First Reaction Paper: Hurricane Katrina It was the storm that everyone saw coming but no one did a thing to stop it‚ Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating hurricanes to strike the United States. The category 5 storm struck a wide swath of destruction in Florida‚ Mississippi and Louisiana. Katrina is estimated to have caused close to $81 billion in damages (NHC‚ 2005). A category 5 storm has wind-speeds greater than 155 mph and typical storm water surges are greater than
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anywhere on the map‚ and Hurricanes can’t. Hurricanes start in the sea‚ Tornadoes can’t. Tornadoes range in size‚ Hurricanes don’t. Hurricanes are tropical storms‚ Tornadoes aren’t. Hurricanes cause more destruction to cities‚ Tornadoes don’t cause as much destruction. Hurricanes and Tornadoes are both tragic storms that impact the world. One is a tropical storm‚ and one is not. They both are a cone that swirls around in a circular motion. They both cause a lot of destruction to cities‚ states‚
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make volcanoes and earthquakes common. Hurricanes can occur anywhere‚ and they come under different names in different parts of the world. In the Atlantic or the Caribbean‚ it would be called storms and typhoons in the western Pacific Ocean‚ and cyclones over the Indian Ocean. The best way to deal with a hurricane is an accurate forecast that gives people time to get out of its way‚ and the same for a tsunami. Both
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In the recent years there has been a focus on hurricanes because they have gradually gotten stronger in the past years. Scientists became more alarmed during the latest hurricane seasons because they believe they have seen the effects of the global temperatures on hurricanes. In recent years hurricanes ravaged the earth breaking records all around the world. Japan broke its previous record of 6 typhoons with 10 in 2004(Trenberth 2005). Before the 2005 hurricane season there had never been record
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Hurricane Sandy The day was March 18th 1967 the location was Caraguatatuba Brazil. On this day Brazil suffered it’s worst natural disaster when continuing rains and rising ocean temperatures brought on flooding and mudslides that killed at least 500 people (J.Masters/wonderblog.com). Nine months later and two hundred miles away on December 4‚ 1967 I was born. Though I didn’t experience first hand the effects of that storm my parents did. I had never experienced anything like it until two
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condensation. Hurricanes are a large spinning mass of rotating winds‚ the winds reach more than 75 miles per hour. The tropical storms are usually in ocean areas called basins. These basins include the Atlantic Ocean‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and the Caribbean Sea. The largest hurricanes usually happen from August to October. May always has the least amount of hurricanes. These tropical storms are measured by how dangerous it is‚ amount of people killed‚ duration‚ and the wind speeds. They measure
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. Is Earth’s atmosphere heated from above or below? Explain. The earth’s atmosphere is heated from below. Initially‚ the energy of the sun passes through the earth’s atmosphere and radiates heat onto the land and water surfaces‚ which then radiates heat into the atmosphere. This effect is also known as the greenhouse effect. 6. Describe the Coriolis Effect in the northern and southern hemispheres and include a discussion of why the effect increases with increased latitude. The Coriolis Effect
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Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Scientists working and studying Hurricane Harvey expected this tropical storm but only transmitted data showing it much weaker than it actually intended on being. Numerous aspects towards why Harvey became so strong are questioned due to its level of destruction. Over the course of the days Harvey became stronger as it advanced its path to land. As Harvey moved inwards onto the coast the tropical storm not only brought winds‚ but heavy rain. With Harvey’s destructive characteristics
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storm. The hurricane that this paper is about Andrew of 1992 in Florida. Trees were toppled and agricultural damage was done. Andrew reached hurricane strength on the morning of August 22‚ 1992‚ becoming the first Atlantic hurricane to form from a tropical wave in nearly two years. An eye formed that morning and the rate of strength increased. The damage ended up costing about 25 billion dollars.
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This research paper will identify the economic impact of natural disasters‚ focusing on Hurricane Katrina. I certify that this is original work and research for ECON 211 Macroeconomics. Overview Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named tropical storm‚ fourth hurricane‚ third major hurricane‚ and first Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It first made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane just north of Miami‚ Florida on August 25‚ 2005‚ then again on August 29 along
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