2] A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g.‚ flood‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ or landslide). It leads to financial‚ environmental or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the vulnerability of the affected population to resist the hazard‚ also called their resilience.[1] This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability."[2] Environmental disasters are occurring with alarming regularity. But the
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A natural disaster is the happening of a dangerous hazardous event‚ which can cause damages for the societies (Petrucci‚ 2012). Floods are one of the most common natural disasters over the world and they have occasional devastating influences in developed as well as developing countries (Ahern‚ 2005). Recently the floods increasingly happen over the world in general and specially in Australia. For example‚ a sequence of floods in Queensland in early December 2010 did happen and led to a damage of
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"Hurricane Katrina: A Natural and Political Disaster" Four days after Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the northern Gulf Coast‚ tired and angry people stranded at the convention center in New Orleans welcomed a supply convoy carrying food‚ water and medicine with cheers and tears of joy. Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-strongest land-falling
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effectively have English Heritage addressed all of the community issues that surround Stonehenge? English Heritage have recognized all the aesthetic and environmental issues that surround Stonehenge. Their website states that their current planning “fulfils a long standing ambition to improve the facilities on offer”. For example‚ they are building a new “environmentally sensitive visitor centre” 1.5 miles away. This will address the issue of poor facilities and also increase viewing pleasure.
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Reaction paper: Last July 23‚ 2011‚ an orientation on disaster preparedness and prohibited dangerous drugs was held at the CE building during our NSTP. The speaker wanted to make us prepared at all times in case of natural disasters or calamities either natural or man-made. He also enlightened our minds of the possible harms drugs can do to an individual. When we say disaster or calamity‚ it is a great or sudden misfortune or catastrophe‚ an adverse or unfortunate event‚ or an occurrence that
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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 Science of Natural Disasters Natural Disasters‚ 7th ed.‚ by Patrick L. Abbott (New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 2009; ISBN-13: 978-0-07-337669-1). Written Assignment 6 Short Answer Questions Answer the following questions as completely as possible. 1. Explain the laws of superposition‚ faunal assemblages and faunal succession. How do they support the theory of evolution? [LO6.1] Laws of superposition; A concept initially proposed by Avicenna‚ a Persian geologist in the 11th century‚ then clarified
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department and leads the organization in their efforts to develop and advance IT strategies. The role of the CIO in health care organizations is to: set visions and strategies‚ integrate information technology for business success‚ and make changes when necessary‚ build technological confidence‚ partner with customers‚ ensure information technology talent‚ and build networks and community. They should also establish and maintain good working relationships with the members of the organization’s leadership
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DISASTERS We all crave for a peaceful and prosperous living in this world. But nature is not always as tranquil as a calm lake or as azure as a cloudless sky. Nature endows us with a considerable number of great natural resources that we exploit to develop our lives in order to keep up with the rapid change of our own country. However‚ regardless of whether we fight with all might to protect the environment or step to the opposite side whose people are apt to harm it‚ nature more or less
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Disaster management can be defined as the organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies‚ in particular preparedness‚ response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters. The need to address disaster management Disasters are defined as a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society. They involve widespread human‚ material‚ economic or environmental impacts‚ which exceed the ability of
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