Environmental Disaster Who would have known that on April 20th 2010‚ the United States would soon be facing the worst environmental disaster. On that fateful day‚ an offshore oilrig named the “Deepwater Horizon” suffered an explosion. Seventeen people were injured and eleven people died from the accident. The damaged oilrig sank into the Gulf of Mexico the next day‚ and a one-by-five mile oil slick appeared in the ocean. At the time‚ it was unknown whether the oil was from the rig or if the
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Disaster in the Forest* In 1755‚ General Edward Braddock famously led a British army to a costly and humiliating defeat about eight miles from the junction of the Ohio and Monongahela Rivers (the site of modern Pittsburgh.) In a passage from his autobiography‚ Benjamin Franklin offers his one explanation of what happened. This general was‚ I think‚ a brave man‚ and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence‚ too high an opinion
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Aberfan Disaster At least 85 children have been confirmed dead A generation of children has been wiped out” Minister of State for Wales At 0915‚ just as the pupils of Pantglas Junior School were about to embark on their first lessons. Only 25 children survived the catastrophe One of the first acts of the Labour Government when it was elected in 1997 was to pay the £150‚000 back; figure should have been nearer £1.5m £500 was paid to those involved‚ and £1‚000 to those who had lost one or more
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Natural disasters‚ however powerful and sudden they may be‚ are not incapable of being guarded against. The modern technology has given enough gadgets to people for forecasting‚ and lessening if not totally preventing heavy damages inflicted upon by the natural disasters. Only requirement is that people must take interest in getting as much awareness as possible about the safeguard measures. It is also important to see that we do not contribute to natural disasters by polluting the environment and
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Disaster Preparedness and Management Assignment No. 1 [pic] Submitted to: Sir Muhammad Akmal Khan Submitted by: Tayyab Hasnain Janjua Reg # 14DD-410004 D.DRM Second Quarter Fall 2010 Disaster Management Cycle Disaster Risk Management includes sum total of all activities‚ programmes and measures which can be taken up before‚ during and after a disaster with the purpose to avoid a disaster‚ reduce its impact or recover from its losses. The three key stages of activities that are
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Man-made disasters Man-made disasters are disasters resulting from man-made hazards (threats having an element of human intent‚ negligence‚ or error; or involving a failure of a man-made system)‚ as opposed to natural disasters resulting from natural hazards. Man-made hazards or disasters are sometimes referred to as anthropogenic. Contents * 1 Sociological hazards * 1.1 Crime * 1.1.1 Arson * 1.2 Civil disorder *
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Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction is a series of 14 guidance notes for use by development organisations in adapting programming‚ project appraisal and evaluation tools to mainstream disaster risk reduction into their development work in hazard-prone countries. The series is also of relevance to stakeholders involved in climate change adaptation. This guidance note focuses on construction design‚ building standards and site selection‚ and their role in the mitigation of risk due to natural hazards.
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With social network on the rise‚ and the large amount of young people that take part in social networking‚ there is question as to whether or not social media should be part of our education system. Propenents of social media point out the benefits of social media in regards to educational tools‚ and increased student engagement‚ while critics of social networking focus on subject like privacy‚ time‚ and miscommunication. Pros of Social Networking Today’s students are increasingly using
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Cellphone market penetration in the U.S. approaches 9 in 10 citizens. Jupiterimages/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images The cellphone is one of the defining technologies of the early 21st century‚ with a December 2012 Pew Internet study showing that more than 87 percent of American adults own at least one. While the negative societal consequences of cellphones have been well documented‚ it ’s also true that they can bring many benefits. Mobile technology allows users to interact with family‚ friends
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Many Native American tribes responded to the changes through violence and resistance due to the unfair mistreatments and laws that were forced upon them. As the second industrial revolution grew‚ it threatened the important cultures and values that many Native American tribes shared. As the Indian tribes clashed with the white settlers‚ extreme violence broke out between the two groups‚ killing ninety percent‚ along with diseases‚ of the Native Americans years later. One of the biggest threat to
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