…………………………………………………………………………..…………….8 Natural disasters introduction A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g.‚ flood‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ heatwave‚ or landslide). It leads to financial‚ environmental or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the vulnerability of the affected population to resist the hazard‚ also called their resilience. This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability." A natural
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ter 1 CHAPTER 1 DISASTER MANAGEMENT An Introductory 1.1 Disasters – The Indian Scenario India supports one-sixth of the world’s population on just 2% of its landmass. It suffers heavily from natural disasters of every shade and description hits the poorest of the poor and which is why the considerations of disaster safety deserves prime attention. A High Powered Committee (HPC) of the Government of India‚ in its report submitted to the Government of India in October 2001‚ outlined the huge
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A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an area without vulnerable
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Katie Preparation for Disaster Glendale Community College Preparation for Disaster Disasters across the world have devastated large populations and cost billions of dollars worldwide. From the tsunami in 2006 to Hurricane Katrina‚ the world has seen its share of the wrath of natural disasters. Populations have also experienced manmade disasters such as 9/11 and the oil spills in Louisiana. What are people doing as a population to protect‚ prevent‚ and empower oneself from these catastrophes
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INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER 1.1 THE HISTORY OF DISASTERS IN INDIA Year 2005‚ say India should hang her head in shame. With the Bengal famine‚ Orissa Super Cyclone‚ Latur earthquake‚ Bhopal chemical disaster‚ Andhra cyclone‚ Gujarat earthquake‚ recurring floods‚ Mumbai 2008 bomb blasts and many other disasters there is no foyer in the world with space large enough to exhibit the collective pain on the face of India. India has ranked at the top or near top in almost all type of disasters with number
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peX` Athavan Balendran Mrs. Phillips Chemistry B4 23 March 2012 Radioisotopes Radioisotopes are considered as a double-edged sword. They can be the greatest innovation in science‚ or the cause of death. Radioisotopes are isotopes that are produced artificially or naturally through the process of synthesis and separation. These combinations of protons and neutrons are unstable and give off a radioactive wave. Radioisotopes can be used for many different functions such as an atomic bomb or to
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Nuclear Power Summary: Nuclear power is one of the world’s most controversial subjects. Nuclear power accidents have left the world unsure over whether we should continue using this energy source. However‚ the wide range of uses for nuclear power and its efficiency mean that for now nuclear power is here to stay. But what are the implications? Outline: i. Introduction: a. Thesis: Nuclear power today is a developing and important technology‚ and despite its environmental setbacks‚ it
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Can We Live with a Nuclear Iran? | “Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions”- Rudyard Griffiths | Rosalie Abdo‚ #6719633‚ POL1102D-Politics and Globalization‚ Dr. D Pierre-Antoine | Iran‚ a relatively large third world regime bordering multiple Middle Eastern countries‚ has for many years been accused of secretly building nuclear weapons. This is a country with extreme radical ideologies that publicly condemns the west and sends weekly threats of annihilation to Israel. Countries around the world are slowly
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Jonathan Li Mrs. Rankin English 113 9-28-12 Nuclear Power: Good or Evil? According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development‚ 9000-33000 innocent people died as a result of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown in Russia in 1986- the deadliest nuclear accident to date! Since the inception of nuclear energy‚ a sense of danger has always been inherent due to the extremely radioactive nature of uranium which if emitted‚ hangs over the land as the fog cloaks the English moors. When
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Nuclear Power Nuclear power was discovered in early 20th century. In 1938‚ the first fission proved the great power of nuclear reactions. Only a few years after that‚ as the first nuclear bomb went off‚ nuclear power was successfully used by human. But ironically‚ that way is one of the most dangerous ways against human race. Nuclear power is one of the most powerful and dangerous energy sources in the human history. As the science and technology become better and better‚ nuclear power could also
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