Boosting the morale of the community after the disaster. Senior students can help villagers in preparing the Village Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan. The students can be volunteers in the first-aid team‚ Rescue and Evacuation team‚ early warning team in their village. Role of Students in Disaster Management - Training for Students When the students are trained well‚ they can help in rehabilitation and resettlement of victims at times of floods‚ earthquakes and drought etc.‚ .They can
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were the first place to be hit‚ by devastating hurricane Sandy. After the storm became a tropical cyclone on October 22‚ the Government of Jamaica issued a tropical storm watch for the entire island. Early on October 23‚ the watch was replaced with a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch was issued. At 3 p.m. the hurricane watch was upgraded to a hurricane warning‚ while the tropical storm warning was discontinued. Shortly after Jamaica issued its first watch on October 22‚ the Government of
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by a hazard”. Disaster Preparedness * It involves measures to ensure that communities and services are capable of coping with the effect of disaster. * EXAMPLE FOR DISASTERPREPAREDNESS * Community awareness and education * Proper warning system * Mutual aid arrangement * Mock drill‚ training practice Prevention and Mitigation It involves measures to eliminate or reduce the incidence of severity of disasters EXAMPLE FOR PREVENTIONAND MITIGATION 1. Preventing habitation
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impacts varies greatly depending on a countries development levels and is attributable to numerous factors such as: infrastructure‚ job structure‚ the provision of service‚ prediction technology and how much aid is received. Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone are two examples of tropical storms that affected areas drastically apart in economic development. One way in which MEDC’s and LEDC’s differ is through infrastructure. In an MEDC such as the USA there are strict building codes ensuring that buildings
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WEATHER DISTURBANCES Storms are the most dangerous and most feared of all phenomena. There are three types of storms: tropical cyclones‚ thunderstorms and tornadoes. Typhoons or Hurricanes Typhoons are cyclonic storms that originate in certain areas of the tropics. They are found in all oceans except the South Atlantic. They are usually described as intense tropical disturbance characterized by a low-pressure area at the center. These disturbances originate over water. The most probable push for
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natural disasters 1 A hazard is an event or object that is a potential source of harm to community. A disaster occurs as the result of a hazardous event that dramatically affects a community. Natural Hazards Human Hazards Atmospheric – eg cyclones‚ hailstorms‚ blizzards or bushfires. Technological – accidents‚ explosions or hazardous materials. Hydrological – eg example‚ flooding‚ wave action or glaciers Human – eg. War‚ crowd stampede and terrorism. Geological – eg earthquakes or volcanoes
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geo-climatic conditions prevalent in different parts of the globe‚ different types of natural disasters like floods‚ droughts‚ earthquakes‚ cyclones‚ landslides‚ and volcanoes etc may strike according to the vulnerability of the area. 2. Pakistan‚ due to its diverse range of terrain‚ is susceptible to wide ranging hazards from droughts to floods and earthquakes to cyclones. Pakistan suffered a major drought from 1995-2000. Pakistan almost every year suffers from floods but the destructions faced in 2010
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CHAPTER PARTICULAR Page No 1 OBJECT OF THE PROJECT SCOPE OF THE PROJECT 3-4 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY LIMITATIONS 6-8 3 INTRODUCTION DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT 10-12 4 CHALLENGES IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES FUTURE CHALLENGES 14-32 5 HOW TO FACE CHALLENGES 34-39 6 CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY 41-42 CHAPTER:1 OBJECT OF THE PROJECT SCOPE OF THE PROJECT OBJECT OF THE PROJECT Meaning of Disaster and there Types. Disaster Management and there nature. Challenges
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Severe Weather Storms: Hurricanes and Tornadoes A hurricane is an extremely violent tropical cyclone. The origin of the term Hurricane originates from a Mayan Storm god by the name of Hurakan. He was a Central American idol who believably caused the storms. Years later‚ the hypothesis of someone creating angry storms has been corrected. It is known that these storms are an act of nature by God’s laws at work. The term hurricane just stuck with the weather condition. Another source states
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they form‚ how quick warnings come out‚ size‚ how long they last‚ and how they spin. First of all‚ a difference is where they form. While tornadoes spawn everywhere except Antarctica‚ in contrast‚ hurricanes spawn in the water near the equator. As you can see‚ tornadoes rule the land‚ while hurricanes rule the ocean. This is a huge difference considering that‚ as previously stated‚ some people think that they are the same. Secondly in the difference department‚ is the warning time. Hurricanes
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