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Chapter 7 - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 7
Bridge Creek-Moore F5
Warning was issued 30 mins in advance
8,000 homes and 36 people destroyed
Winds in Bridge Creek-Moore reached 320 mph
1982 Flood in Nagasaki
265 was killed
Only 13% of residents evacuated by 9 p.m.
Government issued a flood warning at 4:55 p.m.
Normalcy Bias
The Truth
You often become abnormally calm and pretend everything is normal in a crisis
The Misconception
Your fight-or-flight instincts kick in and you panic when disaster strikes
Big Weather
Deflating peoples attempts of feeling normal
People assumed it was someone else's problem
People would try to shame him into denial so they could remain calm
Tried to convince him to chill while fleeing
John Leach
University of Lancaster Study
15% on either side of the curve react either with unimpaired, heightened awareness or blubbering, confused pain
75% of people find it impossible to reason during a catastrophic event or impending doom
International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters
Steps your likely to go through in a disaster
Seek information
Contact family
Interpret the situation
Seek an exit