first hurricane recorded was in 1494 while Christopher Columbus was on his second voyage. The most devastating tropical storm was in 2005 with Hurricane Wilma being a category five storm. This storm had winds up to 175 mph and lasted as a tropical cyclone for 11 days then a hurricane for 8 days. The most expensive hurricane was Hurricane Katrina in 2005 which caused 70 to 130 billion dollars in damages. As you can tell hurricanes can be very destructive at times. How do you think these mighty storms
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event‚ political view might be setting institutions to deal with the event and social view might involve the effects on the society. Pakistan has been at risk to many natural and manmade disasters in the past. History states various events when cyclones‚ flooding‚ drought‚ landslides and earth quakes have hit the country. The country is also believed to be one of the most flood prone terrains in South Asia. The floods of 1950‚ 1992 and 1998 and 2011 have taken various lives and made severe damage
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Hurricane Katrina Hurricanes start off as tropical depressions (centres of low atmospheric pressure) over tropical oceans. Three things must happen for a hurricane to form. A continuous evaporation and condensation cycle must take place; there must also be patterns of winds that are characterized by the converging winds‚ and a difference in air pressure between the surface and high altitude. In the warm waters of the eastern Atlantic‚ water vapour rises from the ocean and then cools forming clouds
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totally polluted ‚hence we are suffering from diseases‚we are drinking polluted water .inhaling dusty air and so on...As a result of all human activity there is ozone hole‚sea is rising‚ice caps on Antarctica are melting.Now the global warming is warning is so fast that there is a climate change.The mother earth is non in danger‚the life on it is in danger.Let us come together to save our life giving and life saving mother earth SAVE THE FOREST- The evolution of all of us was possible because of
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Zimbabwe’s Emergency Management System: A Promising Development Grace L. Chikoto and Abdul-Akeem Sadiq Introduction Zimbabwe’s encounter with droughts‚ in particular‚ combined with economic and political challenges‚ has denigrated the country’s former status as the “breadbasket of Southern Africa” (Hunter-Gault 2006; Maphosa 1994; Swarns 2002). Zimbabwe is particularly prone to a number of natural and man-made hazards such as droughts‚ floods‚ veld fires‚ storms (PreventionWeb 2012)‚
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(2012‚ Jan 16). Typhoon Sendong Experience. Retrieved December 15‚ 2012 from http://karaamille.blogspot.com/2012/01/typhoon-sendong-experience.html http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/index.php Longshore‚ D. (2008). Encyclopedia of hurricanes‚ typhoons‚ and cyclones. New York: Facts on File
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Cruzada Joe Rico B. Ducay Ralph Laurence S. Manubay Maribeth B. Maraya March‚ 2014 CHAPTER 1 The Problem and Its Background Introduction Philippines is situated in the world’s hazard belts and are subject to floods‚ droughts‚ cyclones‚ earthquakes‚ windstorms‚ tidal waves and landslides‚ etc. The major natural disasters that occur periodically are largely due to climatic and seismic factors. Disasters can result from meteorological phenomena such as typhoons and hurricanes‚
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#3221 17 May 2007 Hurricanes A hurricane is one of the most severe storms the country has to endure. A hurricane can easily damage millions of dollars of property and even kill anyone in their paths. A hurricane is a local name for tropical cyclones in the Caribbean‚ Nnorth Atlantic and Eeastern Nnorthern Pacific. On average there are about six hurricanes in a season and of those about 2 reach become a major hurricane. Hurricane season starts in June and ends in November. A hurricane is a
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on to the examples let us tackle what is a natural disaster? A natural disaster is an event that can destroy property and cause injury. Natural disasters are caused by something happening in nature‚ like a change in the weather. Sometimes we have warning of a natural disaster and other times they happen without notice. Earthquakes‚ tornadoes‚ floods‚ tsunamis‚ volcanoes‚ wildfires and winter storms are all examples of natural disasters. Learning about natural disasters can help us
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volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year. The rapid growth of the world’s population and its increased concentration often in hazardous environment has escalated both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disaster. Among various natural hazards‚ earthquakes‚ landslides‚ floods and cyclones are the major disasters adversely
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