U.s. Government 's Impact On The United States

The people of Texas can be somewhat relieved that the disastrous Hurricane Harvey occurred after September 11, 2001 and after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. “After the terrorists attacks on that day in 2001 numerous plans were put in place to prepare and assist for disasters. The emergency management department in the United States began to develop responses to different disaster scenarios. This department used a multidisciplinary approach to handling disasters” (Community and Public Health Nursing, 2016). After the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina, many new disaster and emergency policies were put in place for man- made disasters, such as hurricanes.

Each year Hurricanes hit South Florida with devastating force. Even though Charlotte County has some policies in place to help deal with the devastation that comes with these disasters, I feel that there is a way that their preparations/reactions to these storms can be improved.

Overall, a lot of information goes into giving hurricane forecasts to make sure that people that might be effected are told ahead of time so that if an evacuation is needed it can be done in the needed time

Unfortunately, there was a failure of managing the risk factors associated with an actual hurricane affecting New Orleans. The current emergency plan in place at the time of Hurricane Katrina only prepared the area for a Category 3 hurricane. No one anticipated a higher category hurricane could or would hit the area. They took for granted that the probability of a stronger hurricane occurring was low, thus overlooking major risk management identifiers. When Hurricane Katrina actually hit, emergency planners were now being reactive instead of

Hurricane Katrina not only provided new response for natural disasters but also for terrorist response and mitigation. Hurricane Katrina helped the Department of Homeland Security to see the vulnerability of the nation and how bad a single storm could affect the communities. After Hurricane Katrina DHS started to plan and “imagine” the possibilities of future disasters both natural and manmade as if they were actually going to happen. After 9/11 FEMA was downsized and DHS replaced most of its disaster and planning operations. This became clear after seeing the poor response FEMA had with Hurricane Katrina and the thousands of people left stranded without help. The aftermath of Katrina showed how much we needed both counterterrorism along with

The U.S. made many daring decisions at the end of the 19th century. These gambles the U.S. made helped to guide the country to the path of greatness. At that time, the U.S. was looking to expand economically and improve its grip on the world. The U.S. government knew making some good choices would be critical to set the U.S. on the path to success in the following decades. The purchase of Alaska in 1867 and the annexation of Hawaii in 1898 were two of the crucial decisions. The outcomes of these decision aided the U.S. throughout the end of the 19th century and into the present. Both of these allowed for the expansion of land and had a positive influence economically for the citizens. Many things that people are accustomed to today would not be available if the U.S. did not challenge what others believed and do what the government thought was right at that point in history. The purchase of Alaska in 1867 and the annexation of Hawaii in 1898 greatly benefited the U.S. on a worldly scale in many different aspects.

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

In conclusion, if you know that a hurricane is coming you should prepare properly. Nations should come together to help each other. Individuals should have generators, fill their tubs up with water, and stock up on food. If you do not prepare properly, prepare

For millions of people living near the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the United States, a team of weather experts in Miami were helping make a difference between another hurricane disaster and safe evacuations in the wake of the oncoming storm. These experts are trained to interpret data from satellites, weather stations and specialized computer equipment to give the public advance warning of hurricanes barreling toward any shores (Treaster, 2007, p. 26).

(Thiede & Brown, 2013). Lastly, the improper constriction levees and floodwalls will be addressed (Thiede & Brown, 2013). By narrowing down the substantial factors, the government and public can learn from the disaster management mistakes of Hurricane Katrina so aftermath effects can be prevented/alleviated in the future. Recommendations for improving disaster management practices can also be provided and would be beneficial in saving many lives.

Government impacted the lives of U.S. citizens both negatively and positively. Some issues were addressed by tax reform, giving women the right to vote and industrial regulation which included minimum wage. In the midst of reform there was still some level of greed and corruption. On the flip side, blacks were met with Jim Crow laws which were designed to keep African Americans separated. Everyone was not accepting of diversity and Supreme Court upheld segregation in schools and public facilities. This growing government was a combination of good and bad. Opposing forces that makes it difficult to genuinely serve the American people collectively.

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.

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.

Hurricanes are among the costliest and the most destructive of natural disasters. Since 1995, the United States has witnessed more intense activities by hurricanes with Mobile County in Alabama experiencing hurricane Ivan and hurricane Dennis in 2004 and 2005 (Link, 2010). In 2005, Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes to have hit the United States and was rated category three in Mobile County (Marchi, 2007). The response to the disaster was poor owing to the lack of proper disaster preparedness as

On August 29, 2009, Hurricane Katrina struck the United States Gulf Coast. It was a Category 3 Hurricane, according to the Saffir Simpson Scale. Winds gusted to up to 140 miles per hour, and the hurricane was almost 400 miles wide . The storm itself did a tremendous amount of damage, but the storm’s aftermath was cataclysmic. Many claimed that the federal government was slow to meet the needs of the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the storm. This paper will examine the four elements of disaster management – preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation – as well as an analysis on the data presented.