Assignment:
You must complete a white paper plan identifying and describing different types of disasters. In addition, you must explain why natural hazards are difficult for emergency managers to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from.
Assignment Guidelines
Address the following in 3 to 5 pages:
Generally speaking, what are natural disasters? Explain.
What are the various types of natural disasters? Select 3 and response the following:
How do they occur? Explain.
What type of and how much damage can be sustained? Explain.
What unique challenges are present during each of your selected disasters? Explain in detail.
What types of challenges are present across the entire spectrum of natural disasters?
Generally speaking, what are technological disasters? Explain.
Consider serious industrial accidents and acts of terrorism for the following tasks:
Provide and briefly describe 1 example of a terrorist attack other than the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Provide and briefly describe 1 example of an accidental, man-made disaster.
How and why do they occur? Explain.
What type of and how much damage can be sustained? Explain.
What challenges are presented to first responders in the wake of an industrial accident or terrorist attack? Explain in detail.
Be sure to reference all of your sources using APA formatting