Hurricane Sandy Case Study Problem Statement Hurricane Sandy was a rare hybrid storm that spread over 1‚000 miles in circumference and affected 24 states along the East Coast of the United States and inland across the Appalachian Mountains into Wisconsin and Michigan. Hurricane Sandy brought high winds and record storm surges that led to major flooding‚ property damage and deaths in states along the East Coast. Advanced technology allowed for the early detection of this storm far in
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When describing a hurricane there are parts that cannot be left out‚ it’s important to know how these storms start. For a hurricane to start you have to have some type of warm water source and winds that are blowing in the same direction that the hurricane is going‚ after the main ingredients comes the transformation of the rain clouds and wind. The transformation‚ is the change into a tropical disturbance‚ after more wind and more clouds building comes the transformation into a depression‚ the depression
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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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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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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 was also named on September 8‚1900‚ it was obviously named
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The Hurricane of 1938 was a very powerful storm. There were many deaths and a lot of destruction.There were some conditions that made the storm bad like conditions‚ human error and large waves. The way the Hurricane hit the Eastern U.S was a surprise to all. The storm started somewhere off the coast of Africa as a tropical storm. It started small but grew as it moved across the West Atlantic Ocean at 20 mph. Soon the winds reaches 74 mph.The tropical storm had become a hurricane. The storm kept growing
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The five disasters that I conducted my research on all have similarities and differences. The most dangerous disaster was Hurricane Matthew which vastly destroyed different regions of countries‚ lasting for weeks. The weakest disaster was the earthquake in Gurgaon‚ which was only 4.4 in magnitude on the scale and took place during the morning. In between those I had the London flooding which created a sinkhole that a bus fell into‚ a tornado that hit the Oregon coast and moved its way up the PNW
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Hurricanes and Tornadoes Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in a tornado or hurricane? They both cause a lot of damage‚ and they both have a lot of power a tornado can blow a house down‚ but a hurricane has very strong heavy winds and tornadoes have very strong winds. You do not want to be stuck in a tornado or hurricane because they have killed a lot of people over all of these years. Each year they do a lot of damage to they do more damage than people killed each year. First of
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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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Hurricanes vs Tornados Which is worse Hurricanes or Tornados? Which one is larger‚ Which one has stronger wind speeds? Which one has a longer lifespan? These and more interesting facts will be included‚ so sit back and relax. You will find out which is worse‚ what tornado has caused the most damage and which hurricane has killed the most people. To begin‚ the average amount of tornados that affect the US in one year is 1300. However‚ according to source 4‚"5 hurricanes make landfall in
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