Disaster Case Studies Samples For Students

According to experts, the storm was as a result of a tropical depression that had formed in the Bahamas early on in August 23, 2005. Although the authorities in metrology were able to warn the authorities earlier, the federal government remains accused of taking its time evacuating people in the Gulf Coast (U.S. House of Representatives, 2006). According to a warning that was passed by the National Weather Service, the Gulf Coast would become inhabitable for months after the hurricane hit. According to statistics, New Orleans has been hit nearly five times before Katrina. However, experts state that Katrina ...

Individual Questions for Case Analysis

Introduction
Activision was one of the leaders in content development and publisher of interactive software for various game platforms. It had generated $1510 million revenue in the year 2007 with record increase in net income by 115%. Company’s success lies in the creating sequels.
Vivendi Games was one of the diversified groups of companies in the entertainment industry. It acquired two video game developer companies mainly Sierra and Blizzard in the year 1998. Blizzard was known for its subscription based business model. This case is based on the merger of Activision and Blizzard which created a unique competitive ...

Thesis Statement: By ensuring appropriate urban development patterns, enacting the necessary legislation, and controlling exposure to waste water, the authorities in Jeddah can preserve surface water and improve the living conditions of its people.

Overview

- Surface water is scanty in Jeddah region.
- Average amounts of rainfall received are very low.
- Surface water is not adequate to supply the human population in the region.
- Plenty of rainfall experienced on the Hijaz Mountains and in the high Red Sea Escarpment cause flooding.
- The only form of replenishment is precipitation.
- Despite its scarcity, surface water provides ecosystems ...

PART I

British Petroleum Company Profile
BP plc, formerly known as British Petroleum, is a UK based multinational oil and Gas Company with its headquarters located in London, England, United Kingdom. As of 2012, BP is the world’s sixth largest energy company in terms of market capitalisation, fifth largest company by revenues, and sixth largest oil and gas company by production (BP. Financial and Operating Information, 2008-2012). BP is a vertically integrated organisation and it has a strong presence in all areas of the gas sector, including exploration and production, refining, promotion, distribution, power generation, and trading. The company also ...

Introduction

Every lawyer can prove that modern justice system is not perfect. There are such cases that can be tried for months and even years. When such a case appears, a judge might find it difficult to sentence a defendant. This case study is devoted to a thorough analysis of one of such cases – the case State of New Jersey vs. Sonney Pelham. The essay will be divided into several parts. The first part will contain a brief case descriprtion.The second part –mens rea – will be devoted to the issue of innocence of the defendant. The third part – actus reus- ...

The population of Germany refers to the "golden billion" of developed countries, and the average German consumes much more than people in developing countries: energy in 20 times more Indian, steel in 100 times more than Filipino, aluminum by 15 times more than resident of Argentina. And all this in a very limited area. On this relatively small area focused exclusively concentrated powerful potential of the most polluting industries: coal mining, steel, great chemistry. In West Germany 19 operating nuclear power plants, it permeates the most dense network of roads. In the cities motor exhaust fumes give more ½ of ...

RE: EXPRESS OF NO MERIT ON THE CASE FILED BY SOFIA LUI’S FAMILY

Question Presented
The question I raise is that, was Uber system responsible for the death of Sofia Lui, and was the case filed by Sofia’s family has any merit?

Short answer

According to the arguments raised by the plaintiffs, Sofia Lui family represented by Attorney Christopher Dolan; there is no evidence linking Uber System to the death of Sofia Lui. The driver in contention was a contractor who had been given a job by Uber System but at the moment of the accident, the driver in mention did not have any account with the company. Mr. Muzaffar, the driver, was ...

Earthquakes may have varied effects on the ways in which they affect the human settlement and activities that are conducted on a daily basis. The natural disasters that result from the geographical activities of earthquakes affect the settlement patterns and the human activities that might be of use when it comes to earning a daily life. Earthquakes have adverse effects on the housing and settlement of people. They are forced to change the way they were initially structured which makes it difficult to cope with the new ways of life. They are also driven into hard economic situations where ...

