was struck with a horrendous earthquake that caused a lot of damage. The earthquake in 2010 was a defining moment for Haiti because it had a huge impact on them then and still does today. The earthquake left Haiti in ruins. The impact of this 7.0 quake will have a huge impact for many years to come. People have many questions but do we have all the answers? An earthquake is a geological event inside the earth that generates strong vibrations. The 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti left
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Zimbabwe’s Emergency Management System: A Promising Development Grace L. Chikoto and Abdul-Akeem Sadiq Introduction Zimbabwe’s encounter with droughts‚ in particular‚ combined with economic and political challenges‚ has denigrated the country’s former status as the “breadbasket of Southern Africa” (Hunter-Gault 2006; Maphosa 1994; Swarns 2002). Zimbabwe is particularly prone to a number of natural and man-made hazards such as droughts‚ floods‚ veld fires‚ storms (PreventionWeb 2012)‚
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Natural Disaster/Hazard Paper For my paper I will be talking about the 1994 Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17‚ 1994. The earthquake was centered in Reseda‚ a neighborhood in the north-central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles‚ California. “It was a 6.7 magnitude earthquake that lasted 10 – 20 seconds. In addition‚ two 6.0 magnitude aftershocks occurred‚ the first about one minute after the initial event and the second approximately 11 hours later‚ the strongest of several thousand
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A Recent happening in Uttarakhand The extreme rains of June16 2013 lead to a disaster of unpreceded proportions in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. Many theories & explanations for the disaster have surfaced in the aftermath of the floods in the state. Now clearer satellite images of the upstream & downstream areas of the Kedar Valley that have emerged are enabling a clearer understanding of the scientific & environmental reasons for the tragedy in the state. The Kedarnath valley‚ along with
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the USA government to help Haiti and some other related issues. ----------------------- US to resume shortly Haiti medical evacuation flights The United States will resume within hours emergency evacuation flights for critically injured Haitian quake victims‚ the White House has said. The airlifts stopped last Wednesday because of what Washington described as "logistical issues". Doctors warned scores of people would die if the flights did not resume soon. Meanwhile‚ some of the Haitian children
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MARKETING 438 PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR CASE PRESENTATION 20TH CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY BY Branson C. Nicholson Nichelle Cox Rhonda Porter 1lb4198 02/17/99 Instructor: Paula Becker UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX Long Beach Campus Table of Contents History‚ Position‚ Targeted Market‚ Goals Page 3 Northridge Earthquake‚ Crisis Page 4 Comeback Kid‚ Results of PR Campaign Page 6 Developing a Crisis Plan‚ Page 7 Crisis Team‚ Milestones for Communication
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the Himalayas. Jammu & Kashmir comprises three distinct regions: Leh‚ the Kashmir Valley and Jammu. Leh slopes gradually towards the north and northeast‚ while the Kashmir Valley slopes toward the south of the Himalayan axis. The hilly region of Uttar Pradesh consists of a Himalayan tract in the extreme north and comprises Almora‚ Garhwal and Nainital. Himachal Pradesh is traversed by hills ranging in altitude from low to high. Occupation of People Living in Northern Hilly region : - The main
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Plate tectonics help us to explain the process of folding. According to the theory of plate tectonics‚ the earth’s crust is broken up into sections called plates. These plates float on the semi-molten mantle. Thermal convection currents in the mantle drag these plates in different directions resulting in tectonic activity. Folding occurs when rock layers that were originally horizontal are bent into a series of wave-like folds. As a result of this collision of the earth’s tectonic plates‚ the
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Natural disasters are a devastating‚ but undeniably inevitable part of life and society. Because of this fact‚ many of us tend to believe that they happen as an act of nature‚ purely out of the human control. We need to start realizing that this is far from the truth and it this attitude that is stopping us from learning from our mistakes. The contemporary world inaccurately labels various disasters as ‘natural’ when in fact‚ when looked at more closely; there is an enormous correlation between ‘nature’
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Dehradoon‚ One of their activist strongly opposed the Govt. policies‚ Practices followed by development planners‚ Industrialists and even common peoples. He predicted this disaster at that time only‚ saying “We are playing with very sensitive balance of Himalayan Environment. Said One day Hiamlaya will roar and will bring his wrath upon us and That day We will be numb and will not be in position to control the disaster”. Now the day I heard this news His words flashed inside my brain. His prediction comes
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