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Hurricane Katrina

· Read article "Katrina & the Core Challenges of Disaster Response" ( Download Here )

· Read article "The Disasters Inside the Disaster: Hurricane Sandy and Post-Crisis Development" ( Download here )

· Submit a 3-5 paper addressing the following:

3. Explain the emergency response disaster from Hurricane Katrina and describe how these changes in emergency management affected the planning and response toward Hurricane Sandy.

· Paper 2 Hazard Analysis

Select a hazard described in chapters three and four that interests you.  Use internet media search engines ( news.google.com ) or disaster websites (e.g., www.reliefweb.int ) to find a recent example of a disaster caused by this hazard.  

Write a 1-page paper addressing the following:

· The type of hazard

· The country where the disaster occurred

· The consequences of the event

· The cause of the event (e.g., excessive rainfall caused the flood; an earthquake caused the landslide)

· Any secondary disasters that occurred because of the event

· Was any warning possible?  Was a warning issued?

· Any interesting facts about the event

· A URL that provides a link to more information about the disaster