Bhopal disaster

Politics after Katrina Disasters put a lot of pressure on everyone that it affects. Every person hearing the news or living through feels some kind of pain. When people are affected, it eventually means politics will have to show its ugly head. Politics and disasters do not mix well at all. Notably was hurricane Katrina. According to the article, Politics after Katrina, published by Jake Elliott (2010) Katrina was the largest natural disaster to hit the mainland United States to date. Combine…

The Chernobyl disaster occurred on an early morning on April 26, 1986. The accident caused an entire Ukraine city to be evacuated and abandoned. Do to the explosion, radioactive substances reached an altitude of 1.5 kilometers into the atmosphere. Being a windy day, all of the radioactive substances which formed a cloud were drifted above Scandinavia. The cloud then came back above the Ukraine. Research today shows us that radioactive clouds from the accident have made their way across the…

The history of love canal is one that precedes the great second world war; a period when regulations were uncommon, and the United States government was not focused on holding giant companies liable. To fully understand the what happened at Love Canal, one must carefully revisit the history of its origin. It all started out as dream when William T. Love arrived in Niagara Falls; his dream was to build an industrial city with expedient access to inexpensive water power and major markets such as…

Annotated Bibliography Topic: Nuclear Energy Thesis: While nuclear energy has many benefits, the negative implications must be considered. "Fukushima's Radioactive Water Leak: What You Should Know." National Geographic. National Geographic Society, 14 Apr. 2017. Web. 30 Apr. 2017. This is an educational site with research information and photographed footage. In this questionnaire from National Geographic, Patrick Kiger describes the catastrophe in Japan involving nuclear energy and waste…

currents carrying radioactive material out to sea. According to numerous marine biologists this radioactive material can be found in oceans 60 years after they were initially released, and may be detrimental to both marine life and seafood. This disaster affected the marine food chain in numerous ways. For example, the ocean has natural radioactive isotopes such as Polonium-210, which is responsible for the radiation dose the marine organisms receive. Certain organisms such as types of plankton…

Koffler is an example of a bad building to choose for a safe house during a zombie apocalypse. Although the building is sufficiently tall (5 stories), allowing refugees to stay far away from the zombies, this building contains many labs that various science classes use. One of the classes that use this building for labs is the chemistry department. This poses many different obstacles. Due to the amount of scientific experiments that go on in this building, there are many different chemicals,…

Before the storm Prior to the disaster, the Fukushima prefecture was a peaceful rural area specialised in agriculture. With approximately 70,000 farmers, it was considered as the granary of Japan, providing food to millions of people all over the country. The prefecture was also famous for its numerous landmarks and monuments. For example, the childhood home of Hideyo Noguchi (a bacteriologist known for his tremendous contribution to modern medicine, who has been printed on the 1000¥ banknotes…

Natural hazards Part 1 → Summary of floods in Australia Geographical Causes Geographically, in Australia High levels of heavy rainfall most often cause floods. Although in other parts of Australia, floods can be caused by melting snow, tropical cyclones and tropical storms. Floods are usually caused by low-pressure systems, which occur in the late winter and spring. Typically in June, July and August. A rare Geographical cause of flooding is when seawater comes up onto dry land. Giant waves…

Suppose your computer system was ruined or damaged by a simple power surge. Imagine your business needed to be shut down temporarily because an electrical surge damaged all your equipment. What could happen to your business if an employee error damaged your only production machine? Even broken water pipes can cause a lot of damage. You may not expect them, but any of these things could happen. It's easy to see why insuring your business's equipment is a smart move. If your business equipment…

“Fukushima radiation nears California coast, judged harmless. The article was published on November 11 2014. In this article, they talked about a couple of different things. One of the topics they talked about was the Fukushima nuclear disaster that occurred in 2011, and how the radioactive contamination has slowly started to approach the coast of California. The radiation levels were looked over by researches and found out that the radiation does not pose a risk to the people…