[PDF] Storms In Africa eBook

Author : Jeremy Helligar
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,73 MB
Release : 2020-10-19
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After negotiating love, lust, and language barriers on the other side of the world in "Is It True What They Say About Black Men?," Jeremy Helligar navigates more cultural divides in "Storms in Africa: A Year in the Motherland." It's a tempest of the soul that rolls in with a good, ugly cry at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, just one month before the passing of Nelson Mandela. In a hallowed space documenting 50 years of racial degradation and decimation, it's clear a change is gonna come, from the inside out.

Author : Beverley Harper
Publisher : Pan Australia
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 42,85 MB
Release : 1996-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1742626831

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Desperate poachers are stalking the dwindling populations of Zimbabwe's great game parks. Ancient rivalries have ignited modern political ambitions and nothing is certain for those of the old Africa. But for Richard Dunn the stakes are even higher. Into his world comes the beautiful and compelling Steve Hayes, a woman struggling to guard her own dreadful secret. Richard has no choice: face the consequences of the past and fight for the future. To lose now is to lose everything.

Author : Simelane, Thokozani
Publisher : Africa Institute of South Africa
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,35 MB
Release : 2019-02-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0798304944

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Natural and human-induced environmental hazards are becoming increasingly prominent. The frequency of recorded natural disasters rose markedly during the last century, from about 100 per in the years up to 1940 to nearly 2800 during the 1990s. Africa is the only continent whose share of reported disasters has increased over the past decade. Several factors contribute to Africa’s high vulnerability to disasters. These include the high rate of population growth, food insecurity, high levels of poverty, inappropriate use of natural resources, and failures of policy and institutional frameworks. Despite the huge negative impact of natural and human-induced hazards on Africa’s development, little is done to prevent them. Disaster prevention contributes to lasting improvement in safety and sustainable livelihoods and is essential as part of integrated disaster management strategies. The provision of effective scientific input to policy formulation on various issues related to hazards and disasters is an ambitious undertaking. It requires the collaborative effort of the African scientific community to develop comprehensive long-term strategies and human capacity-building initiatives that will enable science to benefit society. This will further require: a) Building strong research and training institutions in Africa at national and regional levels; b) Facilitating the exchange of scientific information and sharing of ideas across borders; c) Strengthening the link between scientific research and policy making; d) Promoting outreach activities to build resilience to disaster risk; and e) Tapping the knowledge base of rural and urban communities. In this volume, the ICSU ROA has brought together selected African scientific researchers to share their views on policy direction for facing challenges linked to natural and human-induced hazards. The book is intended for policy advisers, environmental scientists, government officials and members of the general public with a special interest in environmental issues.

Author : Paul von Bromberg
Publisher :
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 24,13 MB
Release : 2019-05-15
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ISBN : 9781098907235

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anfred Reichart took on a job at an iron ore mine, located in the rain forest of Liberia, West Africa. He is dealing with the different lifestyle of the tropics with high temperatures, high humidity, the daily rains and thunderstorms during the rainy season, and the absence of the amenities of civilization as he was used to in Europe. He meets Orieta, a native young woman, who serves initially as his housekeeper. But life was soon to change. Subtle at first, then more violent as time went on. Political events lead to mass killings, escalating into an outright genocide in the span of ten years. In the beginning the Bong mine is left unharmed, but then the tides of war eventually reached their peaceful lives. Raids on the mine and riots by the militia bring death and agony.

Author : D. R. MacGorman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 36,35 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195073379

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Rapid progress during the last twenty years has created a host of new technologies for studying electrical storms, including lightning mapping systems, new radars, satellite sensors, and new ways of measuring electric field and particle charge. This book explains how these advances have revolutionized our understanding. The books provides substantial background material, making it accessible to a broad scientific audience.

Author : Michael B.K. Darkoh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 38,90 MB
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 1351756656

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This title was first published in 2003. Based on a blend of knowledge and perspectives from a variety of disciplines this volume examines the human-environment interaction in Africa, with a focus on the economic, social and political processes that generate environmental change and problems in this region. Currently there are controversies over and challenges to such concepts and issues as environment-human relationships, ecological resilience, decertification, sustainable development, globalization and North-South dialogue. This book draws upon past and present research findings to discuss these issues. It features: an examination of the characteristics, processes and patterns of environmental crises; an analysis of the principal issues and challenges facing policy makers and implementers; and the promotion of awareness of theoretical, empirical and comparative research. The volume not only seeks to answer some of the old questions, but also open up new ones for further discussion.

Author : Christina J. Easley
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 10,70 MB
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1387938312

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Disasters happen! These are the stories of love and loss, death, and destruction. Many victims died in disasters. These are the stories of how survivors live and strike back. Survivors were trapped, but then set free when they were rescued! The question of life and death was asked when victims were stranded without food and water or left to die from their injuries. Some are man-made disasters, while others are natural disasters. The survivors of disasters include child abuse victims, domestic violence survivors, battered wives, war veterans, orphans, riots survivors, and victims of the terrorist attacks. These survivors live to tell the tale after seeing a natural disaster such as deadly storms.

Author : National Geographic Kids
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 12,61 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Atlases
ISBN : 1426320442

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Explores the most adventurous places on Earth, extreme plants and animals, crazy weather, and outrageous landforms.