Ed Burtynsky My immediate response to Burtynsky's work was to think that the artist had managed to find a relevant aesthetic response to the most serious issue of the twenty-first century, which is climate change. The difficulty with climate change Continue Reading...
ASLP Planning Emergencies Emergency management plan is the document that contains information on how the authorities, people and businesses can respond, prepare and mitigate the risks associated with hazards in the United States. The emergency plan Continue Reading...
Beyond Katrina The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines meditation, in basic terms, as "a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation." In an interview with Jonathan Fink, Trethewey reveals that her text Continue Reading...
There were incidences of the army having supplies but no requests came in for the supplies from FEMA which was supposed to be initiating that. The lack of the CIA activation also meant there was no unified command on the ground hence the delay of t Continue Reading...
Global Warming John Tomar 1578 Sunnyside Drive New York, New York 10035 Hon. Charles E. Schumer 322 Hart Senate Office Building Dear Hon. Senator Schumer; I am writing to let you know about a serious issue that plagues our city, our nation, an Continue Reading...
Flooding There are many natural hazards in the environment, but some of them are not as "natural" as they would appear. In other words, some of the environmental hazards in the environment have been created or enhanced by what human beings have done Continue Reading...
Even [make personal] for those of us living in developed nations, the impacts of acting against global warming are very detrimental i. [higher pitch, yet calm; almost condescending] small manufacturing firms that are just starting out will not be a Continue Reading...
If this happened, the city would be flooded, leaving all its citizens without the necessary transportation to leave. When Katrina approached, however, the government, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, took no action to help citizen Continue Reading...
("About FEMA," 2007) The method followed by FEMA is to lead the country in cases of a disaster, in a risk-based comprehensive emergency management system that would have as its important tenets preparedness, protection, response and recovery, and f Continue Reading...
Emergency Management Hurricane Andrew made landfall in South Florida in August, 1992. Andrew had already devastated parts of the Caribbean, killing three in the Bahamas en route to Florida. Andrew struck just south of Miami, at Homestead, but did si Continue Reading...
Hurricane Response Issues The purpose of this essay is to highlight and describe the various details that are inherent within a disaster. This essay will focus on a recent hurricane event that demands the attention of the Emergency Operations Center Continue Reading...
Stafford Act can rightly be considered the principle legislation governing emergency and disaster management in the U.S., spelling "out - among other things - how disasters are declared, the types of assistance to be provided, and the cost-sharing ar Continue Reading...
Growth Without Jobs During the Cold War, poverty in the developing world was deemed to be a critical issue for the developed world because of the perceived (and likely very real link) between poverty and economic radicalism. However, in the wake of Continue Reading...
Global Warming How global warming induced natural resource shortages will cause violent conflict in the Middle East Background on Climate Change Political Responses Implications for the Middle East Global warming, or climate change, is no longer Continue Reading...
Breaking Robert's Rules (BRR), Susskind emphasizes the value that a good facilitator can add in helping a group reach the best possible outcomes using the consensus-based approach. Looking back at the Bullard or Harborco negotiation, how might a neu Continue Reading...
Emergency Management: Hurricane Katrina and Lessons Learned In late August, 2005, Hurricane Katrina became the 11th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and was its most deadly and destructive. The federal and state governments' responses t Continue Reading...
Wabash Watershed and Global Warming Global warming is the gradual increase in the average temperatures of Earth caused by an increase in Greenhouse Gases (GHG) in Earth's atmosphere. An unprecedented increase in GHG has induced the warming up of Ear Continue Reading...
European Union's Emission Trading System What is the stated purpose behind the EU ETS? The EU ETS has been a cap and trade method made to incentivise economical cutbacks in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) coming from carbon-intensive industrial sect Continue Reading...
psychological impact of Katrina & Lusitania Hurricane Katrina which took place in the year 2005 is said to be one of the worst storm disaster that took place in the history of the United States. It led to loss of many lives, and it was unavoida Continue Reading...
