environmental issues prior to the 2010 disaster. Deforestation (beginning in the 1950s) caused soil erosion and threatened clean water sources (Fritz‚ Hillaire‚ Molière‚ Wei‚ & Mohammed‚ 2012). Several theories suggest that extreme deforestation and soil erosion could have possibly contributed to the vertical slippage of plates due to the increased water weight on the plates (Ader‚ 2011) (Wdowinski‚ Tsukanov‚ Hong‚ & Amelung‚ 2010). Coincidentally‚ prior to the earthquake‚ Haiti experienced two tropical
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Conor Unruh Geography 108 The Effects of Natural Disasters Natural disasters have been shaping and reshaping our planet since the beginning of time. These natural disasters have had a devastating effect on communities all around the world. No matter how far societies have come throughout history‚ natural disasters humble mankind with their disrupting nature. Natural disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Earthquakes can rip apart the earth and destroy infrastructure along the way. Hurricanes
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The Bhopal disaster (commonly referred to as Bhopal gas tragedy) was a gas leak incident in India‚ considered one of the world’s worst industrial catastrophes.[1] It occurred on the night of December 2–3‚ 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ India. A leak of methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals from the plant resulted in the exposure of hundreds of thousands of people. Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was
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Earthquakes‚ floods‚ hurricanes‚ and tornadoes are natural hazards that man may be able to predict but unable to stop on the other side bombs‚ nuclear accidents‚ terrorist attacks and wars are manmade hazards‚ that cannot be predicted‚ but there is the possibility of preventing them. Even with all the different hazards in the world one of the keys to surviving them is effective emergency management preparedness. Through the years‚ disaster preparedness has seen many changes and many meanings; to
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plays an important role in maritime transportation for both exports and imports. In March 2011‚ the world was affected when Japan was struck with natural disasters (Earthquake and Tsunami). This sudden disaster sent everyone around the world into frenzy. It affected Japan’s ports‚ shipping and logistics. As a result of the natural disasters‚ ports in the northern area of Japan had to stop operations after the Tsunami washed away port facilities‚ leaving the area in tatters. Ports such as Hachinohe
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Earthquake Preparedness Press Release to Los Angeles Area Bobby Dillion GLG/220 December 3‚ 2012 Phil Clifford‚ PhD. | How can my family be prepared for an earthquake? This question haunts countless residents in the Los Angeles area every day. Hopefully we here at the Earthquake Preparedness Center can shed some light on how you can protect your family. My name is Darin Fort and I am the Director of Earthquake Preparedness for Los Angeles. As with any danger‚ knowledge of the event
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The Effects of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake On January 12‚ 2010‚ Haiti was hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake (Richter scale)‚ which caused devastating damage to its capital‚ Port-Au-Prince. There is still no consensual official data available‚ but the International Red Cross estimated that the earthquake affected about 3 million people. The Haitian government reports that an estimated 316‚000 had died 300‚000 had been injured and more than 1 million
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Definition of Disaster: Disaster means a serious disruption to a community caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the Government and other entities to help the community to recover from the disruption. Disasters are usually associated with severe damage to infrastructure and utilities‚ death‚ injuries and homelessness‚ and can be widespread or contained within a particular sector or sub sector. Definition of Disaster Area: Disaster Area means
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Disaster Recovery Plan The majority of the administrative elements and many of the academic programs are heavily dependent and integrated with data processing to the extent that continued operation without data processing would require extensive alteration in methods of doing business. In the event that data processing services are interrupted for any extensive period of time‚ it is necessary that the University have a plan for continuing operations and reestablishing automated data processing.
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(DISASTER RISK ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS HAZARDS IN MAJULI) INTRODUCTION Majuli is one of the largest river islands in the world (26 45N – 27 12N and 93 39 E – 94 35 altitude of 60 – 95m above msl). The original land mass of Majuli was 1250 Sq. km (1950) which has significantly reduced to 650 Sq. km (2001) due to erosion. The island is bounded by the river Brahmaputra on the South‚ the river Subansiri on the North-West and Kherkatia Suti in Northeast. Geomorphologically the island is alluvial
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