Category: Disaster

Earthquakes: History and Studies Summary Earthquakes are sudden and unprecedented movements of the earths surface that are caused by the abrupt release of energy into the earths crust. The accumulation of this energy and its subsequent release causes seismic waves that lead to dislodgement of underground rocks, causing faults along which earthquakes take place the…

Historical Perspective and Disasters as a Process The past can be treated as an important source of information about the way systems will respond in the future. Still, it cannot be considered a perfect source since it is impossible that a situation will occur again with every single little detail. Nevertheless, it will be logical…

Comparison of the Loma Prieta California Earthquake and Armenia Introduction An earthquake is a tremor in the earths crust that results in seismic waves as a result of the sudden energy realized from the bowels of the earth. Earthquakes are most likely to occur in regions where the earths crust is experiencing any form of…

William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster The 1928 St. Francis dam disaster in Los Angeles, California is one of the most devastating man made failures in the history of the United States. It came down in the history of the state as the second greatest loss of life with the first one being…

Disaster Preparedness Experience I volunteer at a local library during my free time. Several pitfalls might be encountered in disaster planning for such an organization. First, the planners assume that only those who work in the library can take action in case of an emergency and fail to involve the local community. This is an…

Hurricane Katrina: Improvised Communication Plan On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina swept through the city of New Orleans (Lachlan & Spence, 2007). The hurricane caused extensive losses in the Gulf Coast region. In the aftermath of the damage, thousands of residents were left homeless. As the victims escaped from the region to safer grounds, millions…

Disasters and Emergency Response in the Community The onset of a disaster prompts the nation or region affected to depend on the emergency response team. Various types of disasters usually are grouped into two different main categories, which are natural disasters and man-made disasters (Jackson et al., 2004). Naturally occurring disasters are physical phenomena caused…

Earthquake Mitigation Measures for Oregon Describe observations that tell us the Cascadia subduction zone has (a) had large earthquakes in the past and (b) is building towards an earthquake. The measurements of the Earths crust movements show that a strain is building up beneath Oregon. The geologists proved that large-scale earthquakes occurred in the Cascadia…

MAP-IT Framework for Disaster Recovery Plan for the Vila Health Community Table of Contents Vila Health Disaster Recovery Plan Purpose Vila Health Community Needs Assessment Healthy People 2020 goals and 2030 objectives Improving Health Equity MAP-IT (Mobilize, Assess, Plan, Implement, Track) framework Cultural, Social, and Economic Barriers and Proposed Strategies Timeline for the Recovery Effort…

Hurricane Maria and Community Response to Hazard Hurricane Maria, which took place in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Dominica on September 20, 2017, is believed to be one of the most devastating natural disasters of the 21st century, taking the lives of 64 people, according to the official death poll. It was a tropical…