Activision and Vivendi Games company will combine their sales into a merger regarding a lately developed, subsidiary of Activision and Vivendi Games. Due to this alliance, Vivendi Games, one mother partnership of Blizzard Production and Sierra, will convert too fully of Activision. Vivendi will receive around 295.3 million lately issued dividends of Activision general property. Concurrently including the Alliance, Vivendi will buy around 62.9 million lately issued stock ownership of Activision general assets at a price of $27.50 for individual share at a cost of around $1.7 billion. Appearing in an entire Vivendi control pale in Activision Blizzard around ...

- There were several human resource functions that were affected by the natural catastrophe in the form of Hurricane Rita. The major problem hiring and attracting new workers for the job. Everyone in the town was more worried about their homes, than turning up for the job. As a result, even large businesses were unable to attract and hire new workers. The major function of recruitment and selection was affected. Similarly, compensation and bonuses was also affected as there was short supply of workers, and their demand was huge. The third function that was affected by Hurricane Rita was ...

Abstract

Keystone XL Pipeline is a project proposed that is expected to offer energy security to the US and strengthen its economy. The crude oil pipeline is expected to cover 1,897 kilometers and estimated to be of 36 inches in diameter. The pipeline is expected to run from Hardisty, Alberta to Steele city in Nebraska. The pipeline is also expected to improve the American economy by opening up the American Midwest markets and the markets found along the Gulf Coast of the US. The Keystone system consists of different operational phases that include phase I, II and III, the ...

- Chet is an executive of one of the biggest plant of the Norris Company. The work pressure is very stiff, and there is a lot of things that he expects to do in any particular. Looking at Chet schedule for one particular day, one can see that several principles of time and stress management have been compromise. Although, Chet is trying to improve the situation sincerely, there is a lot going on his mind. Even the basic principles of stress management and time management have not been following resulting in stress, time-loss and poor work-life balance. Chet is ...

The decision for Royal Caribbean International to determine whether to continue to make stops in the devastated Island Nation of Haiti and its Labadee beach is certainly one that has deep implications associated with it.
In the wake of the utterly devastating Haiti Earthquake, even though research states that there will be no effect on the number of reservations made for the cruise liner, the company still has a moral and social obligation which is far greater than the profit motive. Although the Labadee beach has remained untouched by the earthquake, having guests stay in the same area where ...

Introduction

Question 1. how and why the incident happened (what conditions allowed the incident to happen)?
Hiroshima is located in the west of the largest Japanese island of Honshu. The town's name translates as "Wide Island". It is so named because the bayou Ota, flowing from the mountains to the plains Chugoku, where the Hiroshima formed at the confluence of the Inner Sea 6 islands protrude into Hiroshima Bay. They located the city. Hiroshima worth almost entirely in the valley, only slightly above sea level; to the north-west and north-east lie the hills, up to 700 feet (Rotter, 2008).
...

Bush administration passed the amendments of Disabilities Act that prevents discrimination of mentally and physically people. In addition to that the act prohibits employers, agencies, labor unions and the government from discriminating disabled people while hiring, application procedures and other issues during employment. According to the act, one should not discriminate a disabled person provided they could perform the task. It is wrong to discriminate disabled people in the workplace. The case entails the discrimination of a disabled person that is qualified whom the employer rejects since the employee will have a high hiring cost at the expense of ...

At the time this documentary film was shot the question existed whether the global warming was such an alarming issue, whether it would affect our planet so drastically, and whether our human race is the main cause for all this happening. Well, it was obvious, and it is even more obvious now that the answer is yes, and humanity is the main factor that is causing those climate changes.
About 15 years ago scientists all over the world would argue over the question of whether Earth has entered just another natural period of climate change that happens regularly from ...

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Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster of 1980 – An Engineering Failure

Highway bridges on navigable waterways are at risk from vessel collision. Since they are primarily built to let vessels pass through, design considerations should include the probability of a major collision of its structural members from a passing vessel. There are several factors why vessels may come in contact with a bridge’s structural member. The deviation of a vessel from its path may be caused either by human error, mechanical error or may result because of adverse environmental conditions. Indeed, the collision of M/V Summit Venture with the pier of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was due to ...

