YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Two Responses to Disaster
Essays 121 - 150
history of the United States, and New Orleans is still trying to recover from it. This paper considers three aspects of the storm:...
did X, Y would not have happened." Of course, they cannot know this for sure. At the same time, throwing up ones hands and claimin...
A decision support system (DSS) is software that is capable of using complex analytical models that can help support the decision ...
period that passed from the time the first warnings of Hurricane Katrina were sounded, and the actual landfall of the storm. It se...
in General Its a given that disasters are unpredictable; if we could predict them accurately they would be far less damaging, be...
efforts of the international community" (Helton 192). The following examination of UN leadership looks specifically at its efforts...
Columbia disaster, it was determined that a multitude of the problem which had been uncovered during the investigation which took ...
Current Narrows Bridge is a great American saga. When Galloping Gertie splashed into Puget Sound, it created ripple effects across...
has precedence over the states. In practice, it is cooperative federalism that has largely held sway. In Federalist 32, Alexande...
caused by seismic activity, by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions (Regulatory Intelligence Data, 1998). Tsunamis can also be caus...
bad occurs, but they hardly remember the times when imminent danger was in the air. Even before 911, the government would plan for...
reports" (Subramanian, 2006, p. 1). It now includes things like the Internet, teleconferencing and other high tech communication m...
p. 1). It now includes things like the Internet, teleconferencing and other high tech communication methods (Subramanian, 2006). ...
to those impacts than are others. The normative, i.e. not so unique, stressors of Hurricane Katrina are characterized best ...
throughout the first two-thirds of the twentieth century reflects a cyclical recoil of increased famine deaths rather than what on...
by the government for UCIL where 50.9% of the remained in the ownership of Union Carbide Corporation (USA). This indicated the lev...
atmosphere and at the same time, it releases drier and cooler air into the atmosphere (The American National Red Cross, 2001). The...
This paper begins by explaining the reasons it is difficult for different federal agencies and departments to operate with each ot...
The paper presents a process which may be used for disaster recovery and contingency planning, focusing on IT assets and systems. ...
A scenario of disaster plan at a hospital is used as the basis for this essay. The scenario is described briefly, including commen...
The writer looks at the different events or influences that could result in oil prices increasing. Events such as war, natural di...
In a paper of fifteen pages, the writer looks at business continuity planning. Disaster recovery sites are analyzed in respect to ...
distractions are indeed rampant in our high-tech world. We feel the need to be in constant contact with others and consequently t...
Solutions to the Problem While the problem goes more to a lack of proper communication and decision-making, the truth is that t...
the other family members (U.S. Government, 2008). Other suggestions include ensuring that every family member has the phone number...
was a role for Human Resources in this scenario. One technique used by Continental was to hire friends (Brenneman, 1998). This mig...
3). It is when stress exceeds the individuals ability to cope that it becomes destructive. These destructive effects can be modera...
she was pushing mud off the porch and wiping furniture. More volunteers followed helping all the people who lived on that street. ...
state, local and personal levels for survival during, and recovery after, a hurricane has passed through an area. On the federal l...
such as the physical state of the building and other factors which impact the health of students. Furthermore, it is impo...