A hurricane is a type of severe tropical storm that forms in the southern Atlantic Ocean‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. This is the "scientific" meaning if we could state it that way‚ but for plebeians‚ a normal woking class it means being reclutantly taken away from home. This people that for what they have are left with zilch. This happens at least one a year for tropical countries such as Honduras‚ Nicaragua and Mexico‚ for islands such
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around 5 pm on a Tuesday evening when the National Hurricane Center in Miami‚ Florida‚ issued a warning to its citizens that a tropical storm would soon become a hurricane. Being only 350 miles from the populated city‚ Floridians didn’t have much to fear. At age four‚ I was one of them. But we and the residents of New Orleans‚ Louisiana and Mississippi didn’t know just how wrong we would be. Hurricane Katrina was the third deadliest hurricane in the United States history‚ claiming over a total
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9/11 and Hurricane Katrina Disaster Evaluation While with help‚ the victims can overcome some of the psychological symptoms‚ however disasters can affect children different than adults. September 11th and hurricane Katrina caused psychological symptoms for the victims along with issues and elements because victims can experience PTSD symptomatology‚ acute stress disorders‚ generalized anxiety disorders and DESNOS‚ Many different types of disaster can cause chronic disturbance and illness. The media
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Indigenous children in Australia were unfairly taken from their families in the 1900’s by Australian authorities who held the idea that the aboriginal culture would die out. The authorities wrongly thought that the Aboriginal culture was a bad influence to the indigenous children. On top of that‚ they accused the indigenous families of abusing their children. But in reality‚ they had no proof; as a result‚ the Aboriginal tribes suffered and their family trees will be forever affected. Even though
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On September 11‚ 1992 at exactly 5:15 am‚ the sound of sirens filled the island of Kauai. This was the day that the category 4 hurricane Iniki hit Hawaii. Iniki was the most powerful storm‚ the deadliest‚ and by far the costliest storm ever to strike Hawaii. The death toll of six was remarkably small for such an intense hurricane‚ however the cost for damage repair was insanely high. Iniki caused roughly $3 billion in damages. More than 14‚000 homes were affected‚ with 1‚421 completely destroyed
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Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster that had never been experience in the history of the United States. Therefore‚ we as Americans could only hope that we had efficiently plan for the worst‚ and expect the best outcome. As it turns out‚ August 29th‚ 2009 the worst did in fact happen‚ and America as a whole was less than prepared. A Category 5‚ Hurricane Katrina ultimately devastated the lives of millions of Americans‚ costing billions of dollars in damage and changing the way we viewed our reliability
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Hurricane Harvey blasted through the Gulf of Texas and into the Houston metropolis on August 25‚ 2017‚ wreaking havoc all over the southeastern United States. In just under hours Hurricane Harvey forced over 30‚000 people out of their homes all over Houston and surrounding areas. Rain pummeled these areas causing floods to sweep through Texas and endanger thousands of lives. With a believed death toll of over 80‚ the World Health Organization claims that about 75% of the fatalities from Harvey is
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exceeded 20 inches in multiple parishes causing catastrophic flooding that submerged over 100‚000 homes and businesses and killed 13 people. In portions of Baton Rouge and Lafayette accumulations peaked at 31.39 inches‚ which was more than during Hurricane Katrina and Isaac The National Weather Service rates it a 1-in-1000-year event! Governor John Edwards‚ called the disaster a “historic‚ unprecedented flooding event” and declared a state of emergency. Oh the wonderful‚ beautiful‚ loving‚ extremely
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it is today. More specifically‚ Black History Month is celebrated in February annually. February is the month in which the achievements of important African Americans are acknowledged. On December 8‚ two of the most famous African Americans in the 1900s‚ entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. and comedian Flip Wilson‚ were born. Sammy Davis Jr. was born December 8‚ 1925 in New York‚ New York. Davis had one sister named Ramona Sanchez. Sammy Davis Jr. was raised by his paternal grandmother originally‚ but after
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events that occurred in their lifetime. There are several chances that one expects something pleasant to happen and it comes true. On the other side‚ an occasion doesn’t appear when somebody expects it. I can explain this with my personal account of Hurricane Sandy‚ an event that occurred on October 29‚ 2012 and ended on November 2‚ 2012. This affected the northeast portion of the United States. As a result of this event‚ I had lost power‚ had a tough time doing tasks‚ and took my education away. On the
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