DISASTER MANAGEMENT’S PROJECT Handling Natural Disasters – Tsunami Made By – {name} What to do BEFORE a Tsunami * Find out if your home‚ school‚ workplace‚ or other frequently visited locations are in tsunami hazard prone areas. * Know the height of your street above sea level and the distance of your street from the coast or other high-risk waters. * Plan evacuation routes from your home‚ school‚ workplace or any other place you could be where tsunamis present a risk. *
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Natural disasters(1) Floods was a prominent threat in ancient civilizations as they were mostly situated near river sources‚ ancient civilizations did not always have the technology to prevent the rising water levels. Floods could threaten aspects of their livelihood like their crops‚ animals and houses. The floods could cause sicknesses to occur among the people as well. Excavations at Hastinapur‚ an early Aryan city‚ show that a part of the city was washed away when the Ganges River overflowed
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Natural human caused Disasters 1. The rig’s malfunctioning blowouts preventer ultimately failed‚ but it was needed only because of human errors. Those errors originated with a team of BP engineers in Houston‚ such as 1. Fewer barriers to gas flow 2. Fewer centralizers to keep cement even 3. No bond log to check cement integrity 4. Pressure test misinterpreted 5. Mud barrier removed early 6. Blowouts preventer failed. 2. In the months following the Gulf oil disaster‚ wildlife managers‚ rescue crews
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with the same constitutional rights as any other citizen. Economically‚ Native Americans have an uneven level of success across the nation. Currently‚ there are relatively 2.8 million Native Americans in the US. Presently‚ there are severe social problems including unemployment and poverty for Native Americans. Health wise‚ diabetes and heart diseases are a big concern for Native Americans now. I believe that Native Americans were better off before the Indian Removal Act in 1830. Even though some
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What Is The Biggest Problem Facing Our Educational System Today? Education is a vast and broad subject‚ and has been a topic open to discussion for many centuries. In the broadest sense of the term‚ education is any experience or exposure to an act that will have a formative and learned effect on a person’s character and mind. Modern education tends to mean the process by which a society will teach and pass on its broad knowledge‚ skill and values‚ from one generation to another. Education itself
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- Rank: 1st - Criteria for Ranking: 306 death (the most deadly earthquake in year 2012) - Date: August 11‚ 2012 - Location: East Azerbaijan Province‚ Iran - Type: Twin earthquakes (Magnitude 6.3 and 6.4) - Description: The earthquake resulted in an estimated 306 deaths‚ over 5000 injured‚ most of houses destroyed. - Sources of information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes_in_2012#cite_note-98 and http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000bupa.php#details -
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resulted in unemployment and poverty. The world wide slump also contributed to the problems of unemployment to the working class individuals. The national government responded to unemployment in positive and negative ways. The growth of poverty had social and political impacts on the individuals. The essay will conclude on the government’s attempts‚ churches‚ organisations and other individual’s ways to alleviate the problems associated with poverty. Analyse the occupations and industries of the 1930’s
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Witnessing human terror since ages‚ the valley is under the threat of floods due to a week long incessant rain which is affecting the rescue operations as well. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Sunday declared the situation a "national-level disaster"‚ and announced a special assistance of Rs 1‚000 crores for the flood-hit state‚ from PM’s relief fund. River Jhelum flowing 14 feet above the danger mark. Homes‚ military bases and hospitals inundated in the region’s main city Srinagar as the
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Did you know that a hurricane is basically a small tornado? When warm air and cool air collide over a large water source such as a sea or ocean‚ a hurricane is made. Hurricane Katrina just happened to be the second largest hurricane in United States history. Being formed in the Caribbean Sea‚ it was at first a category 1 hurricane. It gained strength in the Gulf of Mexico‚ placing it’s rank at category 5. After hitting Louisiana at it’s highest peak‚ it decreased to category 3. Winds at 120 miles
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The Problems Faced By Rehab Centers Abdul Rehman Amir Mateen Ahmad Nayab Waheed Shahzeb Riaz Wardah Wasim Ms. Sameea Amjad Academic Writing‚ N 204 March 01‚ 2013 Lahore School of Economics Problems Faced By Rehab Centers Many of the problems in rehabilitation in the third world countries arise due to the lack of financial resources. The lack of financial resources causes difficulty in regular continuation of medication and subsequent relapse of the illness. The lack of job
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