A Natural Disaster: Hurricane Katrina In August of 2005‚ the lives of the people living in New Orleans changed drastically due to a massive hurricane. Hurricane Katrina is the third deadliest hurricane to ever hit the United States. There were several lives taken‚ many families and homes destroyed. The financial damage caused by the hurricane was shocking. Several countries and people made donations to help rebuild homes and the city of New Orleans. There were several lives taken as well
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Crash! My house collapsed under the severe winds. Both hurricanes and tornadoes have things in common‚ but they also have many differences. Hurricanes and tornadoes are absolutely two of the strongest storms known to man. Both of these storms have many attributes. These two can grow completely massive compared to us‚ but not each other. Also all around the U.S. people are affected by these storms. To start off‚ you will need to know what a hurricane and a tornado looks like. Beginning with hurricanes
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Dramatic Hurricanes and Dangerous Tornadoes BOOM! A hurricane just hit in Florida! While a tornado already hit the ground in Houston Texas. Tornadoes are very destructive but hurricanes can be more destructive and kill many more people. Hurricanes are started by three seventy four mile per hour winds (Eve Perry 48). While these winds are happening they are in the center of the storm. Also the strongest winds are in the very middle of the hurricane called the “eye”(Eve Perry 48). Then tornadoes
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El Salvador‚ a small country in Central America‚ has had a huge historical housing deficit that started to improve in the late 1990s. However‚ the earthquakes in early 2001 shook not only the country‚ but also the country’s economic and social foundations thus rendering the need for new housing policies. This is the backdrop of the housing shortage in El Salvador today. Due to many factors‚ the country that was once stable in adequate housing now is facing an issue with lack of shelter for millions
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In Galveston Island‚ Texas‚ on September 8‚ 1900‚ The Great Galveston hurricane took place. It is considered to be the deadliest hurricane in united states history. As of September 3‚ 1990 the hurricane began as a tropical storm over Cuba‚ the storm was first organized in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean near the Cape Verde Islands. Once the storm reached the Florida Keys it became stronger and formed the hurricane. As the hurricane reached the Gulf of Mexico‚ the hurricane gained its great intensity that
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Cohorts Paper I was born in 2000. A year after I was born‚ 9/11 happened‚ and it was such a major event in our history that it changed the way we live today. Other major events that impacted my classmates and I as we grew up included: school shootings‚ terrorism‚ the Joplin Tornado‚ and other natural disasters‚ like Hurricane Harvey. School shootings have changed the way schools do lock downs. Schools are more prepared for them due to the fact that they have happened in the past. Terrorism has also
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Las Vegas seems to be one of the safest major cities when it comes to the threat of a major natural disaster‚ but still the city suffers from one of the most common natural hazards quite often. One of the major natural events or extreme weather that happens in Las Vegas is monsoons and flash flooding. A few times a year‚ there are flash floods where the rain seem to come out of nowhere and water builds up in some areas very quickly. Flash flooding is something that will be experienced in the future
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Chapter Twenty focuses on coastlines and ocean basins. While learning about tides‚ surf zones‚ and waves‚ the “Earth Policy” on page 562 was eye-catching. The Great New Orleans Flood occurred after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Even though New Orleans had been struck by Hurricane Katrina‚ the damage and fatalities were adding up. Although there were levees in place along the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal‚ flood waters still managed to rise above the levees and poor into New Orleans. Even though New
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Hurricane season can take a deadly toll on many countries found in the Caribbean‚ such as Haiti. Most recently‚ Hurricane Matthew hit the small country and led to the death of almost nine hundred people. The hurricane having destroyed their homes and flooded the streets brought disease to their front doors‚ and for those already sick‚ it brought death. The country has barely been able to rebuild since the earthquake in 2010‚ causing the recent disaster to have a bigger impact on the country than
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Effect of Hurricane Katrina According to dosomething.org‚ Hurricane Katrina affected over 15 million people in different ways varying from having to evacuate their homes‚ rising gas prices‚ and the economy suffering. Citizens in Louisiana and New Orleans suffered the most from this disaster because the levees were designed for Category 3 Hurricanes while Hurricane Katrina was much stronger. Not only the levee system failed in this disaster‚ but also the US government failed the people of Louisiana
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