Natural Disasters

Natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the earth; examples are floods, hurricane, earthquakes and tsunamis. The occurrence of such events have a heavy impact on the environment, the lifestyle of individuals including the effect it has on the psychological and emotional minds of the people. These case study further…

INTRODUCTION Disaster Relief Shelters or Temporary Dwellings are a common key player in disaster scenarios. The provision and deployment of temporary dwellings in sites are executed after the strike of a disaster during the emergency, reconstruction and rehabilitation phases to incubate the affected people from the onset of a disaster until permanent housing solutions are…

Synopsis In our partnership with Compassion Reality, and their mission to become a global organization, the Natural Disaster Relief Foundation alleviates hardships humans can face when a disaster strikes, with the help of corporate donations, and the kindness of volunteers. Our goal is to help the wellbeing of natural disaster survivors – focusing on 3rd…

There are many risks and threats to the supply chain. One of those risks are natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunami’s, floods, fires, and tornadoes. Because natural disasters are so hard to predict they can be extremely difficult for supply managers and firms to prepare for. Years of hard work, millions of dollars earned and…

Researchers were always interested in the question of the degree of human influence on its environment. Abnormal natural phenomena, a growing number of natural disasters, significant temperature fluctuations raise questions about global climate change now. Many of them are caused by natural factors. However, a lot of specialists talk about increasing human influence on the…

Earthquake is one of the most multifaceted phenomenons which we are facing since the beginning of our evolution. Even now it is virtually impossible to forecast an earthquake exactly. The much hype around this expected calamity is due to uncountable loss of lives and demolition of structures it has caused. Several statistical and probabilistic models…

An Earthquake is the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the earth’s rocky outer layer. The sudden shaking of the ground that occurs when masses of rock change position below the Earth’s surface is called an earthquake. The shifting masses send out shock waves that may be powerful enough to alter…

Hurricane Katrina was a big storm that caused a flood in Louisiana and Mississippi in 2005. Specifically, it flooded New Orleans. It precipitated a lot of water, which caused a storm surge that broke levees. That allowed water to infiltrate the city. 80% of New Orleans was below sea level, so the 80% flooded. Many…

Rationale The claim above represents the thought that the construction industry would crumble without rocks. Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are the 3 types of rocks on earth. Igneous rocks are formed when lava or magma cools on the surface of the earth or below the surface. This type of rock is very hard to…

Describe the frequency, origin and distribution of earthquakes at mid-ocean ridges, ocean basins, subduction zones and continental shields. Earthquakes are happening almost everyday all over the world. Most of the time earthquakes are not strong enough to be felt by people, but the shaking caused by an earthquake is recorded by a seismogram. These are…