Economics Effects of Superstorm Sandy Shannon Heyman LIM College Abstract This report examines the immediate and continuing economic effects of hurricane Sandy that struck the North Eastern Region of the United States of America‚ specifically New York‚ and New Jersey in late October of 2012. Several articles from national and regional news agencies were used to compile the facts pertaining to the economic conditions of the region as well as the implications on the national economy. Studies indicate
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NATURAL DISASTERS A natural disaster is a major adverse event‚ which can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage. There are many types of natural disasters: avalanches‚ earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions‚ floods‚ tsunamis‚ blizzards‚ droughts‚ hailstorms‚ tornadoes‚ wildfires. If an adverse event occurs in an area without vulnerable population‚ it will not have such disastrous consequences‚ as if it occurs in area of vulnerable population as in San Francisco
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weather. Yellow sign signifies moderate rain‚ and means strong rain‚ white is cloudy and blue tells clear sky. Using a big screen‚ they showed to us some details about water cycle‚ how a tornado formed‚ thundrstorms‚ lightning and thunder and tropical cyclone. Another informations are the different shapes of clouds. Cirrus clouds have a shape of a tail of horse. Cumulus clouds have cauliflower shape and stratus clouds have blanket of grey. They are using weather instruments namely: *thermometer
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new orleans is a Louisiana city on the mississippi river‚ near the Gulf of Mexico. New Orleans is a mix of the culture and history of French‚ African and American. Mardi Gras‚ the unique festival that adapts from French culture celebrating public and parades on the street that only happens in New Orleans and the culture and seafood that bring many visitors to the city. But New Orleans was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina‚ because of its proximity to the coast and low elevation the city was completely
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Hurricane Katrina is the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Katrina destroyed imports of crude oil and caused a number of refineries in its path to shut down temporarily. It prompted denunciation by politicians of greedy refiners and gasoline dealers‚ and proposals for federal legislation prohibiting "unconscionably excessive" gasoline price increases. Many states have an anti-gouging law set in place during disasters. But yet just a year
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A hurricane is a huge storm known as a “tropical cyclone”. These can also be identified as typhoons.The tropical storms winds must reach at least 74 mph to be considered a hurricane. Anything below this is just considered a tropical depression or a tropical storm. Hurricanes usually only occur in the Atlantic Hurricane season (June 1-November 30). Hurricanes form over warm ocean water. They use the warm moist air as fuel at the bottom of the hurricane. As the huge storm produces high wind speeds
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Introduction to Geography Research paper week 7 I learned more than I anticipated while studying the Introduction to Geography. There are Four Geographic Traditions; Earth Science Tradition‚ Culture-Environment Tradition‚ Location Tradition and Area Analysis Tradition. The Earth Science Tradition covers physical geography such as landforms‚ natural resources‚ weather and climate. I found the text on natural resources to be very helpful‚ informative and important for our current economy. The Culture-Environment
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what exactly we needed to do in depth. A topic area of the class that I was already familiar with‚ but was informed with more in details was the topic of sever weather. I’ve never really understood air masses‚ lake-effect snow‚ fonts/formations cyclones before. Having to research and do presentations on server weather broaden my knowledge and understanding on this area which will be beneficial moving forward. The area in this course in which I would have liked to have explored more on would have
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cumulonimbus. The diameter of a tornado’s eye is only a few feet in diameter‚ while the diameter of a hurricane’s eye is 10-20 miles. Because tornadoes move rapidly‚ they could cause more damage than their size might suggest. A hurricane‚ or a tropical cyclone‚ has a diameter on the scale of 100s of kilometers and is made up of many storms. The average hurricane is 322-483 kilometers in diameter and really big hurricanes can span 1‚127 kilometers. The size of a hurricane is not directly related to its wind
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Hurricane Notes What is a Hurricane? A counter-clockwise moving storm that forms in large bodies of water A storm with winds > 74 mph Other names for Hurricanes: Typhoon‚ Cyclone Anatomy of a Hurricane Eye: 12-30 miles in diameter; warm with light winds Eye wall: Wall of storm and high winds surrounding the eye Storm Surge: High waves/tides caused by a hurricane Rise in sea level leads to floods and fatalities Dirty Side: Bottom right corner of the hurricane Where are Hurricanes
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