Disasters

The natural disasters coupled with poor engineering designs and decisions resulted in a (Naoto Kan, 2013) “meltdown and melt through” in Reactor Unit 1 from the hydrogen explosions in Unit 1,2 and 3. Unit 4 also suffered a hydrogen explosion (without meltdown). As a result, (Iaea.org, 2011) the disaster received a level 7 INES accident rating from IAEA, the highest in the entire world along with the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Therefore, it is apparent that the consequence would be on a large…

nuclear meltdown in Fukushima is one of the biggest nuclear disasters known to man. It is considered to be the most disastrous nuclear event to a powerplant behind Chernobyl. It is interesting to see the thoughts behind the actions made by Tepco abbreviated to tepco for the remaining of the paper. This essay tries to answer the research question. To what extent does the Rational Actor Model explain the events during the Fukushima disaster. The Rational actor model in the remaining p-art of the…

time before in natural disasters, for the purpose of their business earning more money. In situations such as an emergency, businesses should raise prices on their supplies with a reasonable price, but not excessively. The government should step on price gouging when businesses raise their prices too high, the government should make a law about this. When price gouging is done in a natural disaster, I think it affects the consumers and the businesses. When natural disasters, such as hurricanes…

111 Natural Disasters Due 11/20/15 New Hanover County: When Disaster Strikes Natural disasters happen all the time. Most of the natural disasters that occur do not have a direct impact on our specific location. Many times, people do not prepare for natural disasters when warned, and are not prepared with the necessary tools in case one strikes without prior knowledge. The knowledge of what to have, or what to do, can go a long way in helping determine the impact of a natural disaster in your…

we have The Times of London, with its article Man Takes First Steps on the Moon. The times is a highly recognized newspaper from all over the world. No wonder people believe its credibility. Next is William Safire’s speech called In Event of Moon Disaster that would’ve been given by President Nixon in an event of a failed launch, furthermore is a commentary written by a novelist with the name of Ayn Rand, Rand focuses of man’s greatness and triumph. Finally is an editorial cartoon drawn by…

Social Benefit or Social Disaster? Communication with social media possesses powerful advantages and disadvantages for today’s organizations. The case study emphasizes the risks associated when communicating on social media, in particular the use of Twitter among college athletes. Social media has no geographical boundaries or predefined rules and regulations. Those who use social media are sharing their thoughts for the world to analyze instantly, with the inability to correct or edit ones…

1. Introduction This memo is a failure analysis report on the Boston Molasses Disaster. On January 15, 1919, an industrial storage tank ruptured, causing 9 million litres of molasses to spill out onto the streets of Boston. The following sections of this report document the events leading up to and during the disaster, the causes that led to the failure, and the lessons that can be learned as a result. 2. Description The tank in question was owned by United States Industrial Alcohol Company…

abandoning cities due to his novel, The Martian Chronicles. He makes readers intruded about the places left to decay and rot with memories. Once the world burned out, all there would be is rubble. It mentioned how abandon Earth is and the devastating disaster of a nuclear explosion. There is a plethora of cities all around Earth that have been abandoned due to natural causes or explosions, similar to what occurred at the Chernobyl Power Plant. When massive radioactive contents were unleashed…

I chose to analyze the song Dust Storm Disaster by Woody Guthrie. The overall message of this song is what the people who lived during the Dust Bowl had seen and had gone through. Guthrie’s lyrics explained how terrible the dust storms were and resulted in a family move. The song lyrics that expressed the message throughout the song was “...You could see that dust storm comin', the cloud looked deathlike black ...We rattled down that highway to never come back again.” The descriptive lyrics…

This natural disaster left Japan with a number of negative long-lasting consequences - claiming thousands of lives, demolishing hundreds of villages and completely destroying the nuclear power station which led to a serious nuclear and radiation accident. The Fukushima nuclear disaster did raise either the risk of leukemia or the level of radioactivity in soil, water,... Even until now, everything…