Essays on Natural Disasters

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 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...

Unknown natural disaster strikes Thailand, affecting the Phuket area, where Fritidsresor has 4,500 customers and 50 employees. According to the company's communication officer, Fritidsresor has 10,000 to 15,000 Swedes in Thailand, with 800 reported missing in Khao Lak. Around the same time, the organization has planned for 25,000 of its...

Hurricanes are classified into five categories, with category five being the most catastrophic and category one being the mildest but still deadly. Hurricanes cause trauma to casualties and have a huge impact on a region's economic status. Since low-income earners lack the means to relocate, these natural disasters have been...