The apocalyptic scenes following the destruction caused by one of the biggest disasters in American history, the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, were a direct reflection of the U.S.government's failure to prepare for and respond to such [...]
Therefore, an earthquake disaster infers abrupt and immense shaking of the ground for a duration and magnitude that can infringe the day-to-day activities. The last role of healthcare personnel in triage and intervention is to [...]
While it caused more devastation in Tonga than in Fiji, the investigation of Tonga response to the disaster can be of use for Fiji and other countries that experience the problem of cyclones. Acknowledging the [...]
It is estimated that about 40% of the building that was on the valley were destroyed and more than 25% of the households in Kathmandu.
The Tornado incident that occurred in Southern Ontario in 2009 is described as a sequence of various rigorous thunderstorms that led to a chain of many tornadoes leading to the South West regions of Ontario, [...]
The Gulf of Mexico oil disaster is perhaps one of the most devastating catastrophes in the history of the world. The public health response was critical in solving the problem and controlling the flow and [...]
Based on the emergency planner, writes a report to the organization's senior managers to inform them about the impacts that the disaster has on people, infrastructure, environment, and reputation of the organization.
Although federal, state, and local agencies provided the ways and communication strategies to deal with disasters, the plans or assets were inadequate to respond effectively to the calamity.
This paper provides the report's estimate figures in terms of human casualties and the structures affected by the wave. The Figure 1 represents the graphical representation of the data collected.
Consequently, a disaster recovery plan must contain steps to respond to such problems and should be adapted to accommodate the needs of the different responses. Flooding causes inaccessibility to the company and large-scale power outages [...]
It is meant to give way forward in the case of a hurricane in an area. The first step is to alert humans on how to act in the event of a disaster.
The Resilinc indicators provide analysis of the riskiness of the locations, such as real-time monitoring of the disruptions, analysis of the multiple risk indicators, assessment of the suppliers in the risky countries, and analysis of [...]
In 2017 October, an assortment of massive and rapidly-spreading wildfires began in Northern California, particularly in Solano, Napa, and Sonoma Counties, resulting in one of the most life-threatening wildfire catastrophes the state has ever witnessed.
The most vulnerable one is the flood following its adverse effect both in terms of financial implications, casualties, and deaths, and the frequency of its occurrence, making it the most prioritized disaster in England.
One of the main factors that complicated the emergency services situation and caused most of the deaths was flooding associated with deficiencies in the dam around New Orleans.
In such a case, the authorities and residents should adopt disaster prevention and preparedness strategies to minimize impact and adequately brace for the expected flood magnitude.
The fire departments and emergency agencies in the State of California have been keen on guiding families to establish an action plan in the event of a wildfire emergency.
However, the specified change is likely to take a significant amount of time due to the challenges associated with transforming the manufacturing process, the substitution of the hazardous materials with other options, and the search [...]
It is flexible It is the most appropriate for predictable disasters, such as hurricanes General EMP gives a false sense of security Disaster preparedness is specific and, therefore, superior Since the local Hazard and Vulnerability [...]
The purpose of the provision is to encourage the insured to engage in protecting the threatened property so as to avoid unnecessary expenses to the insuring company caused by a greater damage to the covered [...]
Flinders Island is a part of Tasmania state and Municipality of Flinders Island. There are also a large number of feral turkeys in the coastal part of Flinders Island.
The overstretching of health facilities poses a great challenge; how can the health department deal with tsunami cases to ensure that the community is disease-free and safe?
As the hurricane advanced toward south of Florida it was compelled to move in the southwest direction by the toughening edge above Mexico and the states in the south.
Tornadoes being part of the worst occurrences that are always witnessed within the country, the paper explored one of the worst tornadoes to hit the majority regions of the United States on December 16-17, 2019.
The reasons that caused the fire to be so fierce were the wooden buildings of Chicago, dry weather, and a mistake in locating the fire.
Such formulas should be based on the analysis of physical and geographic conditions and factors of the occurrence of fires, zoning of the territory according to forest biogenic conditions, information on the number, intensity, and [...]
During the preparedness stage, the project head should ensure that technology is used to develop a privileged emergency network system for communication and completion of other activities that provide successful mitigation of the prevailing disaster.
