Hurricane Katrina was a category 4 hurricane when it hit New Orleans on the 29th of August 2005. It had formed over the Bahamas and hit southern Florida as a category 1 hurricane. It had strengthened into a category 5 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico before weakening to a category 4. Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the costliest natural disaster‚ as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes‚ in the history
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Hurricane Irene was a massive‚ and destructive hurricane‚ traveling many miles from the coast of Africa‚ reaching the eastern shores of the United States and northern Canada. The hurricane destroyed houses‚ and nearly injured several innocent people‚ creating mass tornados following in and around its path. The major dates of Irene’s occurrence span from August 20th to August 29th 2011. Precipitation solely from the storm reached over 17 inches in some places where the storm was at its height‚ with
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Hurricane Katrina To be considered Hurricane Katrina could be the most powerful and deadly hurricane to form and land in the United States to this day. When formed‚ Katrina was a Category 5 hurricane‚ but when landed‚ it became a Category 4 hurricane. This released some of the tension‚ but not much. Hurricane Katrina contained 175 mile per hour winds causing massive pressure and destruction. Most of eastern North America began to take safety cautions. The White House and government began to make
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Hurricanes and Tornadoes Whoa look outside what’s that outside!? A hurricane or tornado now you can tell the differences! Their similar how are they different? Did you know that hurricanes are about 300 miles wide‚ although they can be wider? Hurricane winds always rotate to the middle of the storm. Tornados are thunderstorms‚ which are made up of large‚ super cells. You need warm‚ moist air‚ after the masses meet they create instability in the atmosphere. The typical wedge tornado is straight
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Confidentiality of Health Information‚ HIT 109 Research Project Number: 40903400 In the American Medical Associations or AMA website under the‚ “ AMA Code of Medical Ethics‚ Opinion 5.07” a number of important issues are discussed regarding the confidentiality of medical records on computers. The information in computers is a vital point when it comes to confidentiality and the issues discussed are used to in order to maintain‚ organized and ensure the confidentiality of medical information. I
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Case Study: Hurricane Katrina Ashford University April 29th‚ 2013 Case Study: Hurricane Katrina On day 23 of August tropical storm Katrina formed of the coast of the Bahamas. During which time residences throughout the east coast of Florida were already preparing. During the next six days Katrina made a turn to the south west and when it crossed under the Florida Keys it quickly veered north as it gained strength and turning from a category one hurricane to a category 5 in a matter of
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Hurricane Katrina: A Colossal Yet Preventable Disaster Abstract This paper examines the costliest natural disaster in United States history that is Hurricane Katrina. This paper explains how Hurricane Katrina classifies as a scientific‚ business‚ and engineering disaster. More importantly‚ this paper investigates the engineering component of Katrina and describes what could have been done within this field to prevent the majority of the economic damage done. Introduction A disaster is “a
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Hurricanes bring a lot of destruction and death. a specific hurricane event that took place was hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy was a powerful hurricane that took place in 2012 along the east coast. Hurricanes can cause destruction to cities‚ and death to many people. First‚ hurricanes form in warm air‚ and low air pressure. Usually it is storming and or also raining. The warm ocean water heats the cooler surface low pressure air above the ocean. The Hot air rises till it cools down‚ after that
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As Hurricane Katrina ravaged the South and drowned large parts of New Orleans this past September‚ the ugly reality of our nation’s continuing problem with class‚ poverty‚ and race became apparent. Many Americans began to question the possibility of racism being a deciding factor in the fate of many New Orleans citizens who were black and who lived in the poorest‚ most low-lying portion of the city‚ the Ninth Ward. Many‚ including First Lady Laura Bush‚ denounce critics who say race played a role
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On September 11‚ 1992 at exactly 5:15 am‚ the sound of sirens filled the island of 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
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