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Book Learning from Hurricane Hugo

Download or read book Learning from Hurricane Hugo written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hurricane Hugo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Miller H. Crane
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1990
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 41 pages

Download or read book Hurricane Hugo written by Miller H. Crane and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Disaster Mitigation and Recovery

Download or read book Disaster Mitigation and Recovery written by Vance Andrew Lewis Roper and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death, destruction, and loss are what many people experience when they encounter a disaster such as a hurricane. One key fact to remember about disasters is that they are a human made event. This is because disasters only occur when a natural hazard comes into contact with human made items. One such natural hazard, hurricanes, can result in significant destruction and have a major impact on humankind. While humankind is effected by natural hazards, it can also have an effect on the results from these hazards. Using proper techniques, damage from disasters can be reduced by significant portions. This can be accomplished through mitigation, resilience and recovery. The combination of these three components can both reduce and eliminate destruction from disasters caused by natural hazards. This paper will look at each of these three components and how they apply to disasters caused by hurricanes. The focus will be looking at how differing building requirements can have an effect on the amount of damage caused by hurricanes. These results will then be used to recommend what types of building codes should be used and the political viability of using such codes.

Book Hurricane Hugo  Puerto Rico  the Virgin Islands  and Charleston  South Carolina  September 17 22  1989

Download or read book Hurricane Hugo Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands and Charleston South Carolina September 17 22 1989 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1994-02-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an account of the 1989 Hurricane Hugo for historical purposes, evaluates the physical phenomena involved and the performance of structures and systems, and identifies and recommends cases where an in-depth study would improve our ability to analyze and forecast such failures.

Book Disaster Recovery After Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina

Download or read book Disaster Recovery After Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina written by Claire B. Rubin and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Study Guide for Victor Hernandez Cruz s  Problems with Hurricanes

Download or read book A Study Guide for Victor Hernandez Cruz s Problems with Hurricanes written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on 2016 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina

Download or read book The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The objective of this report is to identify and establish a roadmap on how to do that, and lay the groundwork for transforming how this Nation- from every level of government to the private sector to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of preparedness. To get there will require significant change to the status quo, to include adjustments to policy, structure, and mindset"--P. 2.

Book Beaches   Lessons of Hurricane Hugo

Download or read book Beaches Lessons of Hurricane Hugo written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Island in the Storm

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  • Author : Jamie W. Moore
  • Publisher : Disaster
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 9781596291430
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Island in the Storm written by Jamie W. Moore and published by Disaster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the night of September 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo slammed into the South Carolina coast at Sullivan s Island north of Charleston with winds exceeding 160 miles per hour. The colossal force of the hurricane was punctuated by storm surges ranging from five to ten feet above sea level. At approximately one minute after midnight, Hugo s eye passed over the island, and the charming community oceanside community disappeared beneath the tumultuous sea for nearly an hour. After Hugo left Sullivan s Island in its furious wake, the first news broadcasts from the Charleston area reported that the island and neighboring Isle of Palms were completely destroyed. The Ben Sawyer Bridge the only connection to the island at the time was knocked off its pedestal and rendered useless, and so the hundreds of families who had evacuated the area could not return to their homes to see what, if anything, remained. The recovery process started slowly, and for many it would be a long, arduous journey. Island in the Storm, by local historians Jamie and Dorothy Moore, documents in vivid detail the devastation, loss and eventual rebuilding of this beloved island community. More than fifteen years later, Sullivan s Island s homes and businesses have been restored, but the memory of Hugo s fury will not soon be forgotten."

Book A Safer Future

    Book Details:
  • Author : National Research Council
  • Publisher : National Academies Press
  • Release : 1991-02-01
  • ISBN : 0309045460
  • Pages : 85 pages

Download or read book A Safer Future written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response; recovery and reconstruction; prediction and warning; learning from disasters; and U.S. participation internationally. The committee presents its philosophy of calls for broad public and private participation to reduce the toll of disasters.

Book Lessons Learned in Disaster Mental Health

Download or read book Lessons Learned in Disaster Mental Health written by Armen Goenjian and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth review of an extensive humanitarian post-earthquake relief program, exploring how it helped to modernize disaster mental health.

Book Hurricane Hugo One Year Later

Download or read book Hurricane Hugo One Year Later written by Ben L. Sill and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurricane Hugo, which made landfall on September 21, 1989, was the first serious storm to cross the South Carolina coast. This book contains papers on topics chosen to give a picture of the overall storm and its impact. It discusses about the size and severity of Hugo, as well as its effect on buildings, marinas, utilities, and other facilities.

Book The Disaster After the Disaster

Download or read book The Disaster After the Disaster written by Pamela Renee LaFeber and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Study of Hurricane Hugo s Impact on Residential Structures

Download or read book The Study of Hurricane Hugo s Impact on Residential Structures written by Mark Durant Pleasant and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: