Disaster

and after the occurrence of natural disasters to keep others informed. Sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have become tremendously popular in aspects like reporting the news. Most news channels now have apps, blogs, and social media accounts. Though, many people may feel as if the information about disasters being reported is inaccurate due to the source of where someone recorded it from. Overall, social media is a benefit in the concept of disaster awareness because it is the…

there was an adjustment in temperature and a deficiency of wind that confined a deadly mixture of sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and metal dust. This toxic mixture ends up remaining in the air for five days. Forlornly, due to this environmental disaster, 20 residents had lost their lives and 7,000 other residents agonized from conditions such as: nausea, vomiting, headaches, abdominal cramps, and choking or coughing on blood. Numerous of firemen had been bearing oxygen tanks in the streets…

serious engineering disaster in human’s history. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was the first nuclear power plant built inside Ukraine by the former Soviet Union, which was considered as the most secure and reliable nuclear power plant in the world. It consisted of four same reactors which was known as model RBMK-1000 and each capable of generating 1 gigawatt of electricity. The power plant provided a total of 10% of Ukraine’s electricity when the accident happened. The disaster occurred on April…

Simply put, if your business relies on information technology, you need a disaster recovery plan in place to keep it going when the unforeseen happens. A sound disaster recovery plan includes a backup for your critical databases and a data replication solution that will allow you to get your business up and running as soon as possible after a man-made or natural disaster. Why is it so important for you to put a disaster recovery plan at the top of your already-full list of priorities? Here…

The accident that took place in Chernobyl, Ukraine was the worst nuclear disaster that has ever occurred. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster not only effected the citizens and community of Ukraine, but it impacted the world’s perspective of nuclear energy. The disaster took place during a routine maintenance check on the fourth unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. This maintenance routine that was done on unit 4 was to test the plant equipment and its capability of providing enough electrical…

On March 11, 2011, a disaster took place in Fukushima, Japan. A magnitude of 9.0, an earthquake struck Tohoku, which resulted in a Tsunami. Due to a chain of disasters on this day, the Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima had a malfunction. This is not the first time something like this so drastic happened in Japan. Chernobyl, the disaster in 1986 was the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. Although, Fukushima following the Chernobyl disaster was not as deadly, it not only affected people…

Engineering Disasters One of the most famous engineers was Thomas Edison who famously stated that “ [he had] not failed, [he had discovered] 10,000 ways that did not work”. Despite Edison’s numerous failures, he eventually perfected his version of the light bulb, got it patented and proceeded to make his invention available to consumers. Edison’s approach illustrates the engineer’s ideal process, as he repeatedly tests and perfects the design of the desired result before releasing the result to…

Union Carbide Disaster in Bhopal - India The impact(s) of this incident. The Union Carbide Catastrophe is one of the world’s devastating and life-threatening events, which have claimed for many lives of people and it is reported that it continues to today. Based on the play, the Union Carbide Catastrophe is a 33 years incident that happened in Bhopal India on 4th December 1984; released nearly 40 tons of highly toxic gas or poisonous gases known as methyl isocyanate. According to the play, at…

nuclear energy facility and was rated the highest on the nuclear severity scale. Nevertheless, there was numerous differences in the causes, responses, and impact of the accident. The most prominent similarity between the Chernobyl and Fukushima disaster is that it was classify as a major accident due to its high impact on people and environment with release of radioactive material. Hence, both accidents received the highest rating of 7 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale…

lead to engineering disaster. For some engineers who hold the speed as the highest goal, they had left several sever disasters caused by flaws in their engineering design; from their unforgettable experience, engineers put more thought in to the design before crews start construction. For example, engineering students can learn from some well-known catastrophes involved Tacoma Bridge’s collapse, Space Shuttle Challenger explosion disaster, and the most well-known nuclear disaster, the Chernobyl…