return and they were all risk-averse! Then the bubble burst, and by now these guys are quite content with an 18-20% return. And by ...
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News from the Falklands October 1998
Rockhoppers. When I saw the poor little cold birds sitting on the cliff edge, I burst into tears. It really brought it home to me just how important and sensitive penguins ... was in some 20-30 years ago - on the brink of a potential threat from surface pollution due to an oil industry - and the importance of building a database of areas ...
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VECTORTransducer Specs
Such transducers have been used for many years (as Casagrande type PTs) to record changes ... steel (optional 316L stainless) Pressure cycles: 10 million, minimum Pressure overload: 2 times rated pressure, Burst pressure: 4 times full scale or 20,000 PSI, whichever is less Long term stability ...
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EcoIQ Magazine Spring 2002 Features
In Pacific Northwest forests, for example, warm spring days signal plants to burst with buds, shoots, and leaves, creating an environment rich in protein. Animals conditioned by ... nature recycles water through the hydrological cycle, the natural circulation of water between earth's surface and the atmosphere. Water evaporates from the oceans. From there, air moves the water to ...
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Evolution, Mass Extinctions, and Mass Speciations
Even plants display a clear cyclic relationship of first and last appearances. Calcium-bearing, surface dwelling shellfish, such as foraminifera, are so frequently replaced by new species after extinction that ... .com article. See also the next entry. A New Study Suggests that a Gamma-Ray Burst Could Have Caused an Ancient Mass Extinction. This is typical of modern perspectives to think ...
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Water: The Hub of Life
But as the surface cooled the rain finally collected into hot or warm seas and oceans surrounded ... extinction, intense evolutionary pressure through genetic isolation and selective adaptation may have resulted in a burst of multi-cellular evolution and diversity, leading to the first multi-cellular "animals." The ...
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WWF - Mountains
Covering about a fifth of the earth's surface, mountains are found on all continents and there are even mountains under the surface of the sea! Mountains are formed by slow ... their roots in order to survive the biting cold of winter. In spring, Alpine plants burst briefly into flower, and the Alpine meadow is a riot of colour. Page last updated ...
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Boreline Rising Main - Features
Riser Specifications The riser has a minimum theoretical short length burst pressure and tensile strength as shown on the table below. Average ... threads for attachment to the pump at one end and to the surface head works at the other. Boreline Data Nominal Hose Dia. 1” 1½� ... m 14.15 kg/m 20.35 kg/m 31 kg/m Surface Area / Volume Ratio 167m²/m³ 100m²/m³ 80m²/m³ 53m²/m³ 39m� ...
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