In the year of 2005 one tragic event had happened to the Gulf Coast of the United States. On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina, a Category 3 storm made landfall, and affected hundreds of thousands of people from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama. These people were evacuated from their homes, and authority estimates that this hurricane generated more than $100 billion in damages. This hurricane was able to maintain winds up to 100 to 140 miles per hour and was 400 miles across. Hurricane Katrina started
This is a featured article. Click here for more information. Page semi-protected Listen to this article Earth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the planet. For other uses, see Earth (disambiguation). Earth Astronomical symbol of Earth "The Blue Marble" photograph of Earth, taken by the Apollo 17 lunar mission. The Arabian peninsula, Africa and Madagascar lie in the upper half of the disc, while Antarctica is at the bottom. "The Blue Marble" photograph of Earth, taken during
ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 597 CASE STUDIES ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 598 ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge specific issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the
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