Essays on Disaster

Natural hazard refers to catastrophic events or phenomenon of atmospheric, geological, and hydrological origins that can cause fatalities, property damage, social environmental disruption and can indirectly cause social grievances and resource scarcities (Jiuping Xu, 2016). These includes earth quake, tornadoes, Volcanic eruption, tsunamis, floods, typhoons...

Severe tornadoes and thunderstorms can be very dangerous. They can cause thousands of dollars in damage and even kill thousands of people. When there is a severe thunderstorm, it can create more violent and extreme weather, for example flash floods and lightning. Thunderstorms can also...

The Iowa tornado outbreak occurred during May 22-31, 2008, it was considered a set of different tornado outbreaks that affected the central plains of the United States. A total of 239 tornadoes were recorded during this time. We will focus on May 25th, 2008, what...

The difference between tornado watch and warning is a very important topic as it is a phenomenon that affects everyday people. Well, you can feel free to liken it to the disparity between taking precautionary measures and taking actions respectively. For those who may not...

A tornado is one of the most mysterious and destructive natural phenomena. This is an atmospheric whirlwind that occurs in a thunderstorm. It looks like a funnel cloud moves at an incredible speed and is capable of causing catastrophic damage. Today, we’ll talk about the...

On March 3, 2019, Lee County, Alabama, southern United States suffered from the severe disasters of the tornado and the tornado disaster had resulted in 23 deaths and dozens missing until March 5 (Alijah, 2019). In the case of this natural disaster, a large number...

On May 22, 2011, in a small town in Missouri, an EF-5 tornado touched down and devastated the local area of Joplin. Its impacts are still being felt today. With over 160 fatalities and 1,000 injuries, it was the deadliest tornado ever recorded in the...

About this research, I am going to write the purpose and the background knowledge in the introduction. The methodology is writing about how I collect the data, the information and the knowledge. In the findings, I will write about the information and the data I...

There are many volcanoes in Nicaragua. Several sites disagree on exactly how many volcanoes exist in Nicaragua, but it’s somewhere between 19 and 50. Volcano Discovery states “Nicaragua has 19 active volcanoes” (Pfeiffer). Cerro Negro is considered the youngest of those volcanoes, San Cristobal ranks...

Take a moment to close your eyes and picture yourself in this situation. It is a late March afternoon. The skies are as dark as night and the wind has been gusting all day, but suddenly it has come to a halt. The sky has...