"Hurricane Katrina: A Natural and Political Disaster" Four days after Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the northern Gulf Coast‚ tired and angry people stranded at the convention center in New Orleans welcomed a supply convoy carrying food‚ water and medicine with cheers and tears of joy. Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-strongest land-falling
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PUBLIC POLICY RESPONSE TO HURRICANE KATRINA Summary As the Gulf States begin the massive task of reconstruction after Hurricane Katrina‚ the nation is actively engaged in a dialogue concerning the lessons learned from this catastrophe‚ and the best options moving forward. Many are asking whether the aid package and policies proposed by President Bush are the right approach to rebuilding and restoring the region. While the hurricane shines a much needed spotlight on a number of societal issues‚ it
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Our Endangered Values by former President of the United States of America‚ James Earl Carter Jr. (Jimmy Carter)‚ is a book which discusses America’s “moral crisis.” The aforementioned crisis concerns heavily debated political issues since President Carter’s term‚ including abortion‚ gay rights‚ foreign policy‚ and the death penalty‚ and discusses President Carter’s views on such topics. He speaks of his contention between his religion‚ Christianity and his own political beliefs‚ as a Democrat (Left-Wing)
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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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The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1‚ 1999‚[8] with the first tropical cyclone developing on June 11.[9] It was an above average season in which 16 tropical cyclones formed.[10][11][12][13] Twelve depressions attained tropical storm status and eight of these became a hurricane. Five hurricanes further intensified into major hurricanes.[10] The season featured a record-breaking five Category 4 hurricanes‚[14] later tied in 2005.[15] A persistent La Niña that developed during the
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Rights Inspired by Jimmy Carter In the twenty-first century there are no other issues that have been more influential and significant than issues regarding human rights. Jimmy Carter‚ throughout his whole life‚ has voiced his opinions on many cultural issues that were not only significant back in time‚ but are also important today. Jimmy Carter has addressed issues from women’s rights‚ to the discrimination of African Americans‚ and to the treatment of the poor. Everything Carter has said about how we
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How should you prepare for a category five hurricane? Why should you prepare for a category five hurricane? Why do people prepare for a category five hurricane? There are many steps you can take to prepare for a category five hurricane. Some of these steps for a category five hurricane are preparing your home‚ if given a hurricane warning‚ plan for evacuation‚ let friends and family know your plans if needed to reach you‚ and or join a text or email alert system for your community. There are also
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On January 20‚ 1980‚ President Jimmy Carter sparked controversy for the ultimatum directed towards the Soviet Union in regards to the Moscow Olympics. Deep into the Cold War in December of 1979‚ The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to support the Afghan government against growing insurgencies who were planning to overthrow the government. The United States was not happy with the Soviet’s interference‚ so Carter demanded that all Soviet Troops be removed within a month or the United States would not
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Hurricane Katrina An unexpected and a devastating event that forms over tropical or subtropical waters because of the extreme heat from the water and increases the intensity of the storm is called a hurricane storm. In the last few decades‚ we came across several hurricanes such as Katrina‚ Sandy‚ Ike etc. whose occurrence had a large negative impacts on the life of the human beings. In this essay‚ I am going to discourse the reasons for the occurrence of Katrina‚ its impacts on the life. Also‚ I
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Hurricanes Andrew’s Strike By: Alex Osmun Core: 8 Hill Intro The beginning of a disaster‚ August 16th‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew was formed This piece‚ you will be learning all about Hurricane Andrew. I will be explaining what a hurricane is‚ what was the damage caused‚ and how meteorologists track the hurricane. It got up to a category five and the top wind speeds were 175 mph. It was one of the worst‚ most disastrous hurricane of all time. What is a hurricane and how does it form
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