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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possible disasters. For example‚ On August 29 2005 Hurricane Katrina caused over 50 failure of the levees and flood walls which were protecting New Orleans. The failures of the levee and flood wall makes 80% of New Orleans full of flood. Over a million homes and businesses were flooded by tens of billions of gallons of water in New Orleans. In this case‚ levees and flood walls are responsible to protect people living in New Orleans from hurricane and flood but they did not because of human negligence
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References: A Third Of Louisiana Republicans Blame Obama For Hurricane Katrina Response Under Bush. (2013). Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/21/obama-hurricane-katrina_n_3790612.html Definitions of Public Policy and the Law. (2012). Welcome to the Medical University of South Carolina. Retrieved from http://www.musc.edu/vawprevention/policy
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Last month Super Storm Sandy hit the north east USA which caused some serious damage. All Americans had donated tons of money to big agencies so it could be helpful for the victims. Red Cross raised billions of dollars whether it was during Sandy‚ Katrina‚ Haiti and 9/11. However‚ Red Cross did spend some amount of money in helping and provided the food service. The question that revolves around the brain is after raising huge amount then where has all the money gone? Red Cross is world known agency
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Katrina Anderson September 3‚ 2013 Title: Why Race‚ Class‚ and Gender Still Matter Authors: Margaret L. Andersen‚ Patricia Hill Collins Publication: Wadsworth The critical issues mentioned in “Why Race Class and Gender Still Matter” are how inequalities are going to be spoken about in the book “Race Class and Gender” and about how race‚ class‚ and gender still effect society today. Another critical topic in this chapter is Hurricane Katrina and how that brought the poverty
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Boin‚ A.‚ P.‘t Hart.‚ A. McConell and T. Preston. (2010). Leadership style‚ crisis response and blame management: The case of hurricane Katrina. The Journal of Public Administration‚ 88(3)‚ 706-725 In this paper I have summarized the article and offer comments on where additional research would assist in further understanding of the issue. The authors of this article used retrospective review which uses existing data and researches. Leadership style and crisis management have always been
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