Hurricane Andrew: The Cause Of Hurricane Katrina

Imagine you and family sitting at home, watching a calm New York Mets baseball game on TV. Suddenly you realize there is a massive wall of water near your neighborhood. Then, you turn and look then all you see is glass flying everywhere. Hurricane Andrew was the time in August 1992, when a tropical wave near Africa, moved to the Atlantic Ocean. Then, the winds reached hurricane levels. The state of Florida wasn’t prepared for Hurricane Andrew, the disaster created many problems and caused mass devastation. Before Hurricane Andrew, the state Florida wasn’t prepared. According to Malcolm Gladwell, “A week after it ripped through Florida and Louisiana, leaving 250,000 people homeless, Hurricane Andrew has left a puzzling.” Floridians didn’t think the hurricane would head there way. Florida was not prepared, when the people thought that the hurricane wasn’t coming, that was thought, because it was at the Atlantic coming 20mph. “Winds draw moisture and heat from the tropical ocean, Floridians didn’t think that it could happen,” (Malcolm Gladwell). The area was tropical warm and fun, and good for the families. So they just continued to live there lives, the way they wanted …show more content…
I was thinking “Where are we gonna go?” recalls Donna Grazer. Many people lost their homes, and their families. Everybody's lives were changed forever. According to CBS News, “Hurricane Andrew destroyed about 28,000 homes, damaged 100,000 homes and left 250,000 people homeless along with 30 billion dollars in damage and almost 30 deaths.” Nobody could even find the street or the houses that you were used to. The damage was very bad, that people who were in hiding didn’t know how bad it was outside of their location. Many people in Florida rebuilt their lives, and many people try to move away. After Hurricane Andrew, Florida just seemed like a tropical disaster area. “This place will never be the same again.” (Joe