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 other hand‚ I was thankful that the disaster ended a few days later. The mystery began as soon after I woke up in the morning. First‚ I got out of my bed and ran to the bathroom. When I flicked
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Hurricane Mitch‚ 1998 In October 1998 a tropical storm developed to the east of Central America and began moving towards the countries of Nicaragua and Honduras. As it reached the coast‚ winds of more than 280 km/h were recorded‚ and torrential rain caused large areas to be flooded. Roads and bridges were washed away‚ and in some areas complete villages were destroyed as winds tore down the poor-quality buildings. As rain continued to fall‚ large areas of land quickly flooded. On steeper slopes
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Hurricane Hugo‚ one of the strongest hurricanes in South Carolina’s history‚ originated from a wave that moved west off of Africa’s coastline on September 9‚ 1989. Throughout the night and into the morning of September 10‚ Hugo had been classified as a tropical depression. As Hugo moved across the warm waters of the Atlantic it gained more and more strength. It wasn’t until September 14th that Hugo gained enough strength to be classified as a hurricane. On September 15th‚ Hugo turned west-north
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declined. Jack‚ I noticed you have been taking longer than the allotted break times‚ coming in late on several occasions‚ and finishing early. These actions are not in the best interest of the team. To remedy the current issues‚ I will be making some changes to the workflow. First‚ Frank you should identify Jessica’s account and keep them separated from the usual work load. Then‚ I want you to complete Jessica’s work first so that Jack can process information in the afternoon. Ralph‚ I want you
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over the ‘baddies’? Happy endings? But how many of us expect the truth from a movie? The film The Hurricane is one such film where the truth should be expected but instead unexpected lies are given. It takes the word of one man and creates a movie which claims to be ‘the true inspirational story of a champion’‚ of a wronged man who has suffered racial prejudice and injustice. This man is Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter‚ former Black American boxer‚ tried and convicted of a triple murder. What we weren’t told
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On August 24‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida as a Category 5 storm. But before Andrew became that major storm‚ it started off as a tropical way off the west coast of Africa on August 14‚ 1992. Andrew also had wind gust up to 168 miles per hour. According to the Huffington Post “The nationwide total death toll from Hurricane Andrew was 26‚ with another 40 people dying as an indirect result of the storm. In Florida‚ 15 died directly from the hurricane and another 29 died indirectly
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Hurricanes and tornadoes‚ two natural disasters that the U.S. sees every year with various amounts of destruction for each hurricane and tornado. While they may both be very different‚ they have their similarities. As with anything‚ hurricanes and tornadoes have their differences. For instance‚ hurricanes aren’t dependant on thunderstorms to birth them whereas tornadoes rely on a thunderstorm in order to appear. Compared to a hurricane‚ tornadoes are significantly less wider than hurricanes with
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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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A hurricane is an intense tropical storm with powerful winds and heavy rain‚ also known as a cyclone. Hurricanes and tornadoes are both storm systems that can cause a lot of destruction. Hurricanes are much larger than tornadoes but tornadoes generate faster winds. They both need warm and cold air to become a hurricane or tornado‚ but are different in the way they form. Hurricanes and tornadoes both have a calm area at the center called an eye. The eye of a hurricane is the calmest. The winds around
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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 moist
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