Hugo was the most costly disasters which were experienced by U.S. in terms of infrastructure damage, local economies, and homes. After Hurricane Hugo made landfall on September 21, 1989, near Charleston, South Carolina, media accounted that there was serious problem in South Carolina’s recovery and response efforts. Lot of damage was done by Hugo each and every place in South Carolina suffered some damages, some lost homes, lives etc. Great devastation was done to forest 80% of the forest was destroyed, timber volume was loss estimated range from 700- 1000 million board feet. Storm blew down the trees approx.…
In Katrina’s Wake: Rethinking the Military’s Role in Domestic Emergencies Regional Commands SFC Karissa M. Maradol 17 April 2018 In Katrina’s Wake: Rethinking the Military’s Role in Domestic Emergencies Regional Commands Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history, amplified by human error. There are National Response Plans for every possible disaster whether it is homeland security or natural disasters. During Katrina, the mass confusion was a result of gross underestimation of the potential threat and a poor understanding of the different levels of responsibility. Currently, Regional Command and North Command only oversee portions of the relief effort and only provide assistance…
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.…
March 26, 2018 To: Ellen Cohen, Mayor Pro-Tem of Houston City Council From: Janet Asante, Chief Environmental Science officer for the Houston Health Department Re: Urban Houston Communities Suffering from Pollution after Hurricane Harvey Background and History: Hurricane Harvey is the first hurricane to hit the Texas coast since Ike in 2008 and the first major hurricane to hit Texas since Brett in 1999. Houston, which was founded on the banks of the Buffalo Bayou in 1836 and rises barely above sea level, has long been susceptible to flooding. 4All of this rainfall caused catastrophic drainage issues and made rivers rise greatly.2 Houston is essentially two cities right now: the part that was open for business two weeks after the storm and…
Rainfall topped fifty inches in some areas, which resulted in massive flooding and homes being overtaken by water. Though Harvey was noticeably less damaging than Katrina, the costs for damages were around the same. Fortunately, the death toll stayed under one hundred just as it became the country’s first major hurricane since Wilma in October 2005. Despite their differences, the two infamous storms also share some similarities. Many Americans during both of these hurricanes indirectly and directly helped by donating or volunteering.…
"Fatalities: (directly or indirectly)- Alabama: 2- Florida: 14 - Georgia: 2 - Louisiana: 1,577- Miss- Total: 1,833Source: FEMA Private Insurance Payments: Insurance companies have paid an estimated $41.1 billion on 1.7 million different claims for damage to vehicles, homes, and businesses in six states. 63% of the losses occurred in Louisiana and 33% occurred in Mississippi. Hurricane Katrina is the costliest disaster in the history of the global insurance industry.…
Hurricane Matthew is testing the new effort by utilities and the government to make the nation’selectric grid more storm-resistant. From 2008 through 2017, the U.S. government and utilities aresupposed to spend more than $32 billion on things like smart-grid and storm-hardening technology. Thatalso includes systems that are made to resist wind, flying debris and flooding. It also allows powerproviders to identify damage and restore electric power faster. Hurricane Matthew did not really provided the kind of weather forecasters feared at first, but it is stillproving to be a deadly and disruptive storm.…
Hurricane Sandy Hurricanes move in quickly, and do lots of damage. Hurricane Sandy was one of the biggest hurricanes that has hit the U.S. Hurricane Sandy had a death toll of 147.Hurricane Sandy was formed quickly and was costly in many ways. Hurricane Sandy had many lives lost across the U.S east border. Almost 150 people died in Hurricane Sandy. Most people survived due to storm shelters along the border.…
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.…
The storm had caused a lot of damage. Harvey had affected 13 million people from Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. September 6, 2017, 60 people have died from the storm. The Hurricane had landfall three separate times in six days. Harvey was the third- costliest Atlantic hurricane and it lasted 8 days.…
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.…
The wind speed was 280 km/h, which very fast compared to other hurricanes. Hurricane Katrina was a category five hurricane. Category five means that the hurricane is very deadly. Hurricane Katrina hit North America, Georgia, Mississippi New Orleans, Ohio and many other places. Hurricane Katrina destroyed many homes.…
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.…
Introduction The Impacts and effects that Hurricane Katrina had on the United States and how it impacted America socially, economically and politically during this time period it happened until now. Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly category 5 hurricane that cause catastrophic damage along the gulf coast from central Florida to Texas. Much due to the storm surge and levee failure. In addition, severe property damage occurred in coastal areas such as Mississippi beachfront towns where boats and casino barges rammed buildings, pushing cars and house islands which the water reached 6 to 12 miles from the beach. In Fact , the storm was the third most intense United States land falling typical cyclone behind the 1935 Labor…
Hurricane Andrew (2002) caused so much destruction in Southern Florida, its maximum wind speeds measured at 175 MPH; The death toll was about 65 people and it left 150,000 to 250,000 people homeless and cause 26 billion dollars in damage. Hurricane Ivan (2004), another large hurricane in diameter, spawning hundreds of tornadoes in Texas and caused major damage to Louisiana and islands on the Gulf of Mexico,…