The most basic stressors include: high winds, extreme temperatures, drought, flood, and other natural disasters, such as tornados and wildfires.

Health concerns and natural disasters such as after a drought in 1926 summer Shanghai and

Cluster sampling is used to estimate high mortalities in cases such as wars, famines and natural disasters.

There are many passages in the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, which speak of a time of terrible tribulation such as has never been known, a time of natural and man-made disasters on an awesome scale.

As the threat of Cold War eased, a number of such civil defense organisations have been disbanded or mothballed ( as in the case of the Royal Observer Corps in the United Kingdom and the United States civil defense ), while others have changed their focuses into providing rescue services after natural disasters ( as for the State Emergency Service in Australia ).

In some areas, ( such as California and Kansas ) registered, activated CERT members are eligible for worker's compensation for on-the-job injuries during declared disasters.

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, or tornadoes, may strike the building where the computer is located.

In many cases such mirroring is done geographically remotely, in a different storage array, to handle also recovery from disasters ( see disaster recovery above ).

In many cases such mirroring is done geographically remotely, in a different storage array, to handle also recovery from disasters ( see disaster recovery above ).

As was observed after other disasters involving destruction and loss of life and their media depictions, such as those of the 2001 World Trade Center Attacks or Hurricane Katrina — and has been recently observed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, it is also important not to pathologize the reactions to loss and displacement or disruption of governmental administration and services, but rather to validate these reactions, to support constructive problem-solving and reflection as to how one might improve the conditions of those affected.

As a result, most investors will not commit to financing a film unless an insurer can be found to protect them against the risk that the film ultimately cannot be released as a result of a total catastrophe such as total loss of film negatives ( or digital media ), death of the Director or Stars during production, natural disasters destroying the sets, and so on.

These shelters also provide a haven from natural disasters such as tornadoes and hurricanes, although Switzerland is rarely subject to such natural phenomena.

A large meteor hurtles towards Earth, and lands in the ocean, causing many natural disasters, such as typhoons, and awakens Godzilla.

Since 2001, economic growth declined caused by adverse shocks such as a slowdown in the global economy and natural disasters.

It is also prone to other adverse shocks such as natural disasters.

Although bananas are less subject to the vagaries of international markets than coffee, natural disasters such as Hurricane Fifi in 1974, drought, and disease have appeared with a regular, albeit random, frequency to take their economic toll through severely diminished harvests.

A fund investing in insurance products, for example, may routinely side pocket securities linked to natural disasters following the occurrence of such a disaster.

In the early 18th century there were several maritime disasters attributable to serious errors in reckoning position at sea, such as the loss of four ships of the fleet of Sir Cloudesley Shovell in the Scilly naval disaster of 1707.

Between 2000 and 2010, four out of ten households ( 41 %) reported having experience displacement: 29 % reported displacement caused by armed groups ’ movements, 9 % identified ridos ( blood feuds ), and 9 % identified other causes, such as economic displacement ( 3 %) or natural disasters ( 2 %).

Catholic historians, such as John Lingard, thought Mary's policies failed not because they were wrong but because she had too short a reign to establish them and because of natural disasters beyond her control.

The Dutch consistently provide significant amounts of relief aid to victims of natural disasters, such as Hurricane Mitch in Central America, the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia, and more recent catastrophes in Pakistan and Burma.

Most of the quatrains deal with disasters, such as plagues, earthquakes, wars, floods, invasions, murders, droughts, and battles — all undated and based on foreshadowings by the Mirabilis Liber.

Man-made threats to the Earth's natural environment include pollution, deforestation, and disasters such as oil spills.

In addition to these disasters, Edward II is remembered for his probable death in Berkeley Castle, allegedly by murder, and for being the first monarch to establish colleges at Oxford and Cambridge: Oriel College at Oxford and King's Hall, a predecessor of Trinity College, at Cambridge.

In 2011, Cisco received the Innovation Preparedness award from the American Red Cross, Silicon Valley Chapter for its development and use of these vehicles in disasters.

* Channel 4-Robin Cross: The triumphs & disasters of Churchill's secret army

The Society, through the international network of the Red Cross, helps the world ’ s most vulnerable populations, including victims of armed conflicts and communities destroyed by devastating disasters.

Post-disaster emergency shelter is often provided by organisations like the Red Cross and Red Crescent, UNHCR or governmental emergency management departments, in response to natural disasters, such as a flood or earthquake.

On June 5, 1973, following news that the American Red Cross had run out of money as a result of aid efforts for recent natural disasters, Sinclair recorded what would become his most famous radio editorial, " The Americans.

