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- 451: Niels Bohr
- ... Copenhagen, because of his Jewish background, and went to Los Alamos, North Mexico, were he helped scientist who were working on the first atomic bomb. Before he left, he dissolved his golden Nobel medal in acid. In 1945, after the war was over, he returned to his country, and precipitated the gold from acid and recast the medal. Bohr worked very hard on the peaceful uses of atomic energy and organized the first Atoms for Peace Conference in Geneva in 1955. He was awarded the first Atomic Peace award ...
- 452: Luggerhead Turtle
- ... turtle found has plastic in it's gut, which causes it to die. The other danger is the dolphin fish which preys on the turtle for food and sharks off all kinds. The other is rain which causes the water to become thin due to the salt being desolved by the rain. In conclusion the Luggerhead Turtle goes faces a very harsh life. Almost only one out of a thousand turtles live. The Luggerhead Turtle lays a total of five million eggs a year. Even though the ...
- 453: Summary: Lord of the Flies
- ... among the boys and savages. Piggy was scared and urged Ralph, who was also a bit scared to back away. The descriptions of the sky became gradually more violent until lightning broke and the heavy rain started. Then the ritual dance began. It was wrought with the vehemence experienced from the pig killings. The littluns fled in terror for they did not understand the evil within the biguns as they were ... its imprisonment at its top by the storm and drifted into the sea. Just as Simon was carried by the waves from the ocean into the waters. The waves washed away the traces of the rain, the stains of Simon's blood and the remains of his body, just as the storm washed the beast away. Simon had allowed the figure to be free of its beastly positions, had tried to ...
- 454: Gabon: An Example For All of Africa
- ... this is the almost the same size as Colorado. The terrain of this tiny country consists of narrow coastal plains; a hilly interior; and Savannah in the east and south. Much of the interior is rain forests and is not arable. Only 1% of the land is arable The remaining land is either meadows, permanent crops, or other land forms. (The World Fact Book 1995) Gabon is one of the most ... Book 1995) Gabon may seem like paradise, but it does have some problems. There has been a recent outbreak of the Ebola virus, the first in Gabon's history. The outbreak started in a remote rain forest area near the town of Booue, in central Gabon. It started when a family of 18 shared a meal of chimpanzee meat. It had spread slowly to 14 other friends and family starting in ...
- 455: Chernobyl, What Happened
- ... be the first one in twenty five years.Besides that a wide concern spread through all about milk and water. In West Germany, citizens were urged to keep children inside and stay out of the rain which carried radiation. 8 In Minsk all were advised to stay inside, shut the windows and wash often. As well not to eat leafy vegetables, not at too much meat and also stay out of the rain. Iodine pills were distributed among all. Radiation spread as far as Ottawa, Canada where radiation was six times as much as normal rates. With the worry of citizens all shipment of fruit from Europe was ...
- 456: Michael Smith Biography
- Michael Smith Biography Smith, Michael (1932- ), British-born Canadian biochemist and Nobel Prize winner. Smith developed a method for altering the nucleic acid deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) structure of protein molecules. His technique enabled scientists to determine with great accuracy the function of proteins in specific organisms. This innovation also expanded the possibilities of protein engineering. For this work, Smith was ...
- 457: Jims Compassion In Huck Finn
- ... and chests leads to wealth. Ef you s got hairy arms en a hairy breas , it s a sign dat you s a gwyne to be rich. Furthermore, the sight of birds flying overhead produces rain. Some young birds come along, flying a yard or two at a time and lightning. Jim said it was a sign it was going to rain. Another situation where Jim shows superstition includes, And Jim said you musn t count the things you have for dinner because that would bring you bad luck. The same if you shook the tablecloth after ...
- 458: Zambezi Valley
- ... it transforms into a eardrum banging thunder. It makes you think the god of thunder has gone angry, very angry. Here the dry landscape is transformed into a tropical wonderland resembling that of an equatorial rain forest. Rising above this evergreen mass is what looks like a cloud of smoke the size of a small skyscraper. Upon further investigation one realizes that it is not smoke, but a very fine mist ... that are carpeted with a new green flush. Most of all, of Kariba you will remember the smells of Africa. The dust of the day, the moisture of the lake, and the smell of advancing rain. Or, perhaps ultimate experience, watching the red sun sliding into dusky blackness as the earth turns beneath it into night - the dead trees that fill the lake and the blue-black mountains that slope down ...
- 459: Japan
- ... heavy snows on the country's northwest coast. During the summer, monsoons blow from the southeast , carrying warm, moist air from the pacific ocean. Summer monsoons cause hot, humid weather in central and southern Japan. Rain is abundant through most of Japan. All the areas of the country--except eastern Hokkaido--recieve at least 100 centimetres of rain yearly. Japan has two major rainy seasons--from mid-June to early July and from September to October. Several typhoons strike the country each year, mainly in late summer and early Autumn. The heavy rains ...
- 460: Destruction of the Ozone Layer
- ... researches claim that they have evidence that shows CFCs are to blame for ozone depletion. Natural chlorine is only about 1/5 of the chlorine in the stratosphere because most of it dissolves in the rain water before it reaches the ozone (Brooks 422). Oceans and volcanoes do release large amounts of chlorine, but this chlorine dissolves easily in water and washes out in the rain ("Some Commonly Asked Questions about Ozone Depletion" 1). CFCs, on the other hand, do not dissolve in water. They do not break down in the lower atmosphere. When CFC's get to the stratosphere, The ...
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