Essays on Disasters

Introduction Haiti is a poor city; however, it’s better known for its frequent and destructive earthquakes. Earthquakes are caused by the movement and tension between the tectonic plates. In this scenario, Haiti lays in between the Caribbean and North American tectonic plates, two major fault...

Introduction A disaster is defined as an event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction. An emergency is an unforeseen combination of circumstances or an urgent need for assistance; such as a multiple car crash on I-4. A disaster typically affects a large number of people;...

Small scale farmers are the driving force behind economies in Africa, even though their potential is not realized. The term small scale farmers is given to farmers from their lack of resources, they own small land that they use to produce crops. Which they may...

Abstract This Research report is based on the major problem facing by Australian people and mainly farmers and their communities. Many farmers and local communities have been facing severe and prolonged drought. Australia has always had variation in the climate. As the near future, many...

No one can deny the fact that Drought is the main hazard in Canada which creates many issues whenever it occurs. Drought is the main concern in Canada and in Western countries which damage several industries, homes and main cause of the death every year....

Abstract Drought stress is one of the most threatened environmental stresses to mankind. It is the most serious stress which limits the agricultural growth and its development and further leads to a great threat to world food security. Drought stress mainly occurs in arid and...

Cape Town is one of the most populated cities in South Africa and is the legislative capital, located in the south-western corner of the country at the foot of Table Mountain. The Cape Town drought was caused by many different things such as agricultural strain,...

To begin with, by dictionary, a drought is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water. This study of the climate change in the Fertile Crescent and implications of the recent Syrian drought was carried out through a 6-month period...

Have you ever been present in a category 5 hurricane? If the answer is no let me tell you that I just wish you never had to go through an experience like that. In September 20 Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. All the residents in...

Abstract The location of Puerto Rico makes it vulnerable to seismic activity due to the different sources that surround the Island. This is why the risk of a tsunami affecting the island increases as it did in 1918. The Puerto Rico Trench, located to the...

Caitria and Morgan O’Neill are two sisters who come from the city of Monson. Their hometown was hit by a tornado, and they felt the urge to offer their help to the townsfolk. They realized that when a disaster occurs more so naturally, there is...

When I was a child my mother and father always told me to grateful for the people in my life and the things I have because you never know when it can be taken away from you. I will never forget that humbling experience that...

Nature is the most precious thing that the earth has. However, there are times when Mother Nature gets angry and natural disasters come down. It may be a long-term rainstorm causing flooding, which may be prolonged droughts, etc. No matter how it occurs, natural disasters...

Hurricane Dorian hit the Abaco Islands in September 1st. with winds of 185 mph. Grand Bahama was later affected at an identical intensity, northern side hit with the 185 as a minimum wind speed for 24hrs. That resulted to the utmost catastrophic damages; most structures...

Hurricane Katrina is one of only a handful of catastrophic events that will never be overlooked. The result impacts of this storm were very damaging, and most people were still in shock months to years later. This event is close to being as tragic as...

Think about how life would be if there is no earthquake? Build an imagery of what Earth will look like. You will probably say that there would be less destruction, loss of lives and earth would be a safer place to live in. But earthquake...

Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, typhoons, and hurricanes inflict serious damage and so seem to be bad for the economy. For firms, natural disasters destroy tangible assets such as buildings and equipment as well as human capital and thereby deteriorate their production capacity. These...

In this paper we will be discussing what, how, and why a drought occurs and what we can do to prevent and stop these droughts and not lose all of our valuable resources. Also going to talk about how it damages the environment and how...

No one can deny the fact that Drought is the main hazard in Canada which creates many issues whenever it occurs. Drought is the main concern in Canada and in Western countries which damage several industries, homes and main cause of the death every year....