Hurricane Katrina was a man-made and natural disaster. The hurricane‚ of course‚ was a natural disaster. The after effects like the levees breaching‚ people starving and dieing in the streets‚ how the government handle the situation were all man made. The reason being a man made were ‚ The man-made part of the disaster is that the government knew the levees wouldn’t hold up in a Category 3 hurricane‚ and they didn’t shore them up anyway. What was also man-made was the fact that the government
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Disaster Planning Disaster Planning prevention‚ preparedness‚ response‚ recovery PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DISASTERS .................................................................................................. 2 – NATURAL DISASTERS........................................................................................................................... 2 – MAN-MADE DISASTERS ...................................................................................................................
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Every population in the world experienced disasters at a certain time with little and sometimes no warning. Adequate preparation and training are necessary to ensure optimal outcomes‚ whether the disaster is natural or a human made. Preparation for disasters must include conducting a comprehensive assessment of systems‚ risks‚ and resources available. Essential human services can be interrupted for significant amounts of time despite the type of disaster. That can produce exceptional needs and placing
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THE IMPACTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING THAT AFFECT ETHNIC RELATION Firstly‚ the worst impact is on the health of the human trafficking victim. This is happened when the trafficked person are mostly women and children that are sexually exploited‚ abused or force into prostitution (Pokharna‚ 2011). The victims are usually transported from one country to the other country and this risky journey expose trafficked victims to injury and even death‚ while overcrowded‚ unsanitary conditions‚ shortages of food
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Essay on The Natural Disaster (Flood In Pakistan) There are many questions emerging from the recent floods in Pakistan‚ ranging from attempts to understand the atmospheric phenomena behind the downpours to the search for where ultimate responsibility lies for the ensuing human calamity. This short essay investigates some of those questions. A pinch of geography is necessary to explain why Pakistan received such an extraordinary amount of rain during this rainy season. The Indian monsoon can
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Introduction In this project I aim to explain the contributes to the environment by the actions of humans and display the consequences. I am going to divide the project into different sections and then sub sections to make the project easier to navigate around and keep the information in relevant sections. • Section 1: HABITAT REDUCTION BY HUMANS. * The building of houses and roads * Quarrying * Farming * The draining of wetland areas * Recreational uses • Section
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BUSN 115 Week 1 Homework ES 1. Question: No one can predict a natural disaster or world crisis. When a hurricane or flood or a pandemic strikes a country‚ who is most likely to respond first? Which economic system is the best solution to handling a crisis of epic proportion? Your Answer: No one can foresee a when a natural disaster or world crisis will occur. The first to respond when a crisis hits is the local government. If a pandemic strike occurs the country’s the health department would
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century there was around 100‚000 Cheetahs. That is a humongous difference through the years and that shows that Cheetahs have started to go endangered. I will be showing you how Cheetahs have been negatively affected by Human activity. Throughout time Cheetahs have had many impacts on the world. It has impacted the ecosystem‚ for example Cheetahs feed all types of other animals like‚ beatles‚ vultures and other scavengers. The Cheetah leaves the remaining of the carcass so it feeds other animals in
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Charlene Harris NURS 421 Professor Sirmans December 3rd 2012 1) Identify your thought process‚ strategies and preparations for your Individual Personal Readiness Plan relating to Hurricane Sandy. Just over one month ago‚ the Northeast was not prepared for what would be the most treacherous storm; Hurricane Sandy. The Northeast was never face with a hurricane of this magnitude; Hurricane Sandy became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record and caused damages of at $20 billion. I remember
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Introduction: There is an interrelationship between human beings and other living organisms. Vegetations around man provide protection‚ some organisms can be beneficial to man and others can be harmful to both man and other organisms. Biological hazards are hazards caused by micro-organisms (fungi‚ virus‚ pollens‚ insects‚ bacteria etc) to animals‚ crops and to man. Biological hazards are often linked with other hazards like droughts‚ floods‚ volcanoes‚ earthquakes etc. Biological hazards affect
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