worst-case scenarios. Hurricane Katrina first focuses the spotlight on the vulnerability of healthcare’s emergency preparedness when it hit New Orleans in 2001. The principles of emergency management that resulted from Katrina have not changed much since then‚ says Joseph L. Cappiello‚ chairman of Cappiello & Associates in The Villages‚ Florida. As an official at the Joint Commission‚ Capiello helped develop the accreditors expanded emergency management standards following Katrina. The same strategies
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Running head: Hurricane Katrina: The Economic Impact of Natural Disasters Hurricane Katrina: The Economic Impact of Natural Disasters Timothy T. Boyd Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Abstract Major natural disasters can do and have severe negative short-run economic impacts. Disasters also appear to have adverse longer-term consequences for economic growth‚ development‚ and poverty reductions. Natural disasters cause significant budgetary pressures‚ with both narrowly fiscal
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after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Even though New Orleans had been struck by Hurricane Katrina‚ the damage and fatalities were adding up. Although there were levees in place along the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal‚ flood waters still managed to rise above the levees and poor into New Orleans. Even though New Orleans had levees and other flood protection mechanics‚ there was no way for sure to predict and determine the severity of Hurricane Katrina. What is most striking about Hurricane Katrina and
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Broke: A Rhetorical Analysis It is nearly impossible to imagine that one day you can be safe in your home and with all of your belongings and the next day a hurricane leaves you with nothing. Unfortunately‚ the 484‚000 people who lived in New Orleans had to experience those unimaginable thoughts first hand in 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina. “An entire city was nearly wiped off the face of the earth” (Kellogg) and at least 1‚833 people were killed during and after the storm. There are many theories
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to affect the lives of thousands of Americans is Hurricane Katrina. One particular person affected by this hurricane is a man named Abdulrahman Zeitoun‚ who ventured through the destructed city of New Orleans helping those in need‚ while experiencing the malevolent actions placed upon him. Abdulrahman Zeitoun is an individual that underwent an enormous change as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Abdulrahman’s faith was being tested. After the hurricane‚ Zeitoun experienced many unfortunate events throughout
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HOW EVACUEES RESPOND WHILE EXPERIENCING TRAUMA (Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1854990/) Trauma and Stress Response Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees Mary Alice Mills‚ BA‚ Donald Edmondson‚ MA‚ and Crystal L. Park‚ PhD Additional article information Abstract Objectives. Hurricane Katrina’s impact on public health has been significant and multifaceted‚ with trauma-related psychological sequelae likely to result in a sizable burden of disease. Data were collected that assessed
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Super Storm Hurricane Sandy Widespread loss of electric power and subway shutdowns the associated press reports that more than 13‚500 flights were canceled and in New York three major airports were shut down. Super storm Sandy the second most expensive storm in U.S. history‚ according to Eqecat. That ranks it right behind Hurricane Katrina. Eqecat stated that the damage from the storm would likely be far worse than it previously predicted. The storm also brought a huge economic loss by flooding
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Geog task 51 – exam question Discuss the impacts of storm events in the British Isles and evaluate the responses to them (40 marks) ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- The British Isles has a cool temperate western maritime climate including four seasons and various weather conditions. Storms come and go some so weak they are unnoticed and some bring in heavy winds and torrential
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At the turn of the millennium‚ hurricanes‚ tropical storms‚ and dramatic temperatures ruled planet Earth. In the 2004 Hurricane season‚ four storms affected Florida which is the only time in recorded history a catastrophe like this has happened. In 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc in the New Orleans area‚ bringing over one hundred billion dollars of damages; making thousands of people homeless‚ mostly minorities‚ and killing many others. The Federal Government‚ unprepared for this unforeseen
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Everett‚ 2007) In the essay written “The Water Revealed” written by Jim Wallis‚ Willis uses all three appeals in his argument. Hurricane Katrina was a devastating natural disaster that everyone around the world remembers. Hurricane Katrina produced so much water that the levees around New Orleans could not withstand the pressure and the levees broke. Was it really Katrina that caused all the damage in New Orleans or was it the fact that the levees could not sustain the level of the water that was
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