Quarter Research Report January 3‚ 2017 Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy happened only four years ago‚ and caused lots of damage to the East Coast. I remember seeing all of the damage shown on TV‚ along with the newly homeless people. Hurricane Sandy included any details common to hurricanes ad caused damage and destruction to property that affected the region‚ but the area has been recovered its aftermath. Many parts of this disaster are common to Hurricanes. Many people had died during this terrible
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Hurricane Matthew has claimed at least 478 deaths in Haiti‚ and left over 300‚000 people in need of disaster relief. An estimated 61‚000 people have sought shelter in the impoverished country. Heavy winds sustaining speeds of up to 140 mph accompanied by torrential rain caused massive flooding in Haiti and left a trail of destruction wherever the storm passed. Rescue workers are trying to assess the extent of damage‚ which was not immediately known because the hurricane had hampered communication
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Hurricane Katrina started a tropical depression on August 23rd‚ 2005. On August 27th‚ President George W. Bush declared a state of emergency for the states of Louisiana‚ Alabama‚ and Mississippi. By August 28th‚ Katrina become a Category 5 hurricane. However‚ when Katrina made landfall in Louisiana on August 29th‚ 2005‚ it was a weakened Category 3 hurricane. As Katrina made landfall‚ the levees in the greater New Orleans area began to fail causing large amounts of water to begin flooding the city
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It is important to be prepared for storm. Have you ever been in a tornado or hurricanes? You know if you have you can be injure very easily ‚and they can even kill you in a split second. Hurricanes one-o-one graphics‚ stated if a hurricane hits‚ it can cost around 15 billion dollars. On the other hand‚ if a tornadoes decide to strike it can cost about 500 million dollars. To be prepared for a tornado or hurricane you must know three biggest effects they can have‚ enormous wind‚ gigantic size
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In recent years natural disasters‚ such as tornados‚ hurricanes‚ and earth quakes‚ have become a common event all around the world; since the 1970’s the amount of natural disasters that occur in a year have tripled. Not only are these storms becoming more frequent‚ they’re also becoming more dangerous; thus creating more damage. However no storm in U.S history has caused more damage than hurricane Katrina. It’s estimated that the destruction caused by the storm cost over 125 billion. From the destruction
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How Hurricanes Form Hurricanes can be very powerful and violent storms. Hurricanes get their energy when the sun heats up the ocean water. When the wind blows across the warm ocean‚ the water evaporates and gets carried upward. As the wind continues‚ the storm starts to spin and move across the ocean. If the water stays warm there are no mountains or obstacles‚ the storm can grow. Once it hits land‚ it no longer has moisture or heat so it starts to weaken. The wind speed tells you how strong a
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Tornadoes are more destructive than hurricanes. Tornadoes are more powerful than hurricanes. Tornadoes have a higher wind speed. Tornadoes hit small areas and destroy a lot. Hurricanes mostly knock down objects‚ Tornadoes picks up and throw the objects. In addition to tornadoes being more destructive‚ the reason is because of the wind speed. Tornadoes wind speed is much higher than the hurricanes wind speed. The Fujita scale is for the different names and wind speeds for tornadoes. The F0- 40-72
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Hurricanes and earthquakes are two of the most dangerous natural disasters. There aren’t any similarities between hurricane and earthquakes in the way they are caused but they both cause destruction and death resulting from diseases and destruction of buildings. Let’s examine what causes these calamities and how to remain safe when they occur. Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters near the equator. They are formed when moist air over the ocean rises upward causing an area of lower air pressure
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Imagine finding out that there is a hurricane that is a category five hurricane is about to hit your home town and you hear that you must leave the area. In a situation like this most individual use both the avoidance and the loss reduction techniques for risk management to protect their self from the hurricane. When using the avoidance techniques when a hurricane is come most individual who are in a flooded area would leave their homes and go to a shelter or another town that is not in the area
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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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