Hurricanes Hurricanes can cause damage that can last a life time. For example‚ Hurricane Katrina has affected hundreds of families till death with the loss of their loved ones. On the other hand when someone hears the word hurricane in Florida he or she immediately turns on the television or radio to see where the hurricane is going to go. This means to Floridians‚ here comes two weeks without power‚ gas‚ and most importantly air conditioning. In 2004 Florida was a magnet for hurricanes; this has
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In the documentary “Business of Disaster” ‚Rick Young‚ the producer‚ and Laura Sullivan explored and shed light on how many insurance firms can profit off of disasters and the systems set in place for them to do so. The purpose of the film was to discover how and why insurance companies are able to make a good profit out of a disaster‚ while taking a stance against the insurance firms. The documentary focuses on the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Long Island‚ New York‚ where they depict how there
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super storm Sandy; "This is a large amount of money to be spent in such a short period of time‚ but as has been seen in other disasters‚ recovery is a marathon‚ not a sprint‚" McGovern said. "For example‚ the Red Cross recovery work for Hurricane Katrina lasted five years‚ work in Haiti is now in its third year‚ and the Red Cross is still helping people in Joplin after a 2011 tornado there. However long it takes‚ the Red Cross is committed that money donated for Sandy will stay in those communities
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Part I What are the primary differences between Mitigation and Preparedness? Research and describe three examples of each. The United States experiences a variety of natural disasters throughout the year. Because of hurricanes on the Pacific‚ Atlantic‚ and Gulf of Mexico coasts‚ earthquakes near the San Andreas and other fault lines‚ volcanic eruptions‚ tornadoes in the plains‚ and floods throughout the Midwest‚ the United States suffers approximately $1 billion in losses each week. From 1990-93
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Hurricane Sandy Oct.29.2013 Sandy—A Record Breaking Natural Calamity Hurricane Sandy was one of the most devastating natural calamities of the region‚ in general. It affected incredible band of the Atlantic from Jamaica and Haiti to Canada. The storm caused countless casualties‚ damaged property and disrupted power for many days in some of the most developed and densely populated cities of the US. Despite all preparations and warnings from the concerned departments of the U.S.‚ Hurricane
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Hot. Humid. In other words‚ the usual New Orleans summertime day. Now all the local media were buzzing with the new Katrina tracking information. Many people were going about their usual Saturday routines. Some were still oblivious to what was happening. Greg had the kids. I got up‚ cleaned the house‚ and washed all the clothes‚ so if we left (I hadn’t decided for sure yet)‚ I wouldn’t have to do it when we returned. I filled up at a nearby gas station and went shopping. There was an eerie feeling
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Doberge Cake after Katrina Amy Cryrex Sins‚ in Doberge Cake after Katrina‚ communicates apropos the recipes lost during the horrific Hurricane Katrina. Sins writes about her dreadful experience‚ as she watched “in horror” as the levee on the 17th Street Canal broke‚ “sending tons of water and debris down [her] street” (Sins 45). Although she had not lost any people to the flooding‚ she had lost much of her collection of recipes that she had been gathering since her move to New Orleans. Sins discusses
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It is 2005. The wind is screaming‚ the water is racing down the windows‚ and I’m screaming my heart out‚ terrified. Mom and dad are crouched down on the floor covering me up and my grandmother begins racing to find a place for us all to go. “Damien‚ come help.” my grandmother calls. They try to get all of the food and water they can get‚ but suddenly everything turns black. The lights are out and the power is gone.The hurricane starts coming. “Here are some candles.” my mom screams as she searches
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536 Sardis Street Pearl‚ MS 39208 Katrina_lutz@yahoo.com In the last three months it has come to my attention that several changes have been occurring‚ since Jessica Hilo has been on medical leave. The last three months we have more increased cost due to overtime‚ poor quality of work‚ tardiness and variations of break time. Every two executives have one secretary to help support the current team. Jack Snyder supports Jessica Hilo and Ralph Alane‚ while Ruth Disselkoen supports Samuel and
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NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS IN THE CARIBBEAN Definitions A hazard can be defined as‚ “A potentially damaging physical event‚ phenomenon or human activity that may cause the loss of life or injury‚ property damage‚ social and economic disruption or environmental degradation”. Hazards can include latent conditions that may represent future threats and can have different origins: natural (geological‚ hydrometeorological and biological); or induced by human processes (environmental degradation
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