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Hurricanes are enormous storms which have winds exerting great force upward and inward at very great speeds like 100 to 200mph. Every hurricane can last for over a week. A hurricane is a bit different from the usual cyclone. Cyclone winds have a very low speed of 9km. Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are all the same but with a different name.
Meteorologists predict the changes in the weather and use different tools to measure changing condition in the atmosphere. The most common tools used by meteorologists are barometers and thermometers and anemometers. They also measure precipitation, observe cloud patterns using several different tools. A meteorologist first monitors the present condition, …show more content…
The wind speed of Hurricane Katrina increased from 75mph to 125mph in few hours’ time. According to reports, Hurricane Katrina reached maximum wind speeds on the morning of Sunday August 28th that is over 170mph. It has become so powerful and went from a category 1 to category 5 storm in 4 days. Category 5 hurricanes are considered to be extremely dangerous.
The main reason for the occurrence of hurricane is unknown but some scientists claim that global warming is partially to blame for the power and endurance of Hurricane Katrina.
There were several effects of hurricanes Katrina. Some of the effects are:
In New Orleans, high waves that occurred due to Hurricane Katrina led to failure of the levee system.
Flooding that was caused because of Hurricane Katrina covered 80% of the New Orleans city.
Overall Hurricane Katrina affected more than 93,000 square miles across 138 countries.
More than 1,800 people lost their lives in New Orleans and 1,500 people lost their lives in Louisiana because of Hurricane Katrina.
People became homeless and more than 800,000 houses were damaged during the Hurricane.
There was loss of $81 billion and the recovery costs were estimated up to $160 billion.
The more flooding damage everyday made the rescue operations …show more content…
People who had been affected found it very hard to reconstruct their shattered lives. In some cases, people lost their valuable documents such as study certificates, birth certificates, insurances and other licenses. Most of the victims did not have their medical insurance which would have helped them while receiving treatment.
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina hit the United States, the rebuilding is still in progress. Thousands of homes have been repaired. A total of $160 billion was spent on the recovery.
Since these are all natural disasters, we can make ourselves prepared and can avoid such damage by learning emergency plans, warning signals, evacuation routes and finding places for shelter well before hand.
One should be well prepared and also should regurarly check on things like escape ladders, smoke detectors, evacuation drills, emergency phone numbers, first-aid kits.
And when once the storm has occurred people need to be more careful and get through the storm in the safest possible manner by
Regularly monitoring TV or radio for weather conditions.
Stay indoors during the
Hurricanes are enormous storms which have winds exerting great force upward and inward at very great speeds like 100 to 200mph. Every hurricane can last for over a week. A hurricane is a bit different from the usual cyclone. Cyclone winds have a very low speed of 9km. Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are all the same but with a different name.
Meteorologists predict the changes in the weather and use different tools to measure changing condition in the atmosphere. The most common tools used by meteorologists are barometers and thermometers and anemometers. They also measure precipitation, observe cloud patterns using several different tools. A meteorologist first monitors the present condition, …show more content…
The wind speed of Hurricane Katrina increased from 75mph to 125mph in few hours’ time. According to reports, Hurricane Katrina reached maximum wind speeds on the morning of Sunday August 28th that is over 170mph. It has become so powerful and went from a category 1 to category 5 storm in 4 days. Category 5 hurricanes are considered to be extremely dangerous.
The main reason for the occurrence of hurricane is unknown but some scientists claim that global warming is partially to blame for the power and endurance of Hurricane Katrina.
There were several effects of hurricanes Katrina. Some of the effects are:
In New Orleans, high waves that occurred due to Hurricane Katrina led to failure of the levee system.
Flooding that was caused because of Hurricane Katrina covered 80% of the New Orleans city.
Overall Hurricane Katrina affected more than 93,000 square miles across 138 countries.
More than 1,800 people lost their lives in New Orleans and 1,500 people lost their lives in Louisiana because of Hurricane Katrina.
People became homeless and more than 800,000 houses were damaged during the Hurricane.
There was loss of $81 billion and the recovery costs were estimated up to $160 billion.
The more flooding damage everyday made the rescue operations …show more content…
People who had been affected found it very hard to reconstruct their shattered lives. In some cases, people lost their valuable documents such as study certificates, birth certificates, insurances and other licenses. Most of the victims did not have their medical insurance which would have helped them while receiving treatment.
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina hit the United States, the rebuilding is still in progress. Thousands of homes have been repaired. A total of $160 billion was spent on the recovery.
Since these are all natural disasters, we can make ourselves prepared and can avoid such damage by learning emergency plans, warning signals, evacuation routes and finding places for shelter well before hand.
One should be well prepared and also should regurarly check on things like escape ladders, smoke detectors, evacuation drills, emergency phone numbers, first-aid kits.
And when once the storm has occurred people need to be more careful and get through the storm in the safest possible manner by
Regularly monitoring TV or radio for weather conditions.
Stay indoors during the