Hurricane Katrina was a man-made and natural disaster. The hurricane‚ of course‚ was a natural disaster. The after effects like the levees breaching‚ people starving and dieing in the streets‚ how the government handle the situation were all man made. The reason being a man made were ‚ The man-made part of the disaster is that the government knew the levees wouldn’t hold up in a Category 3 hurricane‚ and they didn’t shore them up anyway. What was also man-made was the fact that the government
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Operation Flood was a rural development programme started by India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in 1970. One of the largest of its kind‚ the programme objective was to create a nationwide milk grid. It resulted in making India the largest producer of milk and milk products‚ and hence is also called the White Revolution of India. It also helped reduce malpractices by milk traders and merchants. This revolution followed the Indian Green Revolution and helped in alleviating poverty and
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Edward Mai #22 01/21/05 HALO:The Flood By William C. Dietz Today I am going to tell you about a great book I read lately. It is called HALO:The Flood. The Flood is based on the award-winning Xbox game‚ Halo. This book was interesting because it tells the story through several different perspectives. Some of the perspectives include: the super-soldier‚ Master Chief‚ an alien‚ another alien‚ a sergeant‚ and a few soldiers. Although some new character perspectives are introduced
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Compare Floods in LEDC and MEDC I am going to discuss two case studies regarding floods. One of my case studies is of Cocker mouth‚ this is a town in England exposed to floods this is my case study of an MEDC. My other case study is the LEDC in which I talk about Bangladesh. Cocker mouth is situated in the Lake District in England. England is an MEDC and this area experienced vast ranges of flooding during late November. The town lies among the confluence of two rivers that leave it prone to flooding
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About floods in India India‚ being a peninsular country and surrounded by the Arabian Sea‚ Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal‚ is quite prone to flood. As per the Geological Survey of India (GSI)‚ the major flood prone areas of India cover almost 12.5% area of the country. Every year‚ flood‚ the most common disaster in India causes immense loss to the country’s property and lives. India Flood Prone Areas The states falling within the periphery of "India Flood Prone Areas" are West Bengal
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I ANALYZING DIFFICULTIES OF THE CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THE DISASTER RESPONSE IN PAKISTAN: A CASE FOR THE 2012 FLOODS By Ahmer Zaman Khan A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Lahore School of Economics in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Finance Lahore School of Economics Barki Campus‚ Lahore 2013 I DECLARATION This is to certify that this thesis contains no material‚ which has been accepted for the reward to the candidate
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Flood Definitions Floods are caused by weather phenomena and events that deliver more precipitation to a drainage basin than can be readily absorbed or stored within the basin. Acre-foot. Volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land (43‚560 square feet) to a depth of 1 foot; equivalent to 325‚851 gallons. Cubic feet per second (ft³/s). A unit of measurement expressing rates of discharge. One cubic foot per second is equal to thedischarge of a stream of rectangular cross section‚ 1 foot wide
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Flood History 1. Introduction: Riverbank erosion during high flood period in the valley is a regular annual feature. Over bank flood due to breaches in the embankment render the fertile cultivable land unsuitable for crop production due to deposition of coarse sand on the surface to a variable depth. As per Assam Government Revenue Dept. records‚ an area of 6116 hectares of land was affected by soil erosion in Upper Brahmaputra Valley and North Bank Plain zone during 1994.
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Every population in the world experienced disasters at a certain time with little and sometimes no warning. Adequate preparation and training are necessary to ensure optimal outcomes‚ whether the disaster is natural or a human made. Preparation for disasters must include conducting a comprehensive assessment of systems‚ risks‚ and resources available. Essential human services can be interrupted for significant amounts of time despite the type of disaster. That can produce exceptional needs and placing
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people and wealth during natural calamities? Bangladesh is a disaster-prone country of an area of about 1‚ 47‚570 sq. km. with population nearing 140 million. Bangladesh becomes the worst victim of natural calamities causing colossal loss of lives and properties. Most of the people of this country are very poor. It is predominantly an agricultural country. The economy largely depends on weather. Major disasters that occur in Bangladesh are: tropical cyclone‚ tidal bore‚ flood‚ tornado‚ river bank erosion
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