Hurricane Katrina

One way the victims of hurricane Harvey are being helped is by being rescued. Many people have been trapped in their homes or other places. Different individuals with their personal boats have been traveling through Texas to find anyone who needed to get to safety. The coast guard has also been using their helicopters to look above the land and be able to see individuals that have been trapped by the flood waters. The Marines and National Guard have also been coming in with their boats and other…

of Houston City Council From: Janet Asante, Chief Environmental Science officer for the Houston Health Department Re: Urban Houston Communities Suffering from Pollution after Hurricane Harvey Background and History: Hurricane Harvey is the first hurricane to hit the Texas coast since Ike in 2008 and the first major hurricane to hit Texas since Brett in 1999. Houston, which was founded on the banks of the Buffalo Bayou in 1836 and rises barely above sea level, has long been susceptible to…

The experiences I had during and after Super Storm Sandy will shape and influence my academic work and goals at Colorado Christian University. Hurricane Sandy was a life changing 100 year Storm here on the East Coast. It led to my first failure at Academic Independent College Studies. That failure combined with my unexpected storm PTSD nearly broke my will, spirit, and my heart—at least for a time. The storm damaged part of our home office, destroyed our computer, and left us without power for…

In the United States hurricanes mainly start near the Atlantic Coast (Hurricane Harvey Recap). The most active period runs about mid-August through the end of October (Hurricane Harvey Recap). For Atlantic hurricanes, there is six lists that rotate is six lists that rotate every six years (Hurricane Harvey Recap). For example, the 2011 is used in 2017. On August 17th, the World Meteorological Organization named a category four tropical storm Harvey. The meaning of the name Harvey is “battle-…

of President Ronald Reagan, and focused on the need for a federal response to disasters. Although FEMA was in place, it wasn’t very favorably looked upon. In 1992, the United States was hit by three different hurricanes that left a devastating effect on the entire country. FEMA was forced into action, and it was shown how unprepared the agency was, and this was recognized by not only the majority of Americans, but was picked up by the news media, and FEMA became a joke across the government.…

RESOLUTION WHEREAS, inclement weather forecasts, severe flooding and dangerous conditions in and around the greater Houston area resulted in the closure of all schools and facilities in the Houston Independent School District ("HISD" or “district”) on April 18, 2016 and April 19, 2016 to protect the safety of students and staff; and WHEREAS, HISD closed its schools and facilities because it must act in the best interests of, and to protect the safety of, its students and staff; and WHEREAS, in…

Most recently in August of this year, 2017, Hurricane Harvey devastated the coastal cities of South Texas from Port Aransas to the Houston/Galveston area. Many people lost their homes, vehicles and some lost their lives. Harvey started as a tropical storm that was slowly making its way through the Gulf until just hours prior to making landfall at a Category four hurricane. Many were taken by surprise when the storm became as threatening as it did, and many were ill prepared in regards to food,…

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? As a resident of a hurricane prone area, we prepare by stocking up on supplies like food, water, toiletries, and etc. long before the hurricane season. Then as the storm approaches we board up the windows and make…

Hurricane and Tornado Essay Whoosh! There goes your house. Have you ever been in a hurricane or tornado? My advise is to try and not be in a hurricane or tornado because they're very deadly. Hurricanes and Tornados have three main points I am going to talk about is cost and damage, wind speeds, and size/characteristics. The cost of damage for a hurricane and tornado is several dollars. They can be tragic storms. They can also make every little thing into rubble. First,…

Aircrafts for Hurricane Observation and Hurricane Hunters One significant advancement towards studying hurricanes was the use of aircrafts. Post World War I, the use of aircrafts boomed and meteorologists found a use for them- to study hurricanes. The first recorded intentional flight into the eye of a hurricane was completed by Colonel Joseph Duckworth on July 27, 1943. During that day, he made two flights from Galveston, Texas. From that day on, he began one of the US Air Force’s largest,…