Introduction Various disasters like earthquake‚ landslides‚ 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‚
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Disaster Plan Assignment Read the company descriptions below and select one. Create a disaster plan for your selected organization that includes how you would recommend the company back up and protect network data. Your plan should be 1‚250 to 1‚500 words in length‚ and your recommendations must be based on the RAID system of data protection. Your plan must also address how the company should protect against natural disasters that might occur in its geographic location. Include any charts‚ graphs
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Case 2 Re-examining a Proposal After working 10 years as the only minority manager in a large printing company‚ David Jones decided he wanted to set out on his own. Because of his experience and prior connections‚ David was confident he could survive in the printing business‚ but he wondered whether he should buy an existing business or start a new one. As part of his planning‚ David contacted a professional Employer organization (PEO)‚ which had a sterling reputation‚ to obtain an estimate for human
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the 26th of April in 1986 one of the worst nuclear disasters in history occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine. The number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant ended up exploding after several errors that occurred during a scheduled safety systems test. The explosions released large amounts of radioactive materials into the sky and it was spread over great distances by wind streams. The repercussions of the disaster are only now being better understood today. The
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Hurricane a Natural Ocean Disaster The ocean has been shaping our land as we know it for millions of years. It is a beautiful part of our Earth‚ nonetheless it has the greatest influence on some of the deadliest natural disasters to us and these disasters alter our shorelines and lives as we know it. Hurricanes are among the deadliest natural disasters known‚ those that live near the Gulf or eastern coast know of and prepare for the damages it can cause. Many have heard of the devastation hurricanes
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Presented By: What is a Disaster? There is no particular definition for a Disaster. But we can define a disaster as a natural or manmade hazard resulting to physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the natural environment. Types of Disasters Natural Disasters: Earth quakes Tsunamis Floods Snow storms Manmade Disasters: Fires Nuclear accidents DEFORESTATION War Disaster Management Disaster management is the discipline that involves
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Case 2 E-Government Increasing Productivity and Efficiency with Could and Mobile Technologies Question 1. Why are government agencies increasingly interested in using cloud and mobile technologies to accomplish their missions? Government agencies have found they could deliver the information and service by IT solutions. When using the IT in a more efficient and coordinated way‚ government agencies could accomplish more on tighter budgets. Using cloud computing‚ the federal government not only reduced
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possibility of our actions having value despite an apocalyptic event occurring‚ if we can look at our lives from an existentialist point of view. In his paper‚ Scheffler uses a scenario known as the Doomsday Scenario to justify why he believes value of life is dependant on our collective continuance. The Doomsday Scenario goes as follows: o You will live a long and full‚ healthy life. However‚ 30 days after your death‚ the world and everyone you love will be hit by an asteroid that wipes out humankind
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Describe the importance of scenario planning how it works and limitations. From Schoemaker: Scenarios are stories about the way the world might turn out tomorrow‚ stories that can help us recognize and adapt to changing aspects of our present environment. Scenario planning is a disciplined method for imagining possible futures that companies have applied to a great range of issues. It goes further than other plans‚ such as contingency planning and sensitivity analysis. These plans always focus
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1. An ethical issue exists when there is a question of whether an action is right or wrong. List the issues that‚ in your opinion‚ are ethical issues in this case. Chandler told Braxton that many things are out of their field or expertise’s‚ however‚ Braxton had some legitimate concerns that needed to be addressed. One‚ when PSI decided to cut productions of the shredded film‚ they were essentially not delivering what that promised to the companies that they had contracts with. Chandlers advice
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