The 2010-11 Queensland Floods had significant impact on Queensland with their massive economic cost and loss of life. The floods occurred following prolonged periods of heavy rainfall between December 2010 and January 2011. They resulted in much of the state being inundated with water and had a massive impact on many people. These impacts included the deaths of 30 people‚ 78% of the state being declared a disaster zone‚ and over $5 billion in reconstruction costs—the most expensive natural disaster
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The Miami Marine Stadium (MMS) is a historical landmark home to Virginia Key‚ Miami‚ Florida. Built in 1963 and designed by Cuban-born architect‚ Hilario Candela‚ who was only 28 years old at the time. The Stadium is considered a Modernist icon due to its characteristic reinforced concrete structure. Named after the famous 1900’s yacht designer Ralph Munroe‚ the stadium can accommodate 6‚566 spectators. Due to its photographic panoramic view and its location next to the water and across Downtown
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Hurricane Irma was a natural disaster that mainly affected the Caribbean and Florida. Irma had struck the Florida Keys as a category 4 hurricane on September 10th‚ and was reduced to category 3 when it struck mainland Florida later that same day (Manzo‚ 2017). Prior to making landfall‚ the path that Irma would take was unclear. This uncertainty lead Governor Rick Scott to issue an evacuation order for 6.5 million residents (The New York Times‚ 2017). In the days preceding hurricane Irma‚ roads
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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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Here are some key points you can use in your essay. Why do Natural disaster occur : here you can include the reasons why natural disaster occurs. the reasons could be both man made and natural. i said man made because there is a theory called "Population theory of Malthus " where its stated that if the balance of population exceeds that of food supply many natural disaster would occur. you can google "Population theory of Malthus" for more details. and the natural ones could be earthquakes on
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During the 2010 monsoon season (July and August)‚ Pakistan experienced the worst floods recorded in its history. Heavy rainfall caused flash floods in the north and north-western regions of the country. The subsequent run-off created a southward moving mass of water approximately the size of the United Kingdom. The flood waters travelled downstream through Punjab and Sindh until they reached the Arabian Sea. Many of the main tributaries feeding into the Indus River were also flooded‚ further inundating
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A devastating flood hit Key West Florida on October 24‚ 2005 that was caused by hurricane Wilma. The flood caused about twenty-nine billion dollars in damage‚ killed twenty-five people‚ and flooded all of Key West. Although the flood caused a lot of damage to the houses‚ buildings and landscape of Florida it could have been worse. Since Florida has such high risk for flooding they have prevention methods in place. One of the bigger and more effective methods are seawalls which are built in the
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1. Please provide a summary in your own words of at least 3 Steps in a typical rational model of policy analysis. Three steps needed in the rational model are to (1st) The issue or problem must be identified and there must be an agreement that claims the conflict‚ or issue needs a resolution (2nd) Societal standards must be identified (3rd) Identify and take into consideration any other policies measures which can offer an alternative solution. Is the D.A.R.E. program and Head Start beneficial? Who
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Haiti overloads my soul with so much joy‚ but breaks my heart into a million pieces. Haiti‚ the supreme monetarily deprived country in the Western Hemisphere that also hosts the most dangerous slums‚ paradoxically‚ has the richest society in affection‚ bliss‚ and compassion; the people are vibrant‚ strong‚ and resilient. The country itself is a realm of contrasts. Since the year of 2010‚ my world‚ and Haiti‚ has never been the equivalent to their previous ways of life. An earthquake with a magnitude
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The island of Hispaniola‚ which contains Haiti on the western side and the Dominican republic on the Eastern side is found in the Caribbean sea near Cuba‚ and has a population of 10.3 million (Ferguson and Christian Girault‚ 2017). It is the poorest country in the Americas with an average GDP per capita of $846 US and 59% of the population living below the national poverty line of US $2.42 a day (“Haiti Overview‚” 2017) Haiti is located on a convergent boundary between the Caribbean and North American
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