In the year 1906, San Francisco, had a major earthquake causing 3,000 people to die. Then in the year 1994, Northridge L.A, 61 people died this shows that the USA is improving on how to cope with earthquake hazards so they have less of an impact of death rates. Although the USA is a developed country there are more of economic losses. In the year 1906, San Francisco, economic losses were 524, however when it comes to 1994 Northridge, L.A there is an economic loses of 44,000. This shows that even though the USA is coping better they are finding it harder to cope with the impact of economic losses.
Thanks to the continued development of demand for services and the divergent supply of grant money, the organization was performing quite well. Staff members were now no longer required to perform more than their main task, the annual budget was now over $1.3 million, and the organization had already received many significant awards and tributes for the services that they have performed for New York City. On September 11, 2001, New York City suffered one of the most devastating acts of terror ever imposed on the United States. The New York City local government was quick to act and immediately called in a variety of services to provide assistance in the overall relief
One of the main strengths of the clinic is that it is one of the largest multispecialty clinics in the country with 30 locations throughout North Dakota and Minnesota. It also presents an integrated, cost-effective system of care that should be integral in obtaining profitable managed care contracts. By having the hospital and clinic operating as one entity, the quality of care should improve with a slower rise in costs. This increase in quality of care will improve community health care and increase their patient load.
In theory, this is easier for MEDC’s due having more advantaged technologies and more money available to spend on monitoring the ‘danger zone’ and then warning and planning for the hazard. However in some situations it isn’t the primary effects of the earthquake or eruption that have the greater impact, therefore not even MEDC’s can plan for it. For example in the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption in Iceland, it was not the primary effects that caused problems, it was the ash cloud which was produced after the event. The Icelandic volcano, Ejajjallajokall, affected many people around the world, both wealthy and poor. The cloud caused problems for all over the world, which lead to most of the airspace to be closed.
In this section of the report, the authors detail the rate at which destructive fire kills, injures, and causes property loss to Americans. The report states that fire claims the lives of 12,000 people every year in the U.S., making it the second highest cause of accidental death. That isn’t the only human toll, because there are also 300,000 people who are injured by fire on an annual basis. The authors expound on the injuries by detailing the painful experiences of patients who must endure numerous plastic and reconstructive surgeries. The price of destructive fire is estimated at over $11 billion a year in the U.S. Loss of businesses leads to loss of jobs, which is a price that is beyond calculation.
Discuss the view that the impact of earthquake hazards depends primarily on human factors. (40 marks) Although earthquakes are a manifestation of a physical process associated with plate tectonics the hazards they produce are partly determined by human factors such as population density, urbanisation of the population, poverty and earthquake mitigation strategies such as local building codes, education of the population. However, human factors are not the only factors that turn earthquakes into hazardous events. Physical factors such as earthquake magnitude, frequency, local geology and liquifaction are also important as well exposure to tsunami or on low lying coasts also play an important part. A hazard can be defined as natural phenomena that produce negative effects on life.
There were no casualties in the Eyajafjallakull eruption but it was one of the most publicised volcanic eruptions in recorded history receiving a lot of media attention. In contrast in the mount Merapi eruption 350 people died and 350,000 people were left homeless because the destructive pyroclastic flows decimated villages and caused an emergency evacuation. The 2010 Mount Merapi eruption caused 447 million dollars of damage, this included cars, homes and basic infrastructure like boats, bridges and roads. This economic cost is very minimal when compared to the several billion dollars lost by the airlines who were unable to fly through the vast, dense ash cloud. Because the airlines couldn’t fly they required no fuel and the oil industry had drilled, purified and refined fuel they could not sell.
Estimates of Iraqi military deaths range up to 100,000; coalition forces lost about 300 troops. The war also caused extensive damage to the region's environment. The Iraqi regime subsequently faced widespread popular uprisings, which it brutally suppressed. A UN trade embargo remained in effect after the end of the conflict, pending Iraq's compliance with the terms of the armistice. The foremost term was that Iraq destroys its nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs.”The 21st century was quiet with wars until the attacks of September 11th happened.
A Hundred Lives, Billions of Dollars Chinese state media reports that over a hundred workers died during the lengthy construction project. Economic costs also ran high. Official reports place the price tag in the 24-billion-U.S.-dollar range. Critics say that actual costs could be several times the stated amount. Over a Million People Displaced The dam's 410-mile-long (660-kilometer-long) reservoir will flood about 244 square miles (632 square kilometers) of land—including well over a thousand towns and villages.
3. What types of plans could companies use in this type of situation? Explain why you think these plans would be important. A sudden, unexpected event such as a volcanic eruption would create a need for several different kinds of plans. Though long-term plans would be in place, some flexibility in those plans would probably be necessary.