Durring the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, the Chinese Nationalist Govrnment decided to open up the dike of the Yellow River near Zhengzhou to halt Japanese advance with flood water. They decided to not alert their people in order to surprise the Japanese. The result, was the death of 500,000 to 900,000 of their own people instantly.
in 1975 the Banqiao Reservoir Dam was effected by a 1 in a 1000 year flood. The rsult was 26,000 people died from flooding and another 145,000 died during subsequent epidemics and famine. In addition, about 5,960,000 buildings collapsed, and 11 million residents were affected in all.
The dryest desert isn't that hot. Atacama Desert...
Why should you be interested in the atacama desert? It's one of nature's true wonders. Unlike other deserts that are dry because of the extreme heat of the sun, the Atacama desert is truely unique. Excluding Antartica (which by definition is a desert) the Atacama desert is bone dry because of it's location. It averages temperatures between 32 - 77 degrees F (0 - 25 C)
It is dry because of the "rainshadow effect". Extremescience.com explainse the rainshadow effect as "As air moves up over a mountain range, it gets cold and loses the ability to hold moisture - so it rains or snows on the mountain. When the air moves down the other side of the mountain, it gets warmer. Warm air can hold lots of moisture, so it doesn't "let go" of the water vapor in the form of precipitation (rain, fog, snow) much at all. The other side of the mountain which receives no rain is said to be in the "shadow" of the mountains because of this atmospheric effect."
This rainshadow effect hits it on both sides. The Andes on the East, and the Chilean Coastal Range on the West.
Bodies of dead people have been preserved for 9,000 years because there is virtually NO MICROBIAL LIFE. It is estimated that the desert gets 1mm or rain annually.
It is dry because of the "rainshadow effect". Extremescience.com explainse the rainshadow effect as "As air moves up over a mountain range, it gets cold and loses the ability to hold moisture - so it rains or snows on the mountain. When the air moves down the other side of the mountain, it gets warmer. Warm air can hold lots of moisture, so it doesn't "let go" of the water vapor in the form of precipitation (rain, fog, snow) much at all. The other side of the mountain which receives no rain is said to be in the "shadow" of the mountains because of this atmospheric effect."
This rainshadow effect hits it on both sides. The Andes on the East, and the Chilean Coastal Range on the West.
Bodies of dead people have been preserved for 9,000 years because there is virtually NO MICROBIAL LIFE. It is estimated that the desert gets 1mm or rain annually.
Republicans again voting against themselves on Taxes
I have the data to prove it once again....
I stratified the american households gross income by category, and grouped them by state. Then I used the 2004 election results to consider a state democrative or repbulican.
The picture will show Dems have fewer people in the lower brackets and more in the higher tax brackets.... So why do the tax plans of the Dems favor the middle class and poor, while the Republicans only favor the wealthy?
Republicans voting against themselves on taxes...
I stratified the american households gross income by category, and grouped them by state. Then I used the 2004 election results to consider a state democrative or repbulican.
The picture will show Dems have fewer people in the lower brackets and more in the higher tax brackets.... So why do the tax plans of the Dems favor the middle class and poor, while the Republicans only favor the wealthy?
Republicans voting against themselves on taxes...
Republicans vote against themselves. Here are the STATS to prove it.
2 of the biggest republican stances that they use to generate their base vote are Abotrion and Healthcare.
So I was curious to see what the cause/effect of these needs were.
I went to the Kaiser Family Foundation and downloaded the teen birth stats by state, and the uninsured population by state.
I then compared this against the Democrat/Republican split for the 2004 election.
Suprisingly, Republicans have a higher teen birth rate, and a higher instance of uninsured people out there.
In short Republican states have a 51.8% higher teen birth rate and a 28.4% higher uninsured rate.
Here are the numbers.
So I was curious to see what the cause/effect of these needs were.
I went to the Kaiser Family Foundation and downloaded the teen birth stats by state, and the uninsured population by state.
I then compared this against the Democrat/Republican split for the 2004 election.
Suprisingly, Republicans have a higher teen birth rate, and a higher instance of uninsured people out there.
In short Republican states have a 51.8% higher teen birth rate and a 28.4% higher uninsured rate.
Here are the numbers.
Prison Demographics
It's probably well known that minorities make up a large portion of the US prison population. But did you know?
Men are more than 9 TIMES more likely to go be incarcerated than women?
1.1% of women will serve time in prison in their lifetime vs. 9% of men.
A black male being born has a 28.5% chance (basically better than 1 in 4) of being incarcerated.
Source: Bureau of Statistics Lifetime Liklihood of Going to State or Federal Prison
Male 9.0%
Female 1.1
Race/Hispanic origin
White* 2.5%
Male 4.4
Female .5
Black* 16.2%
Male 28.5
Female 3.6
Hispanic 9.4%
Male 16.0
Female 1.5
*Excludes Persons of Hispanic Origin
Note: These are not meant to demonstrate people as "prison bound," but rather to show what the inherent inequities that still exist in our country.
Men are more than 9 TIMES more likely to go be incarcerated than women?
1.1% of women will serve time in prison in their lifetime vs. 9% of men.
A black male being born has a 28.5% chance (basically better than 1 in 4) of being incarcerated.
Source: Bureau of Statistics Lifetime Liklihood of Going to State or Federal Prison
Male 9.0%
Female 1.1
Race/Hispanic origin
White* 2.5%
Male 4.4
Female .5
Black* 16.2%
Male 28.5
Female 3.6
Hispanic 9.4%
Male 16.0
Female 1.5
*Excludes Persons of Hispanic Origin
Note: These are not meant to demonstrate people as "prison bound," but rather to show what the inherent inequities that still exist in our country.
Peanut Allergies
People in the US and China both eat about 8 Lbs. of peanuts per year. However, in North American, and particularly in the United States, peanut allergies are so frequent, and so deadly, that many schools have banned peanuts to be in them altogether. Conversely, in China, India, and other Asian countries, Peanut Allergies are almost completely unheard of.
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