A flood is an overflow of water that submerges dry land. If the water reaches land that is populated by people, such as a village, it is considered to be a natural disaster. Floods usually occur near large bodies of water, such as a lake or river. When a storm causes the water levels to [...]
The American branch of the Red Cross is the humanitarian movement within the United States that provides similar functions such as disaster relief aid and prevention of human suffering as its international sister organizations. Disaster relief help is just one of its many functions. The American Red Cross helps the needy, provides communication services for [...]
This is the first phase in emergency and natural disaster management that responds to the actual incident. An disaster response team usually includes firefighters, policemen, and medical teams sent in as a first measure to contain a situation before it gets out of hand, search for survivors and assess the situation. Disaster response and disaster [...]
A natural disaster is the result of when a natural hazard affects humans. The amount of human vulnerability is the factor that leads to financial, environmental, or human impact. The amount of vulnerability that humans may have to a natural hazard can be subsided by proper emergency management, preparedness, and mitigation. The amount of damage [...]
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement that accounts for approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide. The purpose of this movement was to contribute to the protection of human life and for their well-being. This includes alleviating human suffering without discriminating anybody based on their nationality, race, sex, religion, political opinion, [...]
A hurricane, also known as a tropical cyclone, is a severe storm system that has a low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that surround it, producing strong winds and heavy rainfall. Hurricanes occur when air with lots of moisture rises, causing condensation of water vapor and the release of heat. Since hurricanes use heat to fuel [...]
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges dry land. If the water reaches land that is populated by people, such as a village, it is considered to be a natural disaster. Floods usually occur near large bodies of water, such as a lake or river. When a storm causes the water levels to [...]
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was an emergency response system that was designed to ensure that proper coordination and communication was established during the event of a crisis. Possible disasters can include an act of terrorism, an urban fire, floods, nuclear disasters, earthquakes, power storms such as hurricanes and typhoons, war-related incidents, etc. The [...]
Regardless of where you live, there is always a threat of a natural disaster affecting you. Some areas are more prone to a natural disaster, such as the mid-west of the United States being prone to tornadoes or California being likely to experience an earthquake, but any area in the United States may experience a [...]
Natural disaster management is a discipline that is involved with determining risks, minimizing those risks, and recovering when the risks come to fruition during such events as a natural disaster. There are four phases in natural disaster management:
Mitigation:
Steps taken to prevent a disaster from occurring or minimizing the risk of a natural hazard becoming a [...]