It unfolds in the sky above the Caribbean Sea and finally strikes the New Orleans. The police headquarters receive numerous phone calls as people are in need of help. As Hurricane Katrina uproots trees, destroys homes, puts down power lines, the floodwaters rise and people are trapped inside cars and buildings. This is one of the most terrifying natural disasters in history. This nonfiction/informational book has an abundant amount of personal experiences, facts and information (p.272).…
Hurricane Katrine was known as one of the worst hurricanes in history. Roughly about 1,800 were killed and millions become homeless after the flood. People questioned if government help New Orleans prepare for the mass destruction. Looking back to Hurricane Katrine and the damage that has be caused to New Orleans, we could say that public administration failed to protect those people who they serve. Per the article, New Orleans spent thousands of dollars widening ship channels, building parks, and investing in on-water gambling instead of managing their money where it was most important.…
Friday, August 25th, 2017, almost everyone who lived in the Texas and Louisiana area lives would be affected dramastically. Some families were left unable to leave their houses, and some families being forced to leave their houses with almost all their belongings still inside. Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Friday night between Port Aransas and Port O’Connor, Texas, it first hit as a Category 4 storm with winds reaching up to 130 mph, the National Hurricane Center said: “Hurricane Harvey is the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Charley in 2004.” “1 month after Hurricane Harvey hit, over 60,000 Texans are still displaced, living in shelters or hotel rooms paid for by FEMA,”…
It was beautiful day. The skies were clear and the weather was perfect. Despite this, the neighborhood seemed empty. Planes were flying in and out of Houston. Why were people leaving?…
A Hurricane Matthew hit Florida today 2016. Today more than 100 people were dead during the hurricane. About 2 million people fled Florida, Georgia and South Carolina state to evacuate their homes and go to the freeway, but the problem is the others freeway was closed down, so one freeway made a traffic. Hurricane Matthew a least kill 114 people in Caribbean area, Matthew headed 115 miles southwest to West Palm Beach to Florida at 6:00 pm. Hurricane Matthew was the most powerful to threaten the U.S. Atlantic.…
Hurricane Katrina is one of the deadliest hurricanes in the United States. Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 29,2005. The vulnerable population of New Orleans is the low-income, poor and African-American population with one of the highest uninsured rates. Katrina destroyed the health safety net and changed the city's healthcare landscape. New Orleans faced flooding that caused more than millions of residents to evacuate.…
Forecasters said Hurricane Maria has become a Category 5 storm as the eye nears Dominica. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday evening that Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter planes found that Maria had strengthened into a storm with 260 km/h winds. The hurricane is about 25 kilometres east-southeast of Dominica and moving west-northwest at 15 km/h.…
It seems that you cannot watch television or turn on your computer without seeing floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, fires or terrorist attacks happening all across the world. These threats can take devastating tolls on communities. In everyday life you don’t think something like that can happen to you or your community. Just look at what happened in 1998, a category five hurricane devastated Central America. Within hours, minutes, and even seconds, everything a person has and knows could be gone.…
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℉.…
Hurricane Katrina came ashore near New Orleans in the August of 2005, creating a further blow to the Bush administration. New Orleans is located below sea level, making it vulnerable to flooding if heavy rains or a hurricane like Katrina were to occur. The delayed orders to evacuate New Orleans resulted in an increased number of people that were killed by the violent actions of the deadly natural disaster. A number of the people in New Orleans could not evacuate due to the fact that they did not have any mode of transportation. Vast numbers of people died in the flood water and a number of house demolished by the fast, powerful flow of water.…
New Orleans is a melting pot of varying music, cultures, and atmospheres; and is by far, my favorite place to visit. New Orleans music is a mix of Jazz, Gypsy, and Cajun music, which seems to uplift your soul and make you want to dance. The culture there is a true melting pot of international backgrounds that mix together, like a good bowl of Jambalaya. And the atmosphere is like magic, with its café’s and street performers. There is almost never a dull moment in New Orleans, and the energy there is extraordinary.…
Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina has been one the most devastating natural disasters to hit USA ever costing a total of 125 billion dollars, and leaving almost 1000 dead. We need to look at ways of preventing such a disaster. As this is the only problem, we can predict and perceive how dangerous a hurricane can be but preventing one is a different matter entirely. The U.S. National Hurricane Centre (NHC) reported on August 23 that Tropical Depression Twelve had formed over the south-eastern Bahamas this was soon to be named hurricane Katrina, it was upgraded to a hurricane on the 25th of august, it hit land the same day lousing its strength while…
Hurricane preparedness is a topic that community nurses should be ready to educate communities on, especially those residing in geographic locations at greatest risk. People living in the nation’s coastal communities, particularly those along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions, are at highest risk. In an nutshell, hurricanes are large tropical storms that form over warm ocean waters. A tropical storm becomes a hurricane once its winds reach seventy-four miles per hour. Thankfully, unlike tornadoes, which can strike with little warning, hurricanes are much easier to predict, usually giving residents in high-risk areas time to prepare.…
Hurricanes are not uncommon among the coastal regions. Atmospheric and sea-surface conditions were conducted to cyclone’s rapid transformation and resulted in what is known as Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was tearing apart the Gulf of Mexico. It was a Category 5 hurricane and was predicted to create several landfalls within the affected area. The wind was moving in a pattern causing a storm surge toward the city like a high tide.…
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.…