Led To Homelessness

Homelessness is defined as the situation of an individual or family without stable, permanent, appropriate housing, or the immediate prospect, means, and ability of acquiring it. It is the result of systemic or societal barriers, a lack of affordable and appropriate housing, the individual/household’s financial, mental, cognitive, behavioral or physical challenges, and/or racism and discrimination. Most people do not choose to be homeless, and the experience is generally negative, unpleasant, stressful and distressing6. Homelessness is a problem that affects every Canadian town or city, and is one that is dealt with using a variety of different methods.

A natural disaster is something that we cannot avoid, but we can mitigate the effects. Flooding is a natural disaster that we mostly experience in our community, and in case of a flooding in LAPS we should be able to act towards it. An important question we can ask to ourselves is, how can we help LAPS in case of a flooding? There is many different ways that we can help this organization, one is by

On April 18, 2016 Yahoo reports Houston, Texas have flooding that forces residents to move out their homes and live in a nearby shelter. The flooding causes damage to the electricity lines, foreclosures of freeways, and forcing schools to close down because of the weather. One million students got the day off including workers. It’s deeply saddened that five victims were dead in this weather. There is over 450 water rescue and victims were transported to the mall to shelter away until the storm passes. It’s hard for people to drive in the freeway because the water can be up to 15 feet deep. The weather causes frustration toward the Houston resident.

Flooding is one of the many risks that people and their private properties assume when they consider living in a specific geographic location. This is true for the residents of Howard County, as they live near the Chesapeake Bay, whose tributaries branch off into smaller rivers, streams and lakes. Due to the fact that Howard County is more developed in the southeast and more rural in the west, there is a correlation between the risk of flooding and the presence of human development. (any cite here?) Natural factors play an integral role in determining the probability of flooding in a particular section of the county as well. People and their private properties are highly impacted by flooding, as it can cause death and injuries to humans

I am from Charlotte, NC where we receive an average amount of rain, nothing too crazy. Coming to school in Norfolk I was first introduced to what flooding actually was. It was beautiful day prior, and suddenly it began pouring down raining. In about 10 minutes the streets were flooded. Staff had to take students to the other side of campus in their own cars. The underpasses were filled with so much water, that no cars could get through. Later on that was when I was informed that Norfolk is below sea level causing it to flood when it rains. Coming from a city where it doesn’t flood, to a city that floods was a shock. Through research I found of what Costal Resilience was, and how other cities are dealing with the same problems the Tidewater District is dealing with. If cities could be better prepared in times of hazardous events, less money would be lost and people wouldn’t relocate.

In 1987 an atmospheric river heated Los Angeles ,the consecutive rain for more than 5 days made this the largest Flood that had happen in Los Angeles. This is best know as the California Great Flood. Houses, infrastructure, landfill were under water and hundreds of people die. This Flood has been the most expensive flood recorder in Los Angeles history. Billions of dollars were the total sum of losses left by the Flood as a result the entire state of california was declared in bankruptcy. Los angeles is not a place where hurricanes are generated due to its location but it is affected by El nino and atmospheric rivers that year after year are increasing its power. Is a vulnerable city where flood can occur at anytime , due to it topography

In the end of May and beginning of June, much of Texas was devastated and under water, caused by and intense thunderstorms. “Predictability relates to the ability to determine when and whether the disaster event will occur” (Nies & McEwen. p. 561. 2015). The weather forecasters where able to predict the massive amount of rainfall that was headed toward this area, but unfortunely the rate at which the rail fell was unpredicted. The flooding happened within minutes in most areas and left motorists stranded. As Chase states in the local Gainesville newspaper the Register, “Heavy rains throughout Cooke County on Thursday left many motorists stranded during the mid-morning torrent that hit the area” (para 1. 2015). “The scope of a disaster

