The impact and resulting fireball caused a five-storey section of the building to explode and sent debris, flames and smoke hundreds of feet into the air.
Sussex Police have said it was "highly likely" that 11 people had died in the impact and resulting fireball as the plane plummeted into a busy junction.
At a Livelihoods Fund event earlier today, Nick Davidson from Ramsar made the point that if wetlands on the US coast had been conserved, the impact and resulting cost of Hurricane Katrina ($100 billion+) could have been greatly reduced.
The impact and resulting fires may have triggered mass wasting events as well as significant changes in erosion rates and have substantially affected human uses of the area.
In two reports (pdf), the MVP has presented before-and-after comparisons of living conditions at its sites, describing the differences as "impacts" and "results" of the project.
Representative of such parameters is Charpy notch impact testing and resulting transition temperature determination.
(See the sidebar "The Maturity Evaluation"). Despite the team's combined knowledge and capability, its impact and results were inconsistent.
"I've come to realise that coverage of the environment can make a bigger impact and result in more positive change than the usual stories about crime".
They could also help nonprofits: "You can help nonprofits by working with them to develop a strategic plan they can invest in, focusing on impact and results, and using multiple means to get there," McLeod Grant said.
