Being a survivor of a hurricane must be one of the most emotionally and physically tasking situations. Many individuals lose countless belonging‚ but also family members and friends. Depending on the damage that occurred and various other factors‚ everyone that was affected by the hurricane is going to react differently. Some individuals might not have a strong reaction‚ while others may have a severe reaction to the situation. Individuals may even develop a psychological disorder after experiencing
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September 29‚ 2005 seemed like a perfect‚ beautiful day but this was the day that the world witnessed a catastrophie that would have lasting effects on our economy. People sat glued to their television screens as Hurricane Katrina ripped through three states taking with it the homes and lives of millions of people. In the aftermath of this powerful hurricane‚ the people of the United States realized how valuable their families‚ lives‚ and the economy was to them. Something that we took for granted
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Hurricanes are not abnormal for the people of Louisiana. Thus‚ there are plans and precautions made by the government in case a hurricane‚ such as Hurricane Katrina‚ is to happen. So why is Hurricane Katrina so disastrous? In his book Zeitoun‚ Dave Eggers asserts that Congress‚ the Bush Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)‚ and are neglectful and incompetent before‚ during‚ and following Hurricane Katrina. Due to Zeitoun’s family experiences‚ outside cases and broadcasts
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Hurricane Sandy The day was March 18th 1967 the location was Caraguatatuba Brazil. On this day Brazil suffered it’s worst natural disaster when continuing rains and rising ocean temperatures brought on flooding and mudslides that killed at least 500 people (J.Masters/wonderblog.com). Nine months later and two hundred miles away on December 4‚ 1967 I was born. Though I didn’t experience first hand the effects of that storm my parents did. I had never experienced anything like it until two
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Hurricane Harvey blasted through the Gulf of Texas and into the Houston metropolis on August 25‚ 2017‚ wreaking havoc all over the southeastern United States. In just under hours Hurricane Harvey forced over 30‚000 people out of their homes all over Houston and surrounding areas. Rain pummeled these areas causing floods to sweep through Texas and endanger thousands of lives. With a believed death toll of over 80‚ the World Health Organization claims that about 75% of the fatalities from Harvey is
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washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-makes-request-for-hurricane-sandy-federal-aid/2012/12/07/8ef2902e-40be-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_story.html By Amy Gardner and Ed O’Keefe‚ Friday‚ December 7‚ 2012. Washington Post website White House makes request for Hurricane Sandy federal aid Article Analysis #2 The article‚ written by Amy Gardner and Ed O’Keefe‚ discusses Obama’s request to Congress for federal aid due to Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy occurred during the end of October and affected states
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Kauai. This was the day that the category 4 hurricane Iniki hit Hawaii. Iniki was the most powerful storm‚ the deadliest‚ and by far the costliest storm ever to strike Hawaii. The death toll of six was remarkably small for such an intense hurricane‚ however the cost for damage repair was insanely high. Iniki caused roughly $3 billion in damages. More than 14‚000 homes were affected‚ with 1‚421 completely destroyed. While the 145 mph winds were the cause of most of the damages‚ storm surge and waves
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What is a Hurricane? A hurricane is an intense‚ rotating oceanic weather system that possesses maximum sustained winds exceeding 119 km/hr (74 mph). It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions. Hurricanes are generally smaller than storms in mid-latitudes‚ typically about 500 km (311 miles) in diameter. At the ocean’s surface‚ the air spirals inward in a counterclockwise direction. This cyclonic circulation becomes weaker with height‚ eventually turning into clockwise (anticyclonic)
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THE POLITCAL STORM How Hurricane Katrina Exposed Political Chaos On August 29‚ 2005‚ the United States witnessed a catastrophic natural disaster that demolished not only homes and roads‚ but lives. Hurricanes Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in Louisiana ranking at a category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale‚ maintaining winds of 100-140 miles per hour and stretching 400 miles across. What experts can agree on is that there was over an estimated $100 billion in damage‚ but what they cannot agree
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A Response to Sandy By: Marjorie Kirk Subway tunnels flooded; streets flowed with streams of trash; houses that stood for more than fifty years collapsed like top hats in the hands of turbulent children. Sandy left a great mark on this country. This country‚ in exchange‚ proved its ability to stand united in the face of adversity and exhibit the strength it gained since faced with similar scenes of devastation seven-years-ago in New Orleans. “Our investigation revealed that Katrina was a national
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