BibliographyAllison, Graham. Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe. New York, NY: Times Books, 2004. Carr, Caleb. The Lessons of Terror: A History of Warfare Against Civilians: Why It Has Always Failed and Why It Will Fail Again. New York, NY: Random House, 2002. Cooper, Paul W., and Stanley R. Kurowski. Introduction to the Technology of Explosions. New York, NY: Wiley VCH, 1997. Crenshaw, … CopyrightPublished in 2006 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010 Copyright © 2006 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. First Edition All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hinton, Kerry. Terrorist attacks: a p… Emergency Preparedness and Your CommunityNatural disasters are not preventable, and in some cases they are necessary for the earth's geological cycles. There is no way to stop a tornado, hurricane, or tsunami from hitting your residence or community. Emergency preparedness is key to lessening the damage, injury, and even death that can occur during natural disasters such as these. Knowing as much as possible about the storm… For Further ReadingAlexander, David. Principles of Emergency Planning and Management. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2002. Croddy, Eric, Clarisa Perez-Armendariz, and John Hart. Chemical and Biological Warfare: Comprehensive Survey for the Concerned Citizen. New York, NY: Springer, 2001. Davis, Lynn E., Tom LaTourrette, David Mosher, Lois Davis, and David Howell. What You Should Do to Prepare for and Res… General Emergency Preparations - Your Emergency Plan, Your Emergency KitWorrying about terrorist attacks is not very practical. Being prepared by planning for an attack is much more useful. While the men and women who work for government offices such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security are working hard to keep the United States safe, the average person can do his or her part by making some basic preparations and knowin… Glossaryanthrax An often fatal disease caused by spores of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The disease is normally transmitted by human contact with infected animal skin or feces. asphyxiant An organic or man-made agent that causes suffocation. cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) A first-aid procedure performed on a person who has suffered a cardiac arrest. decontamination The process of removing harmf… The Heat Is On!In the summer of 2003, Europe experienced an intense heat wave that left 35,000 people dead. Scientists from around the world say that killer heat waves and droughts are likely to become more common as the world's climate changes. The world's climate scientists agree that it is human activity that is causing the world climate to change, or specifically to warm up. Global warming is … Heat Waves - Heat Islands, California Heat Waves And Forest Fires, Extreme Heat And What To Do About ItAs with droughts, the climate conditions that cause heat waves are complicated. They involve many factors that must come together for a heat wave to develop. Unlike a drought, though, most heat waves are relatively short-lived. Most last a week or less, though some may drag on for a month or more. Because North America has seasons, no heat wave will ever last as long as an extended drought. Altho… Hurricanes and Hurricane Preparedness - How Much Damage Can A Hurricane Cause?, Identifying The Storm, Evacuation, What To Do If You Are Not EvacuatingA hurricane is a severe tropical cyclone that affects coastal areas, usually near or around tropical and subtropical regions where the water is warm. Hurricanes are powerful thunderstorms with high-speed winds of more than 74 miles per hour (118 km/h) that circulate in a counterclockwise direction (in the Northern Hemisphere). These winds and rainstorms circulate around a calm center known as an … In the Wake of a Quake - What To Do, Helping Pets, What If There Is A Fire?, What If You Lose Electricity?Earthquakes cause the ground to shake uncontrollably. This shaking is the cause of most of the damage attributed to an earthquake. Depending on the magnitude of the shaking, you can expect to see several types of damage. Shaking can cause buildings and bridges to crack or even collapse. Power lines and telephone poles may have been knocked over. Windows may have shattered and fallen to the ground… Index - About the Author, Photo CreditsAmerican Red Cross, 27, 51, 52 Bogardi, Dr. Janos J., 14 dams and dam breaks, 6, 9, 19–20, 23–25 Dartmouth Flood Observatory, 17 earthquakes, 12, 20, 21 electrocution, 42 El Niño, 10, 19 Environmental Protection Agency, 49 evacuations, 22, 27, 28, 29, 37, 38–43, 53 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 26, 27, 50, 51 flash floods, explanation of, … IntroductionThe events of September 11, 2001, made every United States citizen aware of the danger posed by terrorist attacks. The governments of the United States and many countries around the world acknowledged the emergence of a new and dangerous threat: global terrorism. Unfortunately, the possibility of terrorists and terrorist groups hurting people and spreading fear is not at all