Hurricanes, A Natural Disaster! COM/215 May 3, 2011 Hurricanes, A Natural Disaster! According to Dictionary.com (2011) a hurricane is “A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone…a wind of force 12 on the Beaufort scale (equal to or exceeding 64 knots or 74mph). As I read through the National Hurricane Center website by NOAA, our National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration it shares with us what a hurricane is, and how it reaches hurricane status. A hurricane
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hit everywhere so fast and let tons of people didn’t even have time to escape from the danger zone. Thousands of people were trapped and didn’t get away from the city before it flooded. The heaviest damaged neighbors were the African Americans. The FEMA storm damage data showed that the storm’s impact was nearly borne by the region’s African American community, most of the people from the community were unemployed, homeless or poor. After the flood flashed their homes away, it was absolutely one of
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FEMA is an organization that is responsible in case of any natural disaster such hurricane, earthquake and floods. In a certain way I believe that this organization tends to be with Socialist foundations because all what they present is their help to a town, city or country they are not seen any color, race or religion they just help. When a crisis hits a nation, such as a natural disaster, certain economic systems are better equipped in handling public relief. Economic systems such have superiority
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Introduction to Homeland Security CJUS254-1602B-01 Connor Tibbetts 6/15/16 Unit 5 – Individual Project The Department of Homeland Security is one of the most important departments in our federal government. It is largely responsible for ensuring that the United States as a country is kept safe from harm, whether through natural or terrorist events. However, even a department as large as the DHS is unable to fully protect the homeland from every threat possible. There is no way to always cover
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personnel with a variety of backgrounds, skills, jobs and personalities. He must keep them motivated and on task regardless of the conditions. The Event Team Leader must also have the ability to organize projects and manage time effectively. As FEMA demonstrated, it is easy to lose track of resources and personnel. On a general scale, a Catastrophic Event Team Leader must be able to keep track of who and what resources are available for an incident, in order to utilize them in the decision making
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Lean A New House- Risks and Benefits Some of the government bodies that influence national fiscal policies that potentially affect the housing market are for one the Federal Reserve System this is often referred to as FED. A few others are FHA, FEMA, and Housing and Urban Development which is often referred to as HUD. Some of the national fiscal policies that can affect mortgage rates, housing starts, and housing prices are for one and I feel is the biggest one is the lending rate. Are we as
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The Solvability Factors involved in the Investigation Process of a Crime The solvability factors of a criminal case are dependent on the information sources available to the detective, which unquestionably assists the investigating officer with a set of guidelines for solving a crime most efficiently and effectively. General solvability factors of a criminal case are: (1) the accessibility of and the willingness of witnesses to testify; (2) the availability of material evidence that might lead
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enterprise • through a merger or an acquisition of an unrelated enterprise participating in an equity joint venture with another investor or enterprise India[edit] Foreign investment was introduced in 1991 under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), driven by then finance minister Manmohan Singh. As Singh subsequently became the prime minister, this has been one of his top political problems, even in the current times.[13][14] India disallowed overseas corporate bodies (OCB) to invest in India
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of New York. Due to water rises long the river there was mass flooding. The water was coming well over the flood walls. This was a danger, so a state of emergency was called. People were being evacuated, and sent to shelters that were being run by FEMA. There is management of emergencies agencies and is divided into 4 possible categories: state of preparedness, quick response, recovery, and mitigation. When comparing emergency and disaster I have brainstormed additional defenses, one can prepare
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neighborhoods and housing markets suffering from the current economic crisis the likelihood of people buying homes has decreased over the past few years. With federal agencies such as the Housing and Urban Development (HUD), The Federal Reserve System, and FEMA, helping to determine housing costs, developmental costs, annual living expenses, and other variables play specific parts in determining market value for homes as well as interest rates on mortgages. Prime lending rates are a huge factor. It will determine
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