Flood Research Papers Samples For Students

There are many strange similarities between ancient texts of different cultures. Within these narratives, there are different trappings, but many of the stories remain eerily similar across cultural boundaries; within The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Old Testament of the Bible, for instance, there are a number of different stories that are remarkably similar. The story of Gilgamesh and the plant of eternal life is very similar to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. However, perhaps the most similar of the stories contained within the Gilgamesh epic and the Old Testament of the Bible are ...

Background/Literature Review

Nature causes all floods despite the fact that some manmade activities also contribute in flooding. The developed nations on the globe including UK and the United States do suffer from losses caused by flooding (Natural Disasters-Floods). For instance, the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina that took place between 2005 and 2009 were intensified due to manmade activities (Shrum, 2014).

Classification of Flooding

Floods can be classified into river and coastal floods. Mandych (2011) defined river floods as inundations of river valleys that are caused by high waters running downstream. This is the most frequent and widespread type of floods. He added that river ...

Introduction

Covenant refers to a mutual agreement between two people that carries a pledge or promise for the future. One of the most important themes of Hebrew Bible is a covenant between the almighty God and His people or followers. In biblical interpretation, the word covenant contains more underlying meanings than a simple contract or agreement between two people. Derived from the Hebrew word ‘berith’, a covenant is "an agreement enacted between two parties in which one or both make promises under oath to perform or refrain from certain actions stipulated in advance" (Mendenhall and Herion 1 :1179). The word ‘covenant’ has been mentioned in ...

Introduction

A community is made up of a group of people living in close proximity to one another and is united by similar goals. The latter part of that statement is actually very crucial because it is what determines whether or not a community can sustain itself for a long time. The strength of the people’s unity and their ability to settle on their community goals are indicators of just how much they can coexist with one another. Coexisting, after all, is the main essence of a community. And there is no better way to demonstrate coexistence than by formulating a comprehensive plan.

Comprehensive Plans

Comprehensive ...

Introduction

Covenant refers to a mutual agreement between two people that carries a pledge or promise for the future. One of the most important themes of Bible is a covenant between the almighty God and His people or followers. In biblical interpretation, the word covenant contains more underlying meanings than a simple contract or agreement between two people. Derived from the Hebrew word ‘berith’, a covenant is "an agreement enacted between two parties in which one or both make promises under oath to perform or refrain from certain actions stipulated in advance" (Mendenhall and Herion 1 :1179). The word has been mentioned in the Old ...

Throughout much of world history, the advent of the rainy seasons has been seen as a positive. Indeed, in ancient Egypt, the arrival of floodwaters down the Nile River were a vital part of the cycle of life, as those floodwaters brought with them the fertile silt that would line the riverbanks the rest of the year, allowing farmers to plant and cultivate crops. The Nile river god and the sun god, Ra, were the two primary deities of that culture – if they did not deliver, then people would starve. Throughout much of Asia, the monsoon season – characterized by long periods ...

1.) Why did New Orleans flood? Include both types of levees, a discussion of wetlands and the modification the the Mississippi River.

New Orleans flooded for a variety of reasons. The first and most prominent reason that New Orleans flooded was the fact that it is seven to ten feet below sea level. The city of New Orleans is actually shaped like a bowl, so once water began flooding in, it is just following the course of gravity, which means flooding into the center of the city. In “The Storm that Drowned a City,” they describe the shape of the city as “a gigantic ...

Business continuity Planning

Having a business continuity plan is a very important requirement for businesses. A business continuity plan allows a business to be able to deal with large-scale incidences and disaster and allows the business to be able to resume normal operations as soon as possible.

Business impact analysis

The first task the business continuity manager needs to carry out is a business impact analysis. Any business will have risks. The primary role of a business impact analysis is to figure out the impact of risks on the business (Hiles, 2011). Different risks are classified differently. There are critical risks that cannot be allowed ...

Introduction

A tempestuous storm with force of winds up to 300 miles an hour is recognized as tornado. Shaped like a funnel, tornado appears to be a gray or black colored cloud moving towards the ground from its base of origin. An average tornado proceeds from southwest to northwest at a speed of 30-70 miles/hour but it can move into any direction or stay stationary in extremely rare cases. Tornadoes are sometimes accompanied by hurricanes. Tornadoes are atmospheric hazards that have the strength to uproot buildings and trees and turn them into deadly missiles within seconds. They are the most destructive natural hazards ...

