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.…
ABSTRACT Hurricane Hugo caused much damaged on the coastal plain forest. The Santee Experimental Forest experienced the severe force of eyewall and wind damage. Northern east area i.e. on Hobcaw Forest was majorly damage by salt with some wind damage. Tallest trees and the largest trees were more damaged than smaller trees. Within the area impacted by the eyewall, 89% of the longleaf pine trees, 91% of loblolly pine trees, 86% of bottomland hardwood trees were uprooted.…
It was on November 25, 1783 when General George Washington victoriously led the Army north of the city, south down Manhattan through the town, across Bowling Green to The Battery at the foot of Broadway, due to the British finally leaving NYC (History, American). Bowling Green is a small public park in South Ferry, Manhattan at the end of Broadway, alongside the site of the original dutch fort of New Amsterdam. The oldest park in the city, it is named “ Bowling Green” due to the fact that the Dutch would actually play bowling, hence the name (Bowling Green). On November 25 of 1783, America and the British departed, for good. On this day the British departed from Manhattan after the end of the American Revolution.…
A hurricane can be deadly, even if it's a category one, but what if it's a category five? A lot of people will not take a chance to not be prepared for a hurricane. How can a person be best prepared for a category five hurricane? A person might be best able to be prepared for a category five hurricane by having food, supplies,and strong shutters or plywood put up on your house. Those three things are very important because you need food to eat, supplies to use, and shutters/ plywood to protect your house from anything outside.…
Technology plays a huge role in our world today. Technology in the past was used for many useful activities and proffesions. Global Hunting was built off of use of technology. The satellite technology was very important back then and can still be very resourceful nowadays. This is because it can give a rough esitmates of hurricane speed and strength, and a certain type of satelllite can be used to locate objects on the ground by detecting the types of soil.…
In recent weeks there has been numerous natural disasters in several different places. From Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, to the extreme fires in Los Angeles, California, to Hurricane Irma becoming a Category 5 hurricane that is about to hit South Florida and could possibly make its way up the east coast of the United States and even hit us here in New York in a week or two, to Tropical Storm Jose forming right behind Hurricane Irma, and many other storms and disasters that aren't being talked about because there is just too much going on. The aftermath of these disasters are brutal to the people and their communities. Some people don't even make it out alive and many of those who do have to find new homes and overcome many obstacles…
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.…
During the course of life, every person will experience many events, but there are a select few of those events that transcend the others. Those events can fall into one of two categories, either traumatic or joyous occasions, but none the less memorable. Of those extraordinary events, there are only one or two that every small and seemingly useless detail can be remembered for. In the course of my short life, I have been able to experience two such events, but, unfortunately, both have been negative situations. While I have never visited New York City, I, like many American’s remember where they were on September 11th, 2001, but unlike most outside of the Gulf Coast area, I remember where I was when Hurricane Ivan made landfall.…
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 sure all loose items around the yard are out of the way. We evacuate if the word is given to evacuate.…
A Town Waiting for Mass Destruction "The water's rising pretty fast. I got a hammer and an ax and a crowbar, but I'm holding off on breaking through the roof until the last minute. Tell someone to come get me please. I want to live," said Chris Robinson during the duration of Hurricane Katrina.…
Natural Disaster Plan for a Hurricane Hurricanes can be very dangerous and deadly. A hurricane can destroy cities with its violent winds. Some hurricanes are not that deadly, but Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane that destroyed many homes and caused many injuries as well as deaths. Hurricane Katrina was a very deadly hurricane.…
Despite the urge and pleas for citizens to move to inland shelters, many ignored and chose not to leave their homes. The storm crashed into the peninsula on October 4th, rendering thousands of people helpless and stranded without reach of the shelters. As to date, the number of dead is around 900 with the number rising amidst the clean up efforts. A country with deep economic suppression, Haiti ranks 163 of 186 countries, according to the 2016 United Nations Human Development Index. The staggering number come in part due to the recent natural disasters which has left the impoverished region without power or even forest for wood.…
4. “Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you” (Jeremiah 29:12). As a child I remember kneeling before my bed and praying for my parents to stop fighting. I found these moments comforting. I was able to express my emotions and share my thoughts, hoping for an answer.…
Hurricanes are usually caused engineering communications` destructions, houses destructions flooding and a lot of deaths. The most deadly hurricane for the entire history of the United States was the hurricane Katrina that destroyed everything that was on its way. The importance of this hurricane, the way of how it was created, and what government did to help people before and after the hurricane is written below. Last few classes we watched 4 parts of film about Katrina hurricane.…
The year was 2005, it seems like it wasn’t that long ago , but it has been nearly 11 years since the natural disaster named Hurricane Katrina came through and devastated the city of New Orleans. The Hurricane Katrina aftermath left 80% of the city underwater and 25,000 thousands of people displaced, stranded and in despair seeking refuge inside the Louisiana Super Dome. More than 1500 people died after the levees broke letting water from the Mississippi River flood most of the city. Nearly seventy-one billion dollars in funds has been spent to help the people of New Orleans with the recovery process. My stance is in opposition of the process of these recovery efforts that have taken place.…