Avoiding Disaster by Disaster Have you ever made disastrous decisions? You might think the reason why you made a disastrous decision without any thought about the consequences is because you lacked prior experiences of making such disastrous decisions. When I was a child‚ I usually played with a coin to amuse myself. One day‚ I envisioned the coin was a shining‚ delicious cookie‚ and then I swallowed it like a cookie‚ resulting in the coin getting stuck in my throat. Fortunately‚ my mom noticed
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Three post-Hurricane Katrina disaster planning lessons learned: have a prepared evacuation plan for the city‚ do not delay aid‚ and a lack of resources imposes greater difficulties of rebuilding. The mandatory evacuation call was late and not fully supported—many people did not have a way to leave the city‚ as many people were dependent on public transportation. Could have neighboring buses come in earlier and brought people to safety? I think the Mayor later got criticized for not using school buses
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HIV AS A NATIONAL DISASTER AIDS has caused immense human suffering in the continent. The most obvious effect of this crisis has been illness and death‚ but the impact of the epidemic has certainly not been confined to the health sector; households‚ schools‚ workplaces and economies have also been badly affected. Although access to antiretroviral treatment is starting to lessen the toll of AIDS‚ fewer than half of Africans who need treatment are receiving it. The impact of AIDS will remain severe
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MY WORST EXPERIENCE AT A RESTAURANT Farley’s restaurant in Roswell doesn’t look like a dump‚ but it is. It is a fairly new restaurant‚ one my wife and I had been wanting to try ever since it was first being built. Last year‚ we had a chance to try it for lunch. We went there with our two-year-old son. Initial impressions were positive. The restaurant looked like a neat place to eat. The décor seemed to follow a kind of hip-retro rock-n-roll kind of theme‚ and there was even an old Moto
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The Port Chicago Disaster On the 24 of July 1944‚ a memorandum was written from Captain W. S. Parsons‚ USN to Rear Admiral W. R. Purnell‚ USN. It was a report on the most destructive explosion on United States soil at that time. It was known as the Port Chicago Explosion. Captain Parsons worked in the Bureau of Ordnance as their Liaison Officer. So he was a prime candidate for the job. Rear Admiral Purnell was the head of the Military Policy Committee. This memorandum was not intended to
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Conor Unruh Geography 108 The Effects of Natural Disasters Natural disasters have been shaping and reshaping our planet since the beginning of time. These natural disasters have had a devastating effect on communities all around the world. No matter how far societies have come throughout history‚ natural disasters humble mankind with their disrupting nature. Natural disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Earthquakes can rip apart the earth and destroy infrastructure along the way. Hurricanes
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The Jaipur oil depot fire broke out on 29 October 2009 at 7:30 PM (IST) at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) oil depot’s giant tank holding 8‚000 kilolitres (280‚000 cu ft) of oil‚ in Sitapura Industrial Area on the outskirts of Jaipur‚ Rajasthan‚ killing 12 people and injuring over 200. The blaze continued to rage out of control for over a week after it started and during the period half a million people were evacuated from the area. The oil depot is about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) south of the city
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VOLUNTEERS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT- Making a difference “We make a living by what we get but make a life by what we give” Disasters are sudden events that totally destroy society. They cause loss of life to both men ‚animals and properties. Life almost comes to a standstill. A Disaster does not choose where to happen it can happen any time and anywhere. There can be two kinds of disasters Natural Disaster :earthquake‚ flood‚ cyclones‚ landslides‚ droughts. Manmade Disasters: accidents‚
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Natural Disasters and Catastrophes Paper 1 Rough Draft Disasters Prepared For From researching online databases of my city‚ I’ve found that we are focused on planning ahead for disasters such as hurricanes‚ or even different forms like terrorism for example. The city acknowledges this strategic planning needed‚ as well as building public awareness and the development of hazardous mitigation and emergency response plans. According to the mayor‚ these plans are at completion and ready for use when
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A.Karthick RCET. DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION. The term ‘disaster mitigation’ is variously understood by different people in different disciplines. The meaning of the
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