Wannasri Sriphatsaraphikhup

Strayer University
ENG215: Research and Writing
Revision of Part One A: Problem exists
Introduction
The increasing use of cell phones on our roads has become a major issue, not only for those who use them while driving, but for others who use the road as well. Cellphones are a major distraction, and many deaths have been reported largely due to its use while driving. Texting while driving is a common phenomenon, as it takes the risk of being detected by law officers away, and while it has become an alarmingly growing trend, it has also become one of the ...

There are differences in the response to hazards depending mainly on the type, location, rate of spread, and the nature level of effects. In specific terms, there exist differences in traditional hazards such as fires and terrorism related hazards.
Traditional hazards have predictability before or soon after occurrence as opposed to terrorism hazards (William L. Waugh, 2004). The responses depend on the trend identified soon after occurrence. In the case of fires, the responses is usually very clear involving evacuation of the affected to safety. It is possible to establish with precision the direction the fire is spreading towards, ...

Impediments to disaster prevention are the obstacles or abstractions that prevent the process of risk mitigation from taking place. With the increasing incidents of risks, everybody is looking for the best way to curb the serious risks that take place year in year out. Since Close to everybody is at risk and disaster may hit at any time, it is very important that we looked for the best ways to mitigate disaster. Very many of such disasters have already hit different places including the big cities not forgetting the ones that have occurred in the United States most recently ( ...

Incident Response Policy

Incident Response Policy
Incident response team is the team responsible for dealing with the IT incidents and also managing its impact to the company. The company should assemble a proper team then identify roles and responsibilities of the team members. Incident response team should include, Incident response Team leader who is responsible for directing and organizing the incident response team. The foremost duty is to manage incident response processes, policies and procedure updates that will deal with the future incidents. This person should be well conversant with risk management and IT security.
Then Incident Lead who is responsible for ...

Revision of part one a: Problem exists

Introduction
Increasing cellphone usage in our roads, today, is a major problem. It increases the risk of accidents and has led to the loss of lives. Cellphones are an important means of communication which will remain in use for a long time. A solution must then be sought to curb mobile phone usage while driving. The following thesis proposes a solution for curbing cellphone usage while driving.

Discussion

In part one, a problem exists cellphone use while driving is under discussion. The Professor and classmates agree that cellphone use while driving is a major problem as it may result to ...

Joe’s Risk Factors

Availability – due to his business, which Joe claims is his major concern; he can buy alcohol for himself, which exposes him to drinking. Additionally, Joe can buy the drink from his pension from the military service. This might lead to higher drinking since he can afford alcohol. The other risk factor is family conflict. The fact that Joe was brought up in an alcoholic family exposed him to drinking behavior. His late father brought about family conflicts when he was around the home, and at times Joe almost hit him in the face with a baseball bat. These family ...

Determine the impact of this event on ARC’s benefits of business ethics. ( Employees' commitment, investor loyalty, customer satisfaction, and bottom line.)
Providing relief to disaster victims, facilitating people in preparing for disasters and responding to emergencies is the core business of the ARC. In the event of September 11 in 2001, the ARC benefits of ethics suffered negative impact. The organization operates independently and has about 35000 employees and about half a million volunteers. The organization has a set of policies and regulations that govern how everyday situations and issues are addressed. When the USA was under a ...

Introduction

Disaster preparedness is a very important concept which should be taken seriously. The contemporary society is exposed to lots of emergencies which necessitate a proper knowledge of disaster management skills. I am considering writing this plan to give insightful information on how such disasters can be managed (McKenzie, 1997). Without a well plan, it may be so challenging to deal with this problem. Therefore, it should be properly implemented to help achieve many results as possible.
- Purpose of the program;
The purpose of the program will be to reduce the risk and losses that occur due to emergencies ...

Abstract

Gulf Mexico oil spill also known as the Deep-water Horizon oil spill, BP Oil Disaster or the Macondo Blowout is considered to be the largest oil spill in the history of mankind. Such oil spills cause a lot of environmental as well as economic damages. Laws are in place to urge oil drilling companies to keep provisionary measures on the face of such disasters. But many situations went wrong causing a massive oil spill, a part of which still floats around in the seas. The following article is a discussion of the Gulf Mexico BP Oil Spill incident and ...

