Natural disasters create widespread devastation and human suffering on an unimaginable scale. The recent Central Mexico Earthquake and catastrophic impact of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria that ravaged the Caribbean and United States mainland serve as stark reminders of the urgent need for action. Often, these naturally occurring events are responsible for considerable loss of life, badly damaged buildings and disruption of critical public infrastructure services such as the transportation
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Week 3 Assignment With any kind of disaster that happens in a community it can be affected both by economic and political impacts. With economic impacts from a disaster there is both direct and indirect losses. Direct losses could include property damage. With property damage you can measure by the cost to repair or replace but it depends to on whether it was insured or not, with insured property there is a record of the amount of deductible and reimbursed loss but with uninsured loss you might
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“Hurricane Digital Memory Bank” is an ethical representation of the natural disaster, Hurricane Katrina. It has nothing negative on the website towards anyone or anything that I have seen. We all realize that this natural disaster was a terrible event; therefore there is some unpleasant pictures and stories but nothing that is considered unethical. In the archive, values of the people who have posted stories and pictures are somewhat present in select features. Some have talked about how they relied
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With the onset of Hurricane Harvey, studies have explored the reasons for which people may refuse to evacuate, in spite of brutal and perilous weather conditions. Research points to various reasons that can make people hesitant to evacuation, from the inability to leave pets or their property behind, failure to acknowledge the gravity of the situation, disregard for voluntary orders, or disabling physical conditions. Although the general public may be predisposed to exemplify disdain for those who
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for my AP English class, we read a book called Zeitoun, written by best-selling author, Dave Eggers. Eggers tells the true story of a Muslim American, Zeitoun, and how he and his family endure cruel treatment from racial prejudices post 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. Eggers paints Zeitoun as a heroic and admirable man. However, after the book was released, it was revealed that Zeitoun was not really the man Eggers made him out to be. In an article written by Victoria Patterson, we learn that Zeitoun
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heartbreaking story of Hurricane Matthew, which completely demolished the southern area of Haiti. The destruction was especially bad in the area of Fond Rouge, in the hills above Jérémie, and the surrounding villages. This Category 4 hurricane was the strongest to hit Haiti since 1964! It affected the lives of over 2,000,000 people, killing hundreds and wounding many others. And, it destroyed over 200,000 homes! The people in this area had never had to deal with a hurricane of this size before...
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The nonfiction novel, Zeitoun, written by Dave Eggers, involves a Syrian American, Abdulrahman Zeitoun, who was determined to stay and aid survivors in New Orleans after the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina. Zeitoun faced discrimination and was imprisoned after being accused of being a terrorist. Aside from the novel, the present day Zeitoun had been cleared of charges with the, “solicitation of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder of his ex-wife” (Martin). Even though the nonfiction
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On August 29th 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States of America. Hurricane Katrina had been forming over the Bahamas as early as August 23rd 2005. It had a category 3 rating when it hit land and stretched for about 400 miles. Experts estimate that $100 billion in damages was caused by Katrina. New Orleans was at particular risk since the city is approximately six feet below sea level. The Army Corps of Engineers had built a system of levees and seawalls to prevent flooding
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The Start of Hurricane Season The start of hurricane season, from June 1st to the end of November, is approaching. Last season we, as a country, saw how hurricanes impacted Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Red Cross volunteers dispatched to four southern states to try and aid in the recovery by mobilizing resources and help residents impacted by the storms. For hurricane Irma victims, the Red Cross provided over 550,000 overnight shelter stays, 1.5 million meals and snacks, and provide 52,600 health
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Hurricane Katrina was a devastating storm, but not a lot of people know how it was born, how it turned into a hurricane, and how its life ended. Hurricane Katrina was first born over the waters of the Bahamas on August 23, 2005 (“Hurricane Katrina”¬¬¬¬). On the next day, it was officially declared a tropical storm and was given the name Tropical Storm Katrina (Caravantes 5). Soon after it was named, it went towards Florida and turned into a Category 1 hurricane on August 26 (Caravantes 7). By August
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