What is the Book of Jubilees?

The Book of Jubilees is an ancient religious text which is not part of the Bible but which is deemed to be an apocryphal text which actually covers most of the Ground of the Genesis book in the Bible. It does differ substantially from what we find in the authorative text and tackles certain aspects rather differently. A typical example would be the incestuous relationship that one may find between the son of Adam and Eve, Cain and his wife which is not the case in the Bible but which makes for rather interesting reading.
Basically the Jubilees ...

Disasters

Disasters are events that disrupt the normal conditions in a community causing suffering to the people of the society or infrastructural damage beyond the adjustment limits of the community. Man-made disasters are easily preventable through proper policies and effective public awareness programs. However, natural disasters happen suddenly with little or no warning bringing the need for disaster preparedness to minimize their impacts. Hospitals and local emergency services play a crucial role in disasters. This is because, in any disaster situation, the priority is safeguarding human health and life.

Top Disasters to Prepare For

Different parts of the world experience different natural calamities hence every ...

ABSTRACT

Research studies of safety risk and often focus on learning from disaster. However, learning can also occur from considering risk management practices within organizations in which accidents have occurred. In the UK, cases such as National Grid Company demonstrate integrated management of safety and financial risk. The paper emphasizes on potential strengths, weakness, and present research study from different authors. The article then provides a recommendation that will assist future disaster risks in a move that was seen as addressing a national security concern rather than one of the public safety; the article focuses on several financial and organizational ...

1. Introduction
The low water crossing involves the construction of bridge when the water level is low. Once the water level increases it increases beyond the point and overflows in the bridge. This system is cheaper than the other formats. The low water crossing allows the vehicle to cross freely in the wet road. There are some constrains for getting permit to construct low water crossing. The term low water crossing means the surface is usually dry and the ford means the surface is usually wet. Culverts help in construction of cost effective water level crossing. The accurate ...

Introduction

A mudslide is a specific variant of a landslide, a term which describes “a wide variety of processes that result in the downward and outward movement of slope-forming materials including rock, soil, artificial fill, or a combination of these.”(Highland & Johnson, 2004). Of the different types of landslides described, the type known as “earthflow” includes the sub-category “mudflow” – the subject of this research paper. The following paragraphs will describe mudflows (or mudslides) and a number of the issues surrounding them.

The Research

Definition of Landslides and Mudslides. In the USGS factsheet originally produced by Highland & Johnson, it was stated that in a landslide, the movement of the displaced ...

Several researches have been conducted on the issue of global warning to detect its effects on both our environments, lives and animals. Most of those researches have actually supported the need to reduce the global warming by fighting against greenhouse gases. The main arguments are “is it really true that global warming result in shortage of crop production?” The scientific questions will be answered based on researches.
The arguments to evaluate is that those global warming has any effects on food production. It is very important to note that global food markets have increased in a volatile mode recently. ...

Section

All Sciences, whether Physical, Social, or a combination of the two (like Anthropology), are based on hypotheses and theories. Some of the unlikeliest scientific theories have arisen from hypotheses that were considered insane at one point.
In the world of Anthropology, the situation is no different. At one point, any supposition that the earth had been formed over billions of years rather than created in a biblical manner was considered criminal. Governments were so thrown apart by statements like this that people were decried as heretics, beheaded or sent into exile. These scientists went against what was mainstream thinking ...

The Old Testament and the Epic of Gilgamesh both share stories about floods. However, the emphasis and morals derived from the stories tend to contradict each other. In the epic of Gilgamesh, the floods occur as a punishment to the people for the noise they made (Jason Colavito). However, instead of letting humankind to be wiped off by the flood, one of the god’s Ea reveals to Utnapishtim what to do to survive the flood. He is granted the opportunity to start over without the knowledge of the other gods. This depicts the need to do what is ...

