The Wrath of Mother Nature Disaster Management of...

Mother Nature is a force that can bring both great and terrible things upon humanity. Humans live out their lives in tranquility; living in environments that have stable climates suitable to raise a family or pursue careers. The Earth is truly a great place to live however, occasionally Mother Nature will show her ugly side. This ugly side just happens to be the natural disasters that affect the many people that populate planet Earth. Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters ever recorded. With fierce winds and high water levels Katrina hit the city of New Orleans with great force on Monday Aug 29th 2005 (Oshinsky). The water rose so high that it left about 80 percent of New Orleans underwater (Oshinsky). The truly sad part†¦show more content†¦FEMA was primarily criticized for its delayed reaction to the disaster and how unprepared the agency was to come in and pick up the pieces of New Orleans. The head of FEMA Michael D. Brown deliberately told fire and re scue teams from other counties not to respond to Hurricane Katrina without being properly dispatched by state authorities (National Geographic). This caused the loss of much help that was needed and could have possibly saved lives. FEMA was trying to control outside help which caused things to ultimately get worse (National Geographic). They turned away Wal-Mart trucks full of supplies and even evacuation attempts claiming that none of these third parties had the authorization to supply this help (National Geographic). The people of New Orleans needed supplies desperately and FEMA was standing in the way of the people trying to help. It seemed that any attempt by FEMA to provide help failed one of which was when the agency ordered 100 million dollars worth of ice for hospitals, the ice never even made it to the disaster area (National Geographic). Although FEMA was trying to help they seemed to be doing more bad then good. Another bad deed was that they were not allowing certain doc tors to assist dying patients claiming that they were concerned with the legal liability of allowing the physicians to work on these patients (National Geographic). Head of FEMA Michael Brown was later revealed to have little to no experience with emergency management when heShow MoreRelatedHurricane Katrin A Devastating Storm1576 Words   |  7 PagesHurricane Katrina was a devastating storm that ravaged New Orleans, but it was more than just a natural disaster. The general public and even some top officials are quick to dismiss this great storm as an inevitable force of mother nature as if it was just another hurricane of the season. In doing so, they subscribe to a mindset that is actually a disservice to those who suffered Hurricane Katrina’s wrath. A myriad of publications like Come Hell or High Water, Overcoming Katrina, and There is NoRead MoreNatural Disasters : A Natural Disaster2721 Words   |  11 Pageshave been many kinds of disasters. Many of these disasters have been mad-made, whether they be the fault of improper infrastructure, lack of maintenance, or just poor planning from the engineers. These types of disasters can usually occur frequently and we usually we put the blame on someone who will pay for the damages to those who were affected by the disaster. There is however another type of disaster that plagues man-kind, and is known as a natural disaster. Natural disasters are the ones that areRead MoreExploring Corporate Strategy - Case164366 Words   |  658 Pageson the Companion Website. These are a selection of cases from recent editions of the book which remain relevant for teaching. The case studies are intended to serve as a basis for class discussion and not as an illustration of either good or bad management practice. They are not intended to be a comprehensive collection of teaching material. They have been chosen (or speciï ¬ cally written) to provide readers with a core of cases which, together, cover most of the main issues in the text. As such, they