(Institutional Affiliation) Criticism to the Hurricane Katrina Response Framework Following the Hurricane Katrina landfall of August 2005; the greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States that claimed and destroyed myriads of lives there is a debate for criticism of roles of different stakeholders’ response. Federal Government Response President Bush allocated 10.5 billion US dollars of relief kitty four days within the hurricane‚ and assigned 7000 active troops to help with
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Hurricane Katrina Response Unit 4 Assignment January 7th‚ 2013 The emergency responders that responded to Hurricane Katrina saved thousands of lives and hundreds of thousands of dollars in property. These men and women brought hope to a region devastated by one of the worst disasters in the history of the United States. However‚ the response to Hurricane Katrina was unsatisfactory by most people’s standards. This meager response greatly overshadowed the high-quality work that the emergency responders
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for which one might be seen as a danger for possible threat. According to the story of: “My Homeland Security” name tagged or identity‚ hometown‚ and travel history are most likely reason to be under such investigation. Since the 9/11 terrorist attack‚ the twin tower collapsed has caused thousands of people to lost their lives and live behind family members in a terrible distress. The world media was at shock. While the USA mourned the loss of his citizens‚ the Pakistanis and Palestinians were
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the following ("Hurricane Katrina‚" 2006): For national readiness‚ they ought to re-examine existing arrangements‚ guarantee a utilitarian operational structure for all the National readiness effort. The Federal government must guarantee that Executive Department offices are sorted out‚ prepared‚ and prepared to play out their parts. They ought to guarantee the change of the National Guard is centred around expanded reconciliation with dynamic obligation powers for country security arrangements and
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widespread armed conflict has been designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson designated the country for TPS for 18 months. The designation will let the nationals of Yemen to remain and work in the U.S. TPS extension is effective from September 3‚ 2015 through March 3‚ 2015. Yemeni nationals approved for TPS will not be removed from the U.S. during the designated period. TPS also comes with work authorization. Those applying for TPS may receive Employment
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Katrina Evacuation Influences i Hurricane Katrina Evacuations Risk Communication Influences: Inconsistent and Confusing Messages‚ Lack of Trust in Information Sources‚ Selective Reporting by Media and Psychological and Social Factors February 25‚ 2009 Risk Communications EDMG612 B002 Win 09 Dr. Erich W. Randall Katrina Evacuation Influences ii Table of Contents
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The Department of Homeland Security’s mission statement‚ as noted on their website‚ is to protect our borders from the illegal movement of weapons‚ drugs‚ contraband‚ and people‚ while promoting lawful entry and exit‚ because it is essential to homeland security‚ economic prosperity‚ and national sovereignty. To enhance our nations’ border control and prevent the illegal entry of potential terrorist into our country‚ title V of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004‚ IRTPA‚
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Did Hurricane Katrina Expose Racism in America? (A Case Study) Before beginning this case study‚ Hurricane Katrina was a force of nature that ravaged the city of New Orleans‚ Louisiana in 2005 leaving thousands of African Americans homeless and impoverished. Assuming the affirmative position of the debate in question is Adolph Reed and Stephen Steinberg. They argue that Hurricane Katrina did‚ in fact expose racism in America. They want to emphasize the need to address race and poverty concerns
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Glover once stated‚ “When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf and the floodwaters rose and tore through New Orleans‚ it did not turn the region into a Third World country…it revealed one” (Glover). As the winds reached speeds of 100 to 140 miles per hour‚ water crashed against the levees‚ breaking them‚ and flooding 80% of Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina’s peaked at a category five‚ but disintegrated into a category three. The third deadliest hurricane is what Hurricane Katrina achieved. In the wake of
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Hurricane Katrina On August 29‚ 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and Morgan City‚ Louisiana‚ Biloxi‚ Mississippi‚ and Mobile‚ Alabama. At landfall it was a category 3‚ and it increased to a category 5. This was one of the strongest and most destructive storms to ever hit the US. It left thousands dead‚ homes and buildings destroyed‚ and the cities underwater leaving a negative impact on America socially‚ economically and politically. Socially‚ America was impacted because of how much damage
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