...Communication During and After Hurricane Andrew The largest natural disaster ever recorded in the history of the United States was hurricane Andrew, which struck South Dade County, Florida, as midnight turned the clock into August 24, 1992. Contrary to what the American news media broadcast across the United States and throughout Europe, the first outer wall of the hurricane unexpectedly slammed into South Dade, packing 214+ mph winds which quickly escalated to 350+ mph. Most of the 414,151 residents living in the danger zone were asleep when the outer wall struck. Thousands of them lost their lives, for no one in South Dade had been evacuated or even advised to evacuate. (Frankovich, 2001) Hurricane Andrew was a powerful category 4 hurricane, which made landfall in Dade County, Florida on August 24, 1992. The hurricane was later upgraded to a category 5 due to the storms extremely strong and damaging winds. When the storm made landfall it reportedly had sustained winds of 145 mph and wind gusts of 175 mph. In Dade County alone, the storm left 15 dead and approximately 250,000 residents homeless. According to (Rappaport, 1992) an additional 25 lives were lost due the after effects of the storm. No one knew exactly how big the storm would be and how much it would impact the southern part of Florida. Damage caused by the storm was estimated at $25 billion dollars. In Dade County alone, some 25,000 homes were destroyed and over 101,000 were damaged. In Homestead...
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...Dorothy Bascom Facility Planning Part 1 HCS/446 February 23, 2014 LITANYA SIMIEN-ROBNETT Facility Planning Part 1 Baptist Health building new $400 million cancer center . In order to provide great care to patients and stand above the rest, it is extremely important for stakeholders to make sure that the facility is built so that each area serves the designated treatment. part of the stack It is also important to make sure the building has a secure structure that could sustain anything mother nature bring its way. Planning process of a health care facility definitely plays a make part. According to an article from the Miami Herald Baptist Health South Florida, the largest non-profit hospital network in Miami-Dade, announced plans to build a new, $400 million cancer treatment and research center to open in 2016 at Baptist’s main campus in Miami. (http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/29/3901178/baptist-health-building-new-400.html#storylink=cpy) According to their website (www. baptisthealth.net)" Baptist Health is South Florida's largest faith-based, not-for-profit healthcare organization. Its network of services extends throughout Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties with Baptist, Baptist Children's, South Miami, Homestead, Mariners, Doctors Hospitals and West Kendal Baptist Hospital; outpatient diagnostic and surgical facilities, such as the conveniently located Baptist Medical Plazas; and home health care services in the region." The new...
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...Tues.-2:15 Hurricane Andrew A natural hazard is a possibility of a natural event that causes harm to humans, or other things we care about. The hazard is categorized between an extreme event and a disaster. An extreme event is just an unusual event that doesn't necessarily cause harm. A disaster is an event that does cause harm in significant amounts (Tschakert, Zimmerer, King, Baum & Wang, 2012). I thought that Hurricane Andrew was a very good example of a natural hazard. Andrew was formed by a tropical wave near the Cape Verde Islands. It crossed Western Africa to the tropical Northern Atlantic Ocean. This area of low pressure then grew into a Tropical Depression. Winds are at about 31 mph at this point. The next step is the Hurricane stage, where winds reached around 74 mph (Dix, 2001). Hurricane Andrew is considered a disaster from all the damages done to the Bahamas, southern Florida, and south central Louisiana. Andrew became a hurricane on August 22, 1992, and strengthened to a category 4 hurricane the next day. Andrew was the third most intense U.S. land-falling hurricane this century, and the strongest since Hurricane Camille in 1969 (McCown, 11 F). Hurricane Andrew was caused by the creation of a tropical wave, which then turned into a tropical storm the next day. Moving toward Florida, Andrew caused mass destruction while the storm dissipated multiple times. While crossing the Gulf Stream it picked up more power and became a category 5 hurricane. It hit Florida...
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...The second hurricane of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall along the coasts of Mississippi and Louisiana shortly before midnight on August 17th. Named Hurricane Camille, the tropical cyclone was one of the strongest to strike mainland in the United States during the twentieth century. Hurricane Camille was also the second most intense and the third deadliest hurricane recorded in the United States. The Category 5 weather event caused approximately 250 deaths and billions of dollars in damages. Hurricane Camille began as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa in early August of 1969. By mid-August, the tropical storm had developed into a hurricane off the coast of Cayman Islands with a northwesterly track. The hurricane weakened over Cuba but, eventually regained strength as it approached the Gulf of Mexico. Strengthening into a tropical storm, the hurricane became even more intense before making finally making landfall as a Category 5 tropical cyclone ripping into the coasts of Eastern Louisiana...
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...accompanied the storm. In Florida, a total of 44 deaths reported with a total of 15 caused directly but the storm just after it hit Florida, the storm headed directly to Louisiana where it made a massive movement across the Gulf of Mexico making a landfall of approximately 37 kilometers. The landfall resulted in the storm moving from Category 5 to a lesser Category 3 Atlantic hurricane will secondary impacts on the land. In fact, the impacts along the Louisiana path were lesser and even compared to the category two of the Atlantic hurricanes with a relatively lower damage on the property. Weather forecasting on Hurricane Andrew...
