What would you do if you lost things you did not give much thought about prior to losing? Back when Hurricane Sandy hit the US in 2012, I was living in New Jersey. I was lucky that I lived in the western part of the state. My house was not destroyed by the hurricane, but my household, consisting of my mom, brother, and me, was inconvienenced for two weeks. A day before a drop of rain even touched my house, everyone was preparing for it. People were stocking up on food at the grocery store, and schools
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Rainforest Connection is one of the modern technological projects used to prevent illegal logging and poaching operations on-the-spot. This wonderful initiative was started by Topher White in 2012. Topher holds a BA in Physics. His work experience includes working as a web chief of ITER (i.e., International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor); he also was a co-founder of Enthuse, an institute which built one of the first sports engagement and mobile rewards platform. Illegal logging is one of the
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The Storm Arising in the West, written by the future first President of the United States George Washington, mentions how Washington was sent by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Dinwiddie, to deliver a message to the French, who were at Ohio River Valley. Written in Washington's personal journal, this document is a firsthand account. Washington recalls how he wasn't expecting his journal to be presented to the press and read by many people. He also mentions the brutal conditions he faced in
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October 10th was a day that everyone will remember. Hurricane Matthew came as a thief in the night. This number four hurricane hit Florida, North and South Carolina, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, The Bahamas, Cuba, Columbia, Georgia, and an island of the Caribbean. These places have an effect for all who have family members or friends who live in these states. Hurricane Matthew caused a lot of damage in North and South Carolina causing both states to flood. Rivers and city streets
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Hurricane Irene occurred August 21- August 28, 2011, on the east coast of the United States. In the caribbean Irene left extensive road damage as well as destruction to utility poles and vegetation. Some flooding also occurred in the caribbean with winds that tore off roofs as well as causing structural damage to many buildings. On the east coast of the United States, many trees were knocked down due to extreme soil saturation and erosion from heavy rains and winds. Widespread flooding also resulted
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In 2011 tornados caused devastation throughout the U.S leading to deaths, houses destroyed, and people homeless. Throughout this essay I will address some of the important points of what effects these tornadoes of 2011 caused and what they mean for potential harm in the future. According to Nova’s deadliest tornados (2012), “550 lives were lost in a muli-billion-dollar trail of destruction”. At the beginning of the film it is mentioned that 2011 was the worst year of tornados ever (Deadliest Tornadoes
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Hurricane Andrew's Devastation on Florida & Louisiana No one knew that August 24th, 1992 would change the way hurricanes are viewed from here on out. Hurricane Andrew to this day, is still known as one of the costliest and most devastating hurricanes of all time. Hurricane Andrew devastated mainly Florida and Louisiana, and with its powerful winds it destroyed or severely damaged many homes and lives in these states. It took many years to recover after this hurricane, but without the help of emergency
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I. INTRO PARAGRAPH OUTLINES THE ISSUE An estimated 13 million hectares of forests were lost each year between 2000 and 2010 due to deforestation. In tropical rainforests particularly, deforestation continues to be an urgent environmental issue that harms people’s livings, threatens species, and intensifies global warming. More effective measures are required from the UN to improve policy planning, roles of the private sector, local organizations, non-governmental organizations and cooperatives, forestry
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Yesterday, on August 29,2005, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana. This hurricane mostly hit the Gulf of Mexico and the southern part of the United States. Hurricane Katrina started in the Bahamas as a tropical storm on August 23, 2005. There were many strong winds that got up to 140 miles per hour in Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina costed up to over 80,000 dollars in total. There was about 1,500 deaths from this hurricane. After the hurricane hit, the population of Louisiana went down by a quarter
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In naming some of the problems the American Red Cross has encountered with handling donation money, the first would be the mishandling of the more than $543 million in pledges that was donated during and after the September 11th attacks. There was a fund that was setup and structured just to help the victims of September 11th, this fund was called the “Liberty Fund”. Unfortunately, only one-third of the funds had been released to actual September 11th efforts (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2015)
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