A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be ostensively defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ orexplosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people. In contemporary
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Assignment 1 Types of Software:- Software includes all the various forms and roles that digitally stored data may have and play in a computer (or similar system)‚ regardless of whether the data is used as code for a CPU‚ or other interpreter‚ or whether it represents other kinds of information. Practical computer systems divide software systems into three major classes: system software‚ programming software and application software‚ although the distinction is arbitrary‚ and often blurred.
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Awareness for Natural Disasters Disaster may happen any time in any place that is why we should be prepared for these scenarios. They are destructive and deadly if we aren’t ready for them. The school held an earthquake preparedness headed by Mr. Renato U. Solidum Jr.‚ director of PHIVOLCS- an institute of the government assigned to regulate and monitor volcanic activities as well as earthquake predictions‚ effects and sources. The aim of this symposium was to inform the students‚ faculty members
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Overview The United States experiences a variety of natural disasters throughout the year. Because of hurricanes on the Pacific‚ Atlantic‚ and Gulf of Mexico coasts‚ earthquakes near the San Andreas and other fault lines‚ volcanic eruptions‚ tornadoes in the plains‚ and floods throughout the Midwest‚ the United States suffers approximately $1 billion in losses each week. From 1990-93‚ losses surpassed those during the previous decade‚ mainly due to Hurricane Andrew‚ the Midwest and Northwest floods
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Natural disasters and human emergencies are recurring phenomenon’s that leave disastrous effects in their wake. On 12th January 2010‚ a major earthquake of a 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Haiti. The catastrophic quake centred about 15 miles South West of Port-au-Prince left considerable damage to a majority of towns in the country including the capital city. According to UN reports‚ of the total 9 million people in the country‚ the earthquake has affected half of the population. About 222
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(WHO‚ 2012). This paper will review the purpose of health promotion as related to nursing practice. This paper will discuss how nursing roles and responsibilities have evolved in regards to health promotion. This paper will describe an implementation model for program initiation of health promotion. This paper will provide description on how nursing implements health promotion on a primary‚ secondary‚ and tertiary level. Health promotion provides clients with an avenue to enhance their quality
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Discrimination and equality Introduction Within this study report I will look at how young people can be discriminated against within the wider society and how I could and would challenge this within my youth work practice. This study report will also highlight current legislation and give a critical reflection on how the youth service can use the legislation to practice equality and diversity. Within this report I will also analyse and evaluate my own knowledge and understanding of equality
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How People React to Natural Disasters How would you feel if someone told you that in the next 5 seconds that your life would be turned upside down? The same exact thing happened to people in central Philippines‚ the only thing different is that they got no warning. A deadly earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck central Philippines on a national Islamic holiday. The temblor was the strongest to shake the area in 23 years. Powerful aftershocks continue to hit widely across Bohol and Cebu. More
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A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard. Bangladesh‚ a country in southern Asia that is home to 140 million people‚ is widely known as a land of natural disasters. It is highly vulnerable to floods‚ famine‚ drought‚ earthquake‚ cyclones‚ and river erosions. Due to the effects of these disasters‚ the country is now permanently in distress. These disasters have become regular phenomena and have been causing suffering to millions of residents for many decades. Natural Disasters are occurring
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The natural disasters that are typically experienced in the Caribbean can have catastrophic and devastating impacts on the environment‚ economic development and social structure of these islands. Severe damage to the built infrastructure that has supported communities on Caribbean islands for decades can place a huge strain on economic activity. The social impacts that are experienced following natural disasters consist of homelessness‚ injury‚ suffering‚ sickness‚ disease‚ and even death. This paper
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