Treaster, Joseph. (2007). Hurricane force: Tracking America’s killer storms. New York, NY: Kingsfisher. The author shares his personal accounts of hurricane Katrina. The storm starts off the coast of North Africa.…
This year will be a first for the Coastal Hurricanes baseball program, according to head coach Jason Rockwell. “We have never played in a post-season game before,” said Rockwell. This year it becomes a reality as the Hurricanes will travel to Charleston, South Carolina to play in the South Carolina Homeschool Tournament. Four teams are in the tournament, Charleston, Columbia, Coastal and Upstate Eagles from Spartanburg.…
In September 1938, one America’s most deadly hurricanes raced through New England. There were a couple of conditions that made the Hurricane of ‘38 so severe. Like the weather of the New England, and the 20ft storm surge. These conditions made the hurricane much more damaging. Some of the damage sustained from the hurricane would include “entire communities wiped off the face of the Earth.”…
Right from the start, our two essays approach their own topics in their own unique ways, using their own unique terminologies, and describing their individual weather event in drastically different tones. The first essay, What They Don’t Tell You About Hurricanes, starts off by declaring the uncertainty of a hurricane. The essay elaborates on the aftermath of a previous maelstrom that maliciously tore through the coast, initiating deadly lightning fires and horrendous floods. The monotonous way one prepares for such a storm is described almost in a detached, robotic way as if the ones preparing do not want to show any emotion because they know that if they do, all that will emerge is fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of the known, and an incredible…
They, not only, received special op units in hostile zones “but acted as flying gas tankers, orbiting in the sky as American rescue helicopters docked with them to refuel. Equipped with ground-target radar, 20mm Gatling guns, 40mm cannons, and later, a side-firing 105mm Howitzer, C-130’s morphed into AC-130 gunships, destroying 10,000 enemy trucks and repelling countless enemy attacks. Late in the war, Hercules planes were even being fitted with the largest bomb in the U.S. arsenal, the 15,000-pound BLU-82” (Story of Innovation). The C-130’s were also able to adapt to the ice and snow. They are equipped with skis and “Teflon-coated runners” (Story of Innovation), the aircrafts have earned respect for having the ability to deliver supplies…
The Hurricane of 1938 The hurricane of 1938 was one of the deadliest hurricanes to ever impact the north east coast. The storm had many amazing features like how powerful it was, the damage it caused and how it impacted the land and people lives. The Hurricane of 1938 was very powerful in many different ways.…
There major reason as to why New Orleans was so vulnerable to a Category 5 Hurricane is because the city is 7 feet below sea level. It creates a perfect area for the sea water to rush in and but it’s not so easy for that water to leave. The U.S. Gulf Coast on the other hand was vulnerable due to the warm water that surrounds it. Warm water allows for hurricanes to maintain themselves and travel in towards the coast. Hurricanes are a natural disaster, and have been happening for centuries and will continue to happen.…
Back in 1957, meteorologists and citizens did not have the technology we have today to track hurricanes. Everyone knew there was a storm arriving, but people were not expecting it to come until the following afternoon. Hurricane Audrey developed from a tropical wave that moved across the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea during June 1957. The system began deepening over the Gulf of Mexico during on June 24, 1957. On June 25 at 06 GMT, the tropical storm was located at 21.6 Latitude, 93.3 longitude with wind speeds up to 70 mph.…
How a Hurricane Evolves: Birth, Life, and Death How a Hurricane Forms and Its Lifecycle Hurricanes destroy life and property. When a hurricane is directed toward inhabited land, residents must decide whether to remain or evacuate. Governmental agencies might mandate evacuation, but ultimately, it’s the peoples’ choice. The length of time to stay evacuated depends on the lifecycle of the hurricane.…
During this week’s readings, you will learn about human response to hazards, disasters, emergencies, or catastrophes. For this assignment, discuss how you think you would respond to a hurricane, a terrorist incident, and a home fire. How are your natural responses similar or different from the guidelines provided in the text? Why do you think these similarities and differences occur?…
Hurricanes and Tornados Umm, where did my house go? Hurricanes can be very dangerous, and so can tornadoes. There are three categories they are the are cost and damage, size and characteristics, also how the tornados and hurricanes are formed. These three categories are very dangerous. Did you know that tornados have a wind of 300 miles an hour!…
The Great Hurricane of 1938 was a devastating one that had killed some many people that no hurricane to date can beat its death toll. The Hurricanes three main features were the Conditions,contact,and the aftermath of Also this hurricane left the biggest path of destruction anything in it´s way was gone. This was named the deadliest hurricane in american history. The hurricane’s conditions were the recipe of disaster this is how it all started.…
A hurricane with a category 5 consist of high level wind, Damages to properties. In order to be prepared for a category 5 always plan to evacuate, have supplies, protect your home. Main reason people evacuate is because of flooding, high wind speed. Always find out if you live in an evacuation zone.…
To determine effectiveness of the intervention, we will be administering a pre- and post- test as shown in Figure 4.These tests will determine whether “Do You Know?” has met the outlined change objectives based on the behavioral theories Social Cognitive Theory, Health DO YOU KNOW? 10 Belief Model, and Information-Motivation- Behavioral Skills Model. These include identifying the hurricane risk, having a household preparedness plan and knowing what to do in the case of an emergency.…
The 1947 Atlantic hurricane season was the first Atlantic hurricane season to have tropical storms named by the United States Air Force. The season officially began on June 16, 1947, and ended on November 1, 1947. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. However, the first tropical cyclone developed on June 13, while the final system was absorbed by a cold front on December 1. There were 10 tropical storms; 5 of them attained hurricane status, while two became major hurricanes, which are Category 3 or higher on the modern day Saffir–Simpson scale.…