Natural Disasters

Citizens of America seek thrill and excitement. Whether this is in the form of concerts or snorkeling in the waters off the coast of Hawaii. However, others choose to go to the extreme and participate in the utmost endeavours. These thrill seekers may go through intense training before taking place in these activities. Accidents, although, do happen. Individuals cannot predict all that will transpire. People have a moral obligation to save others in need.

Floods are common natural disasters that occur all over the world. Flooding has devastating impacts on the lives of people who are affected by the disaster. Floods can ruin crops, demolish homes, take innocent lives and cause many other types of hardships. These disasters can also leave people with a financial burden and emotional effects. Studies have shown that floods have led to various sickness and health complications. This common disaster has recently taken place in the state of Louisiana. Louisiana has been suffering from an enormous flood and has left people without homes, without food, and without personal belongings.

The time I helped someone out of their house during a natural disaster was about 7 years ago. I remember it like it was yesterday. Hot, Wind-fed tornado swirled around southern California. The lady that I saved had been through a natural disaster before and never been harmed. So the lady stayed put.

Water-borne diseases are caused by the ingestion of water contaminated by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites. These pathogens are spread through the feces or urine of an infected individual (africaneeds). The most common diseases are cholera, guinea worm and typhoid. People can easily contract these diseases if there is no system of sewage collection and treatment. In fact, almost 2.5 billion people worldwide do not have access to adequate sanitation (UN water). Climate change can also impact the water crisis in Africa. Water is necessary for survival, and when areas get

Rapid flow of floods has ripped away crops and mangrove trees. Forests are utterly destroyed. Soils and waterways are contaminated with chemicals from nearby industrial centers. Toxins in rivers have a serious impact on the marine creatures such as prawns and crabs. Water borne diseases such as typhoid fever, cholera and hepatitis a are likely to develop. Vector borne diseases such as malaria and dengue are also subjected to emerge from floods. These environmental impacts are significant and an immense number of ecosystems are in

Hurricane Katrina left the world, and of course America, wondering what happened and how could a situation like this occur? From beginning to the very end the level incompetence and disregard for people was astonishing. Several rap artists, political analysts, media contributors, and eye witnesses were vocal about their outrage of the situation and how disturbing it was to watch most of the population of the city, which was black, suffer and be subjected to these harsh and inhumane conditions for so long a period without any real relief or help. Not only did this controversy show the utter lack of ability to handle a natural disaster of a hurricane, it also showed the level of respect and consideration from the Bush administration at the time.

Catastrophic events were surrounding Burnham, in both his personal life and his work life. Everything seems to be falling apart, which creates a anxious mood in the book. The author also creates a melancholic mood since everything around him is not going the way he imagined it going at all, and is instead going the complete opposite. Losing a friend is tremendously difficult alone, and Burnham is having to deal with the stress of the fair and the loss of his friend, which made me feel empathy toward him. This part of the book also made me realize the way life can suddenly, without warning shift, and produce a feeling making you think it is the end of the world, and how many people do not cherish or are grateful for friends and family until

Extremely wet weather may bring its own share of ills. Floods are frequently followed by disease clusters: downpours can drive rodents from burrows, deposit mosquito-breeding sites, foster fungus growth in houses, and flush pathogens, nutrients, and chemicals into waterways. Milwaukee's cryptosporidium outbreak, for instance, accompanied the 1993 floods of the Mississippi River, and norovirus and toxins spread in Katrina's wake. Major coastal storms can also trigger harmful algal blooms (“red tides”), which can

The Earth can be characterized by its unknown natural phenomenon There are different types of natural hazards that can happen, from Tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides ect. For instance, earthquakes are natural disasters that are characterized by vibrations and shaking within the ground, some earthquakes have the potential to become deadly. These quakes are among a number of natural disasters that can happen without warning. Earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides are some of these dangers that can vary in magnitude and size, from small, barely noticeable waves, shake, or slides to violent waves, shaking, or slides that carry the potential to destroy buildings and threaten life. Due to the uncertainty of when these disasters might happen, these

Floods disrupt normal drainage systems in cities, and sewage spills are common, which represents a serious health hazard, along with standing

Natural disasters can and have affected people and places for as long as we can remember. The physical damage can cost local councils and government millions and in some cases even billions of dollars. Majority of the time the government doesn't provide the state government with enough money. These money problems are bad, but they're not the only damage that places face after being hit with a natural disaster. Physiological damage is just and devastating.

What are the key issues associated with floods? Floodwaters carry diverse types of contaminants such as oil, pesticides, bacteria and heavy metals that are dangerous to an individual’s health. Safety concerns associated to wet electrical and mechanical systems, exposure to asbestos as well as lead from building materials and mold growth should be addressed. Mold is a serious health hazard if the building is reoccupied without proper water removal or cleaning. San Francisco residents are lucky that Dryfast General Contractors provide personal safety from health risks posed by flooded buildings, and provide protection from electrical shock and mold contamination.

Natural disasters can have a significant impact on the health of a countries population. A disaster is defined as “any occurrence that causes damage, ecological destruction, loss of human lives, or deterioration of health and health services on a scale sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response.” 1 Several factors play into how severly a country will be impacted following a natural disaster such as their economic status, access to healthcare services, infrastructure, political economies, etc. As the world is currently dealing with climate change affecting weather patterns countries in the Caribbean and Latin America are more at risk now than ever to face natural disasters. Latin America and the Caribbean faced a year of disaster in

There has been a large increase in natural disasters in the U.S and in the entire world recently, these natural disasters include Earthquakes, Floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Tsunamis, and Wildfires 4.4 billion people have been affected by natural disasters, and 1.3 million people have been killed from them, according to Childfund.org. The countries that have been most affected by these natural disasters recently have been Zimbabwe, China, Peru, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Columbia, Sierra Leone and South Asia. In just the past year, floods devastated Thailand and food shortages struck East Africa. The current food crisis has put about 18 million people in Africa’s region at risk of deeper starvation. And extreme weather will likely increase in the next few years, according to recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

This paper will discuss the differences between two different natural and man-made disasters. The disasters that will be discussed are Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Additionally, this paper will look into the specifics of what constitutes a natural and man-made disaster. Specifically, this paper will look into each disaster to include the events surrounding them; the risks; and the assessments. Furthermore, this paper will look at some of the details of each disaster and why there was so much devastation. Finally, this paper will look at a few similarities, but mainly the differences between the two, and how the effects of each still linger today.