The Effects Of Natural Disasters

varies because of wind, rain, size of storm and whether it hit any land or not. Throughout history

Now, who is affected by it? Well the answer is the Middle East part of America or in science terms, Tornado Alley.

In many cases an early warning could give communities a few valuable hours to get out of the way of a roaring wave bearing rocks and debris that would surely obliterate every living thing.

There is no immediate crisis relief in the United States . After an event happens, our government deliberates for as long as they think they need to, discussing what should be done. Gen. George S. Patton speaks against laggard planning; "A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow." The U.S. government should take a word of advice from one of its most revered generals. Our government debates quite well, they also examine things very thoroughly, but these debates also slow the action down. The process in which the government makes decisions is laggard because of all the formalities and "red tape".

Flash forward to the 21st century. Medical care and evacuation after natural or man-made disasters haven't been as effective as they could be because of the lack of medical personnel, equipment and hospital-grade supplies

There is an evacuation plan depending on the location of the disaster, but it is built around natural disasters and not man-made. They currently have an Emergency Operations Committee, that is made up of community members and who meet periodically to go over emergency plans or re-train

Some tornadoes are very small and last for only a minute or so, while others can be a mile wider or larger staying on the ground for over an hour (NOAA, 2014). Tornadoes occur in many parts of the world, mainly USA, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Even New Zealand experiences around 20 tornadoes each year. Two of the highest concentrations of tornadoes outside the U.S. are Argentina and Bangladesh (NOAA, 2014). The single F2 tornado that cut a narrow path across Atlanta in March 2008, for example, causing an estimated $340m of damage in less than 20 minutes (Maynard et al., 2013). After that tornadoes in United States resulted in the greatest loss of life since the 1920s. In many ways, the tornadoes of 2011 most resemble what happened in 1953. Unlike 1965 and 1974, there was not one day or even one outbreak that caused such a large percentage of the damage. Two outbreaks stand out, late April in the southeast most notably Alabama on April 27 where one tornado remained on the ground from Tuscaloosa to the suburbs

How long do you think it will take emergency services to reach you after an earthquake?

That is very bad to humans because at this point they are very terrified of these brute full creatures.

If you have ever wondered how powerful Mother Nature is, all you need to do is look at a tornado in action. Tornadoes can strike at any time, and almost any place, when the right weather patterns converge. Each year, about 1000 tornadoes are reported throughout the Unites States. They have destroyed many homes, large swaths of land, and even caused loss of life. Some of the most violent tornadoes on record had wind speeds of up to 300 mph and left a trail of damage one mile wide and more than 40 miles long! By comparison, Green Township has an area of about 16 square miles! Tornadoes don’t just show up out of nowhere, they normally occur during thunderstorms. This is because

A tornado is a violent windstorm that cause destruction of buildings, houses, cars, roads, and many more important things. Tornadoes happen mostly between the rocky mountains and appalachian mountains which is why they are also known as tornado alley. They have the most tornadoes each year in the U.S. Just because tornadoes occur most in tornado alley that does not mean there aren't tornadoes anywhere else. As a matter of fact no place is safe, tornadoes can happen anywhere in America.

Next, tornadoes are very unpredictable because they can form any time. Meteorologists try their best to keep them monitored. Meteorologists use the Doppler Radar to keep an eye out in case of a rotating updraft (Danielson1). Tornadoes can strike at anytime especially the mid western areas such as Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri (McCann125). Picture it, you live in Texas. The tornado watch siren goes off. You try not to go into a panic mode. You gather all the family into the cellar. You hear raging winds whipping, the roaring of the rampaging tornado, and you had just gotten into the cellar with a few seconds to spare. After the storm is over, your family and you open the cellar door. You look around. You’re surrounded by the remains of your house. In real life when you hear the warning siren go off, you only have

Throughout human history there have been many disasters that have plagued humanity. These disasters have caused an untold amount of damages and an untold number of lives lost. Each disaster is different from each other and each can leave their own impact on human civilization. Many of these disasters are of the nature variety, these typically include your hurricanes, tornados, tsunamis, and many others that can impact humanity. We can’t control these types of disasters, any many of them can strike at any time with little to no warning. The best that we can do is learn from them and our past mistakes, in order to prepare for the next time one of these types of disasters strikes an area. There is, however another type of disaster that plagues mankind, and that is called man-made disasters. One of the biggest man-made disasters to have occurred in more recent time, was the “Event Horizon” disaster or as it is better known as the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This was one the worst because millions upon millions of barrels of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, which not only damages the surrounding waters, but also killed marine life, destroyed many fishing businesses’ around the Gulf, and in some cases destroyed the tourism around the gulf as well. In order to get a better understanding of why this event was important we need to look at what caused the event to happen in the first place, could have anything been done to prevent it from happening in the first

To minimize the damage on brought about by disaster, being prepared for it is the most effective way. Emergency management and disaster officials and planners as well as emergency responders recognize that the first 72 hours after disaster strikes is the most crucial. Individuals and communities should be prepared for self-sufficiency because services and supplies can be disrupted and emergency assistance might not be available immediately.

Natural disasters have never been an issue for me in the twenty years I have been living in Florida. There have always been the threats of dangerous hurricanes living near the coast, but I never took them seriously. I always thought " they're just little storms, what's the worst that could happen?". I was so naive to think that way.