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10 Facts about Chernobyl On April 26th, 1986, an explosion caused by a testing error tore apart the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The burst released a radioactive wave that was 400 times more concentrated than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb. To this day, those from the towns nearby and the surrounding area are suffering from the horrible after effects of the horrible disaster. Below are a few facts you might not have known about Chernobyl. 1. The explosion was caused by one of four reactors…

Nigeria’s Boko Haram Terrorists A blast, and suddenly everyone is on the ground, people everywhere are screaming and many have severe injuries—shrapnel wounds penetrating skin, burned skin and clothing, and more. Tragically, this horrific scene is not an uncommon one in Nigeria these days. When traumatic attacks such as bombings occur, especially in northern Nigeria, two words come to everyone’s minds: Boko Haram. Boko Haram is an extremely violent Islamist terrorist group who hopes to create a…

which the biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed. Let us imagine for a moment that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed according to the ancient astronaut theorist’s theory; the theory that these biblical cities were destroyed by a nuclear blast and not by the angels. The theory just makes zero sense right off the bat, because not once is there any mention of the shock wave…

volcano remains active; smaller eruptions took place in 1880 and 1967, and episodes of increased seismic activity occurred in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Tambora’s catastrophic eruption began on April 5, 1815,. A shattering blast blew the mountains apart on the evening of April 10. The blast killed at least 10,000 islanders and destroyed the homes of 35,000 more. Before its eruption Mount Tambora was about 4,300 meters (14,000 feet) high. After the eruption ended, a caldera spanning some 6 km (3.7…

Spring break This spring break, I had so much fun by doing so much. I had fun by being active, chilling at home, and spending time with my family. To begin my break, I decided to stay very active. By staying active, I participated in the D1 basketball practices for our upcoming game against Sacred Hearts. During practice, Mr. Macmaster played 93.9 the radio station on a loudspeaker, it was very funny when everyone started to dance to the music. When ended up bombing them by twenty points.…

that was the equivalent to 10,000,000 tons of TNT. The men that were their conducting the experiment said the explosion was so great it blinded the them for over 15 second after the blast.(Niedenthal) You can imagine what a lasting image that had on the land. Over the 23 experiments it was equivalent to 7,000 times the blast of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Similarly here is some information on Kaho’olawe.…

play in the semi-finals where everything mattered. My coach said, “ You know what ladies, this is our time. Let’s show California what Broomfield soccer team got! Now huddle up.” Our captain, Zoey said, “ Play your hearts out we got this! Blast on 3!” “ 1, 2,3 Blast!” everyone screamed. The whistle blew and all the sweat, tears and blood was all about to come. We we’re playing California FC Legends, a very hard working, physical, tough team. Not just 60 minutes, the most important 60 minutes…

traditional five-day week” (“Four-Day School Week–Evidence Blast,” 2013, par. 2). My first thought on a four-day school week is that it cannot happen in urban areas as most families are dual income and so parents are unable to take off one day per week to care for their children. For one Minnesota school district, it was estimated that a four-day school week would cost families an extra $600 per year in childcare expenses (“Four-Day School Week–Evidence Blast,” 2013). Having a four-day school…

As our Public Relations officer, Angie Chacko, was involved in every aspect of our chapter including the Honors in Action topic. She was not involved in the research process of the project, but she did help deliver the information to our members and people outside of the chapter. When our chapter set our four step action plan to raise awareness of our HIA topic, Angie took the initiative to spread the word. Even before our brochures containing our research were made, Angie kept a communication…

continued to erupt for nine hours straight” (“Mount St. Helens Erupts”). Due to Mount Saint Helens, 57 people were killed and there was $1.1 billion in damage (“Fast Facts”). “Most of the people killed were killed by asphyxiation from the lateral blast. The hot gases scorched their lungs” (“Eruption Features”). This means that the people became unconscious because of the inadequate amount of oxygen. “There were also 23 people missing and presumed dead” (“Saint Helens”). Mount Saint Helens…