Date of submission: 01 April 2011 Title: Given that disasters create opportunity for active learning‚ why do they repeat? 1. Introduction Natural and manmade disasters are a gloomy recurrent feature of today’s reality. The 1986 nuclear catastrophe in Chernobyl‚ the 2004 hurricane in Brazil and‚ the same year‚ the devastating Tsunami in East Asia; the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan‚ the BP oil spillage in the Mexican Gulf in 2010; the 2010 earthquake in Haiti; and the latest tragic
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NATURAL DISASTER: A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. TYPES OF NATURAL DISASTERS: 1-EARTHQUAKES: An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth’s surface
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The purpose of this report is to find out of three environmental disasters‚ which one was the most devastating to humans and the environment. This report is intended to be read by the United Nations to help make an important decision regarding what pollution event should be classified as the world’s most devastating. Key terms essential to an understanding of this report have been defined as follows: * TORCH – The Other Chernobyl Report * Methyl Isocyanate – A toxic chemical used in the
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homes went down‚ and of the less than 100 houses‚ none of them are even able to be inhabited. So we’ve heard about about dark times arising‚ and the history of one of the bloodiest natural disasters of the century‚ but what we haven’t heard about is everyone else. How did others respond in the wake of this disaster? Some of the others tried to help with donations‚ and the people trying to lead a normal life‚ while others are not helping‚ or you’re in the case where you can’t decide if they’re helping
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Man-made disasters Man-made disasters are disasters resulting from man-made hazards (threats having an element of human intent‚ negligence‚ or error; or involving a failure of a man-made system)‚ as opposed to natural disasters resulting from natural hazards. Man-made hazards or disasters are sometimes referred to as anthropogenic. Contents * 1 Sociological hazards * 1.1 Crime * 1.1.1 Arson * 1.2 Civil disorder *
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INTRODUCTION: The word ‘disaster’ is synonymous with ‘emergency’. 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 defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ or explosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic
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The National Disaster Recovery Framework is a guide that aids in efficient recovery support to the areas which are affected by the disaster. It involves collaborative involvement of the local‚ States‚ Tribes‚ Territorial and local jurisdictions. This Framework provides very accommodating configuration that helps disaster recovery managers to function in an integrated manner. “It also focuses on how best to restore‚ redevelop and revitalize the health‚ social‚ economic‚ natural and environmental fabric
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identified and controlled. Therefore all industrial disasters are preventable.” Discuss. This essay discusses the apparently logical proposition that if risk can be identified and controlled‚ industrial disasters are preventable. It first examines the concepts of ‘risk’‚ ‘identification and control’‚ ‘disaster’ and ‘preventable’ before examining the nature of the industrial disaster through a systems approach; it will be shown that a disaster can be deconstructed in order to present a series of
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DISASTER RECOVERY AND DATA BACKUP POLICY Table of contents 1.1 Purpose - 6 - 1.2 Mission and Objectives - 7 - 1.3 Scope - 7 - 1.4 Key Plan Assumptions - 7 - 1.5 Disaster Definition - 8 - 1.6 Business Impact Analysis - 8 - 1.6.1 Objectives - 8 - 1.6.2 Applications - 8 - 1.6.3 Application profiles and other Information Assets - 9 - 1.7 Analysis of Policies and Procedures - 10 - 1.8.1 Prioritized Risks - 13 - 1.8.2 Summary - 14 - 1
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The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster – Organisational Causes Introduction The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster has been well investigated and analysed as a typical management case by numerous researchers. Although the disaster is the direct result of a technical issue‚ the hardware failure of a solid rocket booster (SRB) O-ring caused by abnormally low temperatures‚ there is an unambiguous relationship between the disaster and numerous organizational factors such as communication (Gouran et
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