Hurricane Sandy: Characteristics Of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Sandy was a superstorm that affected many people and their homes. This hurricane had very strong winds and lots and lots of flooding. Many people struggled a lot after this storm. Hurricane Sandy even took lives of many people. This hurricane started off as a tropical wave in the Caribbean and quickly turned into a tropical storm in only six hours. The total death toll reached 285 including at least 125 deaths in the United States. As you can see Hurricane Sandy was a very severe tropical storm which affected the lives of many.

Paragraph 2: As said in the abstract, Hurricane Sandy started off as a tropical storm and then upgraded into a hurricane when it's windspeed picked up. There were three factors that came together to form
These characteristics include that there were severe winds. There were also high tides and a low amount of air pressure. The lower the air pressure of a storm makes it more stronger. So as you can tell since Hurricane Sandy had low air pressure, it was a very strong storm.

Paragraph Four: Hurricane Sandy hit five places. Places that were near those specific five places didn't have the storm as much as these specific places. The places that were affected by Hurricane Sandy were Bermuda, the Bahamas, Eastern Canada, Greater Antilles,and the East Coast of the United States. One interesting fact about Superstorm Sandy is that the hurricane caused close to $62 billion in damage in the United States and at least 315 million in the Caribbean. At the height of the storm, over 7.5 million people were without power. These interesting facts were from the website dosomething.org.

Paragraph five: When Sandy had hit certain places, people responded differently when the storm came and when it left. Many people take the panic route and freaked out 100%. Those people who are panicking usually think of the worst that will happen after a natural disaster. But there are very few people who remain calm and follow orders of what they have to do in emergency situations. Natural disasters can be very traumatic for children and
Whenever there is a natural disaster, people should be sure to be aware of things around them. Also stocking up on food,water, and blankets are really important for emergency purposes. Hurricane Sandy was a superstorm that will never be forgotten and I personally stayed home that night when it came. My family and I evacuated during the hurricane and we regretted not evacuating earlier. Finally, when you are told to evacuate or when you hear that a natural disaster is going to be severe the best thing to do would be to stock up on supplies lock your doors and