...densities).” Hurricanes can be very devastating when they pass over land. Hurricanes can reach extremely high wind speeds of up to 190 miles per hour. A hurricane is like an engine that requires warm, moist air as fuel. The first thing needed for a tropical cyclone is warm ocean water. That is why tropical cyclones usually form in tropical regions where the ocean is at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit within at least the top 50 meters below the surface. The second thing that the hurricane needs is wind. According to the NOAA/NASA SciJinks, “In the case of hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean, the wind blowing westward across the Atlantic from Africa provides the necessary ingredient. As the wind passes over the ocean's...
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...During my short time on this planet, I've had some pretty cool experiences that were exhilarating and terrifying. Choosing to ride out a hurricane is nothing short of breathtaking and after experiencing the effects of such a storm, I will heed the hurricane warning and leave the next time I am threatened by such a powerful act of nature Hurricanes are destructive natural disasters, bringing powerful winds and torrential rains. A storm is classified as hurricane strength when wind speeds reach over 74 mph. Hurricanes usually start over warm seas and are defined by an eye wall with a path of devastation that can span several hundreds of miles. The effects of a hurricane are quite severe with flooding, downed limbs and trees, power outages,...
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...Dwayne Ryder Jr. Environmental Science Mr. Washington Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named storm and fifth hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. The storm is currently ranked as the third most intense United States land falling tropical cyclone, behind only the 1935 Labor Day hurricane and Hurricane Camille in 1969 (Shah, 2005). In this paper I will tell you about some majors things hurricane Katrina effected such as communication failures and levee failures. It also caused major border lost to certain states all the way up to Mississippi (Tihansky, 2005) . Last but not least hurricane Katrina also caused...
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...caused by the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The key word is preventable. In natural disasters, death tends to be inevitable, however the death toll of hurricane Katrina was not supposed to be as drastic as it was. Between the major levees falling after being neglected and not updated after continuous warning, to the lack of action to prepare even with knowledge a year prior to the hurricane, the event that took place after hurricane katrina were clearly...
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...The Start of Hurricane Season The start of hurricane season, from June 1st to the end of November, is approaching. Last season we, as a country, saw how hurricanes impacted Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Red Cross volunteers dispatched to four southern states to try and aid in the recovery by mobilizing resources and help residents impacted by the storms. For hurricane Irma victims, the Red Cross provided over 550,000 overnight shelter stays, 1.5 million meals and snacks, and provide 52,600 health and mental health services! Similarly, with Hurricane Harvey, the Red Cross provided immediate financial assistance to more than 575,000 households, 4.5 million meals in Texas and Louisiana, provided 435,000 overnight shelters, and offered 127,000 mental health services to those affected. However, even with...
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...Hurricane Katrina was a devastating storm, but not a lot of people know how it was born, how it turned into a hurricane, and how its life ended. Hurricane Katrina was first born over the waters of the Bahamas on August 23, 2005 (“Hurricane Katrina”¬¬¬¬). On the next day, it was officially declared a tropical storm and was given the name Tropical Storm Katrina (Caravantes 5). Soon after it was named, it went towards Florida and turned into a Category 1 hurricane on August 26 (Caravantes 7). By August 28, Katrina had become a Category 5 hurricane with 175mph winds (Zimmerman). Hurricane Katrina continued to move North, and as it reached the areas around the great lakes on August 31, it slowly turned back into a Category 1 hurricane; in less...
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...six hundred forty-seven people did. On August 5th 1969 a deadly storm formed off the coast of Africa. The seventh deadliest hurricane ever. Hurricane Camille was a lethal category five hurricane that caused the outcome not to be as pleasant as you would have expected, not many people made it out alive and those that did were very thankful on their part. However, when the storm formed on August 5th no one knew what the outcome was going to be this distraught or drastic. An estimated 6.42 billion dollars’ worth of damage, 140 million dollars’ worth of damage from flash...
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...The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 2011.[20] It was an above average season in which twenty tropical cyclones formed. Nineteen of the twenty depressions attained tropical storm status, tied with 1887, 1995, 2010, and later the 2012 season for the third highest number of named storms since record-keeping began in 1851. Seven of these tropical storms became hurricanes, while four of those hurricanes further intensified into major hurricanes.[21] The season was more active than usual due to lower than average wind shear, warmer than average sea surface temperatures, and the presence of a La Niña.[22] Collectively, the tropical cyclones of this season resulted in nearly $18.5 billion in damage and there were 114 deaths; a majority of it was caused by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.[23] The...
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...Hurricane Irma did lots of damage to the Caribbean islands and Florida. Monster Hurricane Irma Makes Its Presence Felt In The Caribbean and Florida,this article is written by Kim Bussing. This article is from DOGO News. I know this is a relible source because I got it from my teacher Mrs.Van Valkgenburg. Florida was first hit in the Florida Keys with a catogory 4 hurricane. Hurricane Irma caused lots of property damage. For example, it caused flooding, damage to homes, and vehicle damage.This destruction went across the Caribbean and Florida. Some roads got damaged, which made it hard for people to drive to there homes to check on there vehicles and property. Lots of people, including my family and I, lost power. Electricians are still...