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...According to the article on BBC News, Hurricane Irma has destroyed buildings and caused major flooding on several French island territories in the Caribbean. French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb had mentioned that there are four main solid buildings located in Saint Martin, shared by France and the Netherlands. The four “main solid” buildings were destroyed by hurricane Irma. Unbelievable! As of now there is still more damaged being reported in the Dutch section. Hurricane Irma is a category five hurricane. A hurricane at category 5 has winds of 157 mph or higher. Many buildings at this stage are easily destroyed, and many roads cut off. The forecast by the US National Hurricane Center issued watches and warnings on Wednesday, September...
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...Emergency Planning and Security Preparedness Patricia Gutierrez SEC 493 July 15, 2013 David Bagnon Introduction The security of our nation is something that is very important to the country. Because of the horrible events that occurred in September 11, 2001, national security has had to bump up their security measures. But security is not only for terrorist attacks, it is also put in place to secure people from natural disasters, before and after the disaster. Technology has helped each agency to better plan certain for disasters or keeping control as to who comes into the country, thru air, water, or land. Homeland Security Homeland Security consists of many government agencies working on protecting the security of the United States of America. When people think of homeland security, the first thought for them is terrorist attacks but homeland security even protects when there is a natural disaster. Airport security is run by Transportation Security Administration. This department of Homeland Security was created in 2001 after the September 11 attacks. After the attacks, many things changed for passengers flying. There are more restrictions as to what can be brought on the plane. Liquid could not be more that certain amount of ounces, all shoes are checked. Passengers wearing jackets must remove them to get pat downs and now only passengers are allowed at the gates. There technology...
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...“Hello there I’m Mario Blanco and I’m here today in south florida because ‘Hurricane Andrew had humble beginnings, starting as a tropical wave off the west coast of Africa on Aug. 14, 1992,’ and today we have our scientist figuring out how hurricane Andrew happened.” said news reporter Mario Blanco “The hurricane made landfall near Homestead in the early morning hours of Aug. 24, 1992.’Warnings of Hurricane Andrew’s arrival led to massive evacuations across Florida, Louisiana and Texas. In South Florida, 55,000 left the Florida Keys, 517,000 abandoned Miami-Dade County, 300,000 left Broward County, and 315,000 fled Palm Beach County.’ please keep your radios on to know more facts and what’s going later this afternoon,this is Mario blanco...
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...This is very tragic an serious This is very tragic an serious Tacloban, Philippines (CNN) -- As the Philippines faced a long, grim path to recovery in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, the storm plowed into northeastern Vietnam early Monday, packing powerful winds and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate. I wonder what they done with the body’s I wonder what they done with the body’s Philippine authorities warned that the typhoon may have killed thousands there, leaving behind a trail of devastation on a scale they'd never seen before. It still doesn’t say were the bodies are, and I wonder if they took care of all the patients It still doesn’t say were the bodies are, and I wonder if they took care of all the patients No electricity. No food. No water. Houses and buildings leveled. Bodies scattered on the streets. Hospitals overrun with patients. Medical supplies running out. And a death toll that could soar. That means more than 1,200 people died That means more than 1,200 people died The Philippine Red Cross estimates that at least 1,200 people were killed by the storm, but that number could grow as officials make their way to remote areas made nearly inaccessible by Haiyan. According to them 10,000 how can Red Cross have more than 1 estimate According to them 10,000 how can Red Cross have more than 1 estimate Others put the toll much higher: The International Committee of the Red Cross said it's realistic to estimate that 10,000 people may have died nationally...
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...changing their process of production, types of products, and promotions due to the influence of the public, and the necessity to reduce their carbon footprint. Global warming has become a danger that cannot be overlooked like it has in the past several years. It is an exponentially growing problem, with very few things being done to prevent and reduce problems. ‘Planet Earth’s average temperature has risen just under 0.8 degrees Celsius with current reports which has led to some damage to our environment. About 400,000 square miles of Artic ice has melted. The sea level has risen 10-20 centimeters over the past one hundred years’ (McKibben, 2012). Extreme weather patterns have been recorded over the past decades such as fires, flooding, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. These have been present and increasing over the past years with obvious damages and changes...
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...PATIENCE: THE WAY TO COMBAT ANGER Chad Hobbs GENE 150: The True, Good, & Beautiful 3/10/2018 Anger: The deadly vice When somebody thinks of wrath, they think of destruction, or of the wrath of their parents finding out that they snuck out of the house at 2 a.m. on a school night and having to listen to the father screaming, or being punished because of his wrath. They may even think of the devastation that was caused by the hurricanes, or the wildfires, or even the school shootings. Instead of taking revenge, or getting angry with someone, we can learn to combat that wrath, or anger, with patience and forgiveness. We can see, even, where anger can be used to glorify God and be used for good. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used his anger of racial injustice for good. Dr. King...
