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 RECOVERY RESPONSE Hurricane Ike was the third most destructive hurricane to make landfall in U.S. history with an estimated $22 billion in damages to Texas. Ike’s damage started September 12‚ 2008 with a 12 foot storm surge flooding 75% of Galveston Island and made landfall September 13. Hurricane Ike sustained winds (110mph) were considered a Category Two‚ only being one mile per hour from a Category Three (111mph). Ike’s storm surge was considered that of a Category Five. Texas
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It was inky and stormy out‚ the wind was roaring like a hurricane was upon us. The year is 1882. I was with my best friend Lux‚ we were just ambulatory to head home from hanging out after church. It was approximately one O’clock in the morning‚ and as you can imagine it was fairly dark out. Anywho‚ we were walking and I saw this man with a ski mask on‚ only as he was approaching us‚ we realized that he didn’t have on a ski mask on. His skin was black as the night sky before us. I had never seen anyone
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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of tropical revolving storms? (40 marker) A tropical revolving storm is a term that covers hurricanes‚ tropical cyclones‚ typhoons and willy-willies. These intense low-pressure weather systems are associated with catastrophic wind speeds averaging at 120kmph and torrential rainfall. Tropical revolving storms are huge and extremely violent extending to about 500km in diameter. They occur in the tropics and the sub-tropics and form
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Joe Burgess Mr. Jason Kirker Eng.120H 10 December 20121 Hidden Issues: The Healthcare Infrastructure of Post-Katrina New Orleans When Hurricane Katrina struck the city of New Orleans in August of 2005‚ the physical damage that the storm caused was easily seen. Mass flooding led to the destruction of many homes and famous landmarks. In an attempt to get out of the way of the storm’s path‚ many citizens fled the city in the days before the storm. Some‚ though‚ for various reasons‚ did not
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Nobel Prize Laureate Bob Dylan tells the story of wrongfully convicted Rubin “Hurricane” Carter through this poetic song‚ the content and structure of which allows Dylan to analyze the racial profiling and discrimination which defined this time period‚ and affected the African-American race as a whole. Dylan’s partial narrative of this poem plays a crucial role in fully understanding the events that occurred. The narrative is obviously a defense of the fighter Rubin Carter‚ shown through the
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Rubin “Hurricane” Carter Case Initial Description: On June 17 1966 two men walked into the Lafayette bar and grill in New Jersey and shot a total of 4 people. Two of those men were killed instantly‚ one died a month after from all the bullet wounds and the last man survived but is blinded in one of his eyes. 2 out of the four people shot were alive when the police came Multiple shots fired at the victims Police Investigation: After hearing from the witnesses that were currently
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Hurricane Greta‚ it occurred in 1978 on September 19th in southern Belize. From here on‚ there were 4 deaths and 5‚000 people affected. Meanwhile‚ there were also about 1‚200 homes damaged‚ about half of which towns were along the coastline. My step dad has experienced Hurricane Greta in his past and described it having a lot of rain along with high‚ strong winds. Another way he described this horrifying hurricane was‚ how most people who lived in his village and whose houses couldn’t withstand
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examines the immediate and continuing economic effects of hurricane Sandy that struck the North Eastern Region of the United States of America‚ specifically New York‚ and New Jersey in late October of 2012. Several articles from national and regional news agencies were used to compile the facts pertaining to the economic conditions of the region as well as the implications on the national economy. Studies indicate that the economic effects of hurricane Sandy has caused loses totaling over $50 billion dollars
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In the film ’The Hurricane’ directed by Normal Jewison an important message that the character Rubin helps us understand is that of Racism. Jewison shows the viewer that the victims of racism have their lives destroyed and become aggressive because of the inequality served to them. We are also shown how unprotected victims of racism are‚ and how they are always in danger of becoming the target to blame things on. However Jewison directed this film to change these attitudes so towards the end of
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