Hurricane Ethical Issues

Living in Florida there are many things to be worried about from alligators, hot heat, and the most important hurricanes. The first hurricane I experienced was in the first two months of me living in Florida. I moved here from New York and I had no idea what to expect when I heard that a hurricane was coming. It was like nothing I had experienced before, seeing a tree pulled from the ground by only water and wind was a devastating experience that I was something I did not expect to see. After the hurricane, my dad went to the store and bought as much; canned food, water bottles, candles, flashlights and batteries he could find to make sure that just in case another hurricane hit we would be prepared. After the hurricane, I started to wonder about better ways on how to prepare for another hurricane. Especially, living in Florida there are

Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadliest natural disasters in the history of the United States of America. At least 1,245 people in the hurricane and subsequent flooding. In reading the excerpt from Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink, there are certain ethical and legal issues that arise and ones that holds all those medical and health professionals accountable for their actions. Dr. Ana Pou was one of the head doctors who took a leadership role at Memorial Hospital after the backup generators had failed and the rescue teams were few and far between. A team of medical personnel which included Dr. Pou had categorized the remaining patients into an evacuating category. They felt that the most sick patients would be evacuated last because of available resources and essentially decided who would live and who would die. Dr. Pou denies her actions and states that she did what she felt was the right thing to do? But as Sherri Finks poses the question in her article “where is the line between comfort care and mercy killings”.

the hurricane and to the lack of transportation. Healthcare system is an institution that delivers health care to the populations in need of medical care. The healthcare’s personnel are well trained and have dedicated their lives in providing health care to everyone who enter the institution. They are engaged to provide care to each person regardless of their disease, age, sex, social class or the stage of their illness, even if they are constrained by the careful use of the resources available. But sometimes, in extreme emergencies (wars, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods) where there are not enough medications, medical supplies or even limited resources for evacuation, some patients have to die, while others will get the care they need to live. That’s exactly what happened in 2005, at New Orleans’ Memorial Hospital after the passage of Hurricane Katrina. “After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Doctors made ad hoc decisions about which group of patients to evacuate from hospitals when floodwaters rose, the power failed and the heat climbed” (Fink, 1). The next lines will focus on some bioethical principles implicated, the advantages and disadvantages of using a utilitarian theory, the most moral theory, and whether the clinicians profiled achieved an ethical outcome in the case of Memorial Hospital.

According to the Business Dictionary, government involvement is considered any “regulatory action taken by a government in order to affect or interfere with decisions.” Many accuse the United States’ national government of minimal and slow actions taken after the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. Others share the blame of this response between local, state, and national governments. This research paper will focus on the government’s interaction after the strike of a furious Hurricane Katrina.

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As our city grieves in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, a category four hurricane that hit Houston as a tropical storm, our nation is left battling economic and social concerns that will impact the future of both Texas and America as a whole. As many areas of Houston are transitioning from relief to rebuilding, our politicians and local leaders need to take hard look at the best path moving forward. Despite tensions between Texan politicians and the national government, it is to our benefit that we turn to federal funding to provide for our people. Though we are “Houston Strong” and were able to act quickly in helping our neighbors immediately following the devastation, it is imperative that we work cohesively with the national government to make Texas stronger for the long-run. As we begin moving forward we need to ask ourselves, “Do we want to rebuild sooner or better?”

Did you hear about hurricane Irma? Hurricane Irma was the second major hurricane in 2017. This hurricane cause so many disasters. It flooded Florida, left thousands leaving without power, and left so many destroyed houses and buildings.

Seven years ago it was nothing for Andie to swat at the snooze button, deliver a hearty yawn and grumble, "Just five more minutes," then roll over in bed. However, that week in September 2008 was different because two-hundred miles away a Category 1 hurricane pushed ahead, swelling from ingesting the Gulf's warm moist air. After a third snooze cycle, Andie slips from her bed and flips on the television for a weather update on Hurricane Ike. The text from the ticker scrolls that Ike is projected to make landfall in 24 hours and evacuation is mandatory.

