Fast Disaster Quiz Answer Key

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  • Select all that apply.  A fast disaster:

    • erupts quickly, requiring  emergency response.

    • can be contrasted with the the “slow disaster” of everyday pollution

    • always has a backstory, which needs to be drawn out so that we can identify where things went wrong and what  changes are called for.

  • Select the best answer: A worst-case scenario refers to

    • an estimate made by a facility under EPA’s Risk Management Planning program of the largest potential chemical release from a single vessel or process under conditions that result in the maximum possible affected area

    • a disaster that occurs over a long period of time

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August 29, 2023 - 8:12pm

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Kim Fortun and Margaret Tebbe, "Fast Disaster Quiz Answer Key", contributed by Nadine Tanio, Disaster STS Network, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 29 August 2023, accessed 3 December 2024. http://465538.bc062.asia/content/fast-disaster-quiz-answer-key