There was not evacuation soon enough and some people were left behind in New Orleans and Houston. In Mississippi, The winds from Katrina did massive damage and completely wiped out areas near the water and left the area completely barren of structures and completely covered in debris, all Katrina left was the foundations of…
In the report, “Catastrophe in the Gulf”, the author, Dante A. Ciampaglia informs the readers of the damage Hurricane Harvey had given Texas. Category 4 hurricane Harvey hit Texas late night on Friday 25, 2017, leaving the citizens with a massive devastation of 20 maybe even 50 inches of rain flood that destroyed multiple houses. Luckily on Saturday morning, hurricane Harvey descended down to a Category 1 hurricane. It got stuck between to high pressure areas while trying to move toward the northeast and landed right over Houston.…
Economics: When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, they had to stop oil production, this resulted in a chain reaction throughtout the whole event. The distribution of gas was much slower, and prices sky-rocketed. Grocery stores, Supermarkets and Convenience Stores were cleared out because of Harvey. Eventually because of this, water and foods ran out of stock, leaving a lot of people with no resources to get through the Hurricane. Supply and Demand, prices went up, and the need for it went up even higher.…
Resources such as building materials and food are major factors in life or death frequencies. As we talked about in class places around the world have different types of resources that can be found. For example, we may have stuff like good medicine or crops that other countries can’t grow or find. These can limit you to the type of building you may have and how stable it will actually be. They can also limit your health depending on what you have available or if you have the medicine in reach.…
Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded at sea, approached Mexico's Pacific coast with such ferocity that one official predicted it would become the most dangerous storm in history. Thousands were evacuated from luxury beach resorts long before the powerful Category 5 storm touched down Friday evening near Cuixmala in southwestern Mexico. Its 165-mph winds uprooted trees and dropped power lines. The hurricane center's final advisory on what had been described as a possible catastrophic storm came hours after Patricia had been downgraded to a tropical depression(A tropical depression forms when a low pressure area is accompanied by thunderstorms that produce a circular wind flow with maximum sustained winds below 39 mph.…
During that week, my family and I were lucky that we didn’t get flooded because of the ditches on our street. Even though it was raining hard where we lived the ditches hold as much of the water it could. Our power went out here and there but never for a long time like everyone else. We were safe throughout the storm with no injuries or destruction.…
To determine effectiveness of the intervention, we will be administering a pre- and post- test as shown in Figure 4.These tests will determine whether “Do You Know?” has met the outlined change objectives based on the behavioral theories Social Cognitive Theory, Health DO YOU KNOW? 10 Belief Model, and Information-Motivation- Behavioral Skills Model. These include identifying the hurricane risk, having a household preparedness plan and knowing what to do in the case of an emergency.…
Hurricane Harvey took place on the 25th of August and ended on the 2nd of September 2017. Harvey reached up to category 4 and was the first major hurricane to occur in Texas and the rest of the United States since hurricane Wilma hit Texas in 2005, therefore hurricane Harvey ended a record 12-year drought in Texas. Hurricane Harvey didn’t just destroy the land in Texas, but the people within, their homes and businesses. According to Wikipedia (2017): Harvey has caused over $70 billion worth of damage over the nine-day period, in addition over to 30,000 people are displaced with 84 confirmed dead also over 17,000 rescues within 9 days. The majority of deaths, 75% were caused by drowning.…
Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Houston. Hurricane Harvey had an environmentally, economic, political, and social impact on Houston as well as the State of Texas. Economically, oil refineries were forced to shut down. This stopped the distribution of gasoline and other petroleum products.…
Hurricane Camille Overview: Hurricane Camille was the third and most powerful tropical cyclone of the twentieth century. On August 5, 1969, the forecast recognized a typical tropical storm off the coast of Africa. The storm started on August 14, 1969 and continued through August 22, 1969. This storm took many by surprise when the winds began to kick in and destroy everything in sight.…
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, TIME inventively used drones to proliferate horrifying images of the catastrophic devastation which befell Houston. Utilizing this advanced technology, TIME was able to depict a dramatic aerial view of the sinking metropolis, enabling viewers to grasp the full and ominous reality of the storm’s ruthless destruction. Furthermore, by piecing together both these bleak photos of Houston’s drowning skyscrapers and pictures of their usual resplendent state, TIME created a poignant collage, emphasizing the magnitude of the city’s ruin. Moreover, contrasting photographs of Houston’s Highway 59 illustrate the metropolis’s eminent duress. Somberly, as the waters rise to submerge it beneath its dark and devouring…
Hurricane Irene started near the west coast of Africa on August 11, 2011. It started heading towards the Bahamas and America. On August 26, 2011 Hurricane Irene struck the Bahamas and went up to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, e.c.t {in the U.S.A}. The hurricane had left 3 million people without a home and power, but soon after it deformed floods started happening. The hurricane had started because of the water temperature which was above 80℉.…
I am writing to tell you a little about how I made it through the hurricane. The Friday that hurricane Harvey made landfall I was having my employees pick machines off the floors and put tools up so as not to get any important equipment wet. Along with keeping looters from being able to break in and take tools with ease. Following this I sent my employees home early so they could get things in their own personal lives in order. On Saturday, I thoroughly cleaned my house and began to cook.…
The San Jacinto River received an abundant of flooding. The Hurricane had a dramatic impact in Texas, USA and a couple of states to the East. The aftermath was unbearable. Prior to arriving on scene, I did not believe that the damage, such as flooding and contamination, was that bad. I was surprised by my misconception.…
Hayes Devlin 20 October 2017 Geography 121 Dwayne Baker Regional Research Paper Hurricane Irma was one of the largest hurricanes in history. Irma had sustained winds at one hundred and eighty-five miles per hour, four hundred and twenty-five miles wide, and caused massive destruction across the Caribbean Islands as well as the United States. The region I have been exploring is the Caribbean Islands, specifically the islands impacted by Irma. I am exploring this topic because although the hurricane hit about a month ago, the islands are still facing the devastation and rebuilding to the islands.…