NATURAL DISASTERS A natural disaster is a major adverse event‚ which can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage. There are many types of natural disasters: avalanches‚ earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions‚ floods‚ tsunamis‚ blizzards‚ droughts‚ hailstorms‚ tornadoes‚ wildfires. If an adverse event occurs in an area without vulnerable population‚ it will not have such disastrous consequences‚ as if it occurs in area of vulnerable population as in San Francisco
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Rowan Ferguson Using examples‚ Examine the success of different approaches to manage tropical storms (hurricanes and cyclones) When discussing management strategies‚ it is important to use a system to categorise various approaches. In reference to a natural hazard there are number of ways management schemes attempt to deal with these events. Management schemes can modify the event; decrease its severity or alter its course or even incidence‚ they can modify the vulnerability: prepare for and
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Hurricane Andrew was‚ at the time of its occurrence in August 1992‚ the costliest hurricane in United States history. The fourth tropical cyclone and the first hurricane of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season‚ Andrew originated from a tropical wave over the central Atlantic. Initially‚ strong wind shear prevented much intensification‚ though increasingly favorable conditions allowed the system to become a tropical storm on August 17 and a minimal hurricane six days later. After turning westward‚ Andrew
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INTRODUCTION A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ severe weather‚volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in
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all San Francisco’s history‚ were her people as kind and courteous as on this night of terror.” In the magazine article‚ “Letter from New Orleans: Leaving Desire” Jon Lee Anderson really tries to express how one victim of Hurricane Katrina was affected by the shocking. Focuses on one victim named Lionel Petrie who had been awaiting the arrival of his family who had left the day before. Until Shawn Alladio had told him that the authorities were not allowing people back
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Dams and levees weren’t enough to protect the 1‚836 people who died in Hurricane Katrina‚ and yet officials relied yet again on these devices against Hurricane Harvey 12 years later. Years have passed‚ and still so-called “experts” believe that because the circumstances may have been slightly different than before‚ they had the upper hand against nature. Various natural disasters have proven again and again that no human has power over the environment‚ and again and again these lapses in judgement
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coastal populations also face events brought on by nature such as hurricanes and storm surges. Although hurricanes and surges occur naturally‚ the intensity and frequency of them have dramatically increased over the years due to global warming. The signs have been evident. Take the year 2005‚ for example. In the Atlantic region‚ there were 28 recorded hurricanes and tropical storms‚ one of them being the infamous Katrina (National Hurricane Center). It hit
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Case – 1 - A perfect response to an Imperfect storm Twelve days. That’s how long it took for Mississippi power to restore electric power to the heavily damaged areas of southern Mississippi after hurricane Katrina slammed into the Mississippi gulf coast on august 29‚ 2005‚ with 145-mph winds and pounding rain. That’s remarkable‚ given the devastation that news photos and television newscasts so graphically displayed. It’s something that even the federal and state governments could not accomplish
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balance virtue and fortune‚ for “they will prosper as the two are in accord with one another” (Machiavelli 107). Over the past 8 years‚ the United States under President George W. Bush faced numerous trials; including the death penalty‚ 9-11‚ Hurricane Katrina‚ and gas price inflations. These trials defied Machiavellian principles. Although competent‚ President Bush represents in no way the Machiavellian ideals to govern a country. President Bush extensively advocated the death penalty – since it’s
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