Caused by natural processes e.g. lava flow from volcanic eruption Hydro-meteorological Hazards – Caused by climatic processes (droughts, floods, tropical cyclones and storms Geophysical Hazards – Caused by land processes (volcanic eruptions, earthquakes) Disaster – When a hazard seriously affects humans Risk – Likelihood that humans will be seriously affected by a hazard Vulnerability – How susceptible a population is to the damage caused by a hazard. Disaster Risk Equation Risk (R)
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Fukushima Radiation Causes Growing National Concern: Time for New EPA Policy Eric Zoppi 3279672 2 December 2013 On March 11th, 2011 the Tōhoku earthquake and the resulting tsunami wreaked havoc upon Japan. Unfortunately, this natural disaster resulted in the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, as the tsunami crippled the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Following this severe breach in security, numerous radioactive isotopes and radioactive
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transfers, they will result in: a. an increased stock price b. a reduced stock price c. bankruptcy d. increased diversification Answer: b Type: K 3. Johnson Incorporated, located in California, had a $1 million uninsured loss due to an earthquake in 1997. What impact is this likely to have on the firm’s value? a. It will have no impact. b. The firm value will increase by $1 million. c. The firm value will decrease by $1 million. d. The firm value will probably decrease, but the amount
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the poorest countries in the world, and has been facing economic challenges as well as ecological obstacles for development. Over the years, the country’s economy has been deteriorating. Frequent ocurrence of natural calamities like floods and earthquake have made the Haiti’s economy sink deeper. According to the World Bank, in 1988, it was the only country in the Americas that had US$425. In the 1980s, the Haitian economy started to be dependent on agriculture, although, depending on agriculture
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TIMELINE OF PHILIPPINE HISTORY SUBMITTED BY: HIPOLITO, KRISTEL J. 10th century Year | Date | Event | 900 | | End of prehistory. Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the earliest known Philippine document, is written in the Manila area in Kawi script. | | | Rise of Indianized Kingdom of Tondo around Manila Bay. | 11th century Year | Date | Event | 1000 | | People from Southern Annam called Orang Dampuan establish trade zones in Sulu | 1001 | | Song Shih document records tributary
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| |Reported activities (Fantasy) | |The build-up of the Nikkei positions took off after the Kobe earthquake of January 17. This is
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African Journal of Business Management Vol. 5(14), pp. 5627-5636,18 July, 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM ISSN 1993-8233 ©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Training, motivation and teamwork improvement: The case of construction firms Amin Akhavan Tabassi*, Mahyuddin Ramli and Abu Hassan Abu Bakar School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. Accepted 15 March, 2011 A powerful human resource development
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IB Economics SL - Internal Assessment [Draft 1] Front Cover EF International Academy New York Candidate Name Candidate number Teacher Title of the article Avaneesh Chotalia T. Barnes Growth Accelerates, but U.S. Has Lots of Ground to Make Up NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/28/ business/economy/us-economy-growsat-modest-2-8-percent-rate.html? _r=1&ref=grossdomesticproduct January 27, 2011 January 14, 2012 Source of the article Date the article was published Date the commentary
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lessons learned from the attack. Merrill Lynch, which is one of the largest financial firms in the world, lost one of their primary data centers for over 6 weeks from the attack, and most businesses cannot survive a loss of critical data of this magnitude (Merian, 2011). Companies became more aware of the dangers of having onsite data storage without offsite replication, which would have limited the data losses at Merrill Lynch and made recovery of systems much easier and faster. The ability to
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response plan. Currently emergency response planning is being provided by Greenville County and due to the population growth it is important for the city to be able to protect its citizens and reduce the impact of disasters (hurricane, flooding, earthquake, hazardous materials, acts of terrorism, etc.) may have on their residents and city. Currently Greenville County is servicing six cities and its average response time is ten days from the time the disaster hits
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