ATM 200

Introduction to

Natural Disasters

Wed., 26 August 2015

Daily Announcements:

1) Students with disabilities: please make your appointment before each exam

at the Disability Resource Center (DRC) and hand in your form to me.

2) Athletes are to provide proper documentation as soon as possible.

3) Last day to drop any course (without receiving a “W”) is Wednesday, Sep. 9.

4) Have your “Disaster Mitigation Essay” written and with you on Wed., Sep. 2.

Song #1: “Natural Disaster” by Alexz Johnson

Song #2: “Natural Disaster” by Plain White T’s

Text Source Today: Chapter 1

· Course Syllabus Notes Template

· Natural Disasters PDF DOC

· The “Human Element” “Note Key”

· Deadliest Natural Disasters: All-Time and Since 1970

· Mitigation

Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :

1) Know the difference between a hazard, natural disaster and environmental disaster?

2) Why is the “human element” so critical?

3) What are the two deadliest natural disasters to make the “Top 13” since 1990?

4) Of the 13 deadliest natural disasters since 1970 (i.e., in the past 46 years), how

many have occurred since, and including, 2003 (i.e., in the past 13 years)?

5) What is meant by “mitigation” and what kind of actions may be taken?

6) What can we do to try and mitigate the hazards?

7) †Of the “Top 10” most costly insurance disasters from 1970-2011, which one

was not due to a natural disaster?