Abstract

The Hurricane Katrina presents one of the most devastating disasters ever witnessed by the global community. From the Engineering perspective, the Katrina disaster is of high relevance because it challenged ethics in engineering professional. The disaster caused a storm surge that levees in New Orleans were unable to sustain. Evidence affirms that the Katrina disaster is attributable to failures in various elements including engineering, political and social systems. In the Katrina case, the engineering failure that prompted the incident is identifiable in the fact that the engineers failed to armor or protect the levees against erosion. Other factors including ...

Arguably, disasters are inevitable and take place the moments we least expect. As a matter of fact, there are various disasters that have taken place in the world, and each of it comes up with unbelievable destruction. It is worth noting that when a disaster occurs there is more to be learned from it, especially on issues related to disaster management, preparedness and emergency response. One of the disasters that occurred in the past is the Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was one of the storms that affect the coast of U.S. in the history of United States; Hurricane Katrina ...

1) On the 12th of September 2 trains collided. The engineer of the train 111 was Robert M. Sanchez who from the early age was interested in this sphere. He did his best to fulfill his dream, he got hired to Metrolink, but on the 12th of September in 2008 he had his last commute route. There are some causes of the Metrolink accident.Sanchez was inattentive (before he had received several discipline letters for not following the rules). He wasn’t supposed to use his cell phone at work but he did (Sanchez texted to one teenager who was ...

Introduction

On October 25, 2011, a King Air A100 crashed on final approach into Eveleth, Minnesota claiming the lives of the pilot and co-pilot as well as all six passengers. The flight was intended to fly U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone and five members of his campaign staff to Eveleth, Minnesota, but unfortunately, the flight was never completed.

Accident History and Relevant Information

There were numerous human factors that contributed to the crash of King Air A100 N41BE, starting with the Captain. A company copilot expressed that three days before the fatal flight, the Captain flew with him in another King Air. After takeoff, the captain ...

Two visits.

During the two visits, the Oceanics group should have investigated the management team of the manufacturer’s supply chain or other activities that relate to the flow of incoming materials required to complete the vessel. The Oceanics group should ensure that they find a manufacturer that has the essential materials either acquired or plan to acquire in order to produce the manufacturing of the vessel conforms to all the specifications. Efficient supply chain will ensure smooth movement of work between divisions without causing delay.
Another area of great concern that the Oceanics group should investigate is the engineering work ...

Statutory issue: Do the activities of KPL fall within the meaning of Section 13 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1889 to constitute as “discharge or deposit any matter of any kind in the navigable water” holding it liable for violation?
The main argument for the plaintiff is that it cannot be held liable for violating Section 13 since its activities does not fall within the meaning of “discharge of any matter of any kind in the navigable water” as provided by law. In this particular case, KPL draws water at normal temperatures from the river in order ...

Who was responsible for the organizational failures surrounding the response to Hurricane Katrina?

Whether Hurricane Katrina was a planned failure or a result of failing to plan has remained a matter of debate among the social and political circles. However, most scholars and researchers that focused keenly on the causes of the disaster say that the poor response to the disaster that hit the southern state of Louisiana was an organizational blunder. A mistake deeply rooted in the wrong priorities set by the government. According to Johnson et al (2008), the government, both national and local was responsible for the organizational failures surrounding the response to Hurricane Katrina. Johnson et al (2008) ...

1)At what location on earth do the stars rise in the west and set in the east? (1 mark) Explain how

Stars appear to rise in the west and set in the east on earth if someone is positioned above the Northern celestial pole.
There are two factors that cause stars to rise and set in the said manner. First, it is the northern celestial pole and second is the rising and setting of the sun. The northern celestial pole is 25 degrees away from the zenith which is to its north. So if one were in the ...

Incident management processes, business continuity and disaster recovery planning are the fundamental concepts required of any business entity. Incident management is a coordinated practice at the corporate level that is dependent on round the clock reporting line and quick assessment and escalation for severity. A sound and formal protocol and procedure should be adhered to in relation to incident resolution and recovery. This may include 24 hour incident response team and incident communication procedures. In addition, virtual meeting rooms may be designed to bring together all the required personnel with regular status update.
Business continuity planning is best practices ...

