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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providing a means of prevention practices a school can actually eliminate or minimize the crisis all together (Cavaiola & Colford‚ 2011). This statement is very clear and true in my opinion. A crisis can be as small as a car wreck or as large as hurricane (FEMA‚ 2012). Being a counselor‚ you must be prepared to handle all crisis’s that may occur in your community‚ whether it affects one student or the entire school district‚ you must be able to respond to the need. “Individuals‚ families‚ and entire
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cities in these coastal zones. Coastal cities in these zones would be highly vulnerable to flooding during storms and rising sea levels in the future. Weeks article argues that super storms like Hurricane Katrina can cause massive devastation along the coastline which proves her point that hurricanes like Katrina and super storm Sandy can do to these coastal cities
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Airbnb offers free rentals to the victims of hurricane Matthew The government ordered millions of residents in the southeastern U.S to vacate their places due to the dangerous hurricane have approached the city. The home sharing platform‚ Airbnb has decided to help the people whose houses were affected by the dangerous storm. Hurricane Matthew moved to Florida’ east cost before affecting the regions of Georgia and South California. Though the storm has weekend‚ the impacts it created takes days to
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One of the major hazards that many communities have dealt with in the recent past is flooding. The Memphis metropolitan area is no different. In fact‚ The Memphis metro area dealt with severe flooding as recently as 2011. With this being said‚ the overall goal of mitigation is an important factor in the preparation and response to disasters such as these. That goal being‚ to create economically secure‚ socially stable‚ better built‚ and more environmentally sound communities that are out of harm’s
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ETHICAL ISSUE Miami police ramp up patrols to combat looting On September 10‚2017 a catastrophic category 4 hurricane came barreling through Miami. The hurricane left the streets of Miami flooded with water and trails of debris and power outages for many people. The day after many people went out periling through the streets of Miami you would think to look at the damage of the hurricane or to check on family members. These individuals 50 to be exact‚ as the article stated came out causing a big
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people of Puerto Rico felt with the wind of this atmospheric catastrophe call Hurricane Maria. It was like taken from a horror movie. Hurricane Maria destroyed houses‚ gas stations‚ cars‚ supermarkets‚ many people died‚ including the whole island was without electricity‚ water or even food. Puerto Rico became an island that people couldn’t live on‚ it sometimes became too hard to find something to eat or even to drink. Hurricane Maria did all that to Puerto Rico. Something that Maria did not take from
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looked for someone or something to blame‚ but in reality there was nothing to blame? Well‚ a natural disaster can be blamed on no one‚ but in times like that emotions run wild and blame can be put on someone who fits a certain profile. Racism and Hurricane Katrina were two forces that clashed together to create an even bigger problem for the victims. This is caused by an insecurity of the situation at hand. In the book Zeitoun by Dave Eggers‚ racism and racial profiling is the underlying themes in
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Is Walmart good for America? As the largest retailer in history‚ it’s no surprise that Walmart is the target of both vicious attacks and effusive praise. According to its own website‚ Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. operates more than 8‚000 stores‚ employs more than 2.1 million people‚ and sells more than $400 billion worth of goods in every year. Though this bulk intimidates those who fear for the viability of “mom and pop” retailers‚ Walmart’s great strength is that it devotes its considerable power to
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is a description of the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina‚ and how it altered the lives of certain people. His book takes the point of view of the Zeitouns‚ who are one of the many in New Orleans. Occupants whose lives were affected by the hurricane. The author shows how close Abdulrahman Zeitoun (the focus of the story) is with his family and how this relates to the love he has for his community. . Dave Eggers also portrays how the tragedy of hurricane Katrina‚ really caused family ties to strengthen
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