To get details on the dividends for the SPY, go to the SPDR website and click on ETF Tax Information â 2008, which brings up a pdf file. The dividends for the SPY are shown on page 2 of the pdf. You'll see that in 2008, SPY paid $2.72 a share in dividends, $2.33 a share of which was qualified. The SPY owns some real-estate investment trusts, which pay some unqualified dividends.
Disasters affect peopleâs health or lives and the infrastructure that supports our society. Disasters can be classified according to their: 1  Speed of onset (sudden or slow). 2  Scale (minor, moderate or major). 3  Cause (natural or man-made).
Disasters can take many different forms, and the duration can range from an hourly disruption to days or weeks of ongoing destruction. Below is a list of the various types of disasters â both natural and man-made or technological in nature â that can impact a community.urricanes and tropical storms are among the most powerful natural disasters because of their size and destructive potential. Tornadoes are relatively brief but violent, potentially causing winds in excess of 200 mph.