WHAT IS A NATURAL DISASTER 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‚[1] and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[2] In 2012‚ there were 905 natural disasters worldwide‚ 93% of which were
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“DISASTERS CREATES OPPURTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT” DISASTER: Disaster can be defined as “The occurrence of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of a society‚ or community.” “An event or series of events which gives rise to casualties and/or damage or loss of property‚ infrastructure‚ essential services or means of livelihood on a scale which is beyond the normal capacity of the affected community’s ability to cope with out aid.” According to UNISDR
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Here are some key points you can use in your essay. Why do Natural disaster occur : here you can include the reasons why natural disaster occurs. the reasons could be both man made and natural. i said man made because there is a theory called "Population theory of Malthus " where its stated that if the balance of population exceeds that of food supply many natural disaster would occur. you can google "Population theory of Malthus" for more details. and the natural ones could be earthquakes on
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Mining disaster in the past have been referred to mining accidents claiming five or more lives. Mine disasters once were really common. In the single year of 1907 there were 18 coal mine disasters.. Among the disasters in 1907 was history’s worst the Monongah coal mine explosion‚ which claimed 362 lives and impelled Congress to create the Bureau of Mines. I will discuss this disaster more later in this paper. Mine accidents have declined dramatically in number and severity through
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a wide range of natural disaster. The Philippines archipelago‚ located near the western edge of the Pacific Ocean‚ is in the direct path of seasonal typhoons and monsoon rains which bring floods‚ storms‚ storm surges‚ and their attendant landslides and other forms of devastation. The Philippines also sits on the "ring of fire" where the continental plates collide and thus experience periodic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Philippine exposure to natural disasters may be characterized as frequent
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CHAPTER 1 GURGAON DISTRICT PROFILE 1. Introduction The primary requirement for making disaster management plan is the reliable and upto date information about topography and socio- economic and climatic conditions of this region. This will help in identifying the areas vulnerable to environmental and manmade hazards. This chapter deals with the information on geographical aspects of Gurgaon district‚ its area‚ population distribution‚ climatic condition‚ physiographic divisions as well as geology
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Chapter 1 Notes- The management of disasters • United nations general assembly claimed 1990s to be the ‘international decade for natural disaster reduction’ (IDNDR) • Action was taken to promote internationally coordinated efforts to reduce material losses and social and economic disruption caused by natural disasters‚ esp. developing countries. • Mission: to improve each UN member country’s capacity to prevent or diminish adverse effects from natural disasters and to establish guidelines for applying
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Is there really a need to recruit more male teachers into primary schools or is it a case of substance over quality? In many developed countries (including Australia‚ Finland‚ New Zealand‚ United States and the United Kingdom) there has‚ for the past ten years‚ been growing concern in relation to the apparent need for more male teachers in primary schools (Lahelma‚ 2000; Ashley‚ 2002; Martin and Marsh‚ 2005; Cushman‚ 2008; Carrington et al‚ 2007 and Sternod‚ 2011). Although this anxiety surrounding
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Disaster Plan Emanuel Alcime IT240 August 28‚ 2011 Axia College Disaster Plan My name is Emanuel and I am an IT/network consultant‚ I was hired The IST Department of XYZ Computers to create a disaster plan for the company. Now‚ the average person would think is there hurricane‚ title wave‚ or a tornado about to hit the company; if so why in the heck would the company need an informational technology/networking consultant to create a disaster plan. Well lucky for me it is not that type
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The April 1986 disaster at the Chernobyla nuclear power plant in Ukraine was the product of a flawed Soviet reactor design coupled with serious mistakes made by the plant operatorsb. It was a direct consequence of Cold War isolation and the resulting lack of any safety culture. The accident destroyed the Chernobyl 4 reactor‚ killing 30 operators and firemen within three months and several further deaths later. One person was killed immediately and a second died in hospital soon after as a result
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