Sandy that Affected Jamaica were Rainfall Induced Flooding‚ Storm Surges and Winds STEPHANIE SMITH Executive Summary On October 22‚ 2012‚ it was announced by The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM‚) that a tropical depression (Sandy) was headed towards the shores of Jamaica and that the arrival to our shores would be on October 24. On the 24th Sandy approached and the effects were devastating. The winds caused several trees to plummet‚ taking down power lines
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“Inis Beag” The fictious name Inis Beag refers to one of the islands located in the Irish Gaeltacht. During the 60’s‚ it was home to just 350 people‚ who were primarily farmers and fishers. John C Messenger‚ a cultural anthropologist‚ travelled to Inis Beag several times with his wife during the years 1961-1966‚ after an initial visit in the fifties. Messenger’s main goal with these visits was to document the technological‚ economnic‚ political‚ social‚ religious‚ esthetic‚ and recreational aspects
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are determined by climate‚ the boundaries of ecosystems are physical features‚ such as ridges or riverbanks‚ which separate one community from another. Any given place may have several different ecosystems that vary in size and complexity. A tropical island‚ for example‚ may have a rain forest ecosystem that covers hundreds of square miles‚ a mangrove swamp ecosystem along the coast‚ and an underwater coral reef ecosystem. No matter how the size or complexity of an ecosystem is characterized‚ all
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and all costs of damage‚ at least‚ have risen to $65.6 billion. Affected areas by this hurricane expanded to wide range. This is Hurricane Sandy when it was near peak intensity on October 25. Firstly what is the hurricane? It is an intense tropical depression with a very strong rainstorm. Hurricane has the other different names‚ typhoon and cyclone‚ but these don’t have any of differences in terms of their characters‚ and the difference is only where it takes place. A hurricane is classified
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In Galveston Island‚ Texas‚ on September 8‚ 1900‚ The Great Galveston hurricane took place. It is considered to be the deadliest hurricane in united states history. As of September 3‚ 1990 the hurricane began as a tropical storm over Cuba‚ the storm was first organized in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean near the Cape Verde Islands. Once the storm reached the Florida Keys it became stronger and formed the hurricane. As the hurricane reached the Gulf of Mexico‚ the hurricane gained its great intensity that
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the national liberation movement‚ which later achieved what the revolt could not. ***************************************************************************************************** You have been stranded on a desert island. Describe your first 24 hours alone on the island. The first thing that hit me was the smell. Even before I opened my eyes‚ I knew where I was. The tantalizing scent of washed-up waves and bananas all rolled into one. I felt the millions of grains of sand‚ hot against my
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El Niño is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters along the tropical west coast of South America. El Nino has an impact on ocean temperatures‚ the speed and strength of ocean currents‚ the health of coastal fisheries‚ and local weather from Australia to South America. El Niño events occur irregularly at two- to seven-year intervals. However‚ it is not a regular cycle‚ or strictly predictable in the sense that ocean tides are. El Niño has long been recognized
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Kauai‚ Hawaii‚ the fourth most visited vacation islands in the country‚ is filled with endless activities and beautiful sights. It’s amazing scenery and relaxed personality are the factors that attract vacationers (Derrick 1). Yearly‚ the rate of visitors is 1.2 to 1.3 million (Derrick 1). “It is also the fourth largest landmass in the Hawaiian Island chain that includes eight major islands and 124 islets” (Derrick 1). The island of Kauai lies about 105 miles over its channel‚ which is northwest
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S.A. Bodeen’s Shipwreck Island and Johann David Wyss’ Swiss Family Robinson are different books‚ but they do have very certain similarities. One book is about a family that values their relationships‚ especially with God. These values become even more important as they are stuck on a desert island. However‚ the other book talks about a family that doesn’t have any bond until they have no choice but to get along to survive on what seems to be a deserted island. The similarities of these books are
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The Livingston Street Journal VOL.CLX…No. 230 WEDNESDAY‚ APRIL 3‚ 1944 $0.50 YOUNG BOYS SURVIVE FOR MONTHS ON END ON A DESERTED ISLAND By Jasmine Olivieri The European Press Britain – In the midst of World War II‚ a plane evacuating a group of schoolboys from Britain was shot down‚ killing the pilot. Sadly‚ many having lost their sanity and consciousness even upon rescue‚ it was no more than what one would expect from a group of young boys having
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