Introduction

Ashford University has been on a notable receiving end by natural disasters. The disasters that have been on the repeated hit on Ashford University include; Tornadoes, floods and storms (Matter 12-24). As a result, many things have been on the subjected to instances of destruction. In this regard, reports dictate that tornadoes have been an almost accepted phenomenon. Whenever heavy rain rains in their appropriate season’s rain, tornadoes have been engulfing the entire of Ashford’s main campus and the surrounding environs. In essence, the resultant effect of tornadoes to Ashford University has been overwhelming commencing from the time when ...

Compare and contrast the God in Noah's story

and the God in the Prodigal Son Parable
Reading the Bible, we notice how changes the personality of God. In the Old Testament He appears as a strict creator, disappointed with His creation and angry with people, who disrespect their Lord, whose thoughts and deeds are evil. In the New Testament we see the Lord, who loves every sinner, who's ready to meet him with open arms. Why the authors of Genesis and Gospels describe Him so differently? Was the Lord different, or maybe people had a different perception and understanding of His deeds?
- The Lord and people ...

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), the ecosystem under study, is situated in the foothills of the Himalayas i.e. the Shiwalik range and falls within Nainital and Pauri Garhwal districts of the state of Uttarakhand. Corbett National Park (CNP), 520.82 km2, and 301.18 km2 of adjoining Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary along with 466.32 sq.km of buffer zone together forms 1288.32 km2 of the tiger reserve (Barthari 12). CTR lies between 290 25’ N to 290 40’ N latitudes and 78 05’E to 790 5’E longitudes (see Fig. 1).
Figure 1: Location map of Corbett Tiger Reserve.

CLIMATE

The climate of ...

- Background
Several of the Asia and Pacific developing countries are located in the world’s hazard belts and are subject to occurrence of natural disasters such as floods, droughts, cyclones, earthquakes, windstorms, tidal waves and landslides, etc.
The major natural disasters that happen at times in this region are mostly due to climatic and seismic causes. Weather become increasingly unpredictable, communities and local governments are beginning to recognize the risks associated with the occurrence of increasing number of natural disasters and have begun to ask more questions.
We all need to know what we can ...

1. The FEMA mapping homepage supports multiple resources including mapping and engineering tools and MIP web services. Nonetheless, the website is inherently difficult to navigate hence is not user-friendly. In terms of data, key emphasis is on flood risk assessment with the recently initiated Risk map building on the flood hazard data. The risk map homepage still focuses flood hazard data which, as FEMA acknowledges, forms the basis of risk assessment. Clicking on the map viewer, it is evident that only a map indicating the risk of floods in the United States and territories appears, rather than a comprehensive data on ...

Introduction

Much recent publicity surrounding climate change has focused mostly on global warming, but little direct correlation has been given in the media with regard to the impacts that environmental pollution has on climate change, and also on human health. Although studies of pollution and the environment have been carried out since the time of the Industrial Revolution, it only relatively recently that attempts to measure environmental on a global scale have been undertaken. Environmental pollution is a major cause of global concern, not only for the effects that it has on the physical environments, but also for its potential ...

“Student’s Name”

“Institution Affiliation”

Introduction

In the past two decades, the growth of the internet has been paramount, providing one of the most important mediums of communication. Through the internet, users can send, receive, and share information. According to Statista (2016), the internet has 3.174 billion users as of December 31, 2015. Users have increased exponentially since 2010 with internet connection becoming a necessity for businesses and homes. However, growth in the number of users poses numerous challenges to Internet Service Providers (ISPs), who face a large number of traffic traversing their network. Some of the challenges include Denial of Service (DoS) ...

Introduction

Environmental Effects
Many have wondered what will happen when all of the tress in the world are gone. At the rate of deforestation generations soon to come will suffer the consequences of not having any trees due to deforestation today. Throughout this paper many details will be made evident as to who and what is effected by deforestation such as indigenous people as well as environment effects and climate change and what kind of damage is done to many different ecosystems and our planet as a whole but also what we can to do solve these issues. When digging ...

Introduction

Jericho is a city in Israel and apparently adds up as one of the oldest and ancient cities in the history of the world. It is located near River Jordan. The city also doubles as a major archeological site in the world given its relationship with a number of biblical stories as recorded in the books of Joshua and Judges. Jericho was initially occupied by Jordan which then relinquished ownership and authority to Israel. Currently, the city is under Palestinian authority. In the history of archeology, Jordan is remembered as the archeological site for the oldest stone tower in ...

