Severe Weather: Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Thunderstorms and Blizzards WEBSITE: https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/weather-atmosphere-education-resources/tornadoes Once you get to this site, use the links on the right to find your information. TORNADOES 1. What is a tornado? 2. Which state has the most twisters per year? How many? 3. What are supercells? 4. Where do most tornadoes in America occur? 5. […]
In this assignment, you will identify why arguments based on faulty premises fail to be convincing. All of the given arguments below fail somehow. Your task is to describe how they fail. Explain why the following five arguments are problematic. For example, maybe the premises and the conclusion are discussing two different issues, or maybe […]
Choose one (1) incident from the following list: Earthquake Extreme Heat Flood Hurricane Landslide/Debris Shift Winter Weather Thunder/Lightening Tornado Tsunami Volcano Wild Fire Based on your chosen incident, develop a one (1) page fact sheet with key information and protective actions for your disaster. You may attach your fact sheet to your post, embed, or […]
Discussion Board Topic – Preparing for a Natural Disaster: This module illustrated how natural disasters affect medical records. Conduct Internet research on how disasters haved impacted both paper and electronic medical records. Pretend you are working in a facility that has hybrid records, but mostly relies on the EHR. Create a preparedness plan for how […]
Prompt of the essay: The University of Miami’s official mascot is the ibis. Folklore maintains that the native marsh bird is the last to take shelter before a hurricane hits and the first to emerge once the storm passes, making it an apt symbol of courage and resilience. Considering your ability to control your own […]
There have been several devastating disasters—natural and man-made—across the globe in the past 5 years. Each disaster impacted physical, social, economic, demographic, political, and other domains. Your task: Select a U.S. recovery case (e.g., a hurricane, flood, earthquake, fire, within the past 5 years) and compare it to another country’s like disaster. How are they […]
Hurricane Sandy This storm has also been referred to as “Superstorm Sandy” Occurred from October 22, 2012 to November 2, 2012. Instructions Include Discussion in your Research on: Hurricane Sandy changed the way the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issues warnings for post-tropical systems. Describe this change (see Hurricane Hermine 2016). How do you think this […]