Before a claim is filed in court, there are considerations a party has to bear in mind. These are regarded as pre-action considerations. They assist in determining factors such as the type and validity of the claim, the right parties, and the costs vis-à-vis the award. Essentially, they assist a party in determining whether litigation is the best option and if so, how it will be conducted.
Candy Tang wants to sue Sid Ho for injuries sustained because of an accident that occurred due to Sid’s negligence. The injuries have prevented her from carrying on her work ...

Background Information:

Union Carbide Corporation is a corporation or a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical; it is the producer of chemicals and polymers that undergo more than one conversion before it reaches the consumers. The company employs over 2400 people. The markets that are served by these products include paints and coatings, packaging, cable and wire, household products, personal care, automotive, textiles, agriculture, oil, gas and pharmaceuticals. The Union Carbide Corporation is a earlier constituent of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
The company had found a cost-effective way to produce ethylene from naturally found gas and liquids, such as propane ...

Question 1

The type of flood occurred at Tarbela Dam around July 29th was an overbank flooding; the high precipitations filled the river Indus, the water within the river reach peak discharge and overflows its river banks and spreads across the surrounding areas.

Question 2

The Chashma Barrage experienced twenty five floods as outlined below.
28-Jul-10 643.30
29-Jul-10 645.40
30-Jul-10 640.30
31-Jul-10 640.00
1-Aug-10 640.00
3-Aug-10 640.00
4-Aug-10 640.00
5-Aug-10 641.00
6-Aug-10 641.00
7-Aug-10 640.40
8-Aug-10 640.00
9-Aug-10 640.00
10-Aug-10 639.20
11-Aug-10 639.00
12-Aug-10 639.00
13-Aug-10 639.00
14-Aug-10 640.00
15-Aug-10 641.00
16-Aug-10 642.00
17-Aug-10 642.00
18-Aug-10 642.50
19-Aug-10 642.50
20-Aug-10 643.00
21-Aug-10 643.00
...

Bubba as a small company manufacturing materials is needed employees with expertise and needs to adhere to workplace standards to keep the working environment of its employees safe. Essentially, it should set the following safety standards as its priority as these are either directly related to the health of its employees or to the safety of the work area.
The company needs a respiratory protection program. This program is extremely essential in the painting department where harmful solvents are used. These solvent are known to be hazardous to human respiratory functions. The respiratory program will involve the use of ...

- What are the ethical issues in this case?
There are different ethical issues evident within the BP Oil Spill case. In the case study the main ethical issue is the impact the oil spill had on mental health of various stakeholders. Despite the significant impact of the spill on the mental health of various people, the organization responsible, British Petroleum, did not take the right measures. Therefore, other than the consequence of the oil spill on the mental health being an ethical issue, the other ethical issue is the lack of response on the same despite the fact ...

Production and use of nuclear energy is among the controversial environmental issues, which have given led to a serious debate. On one hand, the opponents of the debate argue that nuclear energy have various environmental and economic challenges; whereas on the other hand, the proponents of use of nuclear energy perceive it as a substitute of fossil fuels because of its sustainability. However, the sustainability and cleanliness of nuclear energy is questionable. It is imperative to note that although nuclear energy produces less emission as compared to other forms of energy, particularly the fossil energy, it does not mean ...

Kay V. Cessna Aircraft Company, 548 F.2d 1370(1977)

Julius Kay, the Plaintiff’s deceased husband, had been killed after his Cessna airplane crashed as he took-off. One of the engines had failed resulting to the crush.
The Plaintiff sued the manufacturer of the plane, the defendants, under the strict products liability doctrine. The defendant argued that the instructions were adequate and had the deceased followed them, the accident would not have occurred.
The jury found the defendant liable for the accident upon which they made a motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict. The trial court granted the motion. The ...

Exxon Valdez Crises and the BP Crises

The BP Oil Spill of 2010 and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in 1989 are among the major oil spills in history. Many similarities can be drawn from the two crises, with BP having the better chance of learning from the events that followed the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Two major similarities can be identified from the two crises, especially in terms of public relations blunders. One similarity regards the response to the crisis. According to Mulkern (1), after the spill, both companies put emphasis on science over people. For example, after the spill, Exxon blamed Alaska for not ...

