PPT-Catastrophic Events

Presented by Kesler Science Can you predict and describe how different types of catastrophic events impact ecosystems Essential Questions What is a Catastrophic Event Something very harmful devastating. Paul . Kleindorfer. Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD. Ulku. . Oktem. Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Near-Miss Management LLC.. Carl H. Gibson. Departments of MAE and SIO, CASS, UCSD, La Jolla CA 92093-0411, . cgibson@ucsd.edu. ,. . http://sdcc3.ucsd.edu/~ir118. AOS seminar, Oct. 1, 2015, . Spiess. 330, 4 pm. Catastrophic Equatorial Icing. WILDFIRE. WILDFIRE. Main Features: huge, out of control fire that can spread slowly (by burning material along forest floor) and rapidly (by wind causing it to jump along the tops of trees). How it forms: Drought conditions, wind, high temperatures, and low humidity help a wildfire spread. Lightning strikes cause one out of every five wildfires; often caused by careless campfires, cigarettes and arsonists. Reference: . CNMP . Core . Curriculum Section 3.3 — Farmstead Safety and . Security. Catastrophic Mortality. Procedures. Emergency Numbers. Emergency Contacts. Planning for the Impossible.... Natural disasters can happen. Force, motion, and energy are observed in living systems and the environment in several ways. . Catastrophic events of weather systems such as hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes can. . shape and restructure the environment through the force and motion evident in them. . Spring 2010 Version. This file as well as all other PowerPoint files for the book, “. Risk Management and Insurance: Perspectives in a Global Economy. ” authored by Skipper and Kwon and published by Blackwell (2007), has been created . Relief Fund Commission. Claudia L. Marchese, Esq.. Executive Director. American Association . of Healthcare . Administrative Management. The Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund is a financial assistance program for New Jersey families whose children have medical costs otherwise uncovered by insurance, state or federal programs, or other sources such as fundraising. The Fund is intended to assist in preserving a family's ability to cope with the responsibilities which accompany a child's significant health problems. . CNMP . Core . Curriculum Section 3.3 — Farmstead Safety and . Security. Catastrophic Mortality. Procedures. Emergency Numbers. Emergency Contacts. Planning for the Impossible.... Natural disasters can happen. Catastrophic events. Before we can see how they affect ecosystems we need to understand how they form. HURRICANES. How do Hurricanes Form? . Stage 1: A Tropical Disturbance Forms. Most Atlantic hurricanes begin life as organized clusters of thunderstorms off the west coast of Africa. These thunderstorms form along waves in the prevailing trade winds. The waves, called easterly waves, can be more than 2500 km (1550 mi) long. The cluster of thunderstorms is called a tropical disturbance.. Flood . – any relatively high stream flow overtopping the natural or artificial banks in a water system.. Common Causes:. Long-lasting rainfall over a broad area. Locally intense thunderstorm - generated rainfall. International . Insurance. Law Association . Associazione. . Internazionale. di . Diritto. delle . Assicurazioni. Internationale . Vereinigung. . Versicherungsrecht. Asociacion. Internacional de Derecho de . MORALITY RELIGION AND TERRORISM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ADMINISTRATORS The Council of the Faculty Association of the University of Windsor UMBER 114 ARCHPRIL 2002 FAUW Forum UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO D View Forces of Nature on National Geographic!. CATASTROPHE . Extreme Forces of Nature. Natural Disasters Effects on Environment. Physical structures. Crops and food supplies. Vegetation and animal species. Different presentations of CHD in the neonate. Asymptomatic Murmur. Cyanosis. Gradually progressive symptoms of heart failure. Catastrophic heart failure and shock. Fetal Physiology. Asymptomatic New Born with a Murmur.