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Man-made disasters are specific events where an Anthropogenic hazard has come to fruition. Subcategories This category has the following 28 subcategories, out of 28 total.
These nylon shuttles may be constructed with either natural cork or synthetic foam base and a plastic skirt. [citation needed] Badminton rules also provide for testing a shuttlecock for the correct speed: [18] 4.4.1: To test a shuttlecock, hit a full underhand stroke that makes contact with the shuttlecock over the back boundary line. The ...
Nowadays it is hard to distinguish between natural and human-made disasters. [21] [25] [26] The term natural disaster was already challenged in 1976. [24] Human choices in architecture, [27] fire risk, [28] [29] and resource management [30] can cause or worsen natural disasters. Climate change also affects how often disasters due to extreme ...
One of the largest categories here is Category:Natural disasters. Articles should be placed in at least one 'type of disaster' subcategory and in the appropriate 'disaster by country' subcategory and 'disaster by year' subcategory. Disasters that do not fit into an existing 'type of disaster' category remain in this category.
A shuttlecock (also called a birdie or shuttle, or ball) is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape formed by feathers or plastic (or a synthetic alternative) embedded into a rounded cork (or rubber) base. The shuttlecock's shape makes it extremely aerodynamically stable. Regardless of initial ...
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This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
Man-made disasters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (6 C, 4 P) Man-made disasters in the Republic of the Congo (3 C) Man-made disasters in Costa Rica (2 C, 1 P)