The Unites States Has already bin hit by several hurricanes in the past few months, and this isn’t at all the end of it. Many climatologists speculate that this is going to continue well in to October, making our hurricane season a bit longer then usual. Many people are terrified, and scared think this is unusual, but that isn’t the case. Hurricane after hurricane is not unusual in hurricane season. In fact this years case, is very similar to 2005 case of hurricanes, when we had Katrina, Rita, and Wilma all hit at similar times. Many people, including Pope

Did you know that Hurricanes have killed approximately 1.9 million people worldwide over the past 200 years. (Karen lenhardt said in her 2017 article on facts about hurricanes). We are seeing more and more of these occur, this year we have already encountered 13 named storms, 7 of them being hurricanes. Only four other seasons since 1995 have had that many by Sept. 18. Just two more by the end of the year would put 2017 in the top 15 since 1851. Maggie Astor stated in her New York Times news report about the 2017 Hurricane season . We must take notice and learn about the hurricane process so that we are able to understand the stages that hurricanes go through to get to be so fierce and devastating to get the strength to kill that many people.

Category 5 hurricanes are infrequent, therefore there may not be much planning for this event. When comparing two category 5 hurricanes, Hurricane Andrew, and Hurricane Katrina, which took place in the states of Florida and Louisiana. I found similarities throughout the comparison of the two hurricanes in two different states. In Louisiana the median salary is $44,555 a year, and there is a whopping poverty rate of 19.8% (Mekouar) contrasted to Florida where the median salary is $47,463 a year, with a lower poverty rate of 16.5%. Hurricane Andrew ripped through Florida on August 24, 1992, 4 days later on August 28th supplies from the Pentagon was sent to survivors. (Pear) A similarity was found with Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana, which was where the monster was strongest, on August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina was finished with Louisiana on August 31st, the first initial government supplies and relief aid after the hurricane was signed for on the 2nd and 4th of September. As can be seen, a relatively richer state had very similar treatment to a less wealthy state when a natural disaster roared

The Great Hurricane of 1938, or known to many as the Long Island Express, was known as one of the most disastrous hurricanes to hit New England. It wasn’t the high winds, heavy rain, and high waves/storm surge that gave this hurricane its title in history. The Great Hurricane had a fourth deadly weapon; the element of surprise. It was the beginning of September, a time where many packed up their summer clothes, boarded up their houses, and left to return back to the real world leaving their summer homes behind. When symptoms of a storm approached New England, many locals convinced themselves and others that it was just the normal “line storm” which occasionally comes in September. It wasn’t until Sept 21 that people realized the so-called

Here comes the number one question for everyone. How ready are you ready? Know your disaster seasons! Anywhere you live in the world there is some form of disaster. It might not affect you or your family, but there are lives that had been lost because people do not follow the proper steps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). To tell you the truth, I am one of them. Ever since I moved from New York to reside in Florida, I was told that my area is a no flood zone. Florida landscape is almost as flat as a pancake and is below sea level. As I scroll through the list of things that I needed in case there is a natural disaster, to tell you the truth I am not even close. So, far my area had not been touched since I moved from New York to Florida 10 years ago. However, hurricanes and storms are not new to me.

In today’s world, there has been one disaster or another, and hurricanes are one of those disasters that always happens. But, for one reason or another we are never prepared or understand the danger of any type of hurricane over a category one. Most of us have been through many hurricanes, like this learner who has lived in Miami, Fla. for over 30 years, and experienced her last hurricane which was Hurricane Andrew. Warnings are always given, first responders are trained to all ways be on alert, and FEMA is supposed to be ready to jump in once the storm has done its damage. But we can never be prepared, because hurricanes are unpredictable, and can become deadly for citizens and create millions of dollars in damages. Within this post we will discuss Hurricane Katrina, preparedness and Emergency management before and after the disaster.

Since August 28th, 2017 hurricanes have come one after the other to the United States. Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, and Hurricane Irma has slapped the Caribbean Islands like you would slap an annoying fly. It also hit Florida but not as bad. Most recently, Hurricane Maria has hit the Caribbean again. At least 70 people died so far because they either didn’t evacuate in time or chose to stay to ride out the storm. If people evacuated like they were warned the death toll would be smaller or no toll at all.