Katie Preparation for Disaster Glendale Community College Preparation for Disaster Disasters across the world have devastated large populations and cost billions of dollars worldwide. From the tsunami in 2006 to Hurricane Katrina‚ the world has seen its share of the wrath of natural disasters. Populations have also experienced manmade disasters such as 9/11 and the oil spills in Louisiana. What are people doing as a population to protect‚ prevent‚ and empower oneself from these catastrophes
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There is certain order in the world. The planets move in their orbit around the sun. The disasters which occur naturally are known as natural disasters. There are infinite natural disasters. Some of them are landslides‚ floods and volcanic eruptions. By taking the example of planets orbiting around the sun‚ the question rises that how do these devastating disasters occur? Floods occur in those areas which are closer to seas. Due to heavy rain‚ the sea water increases and spills out over the area
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leaders within the organization to identify key trends that will either positively or negatively impact higher education learning. The recent 2014 NMC New Horizons Report examines the potential impact of key emerging technologies on teaching‚ learning‚ and innovative inquiry within the environment of higher education (Johnson‚ Adams Becker‚ Estrada‚ & Freeman‚ 2014). Learning analytics (LA) is one of the near-term strategies outlined in the report. LA is defined as the measurement‚ collection‚
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Natural Disasters are presented to us in various forms. Earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ hurricanes‚ volcano eruptions and tornados have been the causes of many devastating events seen throughout history. Preparation is needed to increase the chances of overcoming the destruction of a natural disaster. but unfortunately‚ some disasters may occur without warning and often increase havoc in more ways than one. Effects on The Economy • Hurricanes and earthquakes can pose a threat to gas prices by damaging
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Market opportunities Social Nowadays‚ social communication is very essential for every society‚ no matter in business fields‚ teenagers‚ adults‚ and even every group of people‚ they are highly dependent to the smart devices like iphones‚ Samsung galaxy phone‚ ipads‚ Samsung notes and so forth‚ which allow them access to the internet at anywhere and anytime. Hence‚ cellphones and internet technology were became the latest trend in the new millennium. This social improvement granted Maxis‚ a telecommunication
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Environmental Disasters For the purpose of this article an environmental disaster is defined as a specific event caused by human activity that results in a seriously negative effect on the environment. Sometimes a natural disaster can become an environmental disaster‚ but that is a topic to be discussed elsewhere. In most cases environmental disasters are caused by human error‚ accident‚ lack of foresight‚ corner cutting during industrial processes‚ greed‚ or by simple incompetence. In other
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hillsborough disaster The Hillsborough disaster was an incident that occurred on 15 April 1989 at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield‚ England‚ during the FA cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest soccer clubs. The crush resulted in the deaths of 96 people and injuries to 766 others. The incident has since been blamed primarily on the police. The incident remains the worst stadium-related disaster in British history and one of the world’s worst soccer disasters. soccer clubs
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Document 1 of 1 Haiti Disaster Relief: Logistics is the Operation Author: Vohr‚ James A‚ Colonel Publication info: Military Review 91.4 (Jul/Aug 2011): 76-82. ProQuest document link Abstract: [...] any U.S. military common operational picture must include the activities of the interagency‚ the international community‚ and nongovernmental organizations. A focus on preventing an environmental tragedy from devolving into political violence and chaos accounted for early decisions to deploy the
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construction also affect the amount of damage the structure incurs. Earthquakes vary from small‚ imperceptible shaking to large shocks felt over thousands of kilometers. Earthquakes can deform the ground‚ make buildings and other structures collapse‚ and create tsunamis (large sea waves). Lives may be lost in the resulting destruction. In the last 500 years‚ several million people have been killed by earthquakes around the world‚ including over 240‚000 in the 1976 T’ang-Shan‚ China‚ earthquake. Worldwide
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The Bhopal disaster‚ also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy‚ was a gas leak incident in India‚ considered the world’s worst industrial disaster.[1] It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh. Over 500‚000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other chemicals. The toxic substance made its way in and around the shanty towns located near the plant.[2] Estimates vary on the death toll. The official
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