Cyclone

Section One: Summarize the article- This article discusses the impact of climate on hurricanes Irma and Harvey. The author makes it very clear that global warming did not cause the hurricanes to form. There have always been hurricanes in the region. However, as indicated by the author, warm ocean water causes tropical storms to strengthen. Over the past 100 years, sea levels have risen 7 inches, and the average temperature has increased by 1 to 3 degrees Fahrenheit. The article maintains that…

On August 29th 2005, the third strongest hurricane recorded in US history struck land fall. This hurricane was called Katrina, as scientist had been tracking its progression ever since it reached a category 5 in the Gulf of Mexico, the first to do so in over 25 years (Hurricanes: Science and Society). Hurricane Katrina did not just form randomly, multiple physical factors led to the growth of Katrina and the reason for it becoming so large. Hurricane Katrina began forming on August 23, as a…

Middle America is a prime spot for hurricanes. Countries located inside of Middle America become victim to these tropical storms every year. There have been different storms that have affected the people of Middle America greatly. On November 24th, 2016, while American’s were busy celebrating Thanksgiving, the people of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama and other surrounding countries were preparing for one such storm, Hurricane Otto. Hurricane Otto was a terrible storm that had multiple short…

Hurricanes affect a large population of people here on earth. Many people become displaced for years, lives and homes are lost all due to one catastrophic event. In some countries, citizens prepare for hurricanes all year round praying that the natural disaster dissipates though preparations are in commencement. During the time of hurricane season families are usually brought closer together depending on their strength and unity to survive. Yet college students do not have such luxury. Being…

INTERNATIONAL MASTER PROGRAM ON NATURAL HAZARDS MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT (2 0 1 6) Disaster risk reduction strategy and policy implementation in Haiti: A case study of 1/12 earthquake Ersnt Fiefiea,∗ a School of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 1, University Road, Tainan City, Taiwan(R.O.C) Thesis info Abstract Thesis history: Presented: Date Defended: Date Received in revised form: Date Achieved: Date Available online: Date Keywords: Disaster, Risk…

Throughout the years a lot of catastrophes happens around the world causing death and destruction. On September 8, 1900 in Galveston, Texas, a category 4 hurricane hit (Hurricane Galveston, nicknamed the “Oleander City”). As a result of the damaging winds and major flooding, many people to lost their lives. The 38,000 residents of Galveston were unaware of the disastrous hurricane coming there way. It was extremely horrible that it took more than 8,000 of their fellow citizens. At the time of…

As “the single most catastrophic natural disaster in U.S. history,” Hurricane Katrina wracked New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast region during and after 2005 and is virtually without parallel in recent U.S. history. The tremendous storm surge after the hurricane paralyzed the city of New Orleans because not only the city’s natural geographic features made it vulnerable to flooding, but also the built protective system failed and worsened the impact of flooding. The flooding ensued after…

The victims of Katrina Hurricane Katrina being one of the most deadliest and catastrophic hurricanes in the United States left the city of New Orleans devastated and in a disastrous state. As the weather continued to get worse, the fellow citizens were notified. With each day passing the worse the weather got and eventually became a hurricane. First being a rank one then two and so on, with this warning many citizens departed the city and others thought “C’mon, c’mon. Nothing is going to…

Hurricane Patricia hit land on Oct. 23. It set records for being the strongest hurricane ever based on the barometric pressure (879 millibars), the speed it changed from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane (24 hours), and the faster sustainable winds (200 mph). Hurricane Patricia starting forming in the Pacific, but didn’t hit anybody’s radar until it started to form a tropical storm in the Gulf of Tehuantepec which is in the Pacific Ocean west of the Mexican state of Chiapas. The storm…

In the story “Surviving the Tsunami” it explains how the Tsunami changed many lives. This story tells of a school fighting to survive the disaster. It also tells about how three teenagers survived and saved. This story also tells about the teenagers future and how the city will educate children about tsunamis and other natural disasters. The article tells how it changed many lives and that the natural disaster took many lives as well. The effects the tsunami had on many people was that many…