What is a Safety Management System?

A Safety Management Program (SMS) program is a formal business approach to safety risk management. This program is a complete approach to safety management, equipped with proper organizational structures, policies, procedures, and accountabilities.
According to Hudson (2001), a safety management system works in the best way when integrated in the organizational culture. Stand alone Systems for safety management in aviation can overlook errors and hazards. Small errors or hazards from one are may combine with others, resulting in an accident or incident (Reason, 2001).
According to CASA (2002), there are 10 basic steps in establishing an SMS. These methods ...

- Bringing in Unwanted Pests (roaches).
Bringing unwanted pests into the households compromises the occupiability value of the apartment. An apartment infested with pests is very unlikely to attract probable tenants in comparison with a clean apartment with no pests. The reason for investing in apartments is to generate returns from tenants through the collection of rent. Without tenants, the investor will not be able to get any returns. The presence of pests in the apartment increases the chances of tenants avoiding the premise.
- Damaging Premise (damaging the property).
The physical condition of the apartments is one of ...

Natural ecosystem is a linkage of natural organisms that depend on each other in order to survive. The bond created between natural organisms involves the interdependence between plants, human beings and animals. In most biological studies, human beings have been placed under the category of animals. This is simply because they possess the characteristic of moving around in search of food and shelter (Nabokov 2007). There are many preservation areas which have been created to preserve native species of organisms. It is important to preserve such species since they remind us of the history of a certain area. They ...

It is not possible to remove the chances of accidents that occur, however certain steps can be taken to reduce the number and chances of accidents. Fleet management is about managing the fleet in order to reduce such accidents. Fleet management or control is to implement rules and regulations that the operatives have to follow by proper implementation of such rules would lead to the main objective. Most of the accidents that occur are because of the carelessness of employees working on the ship. So the task of supervisor is to manage and deal with such issues. Dover-Calais Route ...

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION

During a session in the physics laboratory, the following hazards were identified
- Exposed Belts
Some of the machines in the laboratory did not have shields covering the belts and pulleys the machine. This holds the potential hazard of clothing getting caught between the pulleys and the belts. There is also the hazard of one's fingers getting caught between the pulleys and the belts. Risk Matrix – E[III] E[x]
- Exposed Live Socket Wires
Some of the wall sockets were broken and had the live wires sticking out of the wall. This holds the potential hazard of electrocution ...

In 19th December 2012, OSHA filed a petition against the SeaWorld of Florida LLC’s in a federal court in Florida in order to force it to ensure compliance with the administrative subpoenas that require SeaWorld to present three managers for an interview during the OSHA’s abatement inspections follow-up. The personnel from the SeaWorld were to answer to questions about correction or abatement of prior violation whereby the trainers exposed to drowning and struck-by hazards while they are performing with the killer whales and this was an enforcement case which started when Dawn Brancheau, SeaWorld trainer, was killed ...

Equilibrium Price and Quantity

The earthquake in Japan has affected the supply chain in the world including those of cars. As a result, there would be fewer supplies until Japan recovers from the earthquake. (Miyoung and Jim)
Figures 1 and 2 show the demand and supply curves of Japanese cars would have been affected by the earthquake. Figure 1 shows the demand curve of Japanese car demand. It is the typical demand for Japanese cars.
Figure 2 shows the shift of the supply costs of Japanese car. The situation is not a simple case of low inventory. So, it is not just a ...

- What aspects of NASA practice revealed in the aftermath of the Columbia disaster suggest that the changes sought in the aftermath of the Challenger disaster were not sustained?

NASA acted to stress more on safety and accordingly implement certain organizational changes with respect to maintaining reliability, safety, quality assurance and management. However, the Columbia disaster suggested that change was not implemented in the organization. The recommendations of the board during the Challenger disaster revealed an autocratic leadership held by Marshall and similar autocratic styles still existed which lead to the Columbia disaster. Despite knowing the possible catastrophic effects, managers ...

