Although disasters that are particularly severe and cause substantial resource loss can elicit greater mental health distress and PTSD symptoms, to the extent that survivors can find spiritual meaning in such events, the deleterious
effects of disasters on mental health functioning may be reduced.
For a time we were knee deep in the mess, and worried not just about our balance sheet but the domino
effect of the disaster around us both domestically and internationally.
Although understanding the wide -
ranging effects of disasters is vital for an effective public health response, a lack of baseline data has made it difficult to attribute post-disaster changes in environmental conditions to the impacts of disasters.
Scientists are continuing to research other
potential effects of the disaster, such as whether increased incidence of mental retardation is occurring in subsequent generations due to their progenitors» radiation exposure.
They share our commitment to minimizing
the effect of disasters on vulnerable communities around the globe through effective disaster philanthropy.
This experience just like a country that experiences a peculiar natural disaster at a particular time every year but sits on their hands and makes no contingency plans to minimize
the effects of the disaster.
Living in a developed country like the USA doesn't leave if free from
the effects of disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods.
It was gathered that residents of the area who noticed the fire outbreak immediately alerted officials of the state's Fire Service who mobilized their resources to limit
the effect of the disaster.
There are also what Garfield calls, «the immeasureable, imponderable»
effects of the disaster.
To investigate
the effects of the disaster on residents, the researchers recruited 42 of their earlier subjects for magnetic resonance imaging scans 3 to 4 months after the quake.
The effect of the disaster in wildlife is still not being evaluated but recent research gives clues about what its real scope might be.
This compelling account of the destruction of Krakatoa, a volcano - island that erupted in 1883, examines
the effects of the disaster, which triggered a tsunami that killed close to 40,000 people.
The best way to protect your family from
the effects of a disaster is to have a disaster plan.
The best way to protect your household from
the effects of a disaster is to have a disaster plan.
The effects of disasters on populations include immediate death and disabilities and disease outbreaks caused by ecologic shifts.
In an ideal green world,
the effect of these disasters would last for years, with endless opportunities to take tragic photographs of pelicans coated in oil, and dying sea otters and tragic manatees to remind everyone of man's selfishness and greed and of the oil industry's evil.
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The effects of disasters, some of which have increased in intensity and have been exacerbated by climate change, impede their [small island states] progress towards sustainable development.»
The first stage is reflected by
the effect of disaster trauma on parental mental health and also simultaneously on adolescent mental health and behavior.