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- - - - rescue efforts
      - US military took control of airport to speed up distribution of aid
      - 16000 UN troops and police restored law and order
      - UK Disaster emergancy commitee provided bottled water and purification tablets and built 3000 latrines
      - 1.5 million people occupied 1100 camps
      - UN world food program provided basic food
    - - $11.5 billion reconstruction package
      - UN cretaed new jobs in clothing manufacture, tourism and agriculture
      - self sufficiency was encouraged in farming to reduce need for food imports
      - new focus on follow up health care
      - hospitals, schools and government buildings rebuilt to new building codes
- - - - burning diseases old wood stimulates fresh growth
      - regulations can restrict access to areas at risk of a wild fire
- - - - the tracking of the eruption of mount Pinatubo allowed the scientists to make more accurate predictions of when the population should be evacuated from the volcano
    - - America is a highly globalised nation so in the event of Hurricane Sandy hitting the east coast causing large amounts of flooding and destruction, they could rely on international financial aid to help recover from the damage the disaster caused
- - - - loss of homes
      - transport interuptions
      - restriction of aid due to blocked access
        
        lack of supplies
        
        social unrest
        
        famine
        
        increase in crime and looting
      - death
        
        greiving
      - Loss of employment
        
        lack of income means people result to looting for food and supplies
      - large economic expense
        
        need for loans from international aid
      - large amounts of debris
    - - Blockage of roads
        
        restriction of aid
      - loss of communications
        
        fear of loss of families
    - - loss of homes and personal belongings
      - blockage of access
        
        lack of supplys
    - - destruction of infrastructure
        
        loss of homes
        
        contamination of water sources
    - - starting of fires
        
        risk of further damage
    - - caused by the displacement of water due to the movement of the plates beneath the ocean
      - the displaced water creates as large tidal wave with wavelengths of up to 100km however with a low wave height less than 1 m
      - the tidal wave travels towards the coast where friction with the sea bed results in the wave slowing down and piling up with a smaller wave length and increase in heights up to 25m when breaking