Essays on Disaster

The 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina has gone into history as two of the most critical incidents to have ever occurred in the U.S. On 11th Sept 2001, AL Qaeda hijacked four commercial airliners and crashed into the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon (CBC, 2011). The incident became the most...

The sinking of the Titanic The fateful day of 15 April 1912 recorded one of the worst transport accidents of all times. The ship, with 2224 people on board hit an iceberg and sank. The accident led to the death of 1503 people, making it the disaster the biggest in the...

The story of “The Storm” by Kate Chopin is about two main characters Alcee and Calixta who initially used to be attracted to each other but later got married to different individuals. The writer used a lot of symbolism to develop the theme of the story. The storm in itself...

This concept implies based on ensuring that there has been an attainment of a complete comprehension of underlying threats with the capability of affecting the ability of the organization to operate as intended and further ensure that there has been the provision...

The actions carried out prior to, during, and following catastrophic events are included in disaster recovery. The initiatives are made to lessen the effects of catastrophes in order to protect people and property. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is the entity in charge of planning and carrying out catastrophe recovery...

All incidents in general leave unintentional traces at the site of the crime, whether they are crimes or offenses, accidents, natural disasters, armed conflicts, or other related problems. The investigation's overarching objective is to accurately examine and interpret demonstrable facts, recreate the scene, and comprehend the actual happenstance. The reliability,...

Hurricane Katrina: One of the Deadliest Hurricanes in the United States Hurricane Katrina, which struck the United States of America in August 2005, was one of the worst natural disasters to strike the country. Hurricane Katrina impacted the Gulf Coast as well as the coasts of Alabama and Mississippi, with New...

Natural Catastrophes and Their Impact on Humans and Animals Natural catastrophes have not only affected humans, but also animals whose habitats have been put in jeopardy. The monsoon disaster flooding caused widespread devastation in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh, killing 18,000 people (Newman, 2017). People were ordered to evacuate places that were...

On May 12, 2008, one of the largest earthquakes in Chinese history struck Sichuan (Northwest of Chengdu). The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.0 on the Richter scale (Han Q., Du, X., Liu, J., Li, Z., Li, L. & Zhao, J., 2009). The epicenter of the earthquake was located 80...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) objective is to give assistance to people and first responders during disasters in order to ensure that the entire nation works together to establish and improve preparedness, protection, response, and recovery from all hazards. There are five elements or aims in this mission statement...

The six recovery assistance processes make up the national disaster recovery system. The recovery support services are in charge of creating a framework for problem-solving, encouraging collaboration between federal and state authorities, stakeholders, and non-governmental partners, as well as to increase access to resources (Paton, & McClure, 2013). Every recovery...

One of the worst natural disasters in recorded history was Hurricane Katrina. The hurricane is regarded as one of the biggest hurricanes that proved to be expensive in terms of management throughout history, but particularly in the United States of America. It held the record for the most catastrophic hurricane...