Consequently, the study of the processes of socioeconomic recovery of the country is relevant because of the growing global all-round pressure due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
The main reason for the terrible earthquakes consequences was in the absence of a plan for the emergency case. After visiting China later in 1556, he wrote that the given disaster was likely to be [...]
The analysis of the described scenario leads to the conclusion that UMRS faces several problems that need to be solved for the successful implementation of the product.
Reviewing the disaster, it can be stated that all people and services had an inaccurate estimation of the magnitude of tornadoes and did not expect it to happen several times during several days. The storm [...]
This makes it the best choice for the home emergency kit because during disasters access to medical care is hard, and this can make the difference between life and death.
The information presented in this research paper has been analyzed and proved to be the actual content obtained by various parties that participate in the study of tsunamis.
Floods are the major source of property loss: according to the analysis made by Munich, insurance companies do not want to take all the bills they get and ignore the majority of them.
It is very difficult to predict disasters in large organizations because of the complexity of tasks and processes that are pursued daily in the attainment of goals and objectives.
If I were in charge of emergencies management, I would ensure that the key players would have the required know-how and skills to respond during a crisis, while I would promote a community-based approach to [...]
Is it possible to state that in the modern U.S.system of disaster response and management, there exist specialists whose role is to bridge the gap between scholars and research users?
Hurricane Harvey is not the first and not the only natural disaster that hit the US in recent years. Money means everything to some people and the wealthier they become, the more their appetites grow.
The author states that there exist three main basic misconceptions about how the process of withdrawal occurs; there are two main images, one that of panic, the other of dependency; the third image, that of [...]
In general, in his article entitled "The consequences of excessive unrequested donations: the case of Hurricane Andrew", Neal tries to demonstrate how a great number of unneeded donations to regions where a disaster has just [...]
The introduction of the sociological component in the field of disaster studies has led to an emergence of a distinct approach to the issue.
On the other hand, although non-structural mitigation strategies are less expensive, they work alongside natural forces, through land acquisition and resettlement of people away from areas that have potential risks.
The City of Bridgeview lies to the west of Mount Olive and is located roughly in the middle of the country.
In the US, through the help of the United Nations Organization in conjunction with the Red Cross, sited and established centers where people in the community would take their donations.
In the aftermath of the storm, some of the evacuees managed to return and rebuild their homes while others preferred to set up new residences in new regions away from the volatile area.
The paper will be focused on the fact that the government of the US had outrageously ignored the necessity of responding to the disaster that made the American citizens of the low-income literary fight for [...]
Nevertheless, the blowout itself is stopped, and, in spite of the scales of the consequences, the well itself can not be regarded as the main reason of the disaster.
This issue becomes even more serious given the reality that the company that is responsible for the spill as well as the government has not managed to control the spill.
Depending on the intensity of the hurricane, there are five categories of the hurricane. Taino language died out courtesy of the European invasion Most of the hurricanes experienced have their origins from the Caribbean Sea, [...]
Two of the workers died that same day the accident happened and 28 others followed in a span of few weeks after the incident.
The saving of lives during a disaster and emergency incident will depend on the proper coordination of the rescue team, delivery of the right skills to the scene which can only be achieved through the [...]
Additionally, the tsunami that hit the coastal area of the Indian Ocean in 2004 was one of the events that led to reconsiderations of the preparedness levels in dealing with catastrophes of such scales.
This focused meeting held in Port Au-Prince was to formulate the best strategies to help the people of Haiti anticipate, adapt and also recover from the impacts of earthquakes.
No doubt the tremors have taken a massive toll on the lives and resources of Haiti, but it was not only the tremors that caused the damage to such a massive extent.
The level of preparedness determines the level of the disaster and how much loss will result. The levees that were constructed to protect New Orleans did not work and 80 percent of the city was [...]
The impact of loss as a result of natural disasters can be perceived with focus on the examples of natural disasters that have occurred in the past with disruption and destruction of business activities.
Three Mile Island nuclear power plant was contracted, built and operated by Exelon nuclear corporation which specializes in maintaining nuclear energy and ensuring that the environment is clear of any nuclear and radiation linkage, which [...]
With the world having the capacity to predict and determine the volcanic activity of most mountains, there have always been early warnings to people and the government for a potential volcanic eruption.
The short-term effects of the earthquake include food shortage, lack of clean water; breakdown of communication, lack of sufficient medical care, closure of ports and main roads, increased mortally, injuries, fires, the spread of communicable [...]
