CASE STUDY OF UTTARAKHAND DISASTER
The State of Uttarakhand is vastly covered by high Himalayan Mountains comprising the Himadri and Shivalik ranges. The existence of such mountainous terrain in the state makes it prone to many natural disasters such as Landslides & Floods. Also, the fact that the entire area of Uttarakhand is categorized as Seismic Zone IV which makes it prone to major Earthquakes. Several major and minors rivers originate in the hills of Uttarakhand. Two major rivers, i.e. Ganga & Yamuna have their sources in the upper reaches of Gangotri and Yamunotri glaciers respectively.
The flood disaster of 2013 is attributed to continuous heavy rainfall in the state from 15th June, 2013 to 17th June, 2013. Many regions in the state such as Kedarnath, Rudraprayag and Gaurikund etc. experienced up to 300% more than average rainfall. These heavy rainfalls resulted from the collective devastation of both torrential monsoon rains as well as Westerly disturbances. These rains reaped havoc throughout the state, especially in the hilly regions. Most devastation was caused in Rud...
A major flood on any river is both a long-term and a short-term event, particularly any river basin where human influence has exerted "control" over the ri...
In the binational area of El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez flooding has become a way of life due to the scarcity of rain and desert climate. Fortunately, meteorologist, geologist and city planners are continuously working to improve city prior to a storm in order to mitigate any financial hardships during and after a flood. The city has to take in account past events in order to improve infrastructure. They also rely on meteorologist to study how the weather is reacting so they can anticipate the next system and how it will hit this region. The primary expert that contributes to this vital research are the Geologist, who have brought to light the cause and effects during drastic climate events. In this report, it will document infrastructure affects, stormwater management, Climate Whiplash and thoughts from the geologist on the desert-flood relationship.
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia was lost due to structural failure in the left wing. On take-off, it was reported that a piece of foam insulation surrounding the shuttle fleet's 15-story external fuel tanks fell off of Columbia's tank and struck the shuttle's left wing. Extremely hot gas entered the front of Columbia's left wing just 16 seconds after the orbiter penetrated the hottest part of Earth's atmosphere on re-entry. The shuttle was equipped with hundreds of temperature sensors positioned at strategic locations. The salvaged flight recorded revealed that temperatures started to rise in the left wing leading edge a full minute before any trouble on the shuttle was noted. With a damaged left wing, Columbia started to drag left. The ships' flight control computers fought a losing battle trying to keep Columbia's nose pointed forward.
Civil Engineering Failure: Sultana Disaster (1865) Matthew Oxley Honors Introduction to Engineering Design Severna Park High School Table of Contents Abstract.........................................3 Death on the Dark River: The Story of the Sultana Disaster...............4 The Ship...................................6 Ethics & Cause (with further explanation)....................... 6 Policy/Regulation Change............................ 7 Conclusion........................................8 References........................................9
The destruction caused by these natural disasters made the people feel despair as well as suffer. After the monsoon Rukmani thought about the destruction caused, “Many of our neighbours fared much worse than we had. Several were homeless, and of a group of men who sheltered under a tree when the storm began six had been killed by lightning” (Markandaya 41). Markandaya shows the suffering through the homeless, and the despair through death of people who must have families grieving for them. The author also wrote, “The drought continued until we lost count of the time. Day after day the pitiless sun blazed down, scorching whatever still struggled to grow and baking the earth hard until at last it split and great irregular fissures gaped the land” (Markandaya 76). Markandaya shows the destruction of the land and crops through the use of imagery and details. In sum, the author shows the despair and suffering through natural disasters and the peoples reaction to
In 2017 alone, the United States experienced 3 flooding and tropical cyclone events deemed by NOAA [3] as weather disasters. These events accumulated an estimated 265 billion dollars’ worth of ‘damage, as well as significant loss of life [3]. Each of these three events were described as “100-year” or even “500-year” flooding and storm events. With the reassurance of these catastrophic events in such close proximity to one another, it seems a new normal has established itself.
