Disasters in Music
This 1984 song by German rock band Scorpions prominently features a tropical cyclone
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions
Name at least two types of disaster assistance FEMA provides
Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA), Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
FEMA is a part of this U.S. federal executive department
DHS
This disaster can produce the fastest winds on Earth
Tornado
These chunky rubber shoes with holes became a controversial but comfy footwear trend starting in 2006.
What are Crocs
This Bruce Springsteen album is largely based on his reflections on the events of 9/11
"The Rising" by Bruce Springsteen
The president can issue these two types of declarations
Emergency declaration and major disaster declaration
This individual officially created FEMA
President Jimmy Carter
This can be classified as Active, Dormant or Extinct
Volcano
This slang word was “not going to happen” in this iconic 2004 American teen comedy film about the complex world of high school girls.
What is Fetch
In this 1973 Ann Peebles song, Ann sings about her dislike of a certain weather phenomenon
"I Can't Stand the Rain" by Ann Peebles
The name for hurricanes located in the Southern Hemisphere
Tropical Cyclones
This incident led to the official creation of FEMA
Three Mile Island partial meltdown
This natural phenomenon is associated with a hypocenter
Earthquake
This pop star's iconic all-denim outfit with her then-boyfriend at the 2001 American Music Awards is still talked about today.
Who is Britney Spears
In this Frank Ocean song, he mentions how he had to transfer to a new college campus after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005
"Nights" by Frank Ocean
This scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake
Richter Scale
This physical location at FEMA headquarters is where FEMA employees often deploy to in response to a disaster
NRCC
Hurricanes rotate in this direction
Counter-clockwise
In October 2000, this U.S. cellular company became the first to offer instant text messaging for mobile phones.
What is AT&T?
This charity single was made to benefit the victims of both the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005
"Come Together Now"
What are the 5 Incident Command System (ICS) functional areas
Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration
This piece of legislation is designed to allow FEMA to bring an orderly and systematic means of federal natural disaster assistance for state and local governments
The Stafford Act
This scale is used to measure the strength of a tornado
Fujita Scale
This 2009 James Cameron movie grossed 2.7 billion dollars worldwide and was the highest grossing film of the decade.
What is Avatar