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In storm emergency situations, having a roof over your head is more than just a figure of speech! Fortunately, there are instant solutions for storm damaged roofs in Newport. Storms and tornadoes Global warming cannot be ignored. It leaves tangible evidence of its existence, not only in warmer summers, but also in the unpredictable, extreme weather which has been experienced lately in South Wales. The UK suffers about sixty tornadoes, or 'mini-tornadoes', a year, according to the Met Office,…

figuring out that moving back was no longer an option she decided to move back to New Iberia. New Iberia was her hometown and she knew she had a large support system to help her figure out how to get back on her feet. She and her husband no longer had any jobs to back to, and everything was a new beginning. She found herself at the age of 30 back at zero trying to figure out how their family would survive. Coming back to New Iberia was a shocker. It was one of the places she told herself she…

In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ten inches of rain fell. One major concern of all the rain was the Cedar River. Thousands of people had to evacuate because of the river flooding at twenty-two feet. City workers, contractors, volunteers and National Guard troops built temporary walls, levees and they laid down 250,000 sandbags to try and prevent any major flooding. The temporary barriers that were put up seemed to prevent major flooding, but the people who live around there are still being advised to stay…

sent in troops to help, the troops were only there to protect citizens from other citizens. They only sent the troops to shoot and kill people, and that didn't make matters any better. I give the State Government a letter grade of a D+ for providing public services because they did indeed send in rescue boats, but they also didn’t provide a way for the citizens to get out of the city at the same time. They also wouldn’t take 911 calls, so many were in need of help and they wouldn’t answer the…

ezilla, Michael. "Blues and Gospel Recording Artists from 1920s Left Imprint on Today's Music | Penn State University." PSU. Penn State University, 12 Nov. 2013. Web. 13 Mar. 2016. This article describes how blues and gospel artists from the 1920s influenced today's music greatly. It touches on the fact that blues is one of jazzs greatest influence. It summarizes what blues is, and the aspects of blues that have found their way into the seams of jazz. The article…

Emergency management, as mentioned in our reading, is most effective when recognized and implemented by everyone. In this instance, everyone means the federal, state, and local levels of EMA and well as community groups and individuals. At the state level, the governor and state EMA director should be in close and constant communication about the needs, risks, and preparedness level of the state as whole. Ideally, these offices would also liaison with the Colonel of the Tennessee Highway Patrol…

some kind of it playing, now that I think back, but it was from all over. European jazz, Chinese jazz, big band jazz, and they were all jazz but they were all very different. The United States is such a diverse country that to let kids go through school and not learn about…

opposite. When the people who were affected returned to their homes, they saw the unimaginable and the unspeakable. Their once beloved homes were torn to bits by storm surged waters and huge amounts of water flooding the streets, the homes, and the schools. The people of my town, Union…

neighborhoods in New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina, many neighborhoods were destroyed or badly damaged. This not only affected the ability for people to live there, but also the ability for many stores to stay in business. According to popular economic theory, firms will only enter a market if they believe they can make an economic profit. After Katrina, with many consumers either relocating or not having enough money to regularly shop at supermarkets and grocery stores, new food stores…

A tropical wave developed into Tropical Storm Matthew near Barbados on September 28. Continuing westward under the influence of a mid-level ridge, the storm steadily intensified to attain hurricane intensity by 18:00 UTC on September 29. The effects of southwesterly wind shear unexpectedly abated late that day, and Matthew began a period of rapid intensification; during a 24-hour period beginning at 00:00 UTC on September 30, the cyclone's maximum winds more than doubled, from 80 mph (130 km/h)…