New York City “the city that never sleeps” definitely hasn’t slept since Sandy a powerful Hurricane knocked our lights out on October 29‚ 2012. New York has worked around the clock in rescue efforts and stabilizing our city that has been severely damaged by this unexpected natural disaster. Sandy is responsible for the death of the very young and the very old‚ the rich and the poor‚ sick and healthy people. It’s responsible for leaving so many people immobile‚ homeless‚ hungry‚ thirsty‚ without
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this event have? In 2012 Hurricane Sandy began as a low pressure system which developed sufficient organized convection to be classified as a tropical depression. In the immediate term‚ three factors have come together to make Hurricane Sandy what it is: A huge storm with winds gusting up to 90 mph (145 kph) set to make landfall somewhere on the East Coast Monday night. First‚ hurricane season is still on‚ meaning the tropics are still actively generating storms. Hurricane Sandy came ashore in northern
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Hurricane Sandy Aftermath Hurricane Sandy hit New York hard. Power was lost; there were floods‚ several casualties and deaths. But the neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan‚ Red Hook and Gowanus areas of Brooklyn‚ and Staten Island were perhaps one of the greatest affected by this natural disaster. Because scientists are predicting that by 2100‚ the century event of Hurricane Sandy will be an annual occurrence. So‚ because of this‚ the question of “How can we protect New York from this in the future
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Government 1/24/11 Period: 7 Disaster Recovery of Hurricane Katrina On August 25‚ 2005 Hurricane Katrina left a broad area of destruction across the United States. After the Hurricane‚ water from the storm overwhelmed the levee system in New Orleans and flooded large parts of the city and it was an economic disaster. The handling of disaster relief by the government‚ especially FEMA‚ drew harsh criticism. From the people Hurricane Katrina impacted many families‚ leaving them homeless and
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In discussing efficiency and preventative policy during hurricane Katrina‚ The focus will be policies that were in effect before the storm as well as policies that could have helped during and after. The United States national response framework (NRF) is part of the national strategy for Homeland security that presents the guiding principles enabling all levels of domestic response partners to prepare for or provide qualified national response to disasters and emergencies. (Wikipedia‚ 2012) During
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Reaction paper 1 The three topics I have picked for this reaction paper are “HURRICANE KATRINA‚ THE BOMBING OF BLACK WALL STREET AND GANGS”. I’ve picked these topics because I believe that to this day everything is still about being in control‚ racism and a touch of slavery which leads to gangs. Hurricane Karina: was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Most notable in media coverage were the catastrophic effects on the
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A natural disaster such as a hurricane can be one of the most devastating events in someone’s life. I have watched many hurricanes on television such as Katerina and it never crossed my mind that I would ever experience one until it happened on a cold‚ fall day in October. Now you can’t compare hurricane Katerina to Sandy‚ however it still caused great damage to homes‚ businesses‚ and neighborhoods. It was a horrifying experience and drastically affected peoples lives as well as my own. Warnings
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iHurricane Katrina and Natural Rights Philosophy After hurricane Katrina‚ New Orleans experienced many situations to what John Locke described as State of Nature. State of Nature is where everyone is equal and has no higher rule like government‚ which leads to one being very self-interested. One example of this in New Orleans is the chaos being shown by not having a stable government. Without having police or help available due to all the water and no electricity‚ there were many people looting
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see. They are more likely to fall victim to the environment they live in because that is all they know. After this happens for decades and decades‚ perception sets in and we don’t view them as individuals but as a certain type of person. During hurricane Katrina all the people that lived in those areas of poverty had no means of transportation to leave. They stayed hoping and praying they could survive the storm. When it came they were flooded‚ trapped on the roofs of houses and buildings for days
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THE STRATEGY EXECUTION SOURCE Article Reprint No. B0911A Risk Management and the Strategy Execution System By Robert S. Kaplan For a complete list of Harvard Business Publishing newsletters: http://newsletters.harvardbusiness.org For reprint and subscription information for Balanced Scorecard Report : Call 800-988-0866 or 617-783-7500 http://bsr.harvardbusinessonline.org For customized and quantity orders of reprints: Call 617-783-7626 Fax 617-783-7658 For permission
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