Tornadoes vs. Hurricanes What is the difference between a tornado and a hurricane? A tornado is a dark funnel shaped cloud that is made of rotating winds which are very violent. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with constant winds that can pass 74 mph. And appear with rain‚ thunder and lightening. I think that theses both are seriously dangerous to be in. A hurricane and tornado both form in warm‚ damp air blowing from opposite ends. They both cause flash floods‚ mudslides and they also
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has heard of Hurricane Katrina‚ but does everyone know what has cause it‚ and the long-lasting effects it has had on the United States? Many people may not know just how strong Hurricane Katrina has been. Hurricane Katrina was named the sixth-strongest Atlantic Hurricane ever recorded. Katrina has also been recorded as the most expensive Natural Disaster ever recorded‚ and caused major flooding to many parts of the southeastern United States‚ mostly in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina hit many
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heard of Hurricane Katrina‚ but does everyone actually know what has caused it‚ and the long-lasting effects it has had on the United States? Hurricanes are giant sea storms that rotate in a giant circle. It carries winds blowing at speeds of at least 74 miles per hour. Hurricanes form in tropical regions. They form there because they need warm water of at least 80º Fahrenheit‚ high humidity with moist air‚ light winds‚ and very warm surface temperatures. Some of the strongest hurricanes carry winds
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necessarily be expecting them. But we can decide on how we preserve our environment by taking the proper precautions for these natural disasters. The levee failure of New Orleans greatly devastated the aquatic ecosystem of the nearby lakes from Hurricane Katrina. The failure of the levees caused the water to rapidly breach the area and become contaminated with the city ’s sewage‚ chemicals‚ medical wastes and human remains which the city then pumped into the nearby lakes greatly destroying much of
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In the days and weeks following Hurricane Katrina in August 2005‚ a person could not turn on a television set‚ tune in a radio station or read a newspaper or magazine without hearing about and seeing the images of displaced adults and children searching for the basic necessities of life. From thousands of people huddled in the flooded and hot Louisiana Superdome to families and groups of people sleeping on bridges and the sides of roads holding signs begging for food or water‚ our nation and the
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Angela K Sites Composition II-42: ENC 1102-42 Professor Richard Kamerman February 9‚ 2013 August 29‚ 2005 presented the residents of New Orleans‚ Louisiana a devastating blow. A category five hurricane made landfall and wiped out life as they knew it. Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadly to hit the United States. One thousand eight hundred and thirty six people lost their lives and this incident provoked many to wonder‚ how could this happen? Loss of life was tragic and the economic
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As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Eastern seaboard — laden with predictions of drenching rains‚ fierce winds‚ snow and extensive damage — some scientists are pointing out ways that climate change might be influencing hurricanes. No single weather event‚ be it drought‚ snowfall or hurricane‚ is caused by climate change‚ climatologists say. Rather‚ climate change amplifies the intensity or duration of extreme weather‚ akin to “putting hurricanes on steroids‚” writes Amanda Staudt‚ a climate scientist
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Prof. Hank Stewart English composition 1 12/3/2012 The effects of Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy has affected many lives and businesses. On October 29th 2012 the lives‚ homes and businesses of many people were shattered and wiped out by Hurricane Sandy‚ The Places I feel were mostly affect were New York City and New Jersey‚ specifically the Jersey Shore. Many people did not realize how much affect this hurricane would have on people. In some parts they thought it was just going to be wind
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Hurricane Katrina has hit many parts of the southeast region of the U.S. It is one of the most disastrous forces that we have seen in years. Many parts of Louisiana and Mississippi have been hit the hardest and the remains of the states are very little. Almost everything that has not been destroyed is under water. One of the big problems that the young residents of these areas are now facing is where to go to school. Grammar schools‚ high schools‚ and colleges have been destroyed‚ leaving thousands
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Mike Mulally 10-11-19 In 2005 Hurricane Katrina swept through the city of New Orleans and destroyed the lives of thousands. Katrina was one of the largest hurricanes and natural disasters in the history of the United States (Wikipedia‚ 2009). While most of the casualties’ occurred during the actual storm‚ still a many took place days after‚ and were do to the fact that the local‚ state‚ and national government were slow to respond. This slow response was due to the nature of federalism
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