Response to EACH question must be a minimum of 100 words:
1) Why does it seem that disasters are becoming more frequent, more severe, and more expensive? What actions can be taken to reverse this trend? Discuss and provide examples.
2) Describe the process of Presidential Disaster Declarations and how this process has changed over time. Why were these changes made? Have the changes to this process resulted in improved disaster response and recovery in the recent 2017 Hurricanes Harvey and Irma? Why?
3) Describe the crisis management difficulties in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon. What were the competing directives that could be considered governing for this disaster? What problems did this cause in execution of response and recovery actions? In your view, which directive should have been invoked, and why? Has this competing directive gap been rectified?