Part I What are the primary differences between Mitigation and Preparedness? Research and describe three examples of each. The United States experiences a variety of natural disasters throughout the year. Because of hurricanes on the Pacific‚ Atlantic‚ and Gulf of Mexico coasts‚ earthquakes near the San Andreas and other fault lines‚ volcanic eruptions‚ tornadoes in the plains‚ and floods throughout the Midwest‚ the United States suffers approximately $1 billion in losses each week. From 1990-93
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reduce the impact of tectonic hazards. Tectonic hazards are comprised of earthquakes and volcanoes; they are named ‘tectonic hazards’ as it is ultimately the movement of tectonic plates that cause these events. These hazards have the potential to kill thousands and devastate the region it strikes. Although the main hazard causes destruction‚ events that follow can be equally‚ if not more‚ devastating‚ for example an earthquake can often trigger a tsunami. Many strategies have been put forward to try
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GO125 Natural disasters eARTHQUAKE‚ TYPHOON‚ AND TORNADO Kenneth W. Lingenfelter Instructor Wael Hassian Park University Internet Campus A course paper presented to the School for Arts and Sciences and Distance Learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Baccalaureate Natural Disasters Park University April 24‚ 2013 Earthquakes‚ typhoons‚ and tornadoes continue to devastate the United States and the entire plant through the activities
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Claveria‚ Noveamie C. San Andreas The San Andreas movie is a good movie and a nice wake up call for everyone. I’m very thankful that this movie is released in time for the earthquake preparedness of our country. You might get tips on how to survive or maybe get tips on how you can die if you don’t prepare for it. I watched this film in our classroom during our Science subject. I enjoy ed the movie because everyone shouting “aaaaahhhhh” whenever there’s explosion and destruction hahaha. The action
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Today’s students face a world influenced by a global economy‚ technological advances and rapid changes in the way we share information‚ communicate and conduct business. It has never been more critical to help them build the knowledge‚ skills‚ behaviors and awareness necessary to succeed in college and beyond. Improving postsecondary success for all our citizens‚ but most urgently for low-income and minority students‚ is vital to our nation’s economic and social health‚ and global competitiveness
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Release How can the families of Los Angeles be prepared for an earthquake? This is a very important question that haunts us every day‚ because we don’t always know when they are coming and how bad they will be. I am Donte Lindsey and I am the director of Earth Preparedness of Los Angeles. With any type of danger the first thing you need to be prepared with is knowledge. Today we will discuss the hazards that are associated with earthquakes here in the city of Los Angeles‚ the causes and the plate tectonics
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The Military’s Pandora’s Box by Dr. Nick Begich and Jeane Manning This article was prepared to provide a summary of the contents of a book written in 1995 which describes an entirely new class of weapons. The weapons and their effects are described in the following pages. The United States Navy and Air Force have joined with the University of Alaska‚ Fairbanks‚ to build a prototype for a ground based "Star Wars" weapon system located in the remote bush country of Alaska. The individuals who
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Short Essay: The 2010 Haiti Earthquake -Chloe Hunt Word count: 556 (not including headings‚ sub-headings‚ reference list‚ figures‚ in-text citations) Introduction: Haiti is one of the most disaster prone countries on the planet‚ experiencing reoccurring floods‚ hurricanes‚ earthquakes and tropical storms‚ placing a dent in the countries social and economical development. The 2010‚ 7.0 magnitude Haiti earthquake was the most severe natural catastrophe recorded in the countries history. (Borenstein
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The New Madrid Fault Zone History The largest earthquake sequence the United States has ever experienced happened east of the Rocky Mountains starting out in Northeast Arkansas on December 16‚ 1811. On the Richter scale‚ it was ~7.7 and five hours later AK experienced an aftershock of a magnitude of ~7.0. A little over a month later on January 23‚ 1812 New Madrid‚ MO experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of ~7.5‚ and again on February 7‚ 1812 reaching a magnitude of ~7.7. By March 15
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Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Crystal Lusk Walden University Family‚ Community‚ and Population-Based Care 4011-12 March 19‚ 2014 Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response A disaster is an event that is a natural or man-made occurrence that can disrupt or destroy the lives of those it affects (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2014). Management of a disaster includes four phases; prevention‚ preparedness‚ response and recovery (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2014). Hawaii’s isolation in the
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