Tropical rainforest

Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina The tragedy formed a great baseline for the development of better communication and evacuation policies to help during disaster management such as Hurricane Katrina. Such lessons led to the institution of the Army Corps of Engineers who helped in the reconstructions of the destroyed sleeves and making the barriers much higher than the initial ones (Galea & Brewin, 2007). The current barriers were supported by steel beams extending to about 19.8 meters…

The heavy damage in New Orleans and towns on the Mississippi coast in Hurricane Katrina was of a catastrophic nature with 80% of the city being flooded. (Quarantelli, 2005). Those who arrived at the scene where not prepared for what they were about to encounter. This process works sequentially from the bottom up: It starts at the local level, works through the states, and passes on to the federal government. In the case of Katrina, the response began slowly, with a general feeling of…

The National Weather Service issued emergency warnings for "dangerous and possibly life threatening" flash floods in parts of South Carolina Saturday. Parts of the state saw over a foot of rain and rainfall records broken. Heavy rains battered much of the East Coast Saturday and Sunday, causing power outages and traffic accidents which have left four people dead since Thursday. The storms are the result of a confluence of extreme weather events: Hurricane Joaquin over the open Atlantic and a…

Katrina made its second and third landfalls in the Gulf Coast area on August 29, 2005 as a Category three hurricane. A neighborhood TV channel reported New Orleans was encountering broad flooding due to a few levee breaks, the city was without electricity, and there were a few cases of massive damage in the area. In brief timing, whole neighborhoods were engulfed in water. Due the rapid flooding, numerous residents became stranded, long after Hurricane Katrina had passed, and could be seen on…

1. Situation: The recent catastrophic (Hurricane Maria Aftermath) rains and sustained winds have caused havoc, resulting in the most damaging floods within Fort Allen premises to include all facilities assigned to the 201st Regiment (MF) RTI. Consequently, not only is it having devastating effect on livelihoods all infrastructure has been severely impacted in the affected areas including telecommunications. 2. Request the use of the classrooms C110, C120 (A&B), C140 (A&B), and C150 B located…

It won't be too much longer before summer storm season arrives in Queensland. This brings rain, winds, and plenty of thunderstorm activity. While the summer rain is welcome after a dry winter, you are a little worried about how these storms will impact on your home. This is your first home, and since it is an older property, now is the perfect time to be thinking about summer storms and power surges. There are two ways you can protect the electrical appliances in your home from the power surges…

Survivalists are individuals who go above and beyond to plan for a secure future in the event of disaster. When most people think of survivalists, or preppers, they automatically associate the group with the negative stigma that accompanies the history. “You can bet Ted Nugent’s crossbow that, for most people, the term “survivalists”—or the more polite “preppers”—conjures images of tinfoil-hat-wearing conspiracy theorists holed up in Montana hoarding canned pinto beans and assault weapons” (O’…

Likely the greatest hazard to the greater Spokane, Washington area is wildfire. While the risk to human life is low a wildfires economic cost and the risk of property force this hazard high on the Hazard Vulnerability Analysis’s impact category. The Spokane area is comprised several diverse ecosystems all with different fuels, terrain and weather all impacting the occurrence of fire and the characteristics of a wildfire. Additionally Spokane and the surrounding areas all possess a heavy buildup…

If you live in a hurricane prone area, such as Southwest Florida, you must know the importance of protecting your house during storm and hurricane. When thinking about ways of protecting the property from hurricanes, most people think about hurricane doors. Many people forget the role played by windows in protecting their home from these natural calamities. Impact resistant doors and windows protect your residential and commercial property from storms and hurricanes. Also, known as storm…

September 10, the day of the hurricane, is also a national holiday for British Honduras, on which many locals gather in the streets to celebrate the defeat of Spanish conquerors by the British in 1798.[6] It is widely believed that the hurricane struck without any warning, although some recent historians have disputed this. In his column for The Belize Times on September 5, 2004, Emory King claimed that Belizean authorities withheld continuous warnings from U.S. ships in the region of a possible…