Therefore besides the failure of situational awareness, the answer to this natural disaster lies not in the improper handling of the operations, but it seeks to address the incompetent structure of the governmental response system [...]
In addition, crisis workers could try to validate the emotional responses of the victims and train them on the appropriate coping strategy.
The accounts in the books explore the influence of religious, ethnic and class conflicts in the region to the famine. Relationship between the Ethiopian government and USSR led to influx of weapons and money that [...]
Jeddah is a city in Saudi Arabia found in the western region.and the it is a flat, low- lying ground next to the Red Sea.
According to Nelson, wave length is the distance between similar points of the wave; the concepts of tsunami wave height and amplitude are interconnected, as the height is the distance between tsunami's trough and peak, [...]
As stipulated in the National Response Plan, responding to disaster in the US is by default the task of the local government.
The disaster brought considerable financial losses to the states, and the Sonora government had to provide funding and support in the form of $30 million for the purpose of residential relief.
The general public and administrative representatives countered the consequences of the storm in a number of ways. Numerous groups of people began refuge to citizens dislodged in the storm.
A hurricane can be classified as a gigantic tropical storm with a width of up to 600 miles. It is important at this stage to draw the difference between a hurricane and a tropical storm.
I have never thought over the matter of helping the people in need being a volunteer, but that occasion in Houston tx made me realize, that those people really did not deserve suffering, and it [...]
The response to the earthquake and calamities that followed was a clear demonstration that the country was ill-prepared to deal with such a disaster.
The objectives of this research are the need to investigate the current practices of construction in the British Virgin Islands to determine the levels of resilience that the buildings in the region have.
It has been written with the following key areas in mind: The primary risk addressed in the proposed plan is the risk of a ferry disaster in the territorial waters of Qatar.
After the cataclysm, more attention was paid to the timely notification of evacuation to the public, and risk communication as the significant aspect of protection became one of the factors of public health practice.
The focus of this paper is to identify the major risks that may occur, how these risks can be managed, and the agencies that need to be involved.
The active eruption of radioactive substances from the destroyed reactor was stopped only by the end of May 1986 by mobilizing the resources of the entire USSR and the cost of mass irradiation of thousands [...]
The paper discusses the affected areas, the causes of the hazard, and its impacts. The disaster occurred in the forests near the bank of Bega River and Tathra, a small town in the Far South [...]
By creating rigid guidelines for transparency and clarity concerning the processes of waste disposal, as well as updating the policies concerning the management of toxic waste, one will be able to prevent situations such as [...]
A natural disaster is defined by the UN as: "the consequences of events triggered by natural hazards that overwhelm local response capacity and seriously affect the social and economic development of a region".
One of my assumptions regarding the increase in strong storm weather is connected to the sheer amount of pollution that has been released into the atmosphere, which has contributed towards, making storms stronger and deadlier.
In this case, large scale damage to business facilities and homes means the destruction of the building itself along with all forms of production equipment and machinery.
Based on the documentary and the supposed increase in the number of tornadoes, that are occurring, I have come up with the assumption that the higher amounts of tornadoes are due to the adverse weather [...]
When going over the video, the most obvious question that came to my mind was "why did they choose to live in such a location in the first place?" While such a question may seem [...]
The information from the video describes the devastating condition of the small settlement on Kivalina Island in Alaska. At the beginning of the video, it is noted that Barack Obama was the first president to [...]
Because of this, there have been calls from various quarters to have the agency disbanded and in its place be an agency that has the capacity to respond to the disaster and other cases of [...]
The oil spillage in the sea can result to the death of sea animals as well as plants that thrive in the water because of the dangerous chemicals that are contained in the oil.
When the accident occurred, coal mining was at the peak of its popularity, providing the country with half of the electricity generated nationwide.
The utilization of this measure could have included research about the management of other similar disasters and the effectiveness of the measures taken.
Operations: This department will handle the challenges of the crisis by providing necessary support to students and families. Logistics: The logistics team will be in charge of managing and delivering all necessary equipment and supplies [...]
The advantages of involving the third-party services mentioned in the previous paragraph in effective recovery planning are the following: Being aware of all the possible disasters that might happen or that can be prevented in [...]
This paper will provide a series of bullet points that will outline the damage, how it was handled, what outcomes were present, and the possible ways in which it could have been done better.4.
