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    Natural Disasters can have both a positive and negative impact on the local‚ national and the global economy. However it is rare‚ but not out of the question‚ to see the positive impact it may have on an economy. For instance‚ when disaster struck in Haiti from the 7.3 magnitude earthquake in 2010‚ between 200‚000-250‚000 people were killed. That is 2 percent of the total Haitian population of only 10 million. Comparatively New York City alone totals nearly as much as the entire population of Haiti

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    The Hindenburg Disaster As the Hindenburg enters: “Here it comes‚ Ladies and Gentlemen‚ and what a marvelous sight...the sun is striking the windows of the observation deck on the westward side and sparkling like glittering jewels on the background of black velvet…. Oh‚ oh‚ oh..!.. As the crowd notices the flame and then...: “Its burst into flames...Get out of the way‚ please‚ oh my‚ this is terrible‚ oh my‚ get out of the way‚ please..!It is burning‚ bursting into

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    Commonwealth Games: success or disaster The Commonwealth Games 2010 event was the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in India‚ eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 & 1982. The Commonwealth Games 2010 event was a success from the athlete’s point of view‚ but it was also a big success mission for some people who wanted to loot public money. The Grand Opening Ceremony was a huge success‚ the 40 crore rupees aerostat lifted off and the stadium rocked to the tune of Rahman‚ even the

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    Disaster Recovery Plan 1. Scope of Work and Contact Information This plan is designed to ensure the continuity of the business in the event of a natural and/or catastrophic event at any location Contact Information: 1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Chief Financial Officer 3. Chief Information/Technology Officer 4. Vice Presidents 5. Department Heads 6. IT Teams 7. Emergency Response Teams 8. All employees of affected area 2. Notification/Activation Phase Notification will be given to

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    Natural disasters are often not natural disasters‚ but are in fact human disasters. Discuss this statement in relation to seismic events. The word ‘natural’ indicates that humans have not caused the disaster. However‚ human activity can certainly interfere with nature‚ which in turn may either cause a natural disaster or make its effects much worse. Earthquakes can affect people in many different ways in countries all over the world. They are a product of intense seismic activity where plates are

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    Bangladesh Natural Disaster Profile Basic Facts: Area: 144‚000 km2 Coastline: 580 km Population: 141‚340‚476 GDP (PPP): $258.8 billion GDP Per Capita: $1‚900 Population Below Poverty Line: 35.6% Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots: Cyclones Droughts Earthquakes Floods Landslides Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots (Weighted by Mortality) Cyclones Droughts Earthquakes Floods Landslides EM-DAT Information (1907-2004): Disaster Cyclone Drought Earthquake Flood Volcano

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    Cabeza De Vaca Disaster

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    destroyed‚ preventing an accurate education‚ and 50/250 homes were destroyed by the quake alone. Along with the 2211 aftershocks‚ 10 more homes went down‚ and of the less than 100 houses‚ none of them are even able to be inhabited. So we’ve heard about about dark times arising‚ and the history of one of the bloodiest natural disasters of the century‚ but what we haven’t heard about is everyone else. How did others respond in the wake of this disaster? Some of the others tried to help with donations‚ and

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    transitional phases‚ changing can occur when people respond abnormally (p.10). In chapter 7(PTSD‚ Trauma‚ and Community Disasters) mentioned how natural (Landslides‚ floods‚ fires‚ earthquakes‚ hurricane‚ and storm)‚ community‚ and manmade (bombing‚ gun violence‚ and shooting) disasters contribute to development of PTSD and trauma. Natural disasters are the causes of community disaster. There are some other situations which can lead to PTSD‚ such as being in a war‚ physical‚ and sexual assault. Everyone

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    Everest‚ causing lives to be lost. This event is now known as the 1996 Mount Everest disaster‚ and it brought changes to mountain climbing. Numerous individuals wrote about the events that occurred during this climb. Among these individuals was Jon Krakauer‚ a writer and member of Rob Hall’s expedition team‚ who provided his account of the events in his book Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster. Krakauer’s book was met with criticism from other climbers and mountaineers. His

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    Criteria for Ranking: 30 killed‚ 109 missing - Date: June 1‚ 2012 - Location: Bugimwera village‚ Uganda - Type: Landslide - Description: The landslide resulted in 30 deaths and more than 100 were still missing. There were about 400‚000 people required humanitarian help. A great number of houses were destroyed and over 3000 need to be resettled - Sources of information: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/26/mount-elgon-landslide-2012-missing-uganda_n_1626893.html and http://www.rnw.nl/afr

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