National Disaster Response Teams http://www.nadmat.org Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:25:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 What cause the flood of new orleans during hurricane Katrina? http://www.nadmat.org/hurricane-katrina/what-cause-the-flood-of-new-orleans-during-hurricane-katrina http://www.nadmat.org/hurricane-katrina/what-cause-the-flood-of-new-orleans-during-hurricane-katrina#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:25:26 +0000 admin http://www.nadmat.org/hurricane-katrina/what-cause-the-flood-of-new-orleans-during-hurricane-katrina What cause the flood of new orleans during hurricane Katrina?

The flooding in the city-proper (the water you saw around the Super Dome, etc.) happened because canal walls (part of the levee system) built by the US Army Corps of Engineers in the 1990s failed at the height of the storm surge. The walls failed because they were improperly designed and negligently built. Two separate federal court decisions (2008 & 2009) have confirmed the cause of the failures.

Katrina’s surge affected a huge area, and much of it (outside the city-proper) was flooded because the surge was much higher than the levees. Surge 28′ feet high and levee 15′ high = flooding.

Your question has attracted answers with some of the common myths about New Orleans.

First, most of New Orleans is above sea level and most of the parts below sea level are only a bit below. The flooding was so bad because Katrina’s surge was MUCH higher than sea level.

Second, the state of Louisiana (and the City of New Orleans) had nothing to do with financing, designing, or building the levee system. The state had/has some maintenance responsibility, but manly tasks like mowing the grass on the levees.

Third, the levees and walls that failed did so the same morning Katrina struck and while the storm was hitting the city - not "the next day".

A revelation in the 2009 hearing was that the US Army Corps of Engineers diverted money from the levee system to the "Big Dig" commuter tunnel under Boston Harbor and that was at least partly why the canal walls were poorly built. The reason the money was diverted was because Massachusetts is an "important" state while Louisiana is not. Other "unimportant" states (ex. South Dakota) were similarly victimized.

]]> http://www.nadmat.org/hurricane-katrina/what-cause-the-flood-of-new-orleans-during-hurricane-katrina/feed what were the short term impacts on people in the cumbria floods? http://www.nadmat.org/floods/what-were-the-short-term-impacts-on-people-in-the-cumbria-floods http://www.nadmat.org/floods/what-were-the-short-term-impacts-on-people-in-the-cumbria-floods#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:25:12 +0000 admin http://www.nadmat.org/floods/what-were-the-short-term-impacts-on-people-in-the-cumbria-floods What were the short term impacts on people in the cumbria floods ?

he safety engineers allow Cockermouth residents back into 900 homes and businesses in the town following last week’s floods. Jane Deith reports

More clear details are here: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/cumbria+residents+face+floodaposs+impact/3434197

]]> http://www.nadmat.org/floods/what-were-the-short-term-impacts-on-people-in-the-cumbria-floods/feed How do you eliminate emergency brake setting on indash lcd so video plays while driving? http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/how-do-you-eliminate-emergency-brake-setting-on-indash-lcd-so-video-plays-while-driving http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/how-do-you-eliminate-emergency-brake-setting-on-indash-lcd-so-video-plays-while-driving#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:24:58 +0000 admin http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/how-do-you-eliminate-emergency-brake-setting-on-indash-lcd-so-video-plays-while-driving It is a 7 inch indash lcd cd/dvd player and i want it to play video when the emergency brake is not down

Just ground the wire. I’m not sure what color wire your’s is but mine was the pink one. Just check your head unit’s wiring guide and ground the wire.