Analysis of Omega Corporation’s IT infrastructure, particularly with regards to its Production SAP system, has led to the conclusion that the following would be the most affected business processes in the event of an outage.
In terms of cost impact, the following business processes will be the most affected, from the most to the least critical:
- Cash flow management and Treasury Function
- Schedule and billing information management
- Service sales (Related to Schedule & billing information management)
- Payment of accounts payable
- Payroll processing
- Audit and compliance

As shown by the results of a University of Wisconsin study (Hiatt, 2000, p. 6), “the longer a disaster disrupts communications, the more critical ...

Risk management cycle and strategy of disaster

- Introduction
Recent studies on the climate have linked global warming to the occurrence of earthquakes. Even though it does not seem real that climate change would affect plate tectonics movement, scientists have managed to identify a probable linkage between the movement of plate tectonics and global warming. This provides in depth insight into the recent occurrence of strong earthquakes such as the 2010 earthquake in Chile, 2004 in Indonesia, and the 2010 earthquake that ripped Haiti. The past decade alone has witnessed three of the strongest earthquakes to ever hit the earth. Therefore there could a link between ...

Risk management cycle and strategy of disaster

Introduction
Hurricane sandy is one of the major disasters ever to hit North America. The storm caused devastation in parts of the Northeastern United Sates, mid-Atlantic, and the Caribbean. Other parts of the region also experienced effects of the storm but the severity was mild. The storm is linked to the impact of climate change experienced in the globe. Scientists have argued that increased emission of greenhouse gasses is causing one of the major environmental risks of global warming and climate change. Some of the major disasters witnessed in the world today are a direct result of increased emission ...

Introduction

Mount Kembla inhabits a significant place in the mining history of New South Wales due to uncertainty that occurred in the past. The past of mount Kembla is associated with the infamous explosion that takes the lives of ninety six residents in 1902.
The mountain is situated in about eleven kilometers west of Wollongong and spreads to southern part of Farnborough Heights. Figtree is located in the east while mount Keira is located to the north. In 1770, the mountain was discovered by Captain James Cook who referred to the mountain as “a round hill”, due to the fact ...

1. Introduction

Climate change is only one of the adverse affects that experts claim would result from global warming if it were not prevented from happening through the decrease or elimination of greenhouse gas emissions. As such, experts have constantly warned governments about the possible risks. Already, we see this happening in the natural disasters that we’ve experienced over the past two decades. One such incident recently happened in Jeddah, particularly in the year 2009, when heavy rains caused an extensive damage to the city.

In this regard, this paper will perform an analysis of the said 2009 ...

Question 1

Barton should answer the questions with the analysts with a sober mind. He should ensure that they do not take the current situation. He should ensure that the analysts do not get the situation that is happening on the ground now. He should try to shed a good picture of the company and that the share price is set to grow further. He will be asked to tell the expected growth rate in the following months. He will also be asked to tell the secret of the phenomenal growth. There will also be questions regarding its competitive advantage. The ...

In the third and final presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney in the race for presidency, the two candidates brought each other to task on the issue of foreign affairs. The main areas of interest were the policy on Iraq and Afghanistan, the reaction to the Arab spring and the nuclear weapon development in Iran.

On the issue of Iraq, the president argued that Romney’s policy was quite weak. He argued that Romney’s policies were inconsistent as well as muddled. In clearing up the maters on his side, he argued that he would still ensure ...

Galveston Hurricane of 1900

This hurricane hit the city of Galveston, Texan on September 8, 1900 (Simpson, 2003). It was a category 4 storm, and it is widely considered to be the deadliest hurricane in U.S history. The storm claimed about 8,000 casualties and leveled the city of Texas. The main cause of the hurricane is unknown due to limited observation ability during the 19th Century. The storm was first sighted on august 27 east of the Windward Islands. By august 30, the storm had passed through the Leeward Islands. Antigua reported a severe storm three days later. ...

Current Situation

The nuclear program of Iran is currently the world’s most polarizing issue. While European and American have a believe that Tehran have a plan of building nuclear weapons, the leadership of Iran argues that the sole aim of developing the nuclear program is simply to generate electricity without dipping into the oil supply that is meant to be sold abroad and offer fuel to the country’s medical reactors. A report by international nuclear inspectors shows that Iran has already put in place three quarters of its nuclear centrifuges that is needed for completing deep underground site meant ...