When I hear the word hurricane, what comes to my mind is destruction, catastrophe, confusion, and nature. Hurricanes are meteorological monsters that produce strong winds that can destroyed complete cities, whole countries, and all types of ecosystems.
In the last two months, the destructive power of hurricanes, hit the Caribbean islands and part of the United States, causing severe destruction in these regions. For example, Hurricane Irma has destroyed more than 90 percent of structures on some Caribbean islands, and Hurricane Harvey dumped 27 trillion gallons of water over Texas and Louisiana, causing severe floods in these regions of the United States. Floodwater can carries diseases and toxins; because during a hurricane the waste water treatment plants can be affected, causing sewage to overflow into the region and the aquatic preserve. …show more content…
Because, when hurricanes hit a region, the seawater merge into wetland, bays, and estuaries, affecting freshwater species of animals and plants that can not survive in water with high level of salinity. Also, hurricanes can drain water from the coastline, causing animals to stuck out of the water and die from suffocation. Similarly, the effects of this tropical storms in the wetlands, critical part of our environment, are terrible because they protect our shores from wave action, absorb floods, filter water, and served as a shelter for plants and animals. Furthermore, cyclones can affect other species of animals that are living in other ecosystems; for example, birds can be blown hundreds of miles from their homes in storms.
In conclusion, the power of destruction and environmental effects of a hurricane depends of the individual characteristics of the cyclone, such as the storm’s forward speed, size, intensity, and amount of precipitation. Moreover, global warming may be having a direct influence on the formation and severity of
In the last two months, the destructive power of hurricanes, hit the Caribbean islands and part of the United States, causing severe destruction in these regions. For example, Hurricane Irma has destroyed more than 90 percent of structures on some Caribbean islands, and Hurricane Harvey dumped 27 trillion gallons of water over Texas and Louisiana, causing severe floods in these regions of the United States. Floodwater can carries diseases and toxins; because during a hurricane the waste water treatment plants can be affected, causing sewage to overflow into the region and the aquatic preserve. …show more content…
Because, when hurricanes hit a region, the seawater merge into wetland, bays, and estuaries, affecting freshwater species of animals and plants that can not survive in water with high level of salinity. Also, hurricanes can drain water from the coastline, causing animals to stuck out of the water and die from suffocation. Similarly, the effects of this tropical storms in the wetlands, critical part of our environment, are terrible because they protect our shores from wave action, absorb floods, filter water, and served as a shelter for plants and animals. Furthermore, cyclones can affect other species of animals that are living in other ecosystems; for example, birds can be blown hundreds of miles from their homes in storms.
In conclusion, the power of destruction and environmental effects of a hurricane depends of the individual characteristics of the cyclone, such as the storm’s forward speed, size, intensity, and amount of precipitation. Moreover, global warming may be having a direct influence on the formation and severity of