2015) The majority of people’s stress levels increased since the hurricane, which made post-traumatic stress disorder, serious mental illness, and suicide rates increase after the hurricane took place (Rhodes et al., n.d.). The rate of mental health disorders increased within two years after Hurricane Katrina hit (Rhodes et al., n.d.). Due to the lack of transportation and insurance, the rates of treatment of these illnesses decreased (Rhodes et al., n.d.). After Hurricane Katrina, 64% of victims stated their health issues occurred due to stress, anxiety, depression, asthma, arthritis, and chest infections (Ahern et al., 2005). Even children who are moving to a new place have a high risk of emotional health problems (Ahern et al., 2005). Even though the United States and United Kingdom are the two wealthiest countries in the world, flooding has really made a big health issue in both countries (Ahern et al., 2005). Due to a flooding,occurring in St. Augustine, the residents will have to evacuate to surrounding cities. While travel through the water, everyone needs to be cautious of waterborne diseases. Homeowners should have a flooding plan, just in case they may experience a flood. The owners will need to know where they may go if they

A flood can be defined in many depths but is simply water where it isn’t wanted. In late 2010 Queensland was affected by major flash flooding this continued on into the beginning of 2011 and ¾ of Queensland was declared a disaster zone.

On July 19-20 2012, Duluth, MN experienced 10 inches of rain which led to one of the worst inland flood events in American history. The St. Louis River rose over 10 feet and caused significant damage to roads, bridges, and private property (Czuba et al. 2012). Erosion carried massive sediment loads into Lake Superior, posing a risk to both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the process. The flash flood shook the community and negatively impacted the environment to such a degree that recovery is still a work in progress. The Solstice Flood, as it is known, forced the community to evaluate its outlook and preparations surrounding natural disasters. As global climate change continues, the frequency and magnitude of events like this are going to increase (IPCC, 2014). Unfortunately, the 2012 Solstice Flood in Duluth is symptomatic of how poorly we as a country, and perhaps as a species, have prepared for disasters that will only be magnified going forward.

As always, tax season has sprouted right before the blossoms of springtime. Most of those experiencing homelessness do not file tax returns and would not endure consequences due to the little, if any, money they are making.

Just imagine you wake up one day and there are bodies lying in the road. That was what happened in small town Missouri. That was freaky.The rain started falling in the spring of 1993 through the summer and flood waters destroyed homes, businesses, roads, and bridges. The rain did not stop falling till fall.That was a lot of rain. More than 500 counties in nine midwestern states had been hit hard. Flood waters covered more than twenty million acres of land. Fifty people had died, and 55,000 homes were destroyed. That was terrible. All said and done, the great flood of 1993 was one of the worst natural disasters in America. It caused 15 billion dollars in damage. That was a lot of money.

Flooding is a natural things that’ll never stop occurring and there’s nothing we can actually do to prevent flooding 100%. When people hear the word flooding mentioned, it invokes a negative connotation but flooding is not all that bad. For instance in Ancient Egypt the annual flooding of the Nile was seen as the coming of the gods to bring fertility to the land. It wasn’t seen as a problem because this flooding was essential to the survival of their people and without it the lands would incapable of growing crops. Since the Egyptians had relied so heavily on the Nile’s flooding, if a drought were to take place it would lead to famine and extreme hardships (Sanders, 2001). The Egyptians were just an example of the positive effects of flooding,

How would you feel if you lost your home to floods or extreme weather? Well this might be the future of our planet if we continue emitting greenhouse gases carelessly. We should limit our greenhouse gas emissions in order to save human lives and prevent climate change.

Bangladesh is one of the largest deltas in the world which is highly Penetrable to Natural Disasters because of its Geographical location, Flat and low-lying landscape, Poverty, Population density, Illiteracy, Lack of Institutional setup etc. Similarly the Physical, Social as well as Economic states of Bangladesh are very typical to any of the most Penetrable countries to Natural Disasters in the world . The total land area is 147,570 sq. km. consists mostly of Floodplains (almost 80%) leaving major part of the country (with the exception of the north-western highlands) prone to flooding in the rainy season. Moreover, the adverse affects of Climate Change – especially High Temperature, Cyclones and Sea-level Rise, Storm Surges, Salinity Intrusion, Heavy Monsoon Downpours etc. has aggravated the overall Economic Development scenario of the country to a great extent.