Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23rd, 2005 and strengthened into a category 5 hurricane before making landfall in Florida as a category 1. It passed east of New Orleans as a category 3 on August 29th, causing widespread flooding and catastrophic damage as the levees failed. Over 1,800 people lost their lives and entire neighborhoods were destroyed. The slow government response and inadequate evacuation efforts greatly exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of the storm.
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The Power Point slide show of digital images captured an impact of Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2005 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast area. The slide show incorporates digital images and song "Delicate" by Damien Rice. It was presented on November 3, 2005 at the NOAATech 2006 Conference by Sharon Mesick, Susan Gottfried, Stacy Ladnier, and Kathy Martinolich, all from the National Coastal Data Development Center, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi as the Conference closing event.
Hurricane katrina 2005 (uploaded from the NOAA Libraries Catalog at www.lib.n...mqcumber
The Power Point slide show of digital images captured an impact of Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2005 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast area. The slide show incorporates digital images and song "Delicate" by Damien Rice. It was presented on November 3, 2005 at the NOAATech 2006 Conference by Sharon Mesick, Susan Gottfried, Stacy Ladnier, and Kathy Martinolich, all from the National Coastal Data Development Center, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi as the Conference closing event.
Although painful, we are still learning the importance of the hard lessons about disaster resilience from the August 29-30, 2005 experience. Hurricane Katrina Exposed The Deadly Consequences In A Hurricane Prone Area Of Not Being Hurricane Disaster Resilient. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
Although painful, we are still learning the importance of the hard lessons about disaster resilience from the August 29-30, 2005 experience. Hurricane Katrina Exposed The Deadly Consequences In A Hurricane Prone Area Of Not Being Hurricane Disaster Resilient. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
Passionate about economics, Mark Klinedinst serves as Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS. Involved in economics research in other U.S states such as Maryland, Mark Klinedinst has written a book Katrina Ten Years After, exploring the economic impact of Hurricane Katrina.
Secondary Education students created a Powerpoint Presentation to provide documentation of the sociological affects of catastrophic disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.
Types of natural disasters by Mr. .Allah Dad Khan Former Director General A...Mr.Allah Dad Khan
Types of natural disasters by Mr. .Allah Dad Khan Former Director General Agriculture /Visiting Professor The University of Agriculture Peshawar Extension KPK Pakistan
CASE 3.1 THE KATRINA BREAKDOWNCatastrophe struck the Gulf Coast .docxwendolynhalbert
CASE 3.1 THE KATRINA BREAKDOWN
Catastrophe struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, when the eye of Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Buras, Louisiana, packing high storm surges and sustained winds of over 140 mph. The Category 4 hurricane would move slowly inland, carving a path of destruction across low-lying regions of southern Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. See map.
Experts had long warned of the flood danger faced by New Orleans, much of which lies below sea level in a bowl bordered by levees that hold back Lake Pontchartrain to the north and the Mississippi River to the south and west. In fact, in the summer of 2004, hundreds of regional and federal officials had met in Baton Rouge for an elaborate simulation exercise. The fictional “Hurricane Pam” left the city under 10 feet of water. The report from the simulation warned that transportation would be a major problem.
The simulation proved disconcertingly accurate. Katrina caused breaches in the levees, leaving about 80 percent of New Orleans under water and knocking out electrical, water, sewage, transportation, and communication systems. Katrina also flattened much of Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi, flooded Mobile, Alabama, and leveled or inundated small cities and towns across an area the size of Great Britain. Up to 100,000 people were stranded in New Orleans for days in squalid and dangerous conditions awaiting relief and evacuation.
Katrina was the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States in more than 75 years. The confirmed death toll exceeded 1200, with more than 80 percent of the fatalities in Louisiana, predominantly in the New Orleans area. It was among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Nearly three-fourths of all the homes in New Orleans, the fifty-ninth largest city in the United States, were damaged or destroyed.
Poor coordination between local, state, and federal officials raises important questions not only about U.S. disaster preparedness but also about federalism. The following five government officials, in particular, were criticized for their response to the distaster: New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director Michael Brown, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, and President George W. Bush. Before considering those criticisms, we need to review the facts of the case.
Timeline
Saturday, August 27, 2005
5:00 A.M.: Hurricane Katrina is in the Gulf of Mexico 435 miles southeast of the Mississippi River Delta, gathering strength and moving forward at just 7 mph.
10:00 A.M.: FEMA Director Michael Brown appears on CNN to encourage residents of southeastern Louisiana to leave as soon as possible for safety inland.
5:00 P.M.: Governor Kathleen Blanco and Mayor C. Ray Nagin appear in a press conference to warn residents of the storm. Nagin declares a state of emergency in New Orleans.
7:25–8:00 P.M.: Max Mayfield, director of the National ...
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Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
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https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
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UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
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• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
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• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
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