“The eye, or center of a hurricane, can be up to 20 miles across. The weather in the eye is surprisingly calm with low winds and clear skies.” (http://www.siue.edu/MLTE/Thematic%20Units/The%20Weather %20Around%20Us/hurricane_facts.htm) A hurricane is by far one of the most disastrous natural occurrences you could experience. Hurricanes cause three main things: Destruction of the environment, ruination of communities, and death. Hurricanes, also called tropical cyclones, can be very destructive to the environment. Although storm surge is perhaps the most dangerous part of a hurricane, its winds and heavy rains can also be very destructive. Storm surge is a rapid rise in the level of water as the eye of the storm gets closer to land. (https://weather.com/safety/hurric ane/news/hurricane-damages-effects-20120330) A hurricane’s wind pushes water
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A tropical cyclone will easily destroy a community. During a hurricane, buildings and things like transportation, water, energy, and communication systems may be damaged or destroyed by several of the impacts associated with hurricanes. Homes can be ripped apart by the storm’s powerful winds. Water weighs approximately 1,700 pounds per cubic yard so the force of moving water during a hurricane can demolish any structure not built to withstand that strong of a force. (http://www.history.com/topics/hurricane-katrina) Hundreds of houses in a community could be destroyed in a tropical cyclone. People whose houses are destroyed, lose nearly all they own. It could take a community up to a decade to clean up from such a catastrophic event. For example, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. (http://www.history.com/topics/hurricane-katrina) Over ten years later and many communities in and around New Orleans are still recovering from the hurricane’s impact. Hurricanes can cause massive and long-lasting damage to a
A tropical cyclone will easily destroy a community. During a hurricane, buildings and things like transportation, water, energy, and communication systems may be damaged or destroyed by several of the impacts associated with hurricanes. Homes can be ripped apart by the storm’s powerful winds. Water weighs approximately 1,700 pounds per cubic yard so the force of moving water during a hurricane can demolish any structure not built to withstand that strong of a force. (http://www.history.com/topics/hurricane-katrina) Hundreds of houses in a community could be destroyed in a tropical cyclone. People whose houses are destroyed, lose nearly all they own. It could take a community up to a decade to clean up from such a catastrophic event. For example, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. (http://www.history.com/topics/hurricane-katrina) Over ten years later and many communities in and around New Orleans are still recovering from the hurricane’s impact. Hurricanes can cause massive and long-lasting damage to a