Flooding

handle threats, hazards or disasters. Emergency management is a process that involves planning, training, prevention, preparedness, response and recovery from threats or hazards. These threats or hazards can include terrorism, fire, tornadoes, flooding etc. Emergency plans are put in place to prevent loss or damage. Emergency plans have to be created and upgraded to map out how to respond to ongoing or potential dangers. The plan has to include options for hazards and disasters created by…

I. Building the Tunnels A).“ Communist forces began digging network of tunnels under the jungle of south Vietnam in the late 1940s, during their war of independence from french colonial authority.” B) The tunnels were built over a period of 25 years, beginning sometime in the late 1940s during the war with the french. C).The extensive network of tunnels extended from Saigon all the way to the Cambodian border. The Chu Chi tunnel system contained 130 miles of passageways D). Communist…

Jupiter was angry at the evil ways of humanity and decided to flood the Earth. He had the help of Neptune to cause a storm and an earthquake with the goal of flooding everything but the summit of Parnassus, which is where Deucalion and Pyrrha came by boat and found refuge. All of these theories have similarities; They all involve a divine being flooding the Earth to exterminate something they were unhappy with, and someone surviving by means of transportation, a boat of some sort. (Flood…

brought on massive flash floods that damaged homes and businesses, while causing billions in property damage. That damage can still be seen two years later. What Happened Back in 2013 The weather system that caused the record rainfall and massive flooding was a combination never seen in this part of the country before. A low pressure system had become stuck over the Great Basin to the west of Colorado. This stalled system started pulling moisture up from the Pacific towards the northern parts…

Flooding has shut down the historic center of Charleston and residents were seen using kayaks and paddle-boards to navigate the streets Saturday. Where the people normally are dealing with flooding for a few hours, they are dealing with it in days here,'' Charleston Police Chief Greg Mullen told the Associated Press. Authorities have opened shelters…

speeding winds knocking over trees, or the powerful waves combined with intense rainfall have caused serious amounts of damage. Almost every country struck by the storm has been affected by severe flooding. The Dominican Republic arguably was affected the least. With over eight inches of rain, flooding became a major issue in inner communities resulting in the death of four people (Morales, 2016). Haiti unfortunately was struck the hardest. Evacuation notices did not seem to do enough as the…

How and Why California coast (Pacific Coast) is Eroding faster than it should and the effect of it. I chose the California Coast or the Pacific Coast as it is one of the most popular coasts in the world. California has always been in the news for various natural disasters like forest fires, earthquakes and now Coastal erosion. California is also the World’s IT capital where all the famous companies like Google, Facebook, Apple etc are located. Many Indians migrate to california for jobs.…

A relatively unknown fact about rats are that rats are they are very tough, strong creatures they can withstand falling from about 5 stories off a building without injury some could even become immune and withstand many poisons so leading them to infest houses and living for a very long time. Many rats transfer very alarming diseases such as weil's diseases that could kill and put people in a very high risk of death. The rats put many homeowners in danger of infestations, crops being consumed,…

Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, you would find Mesopotamia, which had little to no natural protection. Egypt was created on the Nile river in Africa, protected by a desert to keep out outside invaders. Both cultures were located in a river valley but had different environments. Although the two civilizations are different in the area of environment and geography, nevertheless the two civilizations have significant similarities with regard to society and economics, and science and…

RESOLUTION WHEREAS, inclement weather forecasts, severe flooding and dangerous conditions in and around the greater Houston area resulted in the closure of all schools and facilities in the Houston Independent School District ("HISD" or “district”) on April 18, 2016 and April 19, 2016 to protect the safety of students and staff; and WHEREAS, HISD closed its schools and facilities because it must act in the best interests of, and to protect the safety of, its students and staff; and WHEREAS, in…