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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Hurricane Katrina: Development and Devastation Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storm systems to ever collide with the coastal United States in the last century. Strong winds sustained during landfall of over 140 mph combined with a very low central pressure (920 mb) to wreak havoc on many coastal communities in ways not seen before in the US (1). Despite monitoring the storms development‚ tracking its movement‚ and issuing early warnings‚ Hurricane Katrina has proved to be the most
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Hurricane Andrew It was a warm day in Florida; the August sun was kissing the beach in Homestead. Florida had been experiencing its usual climate when there was an alert. On August 12th‚ off the coast of Africa; a warm front blew into the sea. Along with some interference with the high pressure coming from the north‚ the front blew westward toward the Bahamas. On its path it turned into a Tropical Depression. From what we all learned in science class‚ this meant a hurricane was brewing
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Tuesday‚ my mom and stepdad were still deciding if we should evacuate because of Hurricane Matthew. Later they made a decision “We are going to leave early tomorrow morning.” We were going to go stay at my stepdad’s parents house at Lake Jackson. Everyone woke up at 4:30 except me‚ I hadn’t packed so I got up at 4:00. I usually snooze about two times but today I adapted to just waking up. My dogs were already up like every other day. My dog Sugar hates being in the car but Bear‚ my stepbrothers dog‚
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my grandmother begins racing to find a place for us all to go. “Damien‚ come help.” my grandmother calls. They try to get all of the food and water they can get‚ but suddenly everything turns black. The lights are out and the power is gone.The hurricane starts coming. “Here are some candles.” my mom screams as she searches through cabinets and boxes. “I found a fan too!” My grandmother is panicking and grinding her hands into my mom’s skin. It starts getting hotter and hotter. My dad tries to
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Hurricanes are one of the most deadliest storms on Earth and are only called hurricanes when they from over by the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific Ocean.Hurricanes also from near the equator by warm oceans. First the hurricane needs the ocean’s temperature to rise to about eighty degrees from about fifty feet to one hundred sixty five feet below surface (Underwater). Another important key a hurricane needs to form is winds mainly coming from the west (Westward)‚ as this happens the water evaporates due
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Hurricanes and Tornadoes What are the difference and similarities of hurricanes and tornadoes? Hurricanes and tornadoes have many differences. Like‚ their form‚ wind speeds‚ damage‚ and warnings. but they also have a few similarities. Even though‚ hurricanes and tornadoes look very similar they both have their differences. Hurricanes and Tornadoes may look similar at first glance‚ but if you look deeper you may find a few differences. To begin with‚ Hurricanes and tornadoes form differently. For
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Hurricane Katrina was a category 4 hurricane when it hit New Orleans on the 29th of August 2005. It had formed over the Bahamas and hit southern Florida as a category 1 hurricane. It had strengthened into a category 5 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico before weakening to a category 4. Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the costliest natural disaster‚ as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes‚ in the history
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As one of the most destructive natural disasters in United States ’ history‚ Hurricane Katrina took hundreds of lives and amounted to billions of dollars in damage. As victims see their fallen homes and shattered lives‚ they wonder how this catastrophe could have happened. Some argue that hurricanes are unpredictable phenomena that cannot be controlled‚ and that our government responded to the best of its ability. Others‚ however‚ realize that controlling a storm is completely different than preparing
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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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