In India, this disaster brought lots of changes about environmental awareness. Furthermore, Broughton (2005) pointed out
KXEX 2165 MORAL & ETHICS SESSION 2015/2016, SEMESTER 1 FAILURE CASE STUDY. Title: The Chernobyl Incident NAME: CHAI GAU HONG MATRIC NUMBER: KET140003. Keywords - Chernobyl incident - Disaster - Nuclear power plant - Human health - Environment Nomenclature - Steam explosion - Thyroid cancers - Vapor pressure - Nuclear fission Introduction The Chernobyl nuclear facility had four working reactors at the time when accident happened.
Over the years, many damages related to flood have been reported. In France, floods have killed more than 100 people in the last 10 years. In less than three years, two catastrophic flash floods struck southern France. The first flash flood occurred in November 1999 and the second flash flood occurred in September 2002. The two flash floods cause 58 fatalities and properties damage of around 2.3 billion of Euros (Vinet, 2008). In United States of America, flash flood that occurred in June 2001 has cause $2 billion of damages to the urban states in Texas (Holder et al., 2002). All of this damages and loss serve as frightening examples of the threat that flood possess.
The main hazards for Jakarta relate to water management and flood control. Extreme weather events cause overloading of the existing drainage system, while sea level rise coupled with land subsidence is making Jakarta increasingly vulnerable to tidal floods due to its coastal location. Jakarta has also experienced earthquakes and should be prepared for other unprecedented geological events and tsunamis. According to BNPB - Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management, flooding is the most frequent hazard, which occurred 98 times from 2011 to 2015 (Fig.2). Taking flooding as an example, in the flood map we can see flooding mainly affects the north coast of Jakarta (Fig.3), where most of the city’s industries are located. Flooding occurs regularly throughout the year, stalling traffic, damaging houses and gravely attenuating the flow of business at all levels of society. Even with just a moderate amount of rain, the traffic in the city is critically impaired, often for hours. Due to high rainfall intensity, land subsidence, road inundation and poor drainage systems, flooding greatly impacts commercial activities, cause loss of property, spread of illness and loss of
This natural disaster caused at least killed more than 250,000 peoples in a single day, and at the same time leaving more than 1.7 million homeless. The scourge and loss that have been created by this disaster brought uncounted damages and many people lose their homes in the Indian Oceans. Their grief’s is shared around the world, and take this experience as a lesson and reminder to ourselves to become more grateful that we are safe from this powerful nature forces. Based on the research about this issue during that time, from the tourist resorts of south Thailand to Aceh’s city, to the fishing villages at Sri Lanka, and onward to the coasts of Africa, societies were provoke by the devastation and
Disaster can be defined as a sudden or recurring event or incident that disrupts the normal activities or livelihood of people. It is an event that posed a dangerous threat to the safety of people, assets, buildings, infrastructure, and the environment when it occurs. In parallel, Shaluf and Ahmadun (2006) believed that “disaster is an emergency situation that leads to the loss of life; it will damage properties and environment and hinder the social and economic activities of people”. In addition, DFID (2004) defines disaster as “a severe interruption to the community daily life due from people vulnerability towards the disaster impacts and involves loss of life as well as the assets which affect their ability to
It encompasses the fire department and the police. It is tasked with providing safety and security for all persons through protection of life and property; safe, humane custody. It is also responsible for well displacement and migration issues in Malawi and meet the needs of refugees and asylum seekers.
Earthquakes belong to the class of most disastrous natural hazards. They result in unexpected and tremendous earth movements. These movements results from dissemination of an enormous amount of intense energy in form of seismic waves which are detected by use of seismograms. The impact of earthquakes leaves behind several landmarks including: destruction of property, extensive disruption of services like sewer and water lines, loss of life, and causes instability in both economic and social components of the affected nation (Webcache 2).
With an area of about 144,000 sq. kilometers, Bangladesh occupies a unique geographic location spanning a stretch of land between the mighty Himalayan mountain chain to the north and the open ocean the south. The Ganges, Brahmaputra, the Meghna, and their networks are virtually the only drainage outlet for a vast river basin. The convergence of these three mighty rivers keeps Bangladesh and its people constantly on the verge of another big flood. The country is criss-crossed by a network of rivers and their tributaries numbering about 230. Silt deposited by these rivers during the rainy season results in the recurrence of floods almost every year. The three broad topographical regions are, flood plains, occupying about 80%; terraces about 8% and hills about 12% of the land area, which make at further sub-division into 20 generalized topographical units. Bangladesh has mai...