new. For centuries, g… IntroductionThere was nothing unusual about this Thursday in New York City. It had been a normal day at work and Amy was on her way home. She was in the last car of the subway train. The car was crowded; about twenty people had to stand. Amy wondered, had something happened to the subway line? Was the whole city without electricity? Maybe something was wrong with just her train. It would be hours before she … IntroductionIt was the worst drought and heat wave to hit Europe in more than 150 years. Heavy rains that had developed in West Africa in late July 2003 pushed a weather system over North Africa that funneled hot air from the Sahara Desert. This system then moved over western Europe. It remained there most of the month of August, blocking the cooling, rain-bearing clouds that form over the Atlantic Ocean fro… Introduction - Quake Trivia, Major U.s. EarthquakesHaving lived in California for four years, Brown had experienced earthquakes before. At first, he wasn't concerned. As he explained in his personal account in Saturday Night magazine, those previous quakes had been minor blips on the radar. “We thought: earthquake!” he wrote. “Then we proceeded with our lives as if nothing had happened, our mortality barely dented.… INTRODUCTIONIn a fireplace on a wintry evening or at a campsite beneath the stars, fire is our friend. But when fire rages out of control, it's hard to imagine a more unyielding enemy. In October 2003, the residents of Southern California discovered just how deadly fire can be. In a little more than a week, ten major fires consumed 800,000 acres (323,887 hectares), destroying more than 3,334 homes and… IntroductionIn April 1997, heavy spring rains, combined with melting snow piled up from a series of blizzards, caused North Dakota's Red River to overflow. Grand Forks was the town hit hardest by the flood. On the PBS NewsHour Web site for students, an eighth-grader named Sara recounted her feelings as the flood threatened her hometown: “You couldn't flip a channel on TV without seeing t… INTRODUCTIONAn emergency broadcast interrupts your favorite television show. The broadcaster says there is strong evidence that a nuclear attack will occur in your city within the next twenty-four hours. What do you do? Listening to the radio on the way to school, you hear that more than 200 people are being treated at local hospitals. They all have similar, and unusual, symptoms. Hospital officials are not … IntroductionAround one o'clock in the morning on December 26, 2004, a major earthquake hit near the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, in the Indian Ocean. The earthquake registered 9.15 on the Richter scale, an earthquake of gigantic proportions and the second largest yet recorded. The earthquake was so huge that aftershocks were reported in parts of the western United States. However, it was not the earth… For More Information - Web SitesAmerican Red Cross National Headquarters 2025 E Street NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 303-4498 Web site: http://www.redcross.org Canadian Center for Emergency Preparedness 77 James Street North, Suite 325 Hamilton, ON L8R2K3 Canada (905) 331-2552 Web site: http://www.ccep.ca DisasterHelp (Part of the President's Disaster Management Egov Initiative) (800) 451-2647 Web site: http://disasterhe… For More Information - Web SitesAmerican Red Cross National Headquarters 2025 E Street NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 303-4498 Web site: http://www.redcross.org Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness 77 James Street North, Suite 325 Hamilton, ON L8R 2K3 Canada Web site: http://www.ccep.ca Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 500 C Street SW Washington, DC 20472 (800) 621-FEMA Web site: http://www.fema.gov The Firefight… For More Information - Web SitesAmerican Red Cross 2025 E Street NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 303-4498 Disaster Assistance: (866) GET-INFO (866-438-4636) Donations: (800) HELP-NOW (800-435-7669) Web site: http://www.redcross.org Dartmouth Flood Observatory Department of Geography Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 03755 Web site: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania … For More Information - Web SitesAmerican Red Cross American Red Cross National Headquarters 2025 E Street NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 303-4498 Disaster Assistance info: (866) GET-INFO (866-438-4636) Web site: http://www.redcross.