Essays on Disaster

Plate tectonics theory states that the outer shell of the Earth is separated into several plates that slide across the mantle, the rocky surface above the core. Similar to the mantle of the Earth, the plates serve as a solid and strong shield.The plate tectonic...

Over the past decades, disasters have claimed millions of lives and cost billions of dollars globally. In today’s society, whether in the global north or south, occurrences of natural and anthropogenic disasters are inexorable but can be mitigated. Human communication plays an important function in...

In 2018, 315 natural disasters were recorded, with over 68 million people affected and approximately 12,000 deaths (Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, 2018). Comparisons show that the number of disasters has significantly increased over the past 25 years (Than, 2005). On 2nd...

Natural disasters have occurred for centuries, these acts of God, are not a new phenomenon. A natural disaster is a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life. However, with human development, the severity of these...

This report was Commissioned to examine the damaging effects natural disasters have on Australian businesses as well as how many businesses manged to successfully adapt to the circumstances and continue operation. The research draws attention to the Fact that the 2009 Victorian Black Saturday bushfires...

For years researchers have been trying to establish the connection between the increasing frequency of storms, such as Hurricane Sandy (another catastrophic weather disaster) and human activity. One team, in particular, led by Parker, is investigating the effect that climate change and the increase in...

A natural disaster is an adverse event caused by natural processes of the Earth. Examples are earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions etc. Some disasters are rapid and abrupt while others are slow and continuous. A natural disaster should be defined on the basis of its human...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease that affects the connective tissue of the body. This disease doesn’t always show signs and symptoms. It will have occasional exacerbations here and there, but in worst cases the signs and symptoms and exacerbations can be deliberating....

During the hurricane many families were stuck in their homes until they were able to be rescued. “According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, the average number of people displaced from their homes…have doubled since 1970”.Some families had to choose from rebuilding their damaged homes...

A warning was issued on the 28th of August in 2005 predicting severe damage from the approaching storm to New Orleans and its surrounding areas. Hurricane Katrina has had catastrophic and prolonged effects on New Orleans and its surroundings. On 29 August 2005, the storm’s...