Communication and Crisis Michelle Cato HCS/320 July 16‚ 2013 Diedra Sawyer Communication and Crisis Many of us know about the devastating hurricane Katrina that took place in New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ in 2005‚ but how many of us actually thought about the communication issues. From the writing of James L Garnett and Alexander Kouzmin‚” Hurricane Katrina was as much a communication disaster as it was a natural and bureaucratic disaster. Communication gaps‚ missed signals‚ information technology
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help was running from many lips when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. Help‚ was the very thing that many people in New Orleans needed‚ but didn’t receive. In the graphic novel “Dark Rain” Mat Johnson’s illustrate the events that happen to those individual in such a way that makes the reader understand the stories that many had endure. However‚ even though the graphic novel “Dark Rain” may pock fun at some of the situation that happened during Hurricane Katrina‚ the graphic novel is really
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Despite warnings of evacuation‚ Abdulrahman Zeitoun‚ a Syrian-American owner of a painting and contracting company in New Orleans‚ chose to stay when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. During his canoe trip journey after Katrina‚ Zeitoun encountered many people who were trapped in their homes and in need of his help. Risking his life to save others‚ Zeitoun was falsely accused of stealing and dealing drugs because of his race. In Zeitoun‚ Dave Eggers portrays the view that America has towards Muslim
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hands so they assisted the public demands. Emergency Management has come from a long way since 9/11. After‚ the Hurricane Katrina debacle since then has improved in organization‚ planning‚ controlling and implementing of
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“The impact of tropical storms Katrina and Nargis were beyond the scope of government to manage effectively” Discuss. Tropical storms have different names depending on their location i.e.‚ in North America and the Caribbean they are known as hurricanes whereas in India and Bangladesh they are known as cyclones. There are various factors which need to be in place for a tropical storm to occur including sea temperatures to be over 27ºC to provide a source of energy‚ warm water extending down to
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study has revealed that global warming increases the magnitude and frequency of natural disasters‚ thus pushing the economy on the brink of collapse. Also experts believe that the global warming has increased the size and frequency of hurricanes. The Katrina hurricane in 2005 may be used as a justification to this statement; it caused $125 billion worth damage in the US. Consequently‚ the GDP dropped from 3.8 to 1.5‚ which is more than a 50% drop Ironically the disaster had a huge death toll but increased
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Abstract There have been many different disasters in the past that have been considered on a scale to call them incidents of national significance. Man-made disasters such as industrial accidents‚ war‚ terrorism‚ and natural disasters such as hurricanes‚ tornado outbreaks‚ floods‚ drought‚ wildfires‚ famine‚ ice storms‚ blizzards‚ earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions‚ and tsunamis are all calamities that can reach a national scale. The problems that would arise whenever a major disaster would happen
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INTRODUCTION One professional firm‚ identified in this research only as the CPA Firm‚ [CPAF] has undertaken strategic disaster recovery planning efforts that they believe will allow them to recover quickly from a natural disaster. On August 29‚ 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. and the planning for a disaster by the CPAF was put to a test. REVIEW OF LITERATURE A review of the literature related to disaster planning by professional firms in the U. S. resulted in minimal literature that was specific
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Botros Eng102 Tabor 11/28/2012 Why Zeitoun’s Story should be told There are many stories out there that one tends to hear about horrific tragedies that have occurred over the years‚ and one of the most devastating events that had happened was Hurricane Katrina. Dave Egger’s Zeitoun details the events and struggles of one man and his family‚ Abdurrahman Zeitoun during this devastation. In a time where everyone was panicking and rushing to find ways and areas where they can evacuate and stay safe
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For some reason the government thinks that this is not a big problem and have tried to push it off in many occasions. I know from experience that we are not prepared for these disasters and the aftermath they create. In my case I’ve experienced a hurricane that consumed my life and it seems to me the government still has not got it together with the needs of the people and the response time needed to avoid the damage being done during and after the catastrophe. I want to share my experience to show
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