In 2008‚ Hurricane Ike made landfall to the east coast line in Galveston Texas. The storm surge water that Ike produced by flooding the east coast region of Houston and Galveston. It has been estimated over billions of dollars in damage to homeowners‚ business owners‚ and cause numerous of deaths. The mass destruction that Ike caused had people coming up with ideas to prevent or lessen the effects if a storm like this would ever occur in the future. A storm surge project have been drafted and
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“Sir all I remember was that it was last Wednesday‚ about 10 o’clock‚ and it was pouring rain when we received the call. Once my men and I arrived‚ Mrs. Ventimiglia was in some sort of trance; repeating six things over and over again: Dirty lover‚ Liar‚ No‚ Malcolm‚ Hilton‚ 21-3-12." "So there was nothing else that seemed unusual? " "Oh no‚ there was definitely something odd about Mrs. Ventimiglia‚ almost as if she had stared death right in the face. She just sat there‚ in a pool of her husbands
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Airbnb offers free rentals to the victims of hurricane Matthew The government ordered millions of residents in the southeastern U.S to vacate their places due to the dangerous hurricane have approached the city. The home sharing platform‚ Airbnb has decided to help the people whose houses were affected by the dangerous storm. Hurricane Matthew moved to Florida’ east cost before affecting the regions of Georgia and South California. Though the storm has weekend‚ the impacts it created takes days to
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Hurricane Sandy was a superstorm that affected many people and their homes. This hurricane had very strong winds and lots and lots of flooding. Many people struggled a lot after this storm. Hurricane Sandy even took lives of many people. This hurricane started off as a tropical wave in the Caribbean and quickly turned into a tropical storm in only six hours. The total death toll reached 285 including at least 125 deaths in the United States. As you can see Hurricane Sandy was a very severe tropical
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In my life I had the chance to meet a lot of people in different places. The people I meet usually end up in another place. I had a good friend named Sam when I was at young age. Sam was the guy I always have trusted and have a kick back with. In elementary school we were always together at all times. A couple of years ago I went for vacation in L.A. on my way to LA I heard there would be a greet festival that is dedicated to my home land soldiers. I made up my mind to be there before I came back
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In 2005‚ scholars presented a theory that exacerbated ill-advised deforestation; prolonged drought made the people of Mayan abandon it. This has been put to test with archaeological evidence and data on the environment. The catastrophic event theory focuses on more than one natural disaster such as volcanic eruptions‚ hurricanes and earthquakes as the cause of the fall of Mayan. Nevertheless‚ the insufficient archaeological evidence makes unfeasible that just a sole natural disaster would have a
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Confederation The Confederation of 1867 had many influencing factors pushing it and against it. The most influencing factors were based on three main topics which were: economic factors‚ internal political issues‚ and pressures from the USA. Some of these factors had a big influence on the outcome‚ and others not so much. The most influencing factor of the Confederation was the Political Deadlock. This made the government come to a standstill because if the majority was against for
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In the excerpt “The Hurricane” from Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ the main character Jaine refused to leave her husband and town over a storm; assuming it would not be bad and would be easy to repair any damages. To her surprise‚ much devastation was created by the storm and many racial and class discrepancies in the social system were realized. Similarly‚ on the 25th of August 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast; leaving behind tremendous damage to multiple cities‚ specifically New Orleans
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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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Super Storm Sandy Many hurricane’s has occurred all across the United States‚ some worse than others. Hurricane Sandy is one that we will never forget about. Super Storm Sandy‚ a Category 3 storm‚ as known as Hurricane Sandy was a dramatic event that happened in October 2012. Sandy was a post-tropical cyclone that swept through the Caribbean and up the East Coast of the United States. Hurricane Sandy begun as a tropical wave but it quickly aroused into a tropical storm in just 6 hours. It upgraded
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