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The Impact of Natural Disasters


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The Impact of Natural Disasters
Discusses these in general and gives examples (the 1993 Midwest floods and the 1994 Southern California earthquake). Examines the impact on community infrastructure, basic services and insurance companies.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages) | 9 sources | 1995 United States


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"Introduction
Natural disasters come in many forms: floods, fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions and landslides are but a few of the calamities that people endure. It is when nature comes into conflict with humans that catastrophe results. The response to these natural disasters has been to invest in early warning systems in order to protect lives and property, and to offer residents and businessmen advice on how best to survive the types of disasters that any one area is prone to. Fortunately, not all parts of the world are subject to every type of disaster, which means that people in any one area have to prepare only for those disasters which are likely to occur in their area. Such preparation can take the form of developing evacuation programs and finding ways to minimize damage both to people, livestock and ..."

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"The Impact of Natural Disasters" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Impact-of-Natural-Disasters/22233>




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