Data Analysis and Interpretation

This section focuses on data analysis and data interpretation. The survey employed both primary and secondary data. The survey was conducted on a total of 212 oceanfront property owners in the town of Surfside Beach, South Carolina in order to determine their perception on sea level rise.

Perception of Threat Level of Sea Rise

Under this section, we asked the question “how concerned are you about the sea level rise?” The property owners were asked to indicate their concerns as either “a great deal, moderate amount, only a little and not at all.” Their responses are as shown below:
19% of them indicated they worried a ...

Introduction

The story is the story of the grandfather of David, one of my best friend. I knew that his family was migrated from Mexico, so I asked my friend to arrange my meeting with his grandfather. His name is George and now 90 years old. He told that they were six brothers, and he was the youngest one. He was graduated at that time.

He told us that the economic condition and job opportunities in his country always fluctuated. So, after his graduation he was very worried about his career, what to do as he could not find a reasonable ...

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Abstract
Luxor Temple in Egypt rose into prominence as the abode of various royal Egyptian dynasties. The kings honored the so-called god Amon. It became the main city of the kingdom. The Temple was managed by high military priests.
This research report summarizes the key events and historical background of Luxor Temple. It also sheds light on the building, the civilization and the culture prevalent in that period as well as the built environment. Moreover, it gives a comparison with the modern city of Luxor.

Luxor Temple in Egypt: An Introduction

The Luxor Temple was ...

Communication

When do the PR personnel of a Hollywood star needs to consider rebuilding reputation and image?
Entertainment headlines in the news often depict Hollywood stars getting involved in one or two controversies ranging from DUI offense to drugs and marital breakups. The role of PR personnel seriously damaging reputation is to minimize the subsequent effect effects of the controversies. News about Mel Gibson hurling racist and rather sexist remarks on his ex-girlfriend Oksana, or David Hasselhoff’s hospitalization due to alcoholism are just a few of the issues that PR personnel are trying to mitigate to preserve the public image ...

Flannery O, Connor, born Mary Flannery O’ Connor, is the author of two novels but is best known for her short stories. The most popular of these is thought to be A Good Man Is Hard to Find. She is considered a southern writer, who often used the south as a setting. She was not known for using characters that were easy to relate to, yet she is considered one of the most important voices in literary history, according to Harold Bloom’s “Flannery O’ Connor.” Bloom also commented that she used her stories to reflect her own religious values, which ...

Introduction

Every time there is a possibility of loss in any way, there is a particular cover for it. Whether it is for a loss in car insurance, an accident, or loss in case of a natural calamity, and disability insurance for a loss caused by sudden disability.

Health Insurance

This type of insurance provides coverage for individuals when they experience health emergencies and general health complications. This cover is for the costs incurred during doctor`s visit, medical emergencies, ambulance service, and hospital stays.

Life Insurance

This type of insurance only pays out only when the insured dies. It is then passed to the deceased`s survivors as a ...

Great Mosque of Damascus or the Umayyad Mosque

The Great Mosque of Damascus is located in Syria and is known to be one of the most important shrines of Islam. In fact it is probably the largest mosque in the world as well as being the oldest having been built on a site where there was a Christian church dedicated to St John the Baptist whose head is also said to be buried there.
The mosque was built in the year 634 and has undertaken several changes and modifications ever since. The tomb of the great Caliph Saladin is also located close by next to the Northern walls ...

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to conduct a research about the artificial methods of storing water in California while considering all the financial characteristics. This research will include two artificial (Manmade) methods of storing water in the state of California which will include; surface water such as Cisterns, Dams and aqueduct. Underground water will include pipelines, aquifers, canals and reservoirs.

Introduction

California’s water management system is arguably among the most innovative and complex artificial methods of storing water in the world. In California, colossal amounts of water are confined, stored, and then delivered through manmade features to serve ...

Introduction

For more than 150 million years, dinosaurs roamed across the earth. However, most dinosaurs became extinct suddenly within a short time. The last of the dinosaurs are estimated to have died about 65 million years ago. The cause of their extinction continues to be a mystery, with a number of factors such as diseases, climate change, geologic events and changing plant communities being thought to have played a part in the demise of dinosaurs. Of late, theories of dinosaur extinction have been the subject of much controversy and debate. The explanation that seems to have the support of many scientists spells out that ...

