Earthquakes are very consequential natural disasters that cause catastrophic damage to countries. They can leave nations with a million dollars in damage, and cause families to lose their loved ones and homes. Earthquakes are one of the most devastating natural disasters and could put governments and countries in shambles. Haiti is a prime example of this, and Haiti is already a poor nation. The 2010 earthquake caused millions of people to go into poverty and over 200,000 people died in the earthquake…
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5% of the U.S.) were food insecure largest number ever recorded. The basic cause of hunger is poverty. The majority of people living in poverty don’t have the money to buy food or produce it. This is called food insecurity. The top five causes of hunger include: War and Conflict, which is when families lives have been affected by war and their income drops. Weather and climate change, which is when natural disasters leave families and people with no source of food. Agriculture, which is when farmers have seen changes in their…
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risk of contracting diseases, starvation, and death. Throughout the world, one person dies of hunger every 3.6 seconds (UNICEF). Hunger, Malnutrition, poverty, and famine are all huge characteristics which heavily relate to world hunger. Millions around the globe, in Asia, Africa, North America and even individuals in developed countries are affected by world hunger. The biggest cause of world hunger is that many people cannot provide for their families as they do not earn enough and are unable to…
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world are affected by natural disasters. These may be caused by climate change such as drought, flood, and cyclone, the environment such as pollution, deforestation, desertification, pest infestation or combinations of these, or the destroy of ozone layer will contribute to the green house effect. People's homes are wiped out and livelihoods are destroyed. Poverty, population pressures and environmental degradation mean that increasing numbers of people are vulnerable to natural disasters. In Australia…
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How nature affected humankind throughout history with plague, cold and disaster How nature affected humankind throughout history with plague, cold and disaster Introduction The topic of this research paper is “How nature affected humankind throughout history with plague, cold and disaster”. The reason I chose this topic is I am curious how plague, cold, and disaster relates to world history. Because no matter how technology, medical treatment and science…
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Earthquakes create a very traumatic disaster not only for the area affected but also for other surrounding areas. On a regular basis, earthquakes tend to occur by the thousands on an everyday basis! Most earthquakes occur where tectonic plates collide into each other. As the collisions take place underground, it creates a lot of stress. Once that stress is released, it sends a load of vibrations underground, called seismic waves. When rating earthquakes scientists use the strength and duration of…
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Classified as a natural disaster, hurricanes stay true to their nature by wreaking havoc on civilizations throughout time. Hurricanes are tropical cyclones that reach high speeds and cause mass structural damage within communities near the coast. An event such as this not only causes large-scale suffering to the affected community but also initiates a ripple effect towards other local and national areas. In the global community, when mass amounts of people experience such a catastrophic event, people…
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Alisha james Introduction to Mental Health Counseling Week 9 Assignment Trauma-Causing Events Natural Disaster On August 29, 2005, one of the deadliest hurricanes devastated the historic city of New Orleans, better known as Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina claimed the lives of over 2,000 New Orleans’ residents and left millions of others without a place to call home. In a city completely surrounded by water, it was no match to the hurricane and unreliable levees that led to massive flooding…
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in 2013 was 6.2%, compared to the nationwide rate of 7.3%. This represents a slight decrease from 2012’s rate of 7.7%. The percentage of households below poverty level was 13.4% in 2009, and the percentage of people receiving public assistance in Orange County is 10.7% ("Orange, California (CA) Poverty Rate Data - Information about Poor and Low Income Residents," n.d.). There has been a declining trend of homeless people living in Orange County since the recession of 2009 hit. At that time the…
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you stand up”, to wich Rosa replied, “I don't think I should have to stand up,” (Biography). The authorities were called and arrested her. Her reason for was because she was tired of giving in. In this example we can see how social discrimination affected her in many different ways, in this case on the bus. In the story,” The Lesson”, we can also see how different social class levels interfere with one's lives as well. An African american teacher took a group of five kids to a field trip at an expensive…
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