Introduction Hurricane Sandy introduced herself to the United States in October of 2012. The super storm began its course in the Southeast‚ and moved all the way up to the Mid-Atlantic. The aftermath of this storm caused massive amounts of devastation to homes‚ businesses and shore areas. It left families grieving for those who were lost‚ and left a nation feeling sorry for those that were now homeless. The preceding actions that took place after the storm are what might be remembered most about
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Late August of 2017‚ Houston’s hurricane season was coming to an end. Still recovering from the brutal summer heat‚ no one had expected a storm with a magnitude that Hurricane Harvey carried. A rainstorm was scheduled to come for the weekend‚ but nothing worrisome. It wasn’t until the newscasters announced that this small tropical storm had turned into a category four hurricane‚ that people started to panic. Almost overnight‚ gas prices had nearly doubled and grocery store shelves were emptying.
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Have you ever been in the eye of the Hurricane? Or‚ ever seen a tornado? If you have you might know how much damage both can do. Tornados and Hurricane’s both are very server storms! Both‚ of these storms have things in common with each other. Also‚ they are bad storms you never want to encounter. If you do encounter one of these storms go somewhere safe so you will not get injured. When‚ tornados form they become and cone shape. Both of these storms have very hard winds! Tornados mostly acquire
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ESL 092 02/29/13 Essay Hurricane Sandy And Its Effects Those days when Hurricane Sandy came by for the area of NJ were the worst stressful days in my life. I did not pay much attention at first when a saw in the news last year that a Hurricane was going to pass the area of NY and NJ. Then after I heard the news on the radio‚ I started to notice that Hurricane Sandy was not a simple hurricane. As a result‚ I started to pay more attention to the news‚ and
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New Orleans New Orleans Louisiana was a flourishing city in 2004. After Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005‚ the impact of the storm diminished the people’s faith in government‚ but people’s faith in their religion strengthened. Despite their religion‚ the city itself was still diminished culturally and historically. A large portion of the New Orleans black residents were already living under the poverty line before Katrina even came to the city. Most of the poor didn’t have insurance‚ many waited
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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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Community Service in the Heart of Hurricane Sandy Community service does not have just one single meaning; it has many. Community service means something different to every person in the world. To me‚ community service means helping not only your community‚ but also your school‚ state and country. It means to be kind and caring to others‚ to help out those who are less fortunate then you. Community service is when you take time out of your life to do something that will better other people
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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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