CE18-2

The installment-sales method of recognizing revenue is not generally acceptable. Revenue should generally be accounted for at the time a transaction is completed because they are not recognized until realized and earned (ASC 605-25-3). The installment sales method accounts for sales that may extend payment periods and involves recording revenues in a specific proportion based on the criteria of cash collections (Carmichael and Graham, 2012). Thus, for these sales in which collectibility uncertainty is present, recognizing the revenue at the point of sale would overstate income and is not generally acceptable. However, ASC 605-25-4 accommodate for unique cases when the seller ...

Question 1

The increasing war in Syria has led to increase in the number of refugees. It is estimated that the number of registered are about to 1.2 million and the unregistered alone are about 970,000. This means that the influx of refugees in the neighboring countries is ever increasing. The neighboring countries such as Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq strain a lot because they have to put aside resources to cater for food, healthcare, education, setting up camps, and other needs of those people.
In Lebanon for instance, refugees have increased the country’s population by 10%. Most of ...

The contribution of Alfred Wegener

William C. McCullough
LAIS 370 History of Science
Colorado School of Mines
Abstract
This paper discusses the role of Alfred Wegener in the discovery of the Plates tectonics theory. It is believed that the modern day plate tectonics theory is an advancement of continental drift theory which was discovered by Wegener. The study will seek to explore his efforts and contribution to modern science and how he has helped to shape the world.

Overview

Plate tectonics also known as continental drift theory describes that the earth was at one time many years back a super continent whereby ...

Communication Issues in Hurricane Katrina

Communication Issues in Hurricane Katrina
In the morning of August 29, 2005, hurricane Katrina reached to a level of intensity 5 which brought severe destruction in the Gulf Coast, from Central Florida to Texas and to New Orleans, Louisiana where a significant number of fatalities arise and where floodwaters lasted for weeks. Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most devastating Atlantic hurricane in the history of the United States leaving 1,833 people dead and an estimated total damage of $81 billion in properties.

The failure of the levees in New Orleans, Louisiana resulted to floodwaters that rose to rooftops ...

The economic development of many developing countries is currently deteriorating as a result of the current global issues ranging from literacy to climate change. East Timor is one of the countries that have suffered from low economic power especially after the country experienced a long struggle for independence and the negative climate conditions that have affected the development of agriculture, infrastructure among other economic factors. This call for the economic and development plans that will help the people of East Timor cope with the current social and economic situations as well as adopt new effective plans that will enable them develop. ...

Kariba dam was built between 1956 and 1963 and by that time was the largest manmade lake in the world-lake kariba. It was officially opened by the queen of England, Queen Elizabeth the second on May 16th 1960. At that time it was Africa’s most ambitious project switching the first electric generators of the time. A double concrete curvature arched dam wall was standing at above 128metres above the river bed. It was also a stretch of 617metres across the gorge of kariba on Africa’s second largest river-river Zambezi (Jansen,8).
The dam created a stretching inland sea ...

Disaster management is perhaps one of the disciplines that has gained much acceptance in the contemporary world. With the rate at which both natural and human-initiated disasters are occurring, it is no puzzle why this discipline is rapidly gaining popularity in institutions of higher learning (Jones, 2011). Fundamentally, disaster management is concerned with the monitoring and directing of resources, including human resources, in handling all charitable aspects of unforeseen disturbances. It is a multiphase cycle that involves preparedness, responding, and mitigation in relation to emergencies. Disasters are nonroutine occurrences, which in most cases are difficult to predict and call for ...

Introduction

Platelets comprise of a very important component in the blood. They prevent blood loss in the body. This is enhanced by formation of an entangled mesh made of fibrinogen which is activated by calcium ions and the von Willbrand factor. A complex physiology ensues within the first few minutes of exposure of the tissue underlying the epithelial tissue in the skin (Hoffman 2009, p.123). Platelets also play a very important role in ensuring the pathogenic organisms are prevented from entering the body through the exposed tissue on the skin. This paper comprise of various components which are intended to illustrate the ...