Hurricane Katrina Have you heard of a Hurricane? They are a type of three tropical storms. The word hurricane is from the Mayan storm god Hurakan was famous for helping create humanity and for being like wind and storms. Hurricanes like Katrina‚ Andrew‚ Sandy‚ and Inged and lots of others. Could be able to reach a diameter of 100 km-1500 km ‚and would be whirling around so I would stay a satisfactory distance away. Also it could have a chance to reach a rotation speed of 350km/hour isn’t that
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"Hurricane Katrina: A Natural and Political Disaster" Four days after Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the northern Gulf Coast‚ tired and angry people stranded at the convention center in New Orleans welcomed a supply convoy carrying food‚ water and medicine with cheers and tears of joy. Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-strongest land-falling
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Hurricane Irene was a massive‚ and destructive hurricane‚ traveling many miles from the coast of Africa‚ reaching the eastern shores of the United States and northern Canada. The hurricane destroyed houses‚ and nearly injured several innocent people‚ creating mass tornados following in and around its path. The major dates of Irene’s occurrence span from August 20th to August 29th 2011. Precipitation solely from the storm reached over 17 inches in some places where the storm was at its height‚ with
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Tornadoes vs Hurricanes Oh my gosh‚ it’s a twister! Oh‚ never mind. You know‚ a lot of people think that hurricanes and tornadoes are two similar things‚ but they are actually very different. Some examples of the similarities and differences are: where they form‚ how quick warnings come out‚ size‚ how long they last‚ and how they spin. First of all‚ a difference is where they form. While tornadoes spawn everywhere except Antarctica‚ in contrast‚ hurricanes spawn in the water near the equator
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years. Hurricane Floyd struck the eastern coast of the United States in during the mid-month of September of 1999. This storm originated over the Atlantic off of the western region of Africa. Although Floyd only began as a tropical wave‚ it became a storm the United States thought could be the biggest and strongest they had ever seen. In preparation for this storm from Weather Forecast Offices and different Prediction Centers began to warn the public. Although the strange path of the hurricane‚ it was
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Hurricane Ike Rapid Needs Assessment Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx L33333333 Liberty University The combination of the world’s growing population and increased incidence of natural disasters proves that emergency response plans are needed to maintain civil order within both urban and rural areas. The Hurricane Ike Rapid Needs Assessment for the Houston area provides a quick estimation of the needs of the people at days 5 and 6 after the incident. The information
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probably imagining and thinking how fast that is. One of the largest hurricanes was hurricane Katrina‚ who in some parts or New Orleans‚ sunk up to 8 feet of land in water. Tornadoes and hurricanes are two of the most violent and destructive natural disasters that can happen. People and animals die‚ homes are destroyed‚ and the repair process takes much longer than the actual disaster. With all of this knowledge‚ I believe that hurricanes are the worst natural disaster‚ because of the evidence I found
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Hurricane Katrina Introduction Did you know that 705 people are still missing after Hurricane Katrina took place? Hurricane Katrina was a fierce hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast of the United States. Time Hurricane Katrina lasted for days. It originally formed on the south eastern part of the Bahamas on August 23‚2005 according to‚ Kim Ann Zimmermann‚ an author of live Science. Hurricane Katrina then made its way to the southern parts of Florida as a category one hurricane on August 25‚2005. On
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My topic is Hurricanes and Tornadoes. They are the two worst storms in the world. For example‚ they bring havoc to the world. I will talk about their similarities. I will also talk about their differences. According to what you should know about tornadoes. Tornadoes are a cone of wind that swirls around. In addition‚ they start from the top of the sky and extend down to the ground. They destroy homes and kill innocent people. They can hit places all over the world. There is 800 or more tornadoes
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Besides the numerous hurricanes that hit the U.S. coast in the past years‚ there are 3 well-known hurricanes to be the costliest ones in the history that impacted the economy so hard; it took years to rebuild the damaged areas. Hurricane Ike is considered the third costliest hurricane in United States history. “It struck the Gulf Coast of the United States after causing significant damage in Cuba‚ Haiti‚ the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos. United States damage was estimated at $29.5 billion and the
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