Hurricane Irma is a deadly category 5 hurricane‚ and preparation for such an intense natural disaster like Irma is essential. Some ways to prepare for a hurricane are to have a disaster kit‚ fortify your house‚ and make a family plan. To being‚ always have a disaster kit ready. A disaster kit should inclue things like food‚ water‚ light sources‚ first aid kits and hygiene products. When buying food to prepare for a hurricane canned foods are often the best option. If you don’t already have one‚ be
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Crime and Punishment During the Elizabethan Era crime was a major problem‚ and the main contributor was the issue with poverty. Due to the fact that there were no social services‚ many people had to steal money or food just to stay alive. Elizabethans liked a calm way of life‚ and to maintain that meant that everyone had to behave themselves‚ be satisfied‚ and stay in their proper place. If there was anyone who disturbed the peace‚ they would be considered a threat to society‚ and they were to be
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Hurricane Mitch was born 21 October 1998 in the warm waters near the equator. The sun heats the surface of the sea evaporating 1 trillion tons of water each day. Once in the air the water droplets cool transforming into clouds. Carried by the rising warm air‚ the clouds billow upwards. If the heat from the sea below is strong enough they turn into massive tropical storms. The storm spun towards Central America picking up vast amounts of water and increasing wind speed. On Thursday‚ October 29 1998
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Hurricane Katrina: Destruction and Devastation Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane‚ as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States. The record of Atlantic hurricanes said it was the sixth strongest overall. Prior to Katrina‚ the most deadliest hurricane was the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane. Hurricane Katrina was formed on August 23‚ 2005 over the Bahamas as a moderate Category 1 hurricane. The storm weakened before making its
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Hurricanes and Tornadoes Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in a tornado or hurricane? They both cause a lot of damage‚ and they both have a lot of power a tornado can blow a house down‚ but a hurricane has very strong heavy winds and tornadoes have very strong winds. You do not want to be stuck in a tornado or hurricane because they have killed a lot of people over all of these years. Each year they do a lot of damage to they do more damage than people killed each year. First of
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Hurricane Katrina swept away the gulf coast on August 25‚ 2009. Katrina was the most monstrous storm that has ever visited the coast and was considered an amalgam of tropical waters and dusty winds. It was the deadliest hurricane of category five causing horrendous damage and traumatizing scenes. Many lives were taken away and many lives have changed. I was nine years old running around playing. I heard a loud banging noise and walked outside to see my dad hammering nails into wood to cover the
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These two natural disasters are called floods and hurricanes. In contrast‚ floods moving at 10mph and being a common natural disaster that can affect millions of people around the world. Next‚ hurricanes‚ a storm with a violent wind causing havoc all around the world moving at wind speeds of 74 mph‚ and in similarity‚ both two dangerous natural disasters formed with wind and rain‚ but which one is deadliest? To begin with‚ floods in contrast to hurricanes move at 10 mph with wind speeds of 270 mph and
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Hurricanes vs Tornados Which is worse Hurricanes or Tornados? Which one is larger‚ Which one has stronger wind speeds? Which one has a longer lifespan? These and more interesting facts will be included‚ so sit back and relax. You will find out which is worse‚ what tornado has caused the most damage and which hurricane has killed the most people. To begin‚ the average amount of tornados that affect the US in one year is 1300. However‚ according to source 4‚"5 hurricanes make landfall in
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into two institutions: the House of Lords – the upper house – and the House of Commons – the lower house. Elections for parliamentary seats only concern members of the House of Commons and are held in each of the 650 territorial constituencies in England‚ Wales‚ Scotland and Northern Ireland. Each contest sees a number of candidates standing to be the local Member of Parliament‚ with an average of 60‚000 electors living in each constituency deciding who that person should be. The winner of each constituency
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Although New England and the Chesapeake were settled by the English‚ by 1700 they had evolved into two distinct societies. The Chesapeake was originally settled by people looking for gold. Many of those people were single men that had a very short life expectancy. The Chesapeake had fertile soil and enabled the people to grow tobacco. However‚ the New England region was settled by families for religious reasons. Their major occupations were fishing‚ shipbuilding‚ and lumbering. They had a cold
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