Throughout history, certain pieces of land have been known to have complicated relationships with their people. During the expedition of Lewis and Clark, land of all sorts was encountered throughout the long journey. The land they faced was helpful at times, but was also very harsh at other times. However, issues with land are not only a thing of the past. A city that has struggled with its land and how to continue living on it is New Orleans. New Orleans, a city best known for its vibrant culture
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Natural disasters create widespread devastation and human suffering on an unimaginable scale. The recent Central Mexico Earthquake and catastrophic impact of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria that ravaged the Caribbean and United States mainland serve as stark reminders of the urgent need for action. Often, these naturally occurring events are responsible for considerable loss of life, badly damaged buildings and disruption of critical public infrastructure services such as the transportation
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With the onset of Hurricane Harvey, studies have explored the reasons for which people may refuse to evacuate, in spite of brutal and perilous weather conditions. Research points to various reasons that can make people hesitant to evacuation, from the inability to leave pets or their property behind, failure to acknowledge the gravity of the situation, disregard for voluntary orders, or disabling physical conditions. Although the general public may be predisposed to exemplify disdain for those who
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Steinberg, who only dedicates four of his nine pages to the discussion of weather, has inspired a handful of scholars to begin addressing the topic in greater length. Three years following the publication of Down to Earth, noted military historian Robert K. Kirk released his book Civil War Weather in Virginia. Although Kirck argues that his work is “designed for reference purposes, not analytical ones,” Civil War Weather provides researchers with an important tool for future inquiries, while also
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You remember the heartbreaking story of Hurricane Matthew, which completely demolished the southern area of Haiti. The destruction was especially bad in the area of Fond Rouge, in the hills above Jérémie, and the surrounding villages. This Category 4 hurricane was the strongest to hit Haiti since 1964! It affected the lives of over 2,000,000 people, killing hundreds and wounding many others. And, it destroyed over 200,000 homes! The people in this area had never had to deal with a hurricane of this
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The largest disaster in recent years in this student’s region--south west Tennessee--has been arguably the 2011 Mississippi River flooding. The Mississippi River crested in Memphis, Tennessee in May of 2011 at 48 feet, one foot below the record flood level in modern history (National Geographic, 2011). The same source indicated this was caused by both a severe melt and heavy rains in Minnesota and the Dakotas, causing problems downstream. This caused tributaries to back up inside the city and contributed
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1. How do hurricanes form? Hurricanes form over warm water and moving columns of air begin to form clouds. Lower pressure air creates more and more thunderstorms and winds become faster and and faster. Eventually ocean water is gathered at the eye of the storm and causes huge storm surges. 2. Has there ever been two big hurricanes so close together before? If so, when, where and what type of damage have they done? Harvey and Irma seem to be the first hurricanes that are so close together
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Amazon Draft Years ago far into the past animals walked the earth long before humans walking and prowling as they please. Now they have changed other animals walk this earth with an iron fist changing everything they see. But is this all really bad, it is all really really bad. the one thing that has been in the grasp of many two legged creatures is the Amazon rainforest. It's the world's pearl as a red flame it engulfs the forest as if they were performing as if it were just there just for you.
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Eight Days of Hope I dug through the rubble and trash that had once been someone’s home, as I shoveled the waste I could see a little girl’s doll, a family photo, and part of a baby’s crib. I knew this was much more than someone’s house being destroyed, but their life’s been flipped upside and torn apart. On April 27, 2011, an extremely violent EF5 wedge tornado, with estimated winds of up to 205 mph, struck the town of Smithville, Mississippi. The tornado destroyed 117 structures and damaged
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Tropical rainforests are an unbelievably diverse and fascinating biome of planet earth there are many different regions of these rainforests however, they only cover approximately 6% of the earth’s surface. The rainforests are estimated to be the location to where more than half of all the plants and animals in the world reside. These areas are all situated on or near the equator where the heat is the most dependable over the planet some of the location include: South & Central America, Africa, Australasia
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