risk of hurricane disaster is increasing due to human activity. Populations are concentrating along the world's coastlines, particularly in large urban areas. Improved forecasting and emergency response have lowered hurricane casualty rates, but as more people and infrastructure move into harm's way, storms are likely to become more destructive. The primary cause of hurricane-related fatalities over the past 30 years has not been storm surge or winds, but inland flooding. Most hurricanes produce
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environment they live in. Other natural disasters are portrayed to be just a bad day created by Mother Nature to just pass by. Overall, the natural disasters that can be catastrophic to people on earth are hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. All three natural disasters occur in many countries. Hurricanes are common in the United State of America, earthquakes are common in Mexico, and tsunamis are common in Japan. These three countries have experienced the worst damage from these natural disasters. The
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CAN WE BATTLE A HURRICANE? Late August and early September of 2004 will long be remembered in the annals of history. It was during this time that the tropical island nation of the Bahamas experienced, in less than a week, the awesome destructive force of Mother Nature. This destruction as the hands of hurricanes Francis and Jeanne, and every island in the chain had a taste of fury, although there were two, Abaco and Grand Bahama that could have been referred to as gluttons. The catastrophic
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the nurses interacting with the patients, they show about HIPPA laws, when you see them talking about patient confidentiality they do it in privacy. The news shows the media how hard working the nurses are in emergency situations such as hurricane Katrina, hurricane Sandy. In an article that I read people were interviewed about how they viewed RN’s. And 77% of the people interviewed stated that nurses had a positive impact in their lives, gave them a great respect for the profession, that nurses work
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Evacuations and Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . On September 1, 2005, with only twelve hours’ notice, various colleagues established a medical facility—the Katrina Clinic—at the Astrodome/Reliant Center Complex in Houston. By the time the resource facility closed about two weeks later, the Katrina Clinic medical staff had seen over 11,000 of the estimated 27,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees who sought shelter in the Complex. Herein, we designate the scope of this medical response, citing our major
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My Stresses of Attending College Attending College was never on my list of things to do, now that I am attending college it is extremely stressing at times. I sure did not know it would be so much homework when I enrolled at Strayer. I have to balance my personal life with school; I have house work, helping kids with homework, and dinner that must be done. I'm often left sleep deprived because of the amount of homework I have as a full time student, I may get 5-7 hours of sleep a night. The
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HR Question A 1. Employer branding was discussed at the beginning chapters. On a scale of 1 (Poor) to 5 (Great), how valuable are the following brands? Why do you rate them low or high? a. Bank of America Employer Branding - 4 1. One of the largest, most reliable bank in US 2. Very dedicated user base and allow more modern methods to customers 3. Brand value for during the economic crisis b. McDonald’s Employer Branding - 4 1. Consistent imagery, targets the
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the shutdown of businesses, loss of homes and possessions of residents caused much pain and human suffering. We will conclude with an executive summary which will summarize our decision for or against rebuilding of New Orleans. Prior to the hurricane New Orleans was a tourism magnet. The city offered many restaurants, festivals, and great weather. These positives made tourism a thriving market. Other boons for the economy of New Orleans were the mining, transportation, and warehousing along
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family support to help them get back on their feet, but in my eyes the damage was done. To this day I fear that all the sacrifices I make and hard work I put out in order to be successful would be reduced to nothing in the blink of an eye. When hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, I was equally devastated. All I could do is imagine myself in a situation like that and wondering what I would do if everything you own and cherish was just taken from you. How do you find the strength to go on? In my
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The Issues with Measuring Reliability and Preparedness MSG Steven McNally CJ 452 November 20, 2012 Mr. Victor Talavera The Issues with Measuring Reliability and Preparedness Many governmental and nongovernmental agencies have plans in place to handle terrorist attacks and natural disasters. However, many planners have only written these plans to meet a requirement. Many planners have not vetted their plans. As a result, their plans may not produce the desired outcomes when they are executed
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