Rapid onset natural disasters are most dangerous and devastating due to the difficulty of preparing for them and requiring a rapid and highly flexible response. To limit the adverse consequences of disasters, a competent approach [...]
According to the report of the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas, the work of local drilling companies has considerably increased the number of seismic activities in the state.
The process of triage, transportation of the victims, the timeliness of the response, the interagency collaboration and online communication may cause barriers to the high quality of care and result in the increased mortality rates.
Regarding the power of the natural disaster, its management demanded the consolidation of all local resources and improved collaboration at all levels to assist people who found themselves in difficult conditions and provide them with [...]
The UK government considers the PPRR elements to be important but insufficient for emergency management, and the PPRR model has been adjusted to the needs of the country.
McEntire explains that in most cases nurses and doctors may be required to work double shifts to ensure that the high number of patients can be attended to within the institution.
The Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index system comprises of elements that help in the determination of fire behavior, as well as the impact of various factors such as wind and fuel moisture, on the behavior [...]
It is possible to state that one of the major reasons for the ineffectiveness of the response was officials' inability to foresee the loss of major communication channels.
The explosion of the Chernobyl reactor remains one of the greatest and most iconic nuclear disasters of the 20th century. Using the principles of time, distance, and shielding, this paper will seek to determine the [...]
According to the expertise conducted by experts sit months after the fatal tragedy, it was found that the fire, which started in the lounge could be easily eliminated with the use of automatic sprinklers that [...]
The scope of this document: responsibilities, major hardware and software procedures, disaster response, testing of the recovery plan. The purpose of this disaster recovery plan is to provide detailed guidelines to all the stakeholders when [...]
The analysis of the series of Haitian disasters demonstrates that rescue and crisis management efforts may be undermined because of such reasons as under-funding and collapsed infrastructure that substantially interfered with the fulfillment of the [...]
Hurricane Katrina that hit several regions of the US in 2005 caused some of the greatest losses in the history of the country.
Earthquakes are believed to be one of the most dangerous natural disasters, and they can have a lot of negative effects on both the community and the environment.
The state has already made considerable efforts to improve emergency preparedness strategy aimed at organizing homeland security efforts so that all the stakeholders could contribute to the provision of safety.
Starting from 1973, the world experienced an increase in the primary energy demand while at the same time the costs escalated thus transferring the cost to the final consumer of industrial products.
In most cases, communities depend on government intervention for the management of disasters thereby, undermining the deployment of adequate resources to maintain equilibrium of the different aspects of the society to prevent the detriments of [...]
The city that suffered the most from the hurricane was New Orleans. Moreover, the variety of people living the city presupposed communication barriers since there were many languages used.
The evidence provided in the materials shows that New Orleans is vulnerable to flooding due to its low elevation, continuous human interference, haphazard construction of levees, and disappearance of natural wetlands and barrier islands.
Investigation of the main hazards that pose a threat to the security of a certain community and its well-being is an important process that should be given great attention.
The mitigation measures for floods include the following; "control over rivers, establishing policies and legislation on the use of land such as terracing and assess to flood-prone areas".
While fire prevention implies an adoption of various methods for stopping the fire from occurring in the first place, fire suppression implies the elimination of fire as it occurs. However, it is impossible to develop [...]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is situated in western Asia and is characterized by a considerable variety of landscape, from coastal areas in the east and west, to mountains in the south-west.
The present paper discusses the disaster epidemiology of Australia and three countries that are located in the Asian region. While the latter did not result in any financial damage, they led to the deaths of [...]
Furedi notes that the way people perceived disasters in the first half of the 20th century and in the 21st century is rather different.
The company created a breakdown of activities from the time the disaster struck, through the losses, and finally to the response measures.
In 2005, the Gulf Coast of the United States was hit by one of the strongest hurricanes in the history of the America.
The hurricane led to a major shift in the social arrangement of the populations in the worst affected areas. This led to a significant loss of jobs in the affected areas.
Tectonic earthquakes are prompted as a consequent of movement of the earth's crust because of the strain. The USGS National Earthquake Information Center reports an increase in the number of detection and location of earthquakes [...]
Meteorologists had detected the in-building storm and warned the inhabitants to move out of the prospective path of the hurricane. The hurricane forced the authorities to evacuate hundred thousands of the population living in the [...]