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...Exam 2: Introduction to African American Studies Short Answer Questions: Be sure to respond to both parts of the question. (4 points each/100 points total) 1. Name the leader of Black America’s Accommodationist camp during the early twentieth century. Give an example of his “accommodationist” views. Booker T. Washington. Washington felt the best way for Black people in the South to get ahead was to stay with the same skills they had practiced under slavery, namely farming and vocational trades. “In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.” In this line, he indicates that Blacks and Whites can work together with the latter feeling no threat to the system of segregation in the South. 2. Who was considered the leader of Black America’s Radical camp? Give an example of his radical views. W.E.B. Du Bois. He is associated with the concept of “The Talented Tenth,” which is a reference to the top ten percent of Black Americans who Du Bois felt should lead the way in creating opportunities to advance the lives of all Black people. He also felt that Blacks should have the same rights that any White person had. 3. Who were considered the “Talented Tenth”? Name a specific person who fell into this group. A reference to the top ten percent of Black Americans who Du Bois felt should lead the way in creating opportunities to advance the lives of all Black people....
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...Ethics and the Conduct of Business, 7/e Boatright ©2012 / ISBN: 9780205053131 Chapter begins on next page > PLEASE NOTE: This sample chapter was prepared in advance of book publication. Additional changes may appear in the published book. To request an examination copy or for additional information, please visit us at www.pearsonhighered.com or contact your Pearson representative at www.pearsonhighered.com/replocator. C H A P T E R 1 Ethics in the World of Business Listen to the Chapter Audio on mythinkinglab.com CASE 1.1 Explore the Concept on mythinkinglab.com Merck and the Marketing of Vioxx On September 30, 2004, Merck & Co. announced the withdrawal of Vioxx, its highly profitable pain reliever for arthritis sufferers, from the market.1 This announcement came only seven days after company researchers found in a clinical trial that subjects who used Vioxx more than 18 months had a substantially higher incidence of heart attacks. Merck chairman and CEO Raymond V. Gilmartin described the action as “the responsible thing to do.” He explained, “It’s built into the principles of the company to think in this fashion. That’s why the management team came to such an easy conclusion.”2 In the lawsuits that followed, however, damaging documents emerged casting doubt on Merck’s claim that it had acted responsibly by taking appropriate precautions in the development and marketing of the drug. For decades, Merck’s stellar reputation rested on the company’s...
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...JAPAN’S CULTURE JAPAN’S CULTURE History Japan has a very colorful history filled with rulers such as samurai warriors and emperor kings. The samurai warrior ruled Japan in the twelfth century and was a distinctive social class. The samurai tradition was mainly about war. The samurai tradition consisted of singling out a worthy opponent for a challenge. They would wait until enemy lines were broken and then enter into single combat. People began to develop battlefields to fight and would have battles several times to establish territory. (Clode, 2011) This was the beginning of the fighting and war that continued in Japan for centuries to come. Throughout Japan’s history it saw the rise and fall of many emperors that ruled the country. Through most of the history of Japan they had a policy that their borders were locked to the outside world and they did not allow foreigners in their country. This same policy applied to the Japanese people and they were not allowed to leave the country. The early emperors in Japan ruled the country by engaging in wars and the country was primarily run as an imperial and military rule. (Facts About Japan, 2013) After many years of declaring war on countries in nineteen thirty seven Japan declared war on China. This war led to the nineteen forty two attack that Japan launched in the United States on Pearl Harbor. After almost eight years of war atomic bombs were dropped on Japan bringing this war to an end. After Japan surrendered...
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...[pic][pic] Fundamentals of Emergency Management Independent Study 230.a January 14, 2010 FEMA COURSE OVERVIEW Unit 1: Course Introduction Introduction How to Complete This Course Unit 1 Objectives Course Objectives Case Study: Tornado in Barneveld, Wisconsin Your Place in the Emergency Management System Case Study: Hazardous Chemical Release Activity: Where Do I Fit? Unit 2: Overview of the Principles of Emergency Management and the Integrated Emergency Management System Introduction and Unit Overview FEMA Mission and Purpose Response Authorities History Principles of Emergency Management Recent Changes to Emergency Planning Requirements Why an Integrated Emergency Management System? Emergency Management Concepts and Terms Partners in the Coordination Network Activity: Partners in the Coordination Network Emergency Management in Local Government Activity: Where Is Emergency Management in My Community? Unit 3: Incident Management Actions Introduction and Unit Overview Introduction to the Spectrum of Incident Management Actions Prevention Preparedness Response Activity: Response Operations Recovery Mitigation Unit 4: Roles of Key Participants Introduction and Unit Overview The Role of the Local Emergency Program Manager State Emergency Management Role How the Private Sector and Voluntary Organizations Assist Emergency Managers Federal Emergency Management Role The National Response Framework Activity:...
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