aftershock. Aftershocks are smaller compared to the foreshock and mainshocks. The magnitude of the earthquake determines how long the earthquake will take before it settles. History has recorded that earthquakes can take several years before they stop. What causes the Earthquake? According to an article by Coffey‚ earthquakes are caused by movement of the tectonic plates‚ which slide towards each other or away from each other. Tectonic plates usually lie parallel and in layers. The tectonic plate movement
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Disaster Management Cycle The disaster cycle or the disaster life cycle consists of the steps that emergency managers take in planning for and responding to disasters. Each step in the disaster cycle correlates to part of the ongoing cycle that is emergency management. This disaster cycle is used throughout the emergency management community‚ from the local to the national and international levels. The disaster management personnel are trained to assist in such happenings. Disasters can be categorized
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to have been killed and at the time of writing as many as 1‚400 were still stranded.(On Saturday‚ the Uttarakhand assembly speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal said the death toll could cross 10‚000.) Rescue efforts have been hampered by incessant rains and the tough mountain terrain. Even as television channels beamed horrific visuals of the calamity‚ the debate on whether the industrialisation of the hill state had contributed to the disaster turned into a face-off between environmentalists and the chief
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The Fukushima Nuclear Plant The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was built in Okuma‚ Fukushima‚ to provide Japan with electricity. The plant consists of six nuclear reactors that were built during different times in the 1970s. The reactors were built close together primarily because finding a new location would make a new reactor very expensive‚ compared to the addition of a new reactor. The plant was constructed near the sea because nuclear plants consumes massive amount of waters just
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Disasters have been an integral part of human history right from the dawn of civilization. In the early days‚ individuals and communities would lead the response to disasters. However‚ with the emergence of globalization‚ urbanization‚ large-scale migrations of human population‚ the nature of disasters has increased both in magnitude and complexity. The frequency of disaster may have remained unchanged‚ increasing population densities and urbanization has resulted in greater impact on human lives
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1. In what ways are the Marshall Field’s flood disaster recovery effort a project? Why are large- scale disaster response and recovery efforts projects? A. Because of following reasons the Marshall Field’s flood disaster recovery effort is a project : This project Involve a single‚ definable purpose or end-item(product or result). The purpose is specified in terms of cost‚schedule‚ and performance requirements. This project is a one-of-a-kind activity‚ never to be exactlyrepeated
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Katie Preparation for Disaster Glendale Community College Preparation for Disaster Disasters across the world have devastated large populations and cost billions of dollars worldwide. From the tsunami in 2006 to Hurricane Katrina‚ the world has seen its share of the wrath of natural disasters. Populations have also experienced manmade disasters such as 9/11 and the oil spills in Louisiana. What are people doing as a population to protect‚ prevent‚ and empower oneself from these catastrophes
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Mining disaster in the past have been referred to mining accidents claiming five or more lives. Mine disasters once were really common. In the single year of 1907 there were 18 coal mine disasters.. Among the disasters in 1907 was history’s worst the Monongah coal mine explosion‚ which claimed 362 lives and impelled Congress to create the Bureau of Mines. I will discuss this disaster more later in this paper. Mine accidents have declined dramatically in number and severity through
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“DISASTERS CREATES OPPURTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT” DISASTER: Disaster can be defined as “The occurrence of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of a society‚ or community.” “An event or series of events which gives rise to casualties and/or damage or loss of property‚ infrastructure‚ essential services or means of livelihood on a scale which is beyond the normal capacity of the affected community’s ability to cope with out aid.” According to UNISDR
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India‚ Pakistan‚ and Bangladesh are prone to natural disasters of various kinds on a continual basis. Coupled with high population density‚ poverty‚ illiteracy and lack of infrastructure‚ the natural disasters kill thousands of people and leave a devastating impact on economy and environment. The importance of telecommunication in disaster management has been widely accepted since the early days of the development of radio communication. Disasters can strike without warning at any time of the day or
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