majority of natural disasters in a way that previous generations could not. C.Speaker Credibility: As a resident of Houston‚ Texas‚ I grew up hearing the tales of some of the major Hurricanes that had zeroed in on our coastal region and left it in shambles. In 2008‚ Hurricane Ike‚ one of the most destructive hurricanes in Texas history‚ knocked out power to over 2.6 million people. The storm caused a 14-foot surge and over 18 inches of rainfall. Before the day was over Ike had claimed 84 lives and
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The great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is known to be the worst hurricane to ever hit the United States of America . The Galveston Hurricane was a category 4‚ with the storm surge of 8 - 15 feet. I am researching natural disasters‚ because I want to know how to help the people that are involved in a natural disaster.I was trying to find out how to help the environment and to donate money to fix up destroyed homes‚ building‚ and to help find placement for animals . We Can not stop the natural disasters
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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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The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 still stands as the most devastating natural disaster in the history of the United States‚ with casualties reaching at least six thousand. Many houses and buildings did not stand a chance against the high velocity winds that the storm put out‚ and the huge waves caused massive damage‚ nearly submerging the entire island. To prevent such devastation again‚ Galveston had two engineering marvels put in place‚ the seawall and the grade raising of the island. This
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The United States Of America’s second most deadliest storm. Galveston originated as a tropical storm in the central Atlantic Ocean. The storm made a path south of Hispaniola. 6 days later the storm continued a path over Cuba‚ during this time the storm remained in it’s tropical storm phase. The storm reached hurricane state near Key West‚ Florida. Galveston continued from Florida up the Gulf of Mexico through Texas and Louisiana.It finally made landfall in Galevstone‚Texas on September 8‚1900.Gavelstone
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Great Galveston Hurricane To begin‚ The Great Galveston Hurricane was the deadliest hurricane in the history of the United States with a total of 5‚000 to 8‚000 deaths. (Brittanica) It was also‚ one of the most costly hurricanes in the United States‚ coming in at third. The hurricane occurred in September of the 1900’s and caused almost 2‚600 buildings to be destroyed. Hurricanes grow quickly‚ and cause a good amount of damage‚ but it is possible to safely survive one. First off‚ hurricanes use warm
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Between the period of 1850 and 1900‚ the nation was faced with a developing industrialized economy. As the factories started to expand‚ the American workers moved with the change. For many‚ the old ideals of America began to fade away as well. The American dream to prosperity was to invest in land which meant a safe haven for their family. It is necessary to examine fully what kind of people they were at the beginning of the process and to take account of continuities and traditions as well as new
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ShaTerrian Brown Mr. Janky English 1301 9/23/2013 My First Trip to Galveston Beach My family has always wanted to take a trip down to Galveston during the torrid summer. It was an exciting feeling to get away from the dry heated bustle of summer living in Dallas. Every summer‚ my family packs up and hits the superhighway to our well awaited family vacation. As we drove through city after city‚ it became apparent that the world around us was changing. As I was peering through the back seat window
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In August of 1983 Hurricane Alicia slammed into Texas coastline causing mass destruction. The hurricane formed near Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico before hitting Texas. Hurricane Alicia was responsible for the death of 21 people‚ along with nearly two billion dollars in damages. Alicia was the first ever billion dollar hurricane to destroy Texas. Hurricane Alicia tore through Galveston and Houston with wind speeds of 115 miles per hour destroying parts of the cities and created at least 23 reported
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October 29‚ 2012 Hurricane Sandy a category 2 made landfall in New Jersey. Sandy had + 96 mph winds and a 6ft-8ft storm surge. Force winds extend 175 miles out from Sandy’s eye‚ making it much larger than most storms. Before the storm hit many of residence were without power due to sever winds and rain. Many people did not know how to prepare for such a storm in the North East states. Hurricane Sandy weakened to a post-tropical cyclone in the evening before it hit the southern coast of New Jersey
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