Module 1 Activity 1.1: 1. Develop for yourself a working definition of disasters from a community perspective. According to the Disaster Management Act 2003‚ A disaster is a serious disruption in a community‚ caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the State and other entities to help the community recover from the disruption. Serious disruption means— (a) loss of human life‚ or illness or injury to humans; or (b) widespread or severe property
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Kristyn Mullins Media Report #4 11 Nov 2015 Social Problems California Drought “How historic California drought affects the rest of nation‚ often for the Worse” New CNN: Michael Martinez and Alexandra Meeks State‚ National Coverage the drought is more than just one state internal problem. California drought hurts the rest of the nation‚ because California is a breadbasket of the nation. California is growing more than a third of its vegetables and nearly two-thirds of its fruit and nuts. They had
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Paper Disaster Response A disaster brings violence‚ terror‚ and trauma‚ to all who experience its wrath and devastation. Destruction and suffering is the entertainment that disasters provide to its audience‚ through a campaign of psychological and physical damage. According to the fields of disaster psychiatry and disaster psychology‚ a disaster is a major ecological and psychosocial destruction that far exceeds the coping ability of a disaster area ( PTSD & Natural Disaster). There are two
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The drought has been the worst drought recorded as the biggest drought in history for California that is.If you made it to this point here is more info on this big topic of regulating water for California and not regulating groundwater for California. The Drought is costing the state millions and even billions of dollars as seen in source 1. This has caused a bill to be brought up to regulate water ‚Meaning everyone would have a balanced amount of water.Only thing holding this bill down is the voting
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Sierras‚ through the Delta‚ to massive pumps that fill the aqueducts traversing the state‚” to become what is essentially the southern region of the Central Valley’s lifeline in obtaining and delivering water (Madrigal). California’s battle with drought is not new. The problem dissipates‚ only to reemerge every few years‚ narrowing the options for State‚ Federal‚ and Local Government agencies
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Water is essential for life and for California the future isn’t bright. The current water drought in California has been inclining within every day. Understanding a water drought is when we can not supply the demand necessary providing water. There are many causes that lead to drought. With all of that comes consequences and problems in which effects the state and world within. There are ways in which we can better the current situation but it includes all the citizens to put in effort on bettering
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IT For Disaster Management Nicolas Mancini Solvay Business School (Brussels) ------------------------------------------------- Table Of Contents I. Abstract II. Brief overview of Disaster Management a. Key concepts b. Disaster Management Cycle III. IT solutions for Disaster Management c. Disaster Management Information Systems (DMIS) d. IT for Prevention‚ Preparedness and Mitigation i. Geographic
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exposed to a wide range of natural disaster. The Philippines archipelago‚ located near the western edge of the Pacific Ocean‚ is in the direct path of seasonal typhoons and monsoon rains which bring floods‚ storms‚ storm surges‚ and their attendant landslides and other forms of devastation. The Philippines also sits on the "ring of fire" where the continental plates collide and thus experience periodic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Philippine exposure to natural disasters may be characterized
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Disaster Management Cycle The disaster cycle or the disaster life cycle consists of the steps that emergency managers take in planning for and responding to disasters. Each step in the disaster cycle correlates to part of the ongoing cycle that is emergency management. This disaster cycle is used throughout the emergency management community‚ from the local to the national and international levels. The disaster management personnel are trained to assist in such happenings. Disasters can be categorized
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In the case of disaster management‚ this is a very wide open field. A student should learn causes of disasters and figure out ways to reduce the risk of an catastrophe from happening in the first place. Here is what wikipedia has to say about disaster management: Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks. It is a discipline that involves preparing‚ supporting‚ and rebuilding society when natural or human-made disasters occur. In general
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