what we do. In late October 1998‚ Hurricane Mitch struck Central America. It caused an estimated of 3.8$ billion in damage all over Honduras. It was the deadliest hurricane to hit the Western Hemisphere in more than 200 years. The Fernandez’s family were part of this terrible disaster. Julio Fernandez and his family had live in Guanaja for more than 15 years. An island that is located at the north part of Honduras and the first place that was affected by the Hurricane Mitch. Julio Fernandez had 3 kids
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Hurricane Katrina Hurricanes start off as tropical depressions (centres of low atmospheric pressure) over tropical oceans. Three things must happen for a hurricane to form. A continuous evaporation and condensation cycle must take place; there must also be patterns of winds that are characterized by the converging winds‚ and a difference in air pressure between the surface and high altitude. In the warm waters of the eastern Atlantic‚ water vapour rises from the ocean and then cools forming clouds
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest five hurricanes that happened in the history of the United States. Hurricane Katrina was mapping since August 24th‚ 2005. The tropical storm started on the Bahamas and moved to Florida in days. Meteorologists were able to warn people in the Gulf Coast States that a major storm was on its way. New Orleans was the main impact of Hurricane Katrina. On August 28th‚ 2005 the mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation. Major Nagin also declared
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Hurricanes have made a huge impact on the world. They have impacted our environments and society. We have discovered what hurricanes do and how they occur‚ and what they are. There are 5 different categories of hurricane 5 being the worst and 1 being the least strongest. People have reacted differently to different hurricanes. One recent hurricane known as Hurricane harvey was a very deadly and one of the most destructive hurricanes in history. It ruined lives‚ homes‚ and buildings.
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Hurricane Katrina Early Morning on August 29th 2005 the United States was hit by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast. Hundreds to thousands of people in Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ and Alabama were affected. Making Hurricane Katrina one of the deadliest hurricanes to hit the United States. Hurricane Katrina was rated a category 5‚ the highest rated category. Killing an estimate of 1‚833 people. After the hurricane Millions of people were left homeless along the Gulf Coast. The storm hit the New Orleans
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Generally‚ the sound of hurricane force winds and snapping trees don’t combine to make the sweetest lullaby but for the hurricane season those sounds rocked me to sleep. Mix with my mother’s panic and some house leaks‚ I didn’t necessarily have the most eventful hurricane experience. The approach of hurricane Irma didn’t make me as nervous as much as it should have‚ most likely due to my mother worrying enough for the both of us. We covered everything important and not so important things in plastic
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Social and Economic Impacts of Hurricanes on the Caribbean Hurricanes are powerful weather systems‚ which start as disturbances in the atmosphere over tropical oceans. There are many of these disturbances each year‚ but only a few become hurricanes. Most Atlantic and Caribbean hurricanes occur between June and November and have been known to have serious economic and social consequences. Some economic consequences include unemployment‚ loss of revenue‚ loss of foreign exchange etc. Social consequences
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experience in a category 5 hurricane. Hurricanes are very dangerous storms‚ that if are not properly prepared for could be life threatening. In this essay we will learn how to properly prepare for a category 5 hurricane. There are 3 major things you need to do to prepare for these storms and i will share them with you in this passage. We all know that a hurricane is a very strong storm that has winds stronger than 70 mph. But an catagory 5 hurricane is even stronger‚ with winds
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tragic and heartbreaking for residents that once lived in the gulf coast. New Orleans in particular was damaged the most by strong winds and massive flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina. Many still hang on to the memories they once had. Some try to forget‚ but for others the damage is still there. Not only did the victims or Hurricane Katrina lose their homes‚ belongings‚ and loved ones but they lost a piece of mind. Will these people ever get back what they lost through government funding‚ or will
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What happened before the hurricane? The tropical misery which transformed into Hurricane Katrina‚ constructed over Bahamas on August 23‚2005‚ and the weather predictors soon had the ability to warned people living amongst the Gulf Coast region‚ that a large storm is on its way. By the time August the 28th had hit evacuations were under way through out the Gulf of the United States. That same day National Weather predictors predicted after the storm the majority of the Gulf Coast would be unsafe
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