was the most severe. The two chosen natural disasters includes the 2011 Japanese tsunami/earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Disaster 1 – Japanese Tsunami and Earthquake On Friday the 11th of March 2011‚ a magnitude 9.0 Earthquake struck coastal waters‚ along a subduction zone‚ surrounding Japanese islands. At the time of the Earthquake‚ no one expected what was about to occur‚ one of the most devastating tsunamis to have ever hit Japan. Earthquakes are caused by forces deep within the Earth
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center of the nine-magnitude earthquake was near the east coast of Japan‚ C. Thesis statement: The Earthquake in Japan‚ besides being a disaster‚ also caused other disasters‚ such as a tsunami and nuclear leaks. II. Body: A. Earthquake B. Tsunami 1. The horrifying earthquake caused a tsunami unleashed; 2. Cities or towns are covered by the water. C. The Nuclear leak 1. Along with the destruction of the nuclear plants‚ the radiation has affected the whole global
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ABSTRACT Organizations endeavour to prepare themselves to manage any twist that would unexpectedly crop up in their daily routines. However‚ organizations can never truly predict the magnitude of something unexpected or the impact such an event will have on them and the various stakeholders in the organizations. This paper examines the applicability of an organization ’s foundation (routines‚ culture‚ values and decisions) to act as a shield against unexpected events and/ or how an organization
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Executive Summary Banyan Tree offers a unique experience with its hotel and spa experiences in the South East Asian region. Labeling itself as an aspirational brand‚ the company was established by the Ho family in 1992 and has boasted a gross profit of $52.1 million in 2006. Its superior branding‚ excellent corporate social responsibility practices and its careful investment and expansion strategies attribute to its success. As the company goes public it faces the new possibilities‚ offered through
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Torrential Rain Emergency Scheme None C. Landslide Emergency Scheme None D. Tsunami Emergency Scheme Occurrence and Potential threat of a destructive tsunami D.3.4.1: MoESD to form part of the Crisis Committee upon occurrence of an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami. The Crisis Committee will meet at the seat of the NDOCC and will move to the SMF Operations Room‚ in case the NDOCC is disabled. Aftermath a tsunami MoESD to take the following actions: D.5.6.1: A Technical Committee chaired by
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1.0 Introduction According to Kotler and Armstrong (2004)‚ marketing is a social and managerial process whereby individuals and groups obtain what they need and want through creating as well as exchanging products and values with other people. However‚ marketing strategy is defined as a process that can allow a corporation to essence its resources on the best business opportunities. The organization has goals and objectives to increase sales and achieve a certain supportable competitive
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Animal’s Response to Mother Nature Any type of natural disaster caused by Mother Nature can and will impact an animal’s life in many ways. From hurricanes‚ droughts and floods to tsunamis‚ and earthquakes‚ these incidents can dramatically alter the animal population. Wildlife animals have an instinctive quality to be able to identify and attempt to avoid natural disasters‚ but it does not always work to their benefit. It is the goal of many organizations throughout the United States‚ including
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A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an area without vulnerable
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be said about natural disasters in today’s time. A natural disaster is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as‚ “any form of nature that has catastrophic consequence‚ such as an avalanche‚ earthquake‚ flood‚ forest fire‚ hurricane‚ lighting‚ tornado‚ tsunami or volcanic eruption.” Many times the people affected by such an event take a backseat to the actually disaster itself. Why is that? Why is it that certain parts of the world‚ when hit by a natural disaster‚ seem to be more devastated by it than the
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watched as a tsunami flooded Japan‚ threatened the islands of the Pacific‚ and ultimately hit the western coasts of North and South America. Very little of the devastation resulting from this earthquake was from the initial shaking. But mainly because any damage from the seismic waves that was dwarfed by the impact of the 10 metre tsunami that hit the Japanese coast less than an hour later."Most of the reporting (both good and bad) that has been done on the earthquake‚ the tsunami‚ and the resulting
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