SAFETY Hurricane Katrina and the Plan Efforts to Reduce Related Disaster Impacts in Future Hurricane Katrina The hurricane Katrina is one of the deadliest hurricanes to occur in the United States. The hurricane hit Louisiana, Florida, and New Orle Continue Reading...
Forest Fires: Another Culprit in Climate Change? Forest fires have always been menace to people's lives and properties. The threat becomes even more severe when these fires occur during the dry summer season since the containment of which becomes e Continue Reading...
Global Warming The Debate of Global Warming Global Warming is a serious problem for our planet and our generation. This is a topic of much concern and debate. The climate change in our environment has been the center of many debates. Global warming Continue Reading...
This tax would also concentrate of taxing large corporations as a result of the fact that they are among the most pollutant communities in the world. The basic idea is that every individual who pollutes needs to take responsibility for his or her o Continue Reading...
Climate changes are occurring in the world that will affect the environment in which we live. Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases produce an increase in the average surface temperature of the Earth over time which may produce changes in precipi Continue Reading...
Warming Impacts How Global Warming Impacts Commercial Insurers People assume that every person on earth is in danger due to global warming, but what companies and industries have the greatest financial risk? And, which industry will have to assume Continue Reading...
Planning for a larger center in the future eliminates the need to build an entire new center if it is someday required. The director should also do a risk analysis of the type of threats that face the community, and the facility. Another writer note Continue Reading...
FEMA (2010) characterizes flash floods as a "dangerous wall of roaring water that carries rocks, sticks, mud and other debris and can sweep away most things in its path." That such floods can arise without warning, and even without rain in the area, Continue Reading...
Currently she is a Scientist III working with the Institute for the Study of Society and Environment (ISSE) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. Her research focuses on human exploitation of climate-sensitive natural Continue Reading...
Thos facilities that come in under that allowable limit because of air pollution control systems can then sell their leftover allowances to other facilities and organizations on the open market. This allows the facilities that buy up such allowances Continue Reading...
3). Because of this discovery, scientists and politicians across the world have banded together in order to fight emissions and the use of products that contain CFCs. Most are aware of the grim forecast that awaits humankind if action is not taken Continue Reading...
And SEE-Change, a movement in Australia, which could be emulated in the U.S., claims it has a goal of "empowering" Australians to make good decisions on a local level since political leaders cannot be counted on to lead. The SEE-Change group was lau Continue Reading...
The effect is impressive, a typhoon induces the energy equivalent to 10000 nuclear bombs, producing several dozen meters waves, washing up coasts, buildings and basically all the constructions set under the action of the storm. The cause of the natu Continue Reading...
There are a wide range of issues it consider here; from the effect that changed ecosystems can have on the general environment to studies of the 'disappearing' coral reef and the glaciers that are rapidly melting. "Scientists predict that compositio Continue Reading...
This also seemed to follow a pattern set by the 911 disaster (prior warning signs were ignored by governing officials then as well). The article brings to the reader's attention the problem at hand, which is that there are three main proposals bein Continue Reading...
Global Warming: A Visit to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Global warming is one of the most urgent problems facing mankind today. It is also one of the toughest to address. Not only are there difficult technological and scientific issues sur Continue Reading...
" The lawsuit states that the "defendants knowing paid out far less than policy holders deserved to repair flooded homes and property [Officials throughout NFIP] deliberately and fraudulently used low-balling, high pressure tactics to get people to a Continue Reading...
Vertical Farming-Opportunities and Challenges for Singapore There has been much talk surrounding the environmental issues of food production, with many now suggesting the city is the ideal place for growing food to cater for rapidly expanding urban Continue Reading...
SIOP® Lesson Plan Template STANDARDS: THEME: Properties of Weather Winter Language: English Science for 2nd Grade LEARNING STRATEGIES: KEY VOCABULARY: Snow, frost, ice, fog MATERIALS: The book from which the story will be read is Weather Continue Reading...
