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81environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
82France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
83Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans — Hurricane Katrina 2005 Atlantic hu …
84Criticism of government response to Hurricane Katrina — Hurricane Katrina 2005 Atlantic hu …
85Citizen Corps — is a United States national service program under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security that seeks to mobilize the population of the country against threats to national security as well as to assist in the recovery after a… …
86Collapse of the World Trade Center — Coordinates: 40°42′41.12″N 74°00′44.00″W / …
87Hurricane preparedness for New Orleans — Hurricane preparedness in New Orleans has been an issue since the city s early settlement because of the city s location.New Orleans was built on a delta marsh. Unlike the first two centuries of its existence, today, a little less than half of… …
88Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake — The humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was prompted by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times. On 26 December 2004, the earthquake, which struck off the northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra,… …
89Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
90Environmental impact of nuclear power — Nuclear power activities involving the environment; mining, enrichment, generation and geological disposal. The environmental impact of nuclear power results from the nuclear fuel cycle, operation, and the effects of nuclear accidents. The… …