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Planning Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mailstop C-18 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30333 (8… For More Information - Web SitesAmerican Red Cross National Headquarters 2025 E Street NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 303-4498 Disaster Assistance: (866) GET-INFO (866-438-4636) Web site: http://www.redcross.org Department of Homeland Security National Disaster Medical System Section 500 C Street SW, Suite 713 Washington DC 20472 (800) 872-6367 Web site: http://ndms.dhhs.gov Federal Alliance for Safe Homes 1427 E. Piedmont Drive… Preparing for and Living with Heat Waves - During A Heat Wave: Things To Do And Not To Do, The Number One KillerThere are many things you can do to help yourself and your family prepare for a heat wave. One of the most important preparations is to find out where your local community sets up air-conditioned relief centers in case of a health emergency. Your local health department should be able to give you this information. You should keep this information handy—on the refrigerator door or on a fami… Preventing Blackouts - Reducing Energy Waste, A Quick List Of No-and Low-cost Ideas To Save Energy!After every major blackout, energy experts discuss how to prevent the next one. Some say we need to build more power plants for our growing demand. More power plants and more transmission cables would mean more electricity would be available. But power plants are very expensive to build. Building them would make electricity cost much more, and people do not want to pay more for their power. Many … Tsunamis and Their Aftermath - Where Are Tsunamis Likely To Hit?, What To Do Before A Tsunami Hits, Things Not To Do When A Tsunami StrikesContrary to popular belief, a tsunami is not a stronger type of hurricane. A tsunami is caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption. This disturbance sends a series of waves riding to the shores. However, not every underwater earthquake will create a tsunami. Usually, tsunamis are produced from earthquakes involving convergent continental plates (one plate moves on top of another and … What About Drought? - Types Of Drought, The Causes Of Drought, Predicting Drought, The Making Of The Dust BowlA drought is an extended period when rainfall amounts are significantly below normal. The period of below-normal rainfall usually must last for a minimum of several months, or one season or more. Often, however, droughts last for years. The effects of a drought may be catastrophic, and people understandably think of droughts as natural disasters. Yet droughts are not rare or random events. Drough… What to Do After an NBC Attack - Other Steps You Can Take, Find Out About Your School's Disaster PlanAfter an NBC attack you should continue to listen to local emergency broadcasts for directions. If you were asked to evacuate your area, do not return home until emergency responders have told you it is safe to do so. If you were asked to shelter-in-place, do not leave the shelter until you've been told it's safe to go outside. After nuclear attacks, it may not be safe to leave your… What Is a Flood? - Floods, The Biggest Flood On Record, Flash Floods, Mudslides And Landslides, Floods In The Twenty-first CenturyAccording to the World Meteorological Organization, floods are the most common and widespread of all natural disasters, except for fires. In terms of lives lost and property damaged, however, floods are the most destructive natural disaster in the United States and the world. Most U.S. communities have experienced some kind of flooding, usually after spring rains, heavy thunderstorms, or winter s… What Is a Tornado and What Do You Do If One Hits? - Tornado Basics, Preparing For The Worst, Tornado Drills, Disaster Supplies Kit, What To Do When A Tornado StrikesPerhaps you've seen tornadoes that have been filmed for movies or TV. They're typically depicted as gigantic funnels that scurry along the ground, picking up everything from cars to farmhouses inside their large, swirling cyclone. But did you know that tornadoes are not always large moving funnels? Sometimes the only way to identify one is to spy airborne, spinning debris that seems… When the Lights Are Back On - Immediately After, Safe Water, Safe Food, A Food Safety Checklist, Returning To NormalEvery disaster leaves destruction in its wake. Floods, hurricanes, mudslides—they all end in property damage and heartache. Major blackouts are no exception. The City Council of New York estimated that the 2003 power outage cost the city more than a half billion dollars. Most of this damage, however, was to businesses and the government. When stores cannot operate, restaurants cannot cook … Where Do Floods Happen? - Major Storms And Seasonal Rains, The Dartmouth Flood Observatory, Dam Breaks, Hurricanes And TsunamisAlthough floods can strike almost anywhere, they are more likely to occur close to waterways. Areas located near a river, stream, ocean, lake, or other bodies of water are known as floodplains if they have been flooded by water in the past or could be flooded by water in the future. Rivers with large floodplains include the Mississippi River (in the United States), the Nile (in northeast Africa),… Who Turned Out the Lights? - Major Blackouts, Major U.s. Blackouts, How Blackouts HappenWhat Amy experienced was a blackout—a complete loss of electrical power. A blackout can be caused by a storm, an accident, or a problem in the electrical system. It can also be caused by high demand: people using more electricity than power companies can supply. When demand is high, power companies try to prevent a blackout from happening. They do this by cutting back on the power they rel…
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