29‚ 2005 Hurricane Katrina hits the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. A plan of action was created only hours ahead of time. One can say the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina and the poor execution is a lesson learned for all officials who are the head of Natural Disaster Preparedness. Unfortunately 1200 lives were lost and the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States in over 75 years. With the state of Louisiana already lying below sea level and being warned by experts for years‚ hurricane Katrina is
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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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Introduction A hurricane is a tropical revolving storm. It is a very large circular area of low pressure‚ driven by evaporation from warm seas. In areas away from the Equator‚ air is drawn into the hurricane to replace the rising air. Owing to the Earth rotation‚ wind in a hurricane spiral inwards in an anti-clock wise direction. Wind speeds can reach 300km/ hour‚ although there is an area at the centre of the hurricane ‚the Eye where conditions are calm. After a hurricane goes through its stages
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A hurricane is easily the most powerful storm that mother-nature can throw at us. Every year people who live on the coasts fight hurricanes with no dismay. A hurricane is simply too strong. Their winds reach speeds of 75 mph. The winds around the eye wall can reach 130 to 150 mph. They are 200 to 300 miles in diameter. The number of casualties is endless‚ as well as the widespread destruction that takes millions of dollars to repair. Even if the hurricane doesn’t cause a lot of damage‚ the
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to impact the coast of the United States during the last 100 years. Hurricanes all start in tropical waters because they can only start in warm waters. The wind and air conditions must be just right‚ and once a hurricane is started it can be moved around by powerful winds. They are basically a very deadly cyclone of wind and water. They range from category 1 to category 5‚ with 5 being the worst. The most deadly hurricane was on September 8th‚ 1900
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HURRICANE SANDY Hurricane Sandy was a tropical cyclone that devastated portions of the Caribbean‚ Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States in late October 2012. The eighteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season‚ Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record‚ as measured by diameter‚ with winds spanning 1‚100 miles. Sandy is estimated in early calculations to have caused damage of at least $20 billion. Preliminary estimates of losses that include business
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Hurricanes and earthquakes are two of the most dangerous natural disasters in the United States. They can be very disastrous and deadly. In the United States‚ there have been 73 hurricanes since 1954. Earthquakes are harder to detect because they have to have at least a magnitude of 5 ("Earthquakes per year‚" 2009). The amount of earthquakes detected in the United States was 1656 in the past 10 years ("Earthquakes per year‚" 2009). The World Meteorological Organization is the organization that can
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speed. As I pick up my pencil I am a hurricane when I write‚ the words spewing forth onto the paper‚ accelerating with unexpected intensity. But such intensity is impossible to maintain and like an eye wall undergoing replacement‚ the number and speed of ideas grows weaker‚ sometimes wandering off course altogether. But then‚ like a strong gust of wind‚ a new inspiration generates a fresh torrent of ideas that beg to become a part of the story to be told. Hurricanes get their energy from warm moist
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Impact of Hurricane Katrina Sid van der Woude Natural Disasters EES:1400:A08 2/19/2015 Once the storm finally passed‚ the flood waters finally receded‚ and the levees were put into some sort of repair‚ Hurricane Katrina‚ through its path of destruction left New Orleans and the surrounding areas in one of the costliest states of disrepair ever seen from a natural disaster in U.S. history. From the damage to infrastructure‚ to the lost jobs‚ to the loss of life‚ Hurricane Katrina
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New York City “the city that never sleeps” definitely hasn’t slept since Sandy a powerful Hurricane knocked our lights out on October 29‚ 2012. New York has worked around the clock in rescue efforts and stabilizing our city that has been severely damaged by this unexpected natural disaster. Sandy is responsible for the death of the very young and the very old‚ the rich and the poor‚ sick and healthy people. It’s responsible for leaving so many people immobile‚ homeless‚ hungry‚ thirsty‚ without
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