A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be ostensively defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ orexplosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people. In contemporary
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Aarti Dhar Share • print • T+ Could the Uttarakhand tragedy have been avoided‚ or at least minimised? There is no simple answer. Environmentalists describe the death and damages as a man-made disaster while geologists say the extent of destruction could have been far lesser if stricter regulations were in place and authorities were equipped to deal with the situation. Importantly‚ the events focus attention on the debate on the December 18‚ 2012 notification of the Ministry
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This is an example of the final exam paper for PHY3171. It is very similar in format to the real paper for 2009. Some questions are from past papers‚ some are on this years and some I’ll use in the future. ________________________________________________________________________ SECTION ONE: LONG ANSWER QUESTION (Suggested time: 60 minutes) Answer the following TWO (2) questions (questions 1 and 2). Answer each question in a SEPARATE answer booklet. ***************************************************************************************
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The Worldwide Amphibian Decline Introduction Amphibians are extremely vital in the ecosystem as secondary food consumers since they are the prey items for vertebrates and invertebrates and control the biological pest. However‚ in recent years there has been a rather huge extinction of all kind of species recorded around the world. They are declining in an alarming rate‚ with over 43 percent of species in a state of decline (Lips et al.‚ ND). Amphibians‚ such as frogs‚ toads‚ salamanders
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are three key groups of people involved in the launch of Challenger: the Engineers and managers at Thiokol directly responsible for the launch and NASA officials who signed off on the launch. The key weaknesses in the decision making of Challenger disaster are a combination of contributing pluralist approach in the organizational structure‚ corporate culture‚ managerial habits‚ and failure of both engineers and management to practice ethical responsibilities. NASA’s goals to launch a certain number
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DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STATEMENT OF INTENT This document outlines our policies and procedures for technology disaster recovery‚ as well as our process-level plans for recovering critical technology platforms and the telecommunications infrastructure. This document summarizes our recommended procedures. In the event of an actual emergency situation‚ modifications to this document may be made to ensure physical safety of our people‚ our systems‚ and our data. Our mission
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Communication Skills in Disaster Management Effective communication during a disaster ensures organization and efficiency when it comes to the rapid deployment of equipment and support services. Communication systems enable managers to stay connected with staff and volunteers and keep the public informed of safety issues. The Disaster Relief Communications Foundation has been formed specifically to research‚ evaluate and update emergency communication systems. During an emergency or disaster‚ there are several
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presence of mind when they gave him a thick wooden stick to hold on to. Much later along with the school faculty‚ it was his friends that took him to the hospital. This was an example of how even children can help in disaster management. Now‚ let us discuss what disaster management is. Disaster Management is a plan that has been done strategically and the process is administered and employed to protect critical assets from natural or human made calamities and destruction take place. In the United States
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Right to Education Act 2009: Major Issues and Challenges By:sudarshana Rana India remained a major center for education of the world in the ancient and medieval period‚ during the British Raj. India’s traditional system of knowledge system was by and large destroyed and no other alternate system was created to fill this vacuum. Presently India has emerged as a leading nation in the world. On the other side there are continuous challenges to India. According to UNESCO data ‘largest number
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Experiment 18 Chemistry 101 Redox Titration: Determination of the Percentage of Iron in a Sample INTRODUCTION The concentrations of redox-active species can be determined by redox titrations. In a redox titration‚ a measured sample of the unknown is titrated against a standard solution of a substance that will oxidize or reduce the unknown. In the present experiment you will take a sample containing iron‚ add acid to dissolve it [thereby converting all the iron to iron(II)]‚ then
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