CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER 1.1 THE HISTORY OF DISASTERS IN INDIA Year 2005‚ say India should hang her head in shame. With the Bengal famine‚ Orissa Super Cyclone‚ Latur earthquake‚ Bhopal chemical disaster‚ Andhra cyclone‚ Gujarat earthquake‚ recurring floods‚ Mumbai 2008 bomb blasts and many other disasters there is no foyer in the world with space large enough to exhibit the collective pain on the face of India. India has ranked at the top or near top in almost all type of disasters
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Abstract In 1918‚ the world experienced its most deadly modern pandemic‚ the H1N1 influenza virus named the Spanish Flu. Killing between 20 and 40 million people worldwide‚ the pandemic has not since been repeated on such a large scale. This paper provides a background of the 1918 virus and its effects followed by an examination of the danger represented by the H5N1 Avian Flu virus of 1997. Finally‚ it discusses the potential international economic impact of a modern pandemic like the Spanish Flu
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ITU Southern and East Africa Workshop on the use of Telecommunications/ICT for Disaster Management: Savings Lives Lusaka‚ Zambia‚ 17-18 July 2008 Role of Telecommunications and ICTs in Disaster Management Jacob Munodawafa Executive Secretary July 2008 Copyright 2008 © SATA Secretariat‚ All Rights Reserved 1 Overview of Association of Telecom Operators & ICTs Players in the SADC (Southern African Development Community‚ which is an economic grouping of 14 Member States)
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remove the 26 differences between their GAAP and the IFRS by June of 2011. This plan was eventually never carried out in which the Japanese blame on unforeseen events of the tsunami. Many companies didn’t want to implement the new IFRS standard due to the fact that it would cost them more money because of the earthquake/tsunami disaster‚ also the language of the IFRS is English which many accountants would have to learn to speak the language before applying IFRS. The IFRS wouldn’t be implemented
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Mexico State University Introduction What is the Real ID Act of 2005? The Real ID Act of 2005 is Division B of an act of the United States Congress titled Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense‚ the Global War on Terror‚ and Tsunami Relief‚ 2005 (Wikipedia). The Real ID Act has been talked about for many of years but with the terrorist attack on September 11‚ 2001‚ more politicians thought now is the time to really push it again. The Real ID Act is intended to deter terrorism
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Activity 3.4 - Essay on Rand’s Ideas Using "The Ethics of Emergencies" by Ayn Rand (pp. 215-218)‚ develop an essay between 2 to 3 pages discussing her ideas in today’s moral environment. Provide one other reference in addition to our text. The Ethics of Emergencies describes how some people base their ethical principles on emergency situations. The classic example is the lifeboat scenario. The scenario is that what if you are stuck on a lifeboat with some other people‚ and there’s not enough water
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millions of dollars in damage and severe loss of life. After the primary hazards can come more hazards that are triggered by the volcanic eruption. Secondary hazards include lahars‚ Jӧkulhlaups (flooding) and volcanic landslides that can lead to tsunamis. Lahars occurs when heavy rain starts to fall as well as ash or when the release of crater lakes mix with pyroclastic flows. These are mixtures of water‚ rock‚ sand‚ mud and ash that flow down the valleys leading away from the volcano. Lahars are
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help the environment and to donate money to fix up destroyed homes‚ building‚ and to help find placement for animals . We Can not stop the natural disasters from forming‚but we might be able to make a storm wall to prevent flooding from storms and tsunamis. Also‚ we can donate to the states or the people that were involved in the disaster . Natural Disasters have powerful forces ‚ they affect the environment and the people because they destroy the areas where they hit .“The Great Galveston Hurricane
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plates do not always move smoothly and can get stuck‚ causing a build-up of pressure. It is when this pressure is released that an earthquake occurs. In turn‚ an earthquake under the water can also cause a tsunami‚ as the quake causes great waves by pushing large volumes of water to the surface. Tsunamis can also be caused by underwater volcanic eruptions. Volcanic eruptions are another natural disaster‚ and they are caused by magma escaping from inside the earth. An explosion takes place‚ releasing the
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It was interesting to read about Wentz’s efforts in communicating to the world and in Sri Lanka about depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The tsunami that striked was very out of the blue and for a country that wasn’t doing so good even before the country was hit with the catastrophic natural disaster‚ it was prone to impact people in a very powerful way. Also‚ it was interesting to read about
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