Economic Impact of Hurricane Irma http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/06/news/companies/jetblue-hurricane-flights/index.html As hurricane Irma is about to hit Florida’s mainland expected this weekend most Florida citizens are wanting to evacuate. Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Texas was massive and has effected the lives of thousands of people and Florida citizens are living in fear that the same could happen to them. Just as anyone would in their situation, they want to leave and driving is not a very
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Planned responses ____ Made the argument that deforestation in the Amazon rainforest will help create more jobs and opportunities in Brazil, and also help make more profit for the Nation. I disagree, I believe that in this scenario the negatives will heavily outweigh the positives. The more people these logging companies employ the more land they will deforest, using their highly destructive clear cutting. Many sources say,(including NPR, The Guardian,and Reuters) that diseases ravage the poverty
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The land I brought in the Rainforest was 100,000 acres. The Rainforest surrounds the equator which causes its type of climate. The Rainforest is hot, rainy, humid and have a wet climate. The climate is very cool and produces very large quantities of precipitation. It has very light doldrums. This is what makes it a perfect environment for its biodiversity species. It is also great for bacteria and microorganisms. Microorganism they can quickly decompose substance on the forest ground. Some bacteria
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“Hurricane”- Party or Preparation? The term, "hurricane", is more prevalent among Florida residents yet it continues to bring on a wide-array of approaches when initially preparing for a hurricane. The way a child reacts when he or she realizes school has been cancelled due to a blizzard, is similar to the way some Floridians react when there is an approaching hurricane. While a child has snow days filled with sledding and hot chocolate by the fireplace, a hurricane gives Floridians the excuse to
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“The Big Uneasy” by Harry Shearer is a documentary about the disastrous flooding of New Orleans during the Hurricane Katrina in a different viewpoint. While mass media describes the flood as well as the hurricane as a natural disaster, Shearer claims that the flooding was actually a man-made disaster, not a natural one; and the film contains comprehensive investigations with scientific data to support the claim. “The Big Uneasy” emphasize on the ineffective design and maintenance of the flood-protection
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As hurricane season begins this week, experts are still trying to count the number of deaths caused by last year’s devastating Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The latest estimate: roughly 4,600, many of them from delayed medical care. Residents of Puerto Rico died at a significantly higher rate during the three months following the hurricane than they did in the previous year, according to the results of a new study by a group of independent researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Here in Louisiana, life may seem “rice and easy”. Stomachs are always full and the good times roll. However, there is one downfall, hurricane season. It is very important to gain knowledge on how to prepare for hurricanes. Preparing correctly is crucial for the safety of families and homes. Stocking homes with necessities, securing and protecting, and being prepared for anything are steps to guarantee proper preparation for a hurricane. One important step is to stock homes with disaster necessities
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If you are confronting a category five storm like hurricane Irma than there is some ways that you could be prepared for it that involves for you to get supplies and a also take shelter in a safe place.You would have to get enough supplies not only for you but enough for your whole family.You should also take precaution and take as much food and water for your whole family so that the supplies can last for like about three to five days. As said in CBS news many residents took advantage to fill hurricane
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The Amazon rainforest is one of the worlds most beneficial places for natural resources and it's being destroyed as we speak. Though some people want to preserve it, we still gotta use it for our benefit as a whole. We need everything we can get to survive on this planet, This rainforest should maintain untouched as we continue deforestation and continue to use its resources. Since there is a crisis going on about loss of jobs, there are people needed to help with the deforestation. The job issue
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The Great Hurricane of 1938 was horrific. It’s strong conditions left so many people hurt, or sadly, dead. Nobody was expecting for it to hit their town; and the aftermath was devastating. This enormous hurricane took place on September 21st, 1938. The Great Hurricane of 1938 started as only a cluster of thunderstorms, but turned into so much more… Firstly, the Great Hurricane of 1938 had devastatingly strong conditions. With heavy, flooding rain and 120 mph winds, this storm was not something to
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