]]> http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/how-do-you-eliminate-emergency-brake-setting-on-indash-lcd-so-video-plays-while-driving/feed EmErGeNCy!!!!!!!!!!? http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency-11 http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency-11#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:29:59 +0000 admin http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency-11 OK i was on the bus and some boy triped me and i feel on my knee and know it is sore and its like purpleish and hot is it broken
i can walk (barley) and if i do it hurts
PLEASE HELP
now it is red and only one spot is purple

You may need to try keeping it elevated and put ice packs on it. If this does not work go see a doctor. You may have torn something in your knee so be careful with it till you can see a doctor.
Good luck

]]> http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency-11/feed EMERgENCY!? http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency-10 http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency-10#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:19:46 +0000 admin http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency-10 I need to know what to wear to a John Robert Powers audition? Is it formal, semi - formal, or casual!!! HELP!!!

simply wear a dress that you feel comfortable.good luck

]]> http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency-10/feed EMeRGENCY!? http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency-9 http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency-9#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:37:51 +0000 admin http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency-9 i like my bestfriend a lot! and i don’t think he likes me back, everyone says we would be soo cute together. he flirts with me but then he asks me to set him up with another girl! i don’t know what to do. i know this sounds corny but i think im in love and i really would do anything for him to like me back.

any ideas on what i could do ?

tell him

]]> http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency-9/feed What would cause the evacuation of a city for at least a month? http://www.nadmat.org/evacuation/what-would-cause-the-evacuation-of-a-city-for-at-least-a-month http://www.nadmat.org/evacuation/what-would-cause-the-evacuation-of-a-city-for-at-least-a-month#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:37:37 +0000 admin http://www.nadmat.org/evacuation/what-would-cause-the-evacuation-of-a-city-for-at-least-a-month Not something nuclear, chemical or biological, unless you can put a unique twist on it please! I need it for a story.

Perhaps, due to some geologic movement or earthquake, the water source for a city has been disrupted and might take some months to correct. A city could not remain habitable with no running water for Homes, Apartments, Schools, Government Offices and even for fire hydrants.

With no water coming into a city it might be necessary for most, if not all, residents to move out until services are restored.

Does that help? Good luck.

]]> http://www.nadmat.org/evacuation/what-would-cause-the-evacuation-of-a-city-for-at-least-a-month/feed Just wondering how many people out there have earthquake preparedness kit’s? http://www.nadmat.org/preparedness/just-wondering-how-many-people-out-there-have-earthquake-preparedness-kits http://www.nadmat.org/preparedness/just-wondering-how-many-people-out-there-have-earthquake-preparedness-kits#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:38:07 +0000 admin http://www.nadmat.org/preparedness/just-wondering-how-many-people-out-there-have-earthquake-preparedness-kits Or at least a back pack for you’re pet, pets? :) Just in case. Another thought. What do you think of the Red Cross website= if you’ve had a chance to look at it? Do you think there is anything you could add to it? Best answer gets10 points and everyone else will have my ut most gratitude. :)
I am not prepared. I admit it. I always have a lot of food for my dog; at least a month’s worth, but I would be in trouble with my fish. [No water stored] And if the electricity was off, yikes. Yeah. I need to get on this. To try to do it after the fact is ridiculous.

]]> http://www.nadmat.org/preparedness/just-wondering-how-many-people-out-there-have-earthquake-preparedness-kits/feed EMERGeNCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… :(? http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency%e2%80%a6 http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency%e2%80%a6#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:25:46 +0000 admin http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency%e2%80%a6 the other nite i was with this guy and he let me sit on his lap while he wrapped his arms around me and kissed my face and held my hand and rubbed my face and he did it for like an hour and a half straight.and he kissed me at the end of the nigth.what does that mean.??? he is 15 and in teh9th grade

And you are…. 12?

]]> http://www.nadmat.org/emergency/emergency%e2%80%a6/feed Looking for used/refubished emergency response lights.? http://www.nadmat.org/emergency-response/looking-for-usedrefubished-emergency-response-lights http://www.nadmat.org/emergency-response/looking-for-usedrefubished-emergency-response-lights#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:25:42 +0000 admin http://www.nadmat.org/emergency-response/looking-for-usedrefubished-emergency-response-lights Im looking for used volunteer firefighter lights, need misc. dash/deck lights and strobe set. anyone know where I can find used/refurbished ones?

ebay

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