However she warning device should always be checked and monitored in a way that it is guaranteed effective in sending signals way ahead of the disaster. A good tsunami warning system would be well-placed instruments with good communications that ar Continue Reading...
Natural Disasters Natural disasters are incidents caused by the forces of nature and occur independently of human intervention, including geophysical events like earthquakes and weather events like storms. The main types of natural disasters include Continue Reading...
Natural disasters have the potential to dramatically alter life in local communities. The loss of human life reverberates through the generations, as does the loss of local businesses and the generalized economic and psychosocial strain. Yet there ar Continue Reading...
Disasters Tsunami in Japan Japan has been having a series of natural disasters of great magnitude from some of which are recorded as early as 1920s with the most common disasters being the earthquakes resulting from seismic actions and storms. The Continue Reading...
Psychological Distress in a Natural Disaster Among the many problems that humans encounter following a natural disaster is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD can result from natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, Continue Reading...
Sermon to Youth on Natural DisasterThis summon is prepared for my youth students between the ages of thirteen and twenty years. The church comprises diverse individuals in terms of age, racial affiliation, gender, and socioeconomic background. In ter Continue Reading...
Hurricane Katrina In late August of 2005, a giant tropical storm ravaged the southeastern area of the United States. This hurricane, also known as Hurricane Katrina was an incredibly strong and violent storm that took the lives of nearly 1900 peopl Continue Reading...
Disaster Management This study provides a comprehensive explanation if the aspects affecting disaster management. Through an analysis of practice and theories in disaster management, the interactions between the difference elements of disaster manag Continue Reading...
Besides the deaths, more than one million people were left homeless and hundreds of thousands homes and businesses were destroyed. The United Nations estimated that, "...the disaster will prove to be the costliest ever recorded, with full economic Continue Reading...
Tsunamis A succinct definition of a tsunami is " ... A natural phenomenon consisting of a series of waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. ( Wikipedia: Tsunami) A more explicit and technical definiti Continue Reading...
Data has shown that society was previously inclined to underestimate tsunamis and their power. Advancements in tsunami studies have made it possible for the masses to become better acquainted with the concept and with the fact that it can practicall Continue Reading...
Tsunami Warning System The December 2004 tsunami shocked the world, literally taking it by storm. It killed nearly 300,000 people in Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and its devastating effects were felt as afar away as Africa, where several p Continue Reading...
Disaster Recovery Recovery: Disaster and Crisis Disaster recovery has become an important aspect of a company's strategic plan. The main reason for an increased concern can be attributed to the fact that integration and alliances at an internationa Continue Reading...
Natural Hazard, FEMA -- "Floods" Natural Hazard: Flooding Flooding, according to the Natural Disasters Association (2014), "is the most common environmental hazard worldwide." This according to the organization is more so the case given the vast di Continue Reading...
Tsunami Warning Systems as Potential Disaster Mitigaters Large-scale disasters are more possible in today's world than ever before. Due to both natural and man-made phenomena, the latter of which comprises everything from global warming to nuclear w Continue Reading...
Tsunami Relief and Reconstruction The images on television were unimaginable. The number of deaths, staggering. The stories of survival were both heroic and miraculous. Even today, some months later, the news is still filled with reports concerning Continue Reading...
As Nielsen and Lidstone (1998) note, It is ironic that the public demands safety yet a number of cost-effective and feasible measures to mitigate disasters are not adopted by many... Such a failure of the public to adopt disaster mitigation measure Continue Reading...
International Disaster: The Indian Ocean 2004 Tsunami and Earthquake The International Response to the Indian Ocean Disaster of 2004 The National Geographic has called the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Earthquake of 2004 the deadliest disaster in hist Continue Reading...
The lack of onsite training and motivation is not a problem anymore as terrorists get to watch videos of dangerous activities (destroying helicopters, beheading soldiers etc.) and read digitized letters of suicide bombers. Google earth is a software Continue Reading...
measures taken by governments and concerned authorities in disseminating information about impending natural calamities is a laudable gesture. It shows the care of the authorities towards its subjects appreciably. These communiques passed on through Continue Reading...
Earthquake and Tsunami Tsunamis and earthquakes are both natural disasters arising out of the movement of the earth's tectonic plates. There are a number of risk-management plans in place that can help mitigate each disaster, but some, frankly, are Continue Reading...
Mitigation of Earthquakes Disasters are bound to strike at a given time and they more often find us unaware, this is the sole reason why the majority of the disasters that happen are usually fatal and destructive. This then calls for the need to try Continue Reading...
Planning Efforts to Reduce Future Disaster Impacts This paper looks at options for programs to be put in place before to a disaster to avoid major and often poorly-managed expenditures after a catastrophe and to offer suitable protection against the Continue Reading...
Preventative Nursing During the Haitian Earthquake Disaster When natural disasters strike affluent nations, such as the recent round of hurricanes to batter America's Eastern seaboard or the tsunami that inundated Japan in 2011, there are typically Continue Reading...
International Disasters and Humanitarian Law Great infrastructure damage and social dislocation have been common consequence of natural disasters and social disasters for example wars. The aims of relief and post-disaster reconstruction comprises of Continue Reading...
What they did not anticipate was the levees breaking nor were they aware of the level of immediate need of the people. He also says that with Hurricane Andrew, about two million residents were evacuated and only about 10% we left homeless whereas wi Continue Reading...
Target Audience Disaster Earthquakes that lead to giant tsunamis are rare but explosive occurrences. These natural disasters affect all countries that border the large oceans of planet earth. Domestically, within America, these threats are realized Continue Reading...
A 2006 study that examined the rates of depression and other mental health disorders following the December 2004 tsunami found that large numbers of people still faced significant health impairment from the event, and that treatment had been negligi Continue Reading...
Session Long Project involve developing a disaster management program a specific country include hazard analysis, prevention, preparedness, response, recovery plans. Epidemiology Disasters Respond: 1. In 2011, Japan was shook by a devastating earthq Continue Reading...
Long-Term Effects of Adverse Nature Long-term Implications of 2004 Indian Ocean Disasters Long-term effects of the 2004 Indian Ocean Disaster 2004 Indian Ocean Disasters Indian Ocean is the third vastest water body in the world wide, casing an av Continue Reading...
Running head: Global Tourism and Disaster 6Global Tourism and DisastersThe tourism industry is influenced by various factors and forces, including external factors and forces that have no direct connection to the industry. When it comes to natural ca Continue Reading...
Leveraging Information Systems for Disaster Management In today's digital age, natural as well as man-made disaster management has become an easier task. Several IT features are at our disposal, which can help in both prevention and recovery from di Continue Reading...
Earthquake Crisis in Haiti A country such as Haiti is vulnerable to natural disasters. Following the 2010 earthquake, they have already instituted the necessary capabilities to plan and mitigate such disaster. For instance, they have already upgrad Continue Reading...
This "crippled operations" not only in local businesses but in companies located in the most affected regions that supplied materials for manufacturing. In other words, Japan suffered from a shutdown of many companies that provided certain parts for Continue Reading...
delineates a hypothetical disaster plan in response to a major earthquake and tsunami in New York City. The disaster plan includes pre-disaster / pre-event preparations, actions taken during the disaster, resources available during the disaster, and Continue Reading...
Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response for Natural Disasters or Terrorists Attacks in Florida Emergency management has been described regarding the phases by using words such as prepare. Mitigate, respond and recover. For this paper, we are go Continue Reading...
Risk Crisis Disaster Management Managing the problems related to global warming is quite different than responding to a damaging earthquake albeit both strategies require careful planning and coordination. This paper points to the contrasts between Continue Reading...
