On September 16‚ 2017‚ Puerto Rican meteorologist Ada Monzón announced via Facebook live that a Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds is coming to the Caribbean Island‚ Puerto Rico. Did you know it’s the strongest Hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in over more than 80 years? It destroyed thousands of homes‚ flooded roads‚ fallen trees that blocked many highways and streets‚ 100% of the island with no power‚ electricity and no cell service communication. It has caused at least 13 deaths‚ hospitals are
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In the last century in the United States there have been approximately sixty-five-hundred deaths incurred from hurricanes when taking into consideration only the top twenty deadliest. The numbers are incredibly difficult to verify when trying to account for a cumulative total and become especially staggering if taking into consideration the more than sixteen-hundred lives lost just last year in Hurricane Katrina‚ which was the second deadliest hurricane known to the United States. (source 5) While
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On October 8‚ 2016 at approximately 1:45 a.m.‚ hurricane Matthew just impinges on the shores of North Carolina. This hurricane has a circumference of 300 miles‚ and winds gusting at 120 miles. The heavy rain has caused infrastructure to collapse‚ power outages‚ trees are falling over streets and major highways‚ people are trapped in cars and homes. Crabtree Valley Mall which is located in Raleigh North Carolina‚ lower deck is completely flooded. Owners of businesses are in disarray because flood
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An interstate bridge in the California desert collapsed recently as heavy rains scoured away the land the depleted bridge was anchored to.The bridge for years has been a major throughway between the cities of Los Angeles and Phoenix as many cars use the bridge to get to there destination.Which caused the collapse was ‚water hurrying through an ordinarily dry desert chasm disintegrating the area around the bridge‚ bringing about one side of the eastward interstate to fall and causing the closure
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Explain how coastal flooding presents environmental‚ social‚ economic risks for the UK (10 marks) Coastal flooding occurs when normally dry‚ low-lying land is flooded by sea water. Coastal flooding is a serious threat to the UK. Many British cities are situated on or near the coast‚ on low-lying land‚ together with 40% of the UK’s manufacturing industry and sea level rise means that the UK are more at risk. Greater London and the Holderness coast are areas that are vulnerable to coastal flooding
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Tip Top Markets The check sheet shows there are 184 customer complaints received during the past 8 Tuesdays. Complaints Number Out of Stock 61 Overcharged 18 Poor Store Maintenance 16 Long check out waiting time 14 Defective products 12 Uncomfortable store temperature 10 Meat not fresh 9 Wrong price/under charged 8 Items not found 8 Unhelpful employees 6 Fish not fresh 5 Others 17 As we can see on the table above‚ the number of out-of-stock complaints is the highest with 61 complaints‚ while
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At the age of 12‚ I was scrolling through the channel guide looking for something to watch like most bored kids do at that age‚ when I finally gave up. I ended up randomly turning to channel 62 where they were showing an episode of Storm Chasers. In my opinion‚ it was a show about crazy people risking their lives in pursuit of their passions. As I continued watching it‚ I developed a sudden interest in how nature could create something so beautiful yet hazardous. This interest grew into such a
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In Puerto Rico‚ 3.4 million Americans are without electricity after Hurricane Maria‚ like a 50-mile wide tornado‚ virtually obliterated the island’s infrastructure. Essentials like food and water are nearly impossible to distribute‚ especially to the parts of the island that were hit the hardest. Local officials worry they may not reach everyone in time. Yet Donald Trump remained silent all weekend on the worst U.S. humanitarian crisis since Hurricane Katrina crushed New Orleans. Instead‚ the president
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29th August is the exact date the Katrina hit my home town in New Orleans. After the catastrophic incident‚ it was obvious that we needed more help than we were getting. I am a driver of a 15 passenger that belongs to my church. My church made the van available and was also willing to provide supplies to help the relief victims. 2nd September‚ it was completely impossible to communicate. I left a message at catholic social services that my church had a van and was willing to provide some vital supplies
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Its 1927‚ the great flood of Mississippi has been the worst natural disaster. More than 23‚000 square miles of land has been destroyed‚ thousands of people have had nowhere to live‚ and around 250 people have died. While going through this great depression‚ we had near no food‚ plantations flooded‚ farms ruined‚ we couldn’t eat a lot‚ nor even live. More than 200‚000 African Americans have been displaced from their homes along the Lower Mississippi River‚ and have had to live in camps. The flood
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