My Summary of “Florida’s Farmers Look At Irma’s Damage: ‘Probably The Worst We’ve Seen’”
In “Florida’s Farmers Look At Irma’s Damage: ‘ Probably The Worst We’ve Seen’”, Dan Charles explains the effects of Irma on Florida’s agriculture. To emphasise his points, Charles provides readers with a great deal of statistics and details. For example, he notes how over half of the citrus crop, a quarter of the sugar crop, and a tenth of vegetables were lost along with supplies necessary to grow these crops. In addition, he notes how such losses will also affect those immigrant workers during harvest season by reducing job opportunities and housing. Through such examples, Charles has helped readers understand the drastic, long-term impact of Irma on Florida …show more content…
Trees were knocked down, electricity was lost, and houses got flooded. But before this catastrophe happened, everyone to cautious measures to get prepared to fight back. Personally, my family and I bought plywood to cover up all our windows, 10 gallons of water, and enough food to feed an army of very hungry soldiers. But it wasn't easy, this hurricane definitely taught me a several lessons. For example, when I went to, Publix to buy food, bread, and toilet paper they were wiped clean of all the supplies I needed. I never thought much about filling up my car’s gas tank until I was coming back from the store and I realized that all the gas stations in Gainesville, Archer, and Bronson were completely empty. I had to wait in line for approximately three hours, for the gas stations to get refilled and the line in front of me to move. Another lesson Irma taught me was to to always have a emergency bag ready. One of my friends from Gainesville lived in a trailer and she was with her mother and her brothers in the house, then they heard a loud rip and they immediately grabbed their bags and ran outside, fortunately they all survived and watched as a huge oak tree fell on top of their trailer and cut it in half. Obviously Irma wasn't playing, so that story made me realize how strong this hurricane was, and I immediately started to pack my bag. As expressed before, hurricane Irma had a strong impact towards my family and friends, and I took rapid measures to get prepared, so never underestimate and storm and always be
In “Florida’s Farmers Look At Irma’s Damage: ‘ Probably The Worst We’ve Seen’”, Dan Charles explains the effects of Irma on Florida’s agriculture. To emphasise his points, Charles provides readers with a great deal of statistics and details. For example, he notes how over half of the citrus crop, a quarter of the sugar crop, and a tenth of vegetables were lost along with supplies necessary to grow these crops. In addition, he notes how such losses will also affect those immigrant workers during harvest season by reducing job opportunities and housing. Through such examples, Charles has helped readers understand the drastic, long-term impact of Irma on Florida …show more content…
Trees were knocked down, electricity was lost, and houses got flooded. But before this catastrophe happened, everyone to cautious measures to get prepared to fight back. Personally, my family and I bought plywood to cover up all our windows, 10 gallons of water, and enough food to feed an army of very hungry soldiers. But it wasn't easy, this hurricane definitely taught me a several lessons. For example, when I went to, Publix to buy food, bread, and toilet paper they were wiped clean of all the supplies I needed. I never thought much about filling up my car’s gas tank until I was coming back from the store and I realized that all the gas stations in Gainesville, Archer, and Bronson were completely empty. I had to wait in line for approximately three hours, for the gas stations to get refilled and the line in front of me to move. Another lesson Irma taught me was to to always have a emergency bag ready. One of my friends from Gainesville lived in a trailer and she was with her mother and her brothers in the house, then they heard a loud rip and they immediately grabbed their bags and ran outside, fortunately they all survived and watched as a huge oak tree fell on top of their trailer and cut it in half. Obviously Irma wasn't playing, so that story made me realize how strong this hurricane was, and I immediately started to pack my bag. As expressed before, hurricane Irma had a strong impact towards my family and friends, and I took rapid measures to get prepared, so never underestimate and storm and always be