ATM 200 “Disaster Mitigation Essay”
You are to write a one (1) page essay (type and single-spaced;
1” margins) on the one natural disaster that has affected *you*
the most in your lifetime, directly or indirectly.
Think back through *your* life. Have you ever been involved
in a hurricane (Sandy in 2012?) or tropical storm (Lee in
2011?)? How about flooding (Irene in 2011?)? Or, perhaps an
earthquake? Some of you may have even experienced a tornado
or other severe weather (e.g., a really bad rain or wind storm,
snowstorm or ice storm). Some of you may have seen a volcano
erupt. Were any of you in the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004?
How about a bad wildfire that may have threatened your home?
Basically, any natural disaster that affected you and your family.
Or, you can write about any natural disaster that has happened
during your lifetime that has affected you emotionally, rather
than directly.
If nothing above applies, then you can write about the one
natural disaster that frightens you the most, and why?
Keep this to one (1) page in length, and carry it with you to
class beginning next Wednesday (September 2). When a
“disaster” occurs in lecture (referred to as a “red ball” day),
you will hand in this essay to mitigate the “disaster” and earn
one (1) final grade bonus point!
…Mike Landin