The Japanese Red Cross conducts relief activities when major disasters take place.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ( IFRC ) lists categories which include different types of natural disasters, technological disasters ( i. e. hazardous material spills, Chernobyl-type of nuclear accidents, chemical explosions ) and long-term man-made disasters related to " civil strife, civil war and international war ".

The seal hunt provided critical winter wages for fishermen, but remained harsh and dangerous work, marked by major sealing disasters that claimed hundreds of lives, such as the loss the 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster involving the SS Southern Cross, the SS Newfoundland and SS Stephano.

In the US, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) leads and coordinates response to major disasters, Among volunteers, the American Red Cross is chartered by Congress in 1900 to lead and coordinate non-profit efforts.

Cyprus Red Cross carries out a wide spectrum of activities, primarily based on volunteers from all segments of society, in response to vulnerabilities among people in Cyprus and abroad, ranging from alleviation of the hardships of those internally displaced as a result of the 1974 invasion, via day-to-day response to local disasters and social hardship, to public information about new and re-emerging threats to health.

He also supported Clara Barton's idea to expand the mission of the Red Cross societies to deal with the victim of natural disasters and epidemics.

* 1944 – The Hartford Circus Fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut.

WMO also contributes to reducing the impacts of human-induced disasters, such as those associated with chemical and nuclear accidents, forest fire and volcanic ash.

** Hartford circus fire: More than 100 children die in one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the United States.

* August 19 – In one of aviation's worst disasters, 301 people are killed when Saudia Flight 163 catches fire in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Though the fire was one of the largest U. S. disasters of the 19th century, the rebuilding that began helped develop Chicago as one of the most populous and economically important American cities.

* Emergency preparedness and response ( for both terrorism and natural disasters ), including volunteer medical, police, emergency management, and fire personnel ;

As emperor, he is best known for completing the Colosseum and for his generosity in relieving the suffering caused by two disasters, the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 and a fire in Rome in 80.

Known as the " Great Fire of 1901 ", it was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the largest urban fire in the southeastern United States.

This phenomenon played a notable role in such events as the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, 9 / 11, and other disasters ; it is also a method of suicide.

One of the county ’ s most famous disasters occurred in February, 1869 when the steamboat Mittie Stephens caught fire from a torch basket that ignited a hay stack on board.

Bremen Fire Rescue responds to a wide array of calls including: all fire calls, emergency medical calls, vehicle accidents, entrapments, hazardous materials incidents, gas leaks, natural disasters, alarms at residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, and carbon monoxide alarms.

Among the notable disasters to have struck the town are the Flood of 1913, an interurban wreck on the courthouse square in 1919 and the Goeke fire of 1967.

This was despite two disasters which struck the city, a downtown fire in 1878 and a smallpox outbreak in 1882 which resulted in a brief quarantine.

A series of disasters in the area occurred during the 1930s, beginning with the destruction of the Sunset Hotel by fire in June 1932.

The town of Brookneal suffered a series of disasters in 1912, culminating in a fire that destroyed much of the town.

In addition to the money tied up by acquiring inventory, inventory also brings associated costs for warehouse space, for utilities, and for insurance to cover staff to handle and protect it from fire and other disasters, obsolescence, shrinkage ( theft and errors ), and others.

Actual local disasters were worked into some story lines, such as the 1971 Sylmar earthquake which destroyed the newly-completed Olive View Medical Center in the San Fernando Valley ; and a 1973 brush fire on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

During Frederick's rule Copenhagen was struck by two disasters: the plague of 1711, and the great fire of October 1728, which destroyed most of the medieval capital.

The damage from fighting, Suvorov's retreat and other disasters ( including a fire that destroyed much of Altdorf in 1799 ) caused a famine in Uri.

The city had its share of disasters, being partially destroyed by an earthquake in 1839 and in 1890 by fire.

Also covered were major disasters including the failed attempt to rescue miners at Lofthouse Colliery, Wakefield ( 1973 ), the explosion at the chemical factory at Flixborough, Lincolnshire ( 1974 ), the Bradford City stadium fire ( 1985 ) ( transmitted live by YTV who were covering the football match for ITV Sport ) and the Hillsborough disaster ( 1989 ).

Many natural and man-made disasters occurred during his term in office, including the Great Blizzard of 1978 and the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire, leading to better safety practices and stricter law enforcement in the state.

* The church attained its present-day appearance during the period from 1869 to 1877, when it was re-Gothicised after suffering damage by fire, war, earthquake and other disasters.