Hurricane Sandy: A Natural Disaster

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Hurricane sandy was one of a natural disaster. It was the most destructive other than Katrina. Many meteorologist say that this was an unpredicted storm, which caused more damage. Sandy killed 285 people in total and 125 in the united states. But that is not as much as how many people katrina killed/injured. Some people were out of power for days and couldn’t get any resources like food and water because of Sandy.

What happened first was a wave in the caribbean turned into a tropical storm that formed into hurricane sandy into a hurricane 6 hours later. Hurricanes only form in warm water and temperature. That is why there is hurricane season in many warm temperate places like Florida. A hurricane also needs warm air as its” food”. Without

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