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...The disastrous Hurricane Agnes wreaked immense havoc on the citizens of the Eastern United States with extensive, fatal flood conditions which resulted from the storm. Agnes’s unpredictable path led to traumatic transformations of the East Coast. Due to their lack of flood prevention preparations, the citizens on the Eastern seaboard struggled from the structural devastation for a long period of time, especially in Pennsylvania. The flood of 1972 severely impacted Northeastern Pennsylvania causing excessive physical destruction to homes and businesses. Hurricane Agnes was categorized as one of the worst storms in the history of the United States. Agnes began developing as a tropical storm in June of 1972. Agnes was detected on June 14th in the Yucatan Peninsula, which is located in Southern Mexico in between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Agnes was officially named on June 16th and was declared a hurricane after reaching winds of 75 miles per hour just two days later. Soon after Agnes was declared a hurricane, she became a tropical depression (Barnes-Svarney, Patricia). Agnes traveled through a total of twelve states within a twelve day time period. By June 19th, Agnes reached Florida near Cape San Blas, and continued to travel up the East Coast. Agnes turned back into a hurricane on June 20th after reaching...
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...What to do and how to get prepared in the event of a disaster Predicting dangerous tornadoes, hurricanes, winter storms, and floods are now unerring and facile. We can tell in advance if a giant wave will hit our seashores. Nevertheless, in spite of the forewarning, Americans still suffer great losses during these disasters, most of which are due to inadequate preparations. Hurricane Harvey, the largest storm to hit the United States since Hurricane Katrina, blew into the Texas coast. Over 200 000 households and approximately three hundred thousand customers’ experienced Power outages in wake of hurricane Harvey. Many were uncertain how quickly the flood waters will subside and what if another devastating hurricane happens again and continues into the spring, bringing challenges to both employers and employees. How are...
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...The second hurricane of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall along the coasts of Mississippi and Louisiana shortly before midnight on August 17th. Named Hurricane Camille, the tropical cyclone was one of the strongest to strike mainland in the United States during the twentieth century. Hurricane Camille was also the second most intense and the third deadliest hurricane recorded in the United States. The Category 5 weather event caused approximately 250 deaths and billions of dollars in damages. Hurricane Camille began as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa in early August of 1969. By mid-August, the tropical storm had developed into a hurricane off the coast of Cayman Islands with a northwesterly track. The hurricane weakened over Cuba but, eventually regained strength as it approached the Gulf of Mexico. Strengthening into a tropical storm, the hurricane became even more intense before making finally making landfall as a Category 5 tropical cyclone ripping into the coasts of Eastern Louisiana...
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...Hurricane Wilma November 24, 2015 Geology 1401 Introducion: Cyclones, Hurricanes, and Typhoons, these cyclonic storms are known by many names but are all born from the same mechanism: low pressure systems. Also known as depressions. Thankfully, most hurricanes form only during hurricane season, which is from June 1st to November 30th. Within this season about 85 percent of the most intense hurricanes and 60 percent of minor Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes originate from African easterly waves (NOAA Cyclone Report). These waves, which have a wavelength of 2000 to 2500 kilo-meters, originate close to or from the highlands of Ethiopia, Africa. Not all easterly waves become hurricanes, but the ones that do travel through Africa thousands of miles in the direction of the Atlantic Ocean. On the way to the Atlantic Ocean these waves transform into a cluster of thunder storms. Once these clusters reach the Atlantic Ocean, the warm humid air from the sea allows them to expand while also escalating their intensity. Due to wind direction and the Coriolis Effect the thunder storm begins to rotate along its centre, forming a tropical depression. As the circular rotations of a tropical depression become progressively more organized, they form a tropical storm. By this point, the heat of the ocean only serves to intensify the power of a tropical storm. The moment winds within reach 119 kilo-meters per hour or more, is the storm then defined as a hurricane....
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...Hurricanes Hurricanes are one of the deadliest and most expensive natural disasters around. They are more common in areas of humid and moist weather so they are very foreign to certain places, Areas such as Louisiana has plenty. But to the places where hurricanes are normal,people take them extremely seriously because they kill people and ruin countless amounts of property. This is one of the reason the damage was so expensive in Texas. Many people didnt believe a hurricane could be that bad in a area rarely hit with them. Hurricanes can harm people in many ways: they can kill people, leave them homeless, and it can leave children orphaned sometimes. On the west coast of the United States and other places hurricanes aren’t taken as seriously...
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...Nevaeh Pettiford Period 6 2nd Quarter Research Report 1/10/17 Hurricane Isaac Hurricane Isaac was a natural disaster that occurred August 25th through September 2nd, 2012. It started as a tropical storm as do all hurricanes. Hurricanes are created by the air and water pressure. Isaac was a hurricane that had passed a lot of places. Isaac was a tropical storm heading for the Gulf of Mexico. It hit Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Mississippi, Alabama, Cuba, Louisiana, Bahamas, Southeastern U.S., Florida, Arkansas, and Leeward Islands. Hurricane Isaac a was deadly and destructive tropical cyclone making landfall in southeastern Louisiana, the winds were at 130 getting faster. The hurricane spread 200 miles in diameter. Isaac was a category 1 hurricane....
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