TSUNAMI Introduction 1. Tsunami is a Japanese word meaning “Harbor water”. Tsunami is in most cases the result of sea-bed earthquake. The latest tsunami was the largest of its type since the magnitude Good Friday earthquake of Alaska in 1964. It took a death toll of about 200‚000 people and immense property. Since last 100 years‚ this has been the greatest disaster that the Asian region suffered. It measured 8.9 in the Richter scale and generated a gigantic tidal surge
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 Disasters in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean‚ Island Paradise and more recently‚ A Land like no other “. Words such as hazards and Disasters were very rare in Sri Lanka and people lived with seasonal floods‚ droughts‚ landslides and cyclones as if they are part of their lives. Perceptions of people on natural hazards were of a little suffering‚ which they had to overcome with their own methodologies. However a significant change has
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ISDR Briefing Note 01 Geneva‚ September 2008 Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Weather‚ climate and climate change Defining climate change For most people‚ the expression “climate change” means the alteration of the world’s climate that we humans are causing‚ through fossil fuel burning‚ clearing forests and other practices that increase the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG)1 in the atmosphere. This is in line with the official definition by the United Nations Framework Convention
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involved in addressing any threat or hazard: prevention‚ protection‚ response‚ recovery‚ and mitigation. It is a very important to businesses‚ the community‚ and the government to know what to do before the start of a hazard‚ threat‚ or disaster. Integrating the key areas as part of the overall planning effort allows jurisdictions to produce an effective EOP(Emergency Operations Plan) and advance overall preparedness. The planning process helps creates the structure and help the community be prepared.
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homeland security missions they would focus on including the prevention of terrorism and enhancement of security‚ securing and managing our borders‚ enforcing our immigration laws‚ safeguarding and securing cyberspace‚ and strengthening our national preparedness and resilience. As mentioned earlier‚ there are a total of 22 government agencies that make up the DHS and HSE. These departments include the Department of Justice (DOJ)‚ Department of Defense (DOD)‚ Department of Health and Human Services
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challenging a person’ s sense of self and his or her place in the world‚” (Arnold & Bogg‚ 2011‚ p. 434). According to Mehrotra (2008)‚ “Crisis management refers to activities that encompass the immediate response to a disaster‚ recovery efforts‚ mitigation‚ and preparedness efforts to reduce the impact of possible future crises. Such activities can span a few hours to several months.” Ideally‚ the disaster plans will give concrete guidelines on what a person should do if faced with any encounter‚ but there
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Emergency response activities are conducted during the time period that begins with the detection of the event and ends with the stabilization of the situation following impact. FEMA (1998b‚ p. 12) indicates the goal of emergency response is “to save lives and property by positioning emergency equipment and supplies; evacuating potential victims; providing food‚ water‚ shelter and medical care to those in need; and restoring critical public services”. In many cases‚ hazard monitoring systems ensure
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The evolution of Homeland Security seems like a relatively new one‚ but really the history leading up to it began in the 1800s. Over time‚ however‚ improved preparedness‚ response and recovery‚ and creation of certain protective documents influenced how we view Homeland Security today. Bottom line‚ Homeland Security and its governing documents‚ specifically the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National Response Framework (NRF)‚ exist for a reason‚ these reasons and the documents are
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their development work in hazard-prone countries. The series is also of relevance to stakeholders involved in climate change adaptation. This guidance note focuses on construction design‚ building standards and site selection‚ and their role in the mitigation of risk due to natural hazards. The note provides general guidance for design professionals and funding organisations involved in development projects concerning the construction of new infrastructure‚ strengthening intervention on existing infrastructure
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safer‚ more secure‚ and more resilient America by preventing‚ deterring‚ neutralizing‚ or mitigating the effects of deliberate efforts by terrorists to destroy‚ incapacitate‚ or exploit elements of our Nation’s CIKR‚ and to strengthen national preparedness‚ timely response‚ and rapid recovery of CIKR in the event of an attack‚ natural disaster‚ or other emergency.” Critical infrastructure must be secure and able to withstand and rapidly recover from all hazards. Proactive and coordinated efforts
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