"Historically in this country we have understood that when communities and states experience disasters, we as a nation come together to address those.
It then indexed all those numbers to show a metro area's relative tendency to experience disasters or extreme weather (abundant rain or snowfall or days that are below freezing or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit).
It also takes into account the fact that children experience disasters differently from adults and their needs and perspectives need to be taken into account.
Men and women are equally affected by disasters, but they experience disaster in different ways.
Post-disaster "windows of opportunity," for survivors and those who experience disaster vicariously through events in the media, also motivate preparedness typically within a two-year period [ 82, 156, 157].
"If you look around the world at cities which have experienced disasters, it is single-purpose organisations that are the most efficient," said Cera's chief executive, Roger Sutton.
One is Stephen Kagann, the chief economist for Gov. George E. Pataki, who said yesterday that many areas that had experienced disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes had seen their economies bounce back quickly when federal aid and insurance money kicked in.
We found that among the top six countries in the world that have experienced disasters most frequently, India ranks first, followed by Indonesia, the United States, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Mexico.
The Lebanese have experienced disaster before, and few wish to go through it again.
In 1963 this project experienced disaster when a giant landslide filled the reservoir, causing a huge wave to overtop the dam, with large loss of life.
Runyan almost experienced disaster on the third lap when chain-reaction bumping forced her to reach out and touch the back of Shayne Culpepper to maintain her own balance.
