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We can pick you up with out courtesy shuttle service. After the recent storms, it may take time to get all of your vehicle’s issues taken care of, so we are here to offer you a ride to wherever you need to go while you wait. If you are in need of a new or used car after the recent hurricane, look no further than our car concierge service. Know what you want for a vehicle, but don’t want to settle for whatever the car dealerships have to offer at the moment? This is where we can step in. Our…

1938 the year of one of New England's worst hurricanes with huge waves and record-breaking winds. Many contributing factors such as the conditions and human error and how the impacts made the storm so powerful. Many people were left homeless, injured or in the worst cases, dead. All of this was a recipe for disaster. One of the major events that made the storm so powerful was the conditions. There were winds up to more than one hundred mph. People from the YouTube videos houses were falling…

strong earthquake, in 1985, there has been a drastic change in the way the country works together to help each other. For example, Today we have social media that helps keep everyone updated with what damage has been done, and we also have the radio and news promoting shelters that can be used.In 1985, it was the total opposite. Everyone fended for themselves and even the country’s politicians left and were nowhere to be seen.The earthquake was one of the worst to hit Mexico, and the country is…

For the last several years, my family has been coming to my house for Thanksgiving dinner. For a long time, my parents would host, but something changed a couple of years ago, and now everyone prefers my meal over anything else. What changed? I started frying my turkeys, that’s what. For many households, the idea of frying a turkey for the holiday seems a bit tacky, but I assure you that it’s the best way to go. Turkey is usually so dry and bland if you cook it in the oven, but not so with…

The Chinese government is estimated to have spent $37.23 billion on building the dam alone, which is several times the original estimate, says the Xinhua news agency.In the future the dam is expected to improve the overall air quality by reducing the use of coal. Meanwhile, until the dam is up and running, ten millions tonnes of debris have already been flushed into the river during its construction.…

realize that everyone was affected and wanted to be an aid to each other. People persevered not alone, but with the help and support of loved ones, friends, and strangers. There is more proof of this when the text says, “The students are sharing a school building with another junior high in the city.” They are getting back up because others are trying to help them. The people of Japan persevered through this trail not alone, but with others. Seeing your town being washed away before your own…

differences are evident, some similarities are conspicuous. New Orleans destruction caused by Katrina was due to levee and flood wall failures mainly because of engineering faults (Cite), while Hurricane Harvey in Houston caused destruction that was due to flooding. Houston, like New Orleans was not prepared for a hurricane that would…

Hurricane Sandy, also known as “Superstorm Sandy”, was a massive hurricane and cyclone storm that occurred on October 22nd 2012, and lasted until November 2nd. Sandy is considered to be the largest Atlantic hurricane on record (Gutner). Initally starting out as just a Category 1 tropical storm in the Caribean sea, Sandy made its way to Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the United States east coast border, reaching to a Category 3 strength. With its immense strength and wind power of a maxium of 115…

creates land by dumping the sediment that flows down it into the Gulf of Mexico and as the sediment builds up, land is formed. The river has changed course many times over many thousands of years. If the Mississippi River had never gone towards New Orleans and gone through all the changes it has been through, southern Louisiana wouldn’t have been formed. The Mississippi River is so important in the growth of Louisiana because it is the only thing that helps build land in Louisiana. At this…

August 27, 2017, at 2 AM, I watched as the water slowly crept up to my house. I couldn’t sleep. I was sitting there, staring, at the river outside my house that used to be my driveway not knowing what else to do. I kept my phone close that night, every so often hearing the ‘ding’ that would signify that another one of my friends were either being evacuated or the water had finally found its way into their home, while I was silently hoping that the water wouldn’t choose my house to break into.…