Cyclone

As I looked out of the wet, speckled window pane of my grandparents old house, I noticed the gutters were bursting at the seams with rain water, and grabbed a pack of cigarettes from a nearby table. Suddenly, a flash of lightening lit up the dark, southern sky of Jamestown, Tennessee, and the instant vibration of thunder felt like an earthquake under my feet. I shivered watching the electrical, rain storm take over like a fiery beast this early, fall afternoon, and pulled my last cigarette…

The articles have pointed some challenges that intergovernmental bodies were faced with in the wake of hurricane Katrina and the survey taken by the National League of Cities. Interestly, the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe have sparked arguments saying that those who were responsible failed to respond effectively to the situation. Besides, Hurricane Katrina the issue of the unfunded mandates was a great concern for the local governments in the 1990’s with a shrinking municipal financial resources…

Perfect clear blue skies are not found every day. The pristineness and perfectness become engulfed by the realities of life. Storms rage throughout life, wind howls, and the pounding rain drowns out the once promising thoughts of a perfect time. These storms threaten one’s survival, but they aren’t referring to natural causes; they are referring to internal and emotional conflicts within. Adrienne Rich’s poem Storm Warnings uses lyrical diction, prolonged syntax, and a solemn tone to convey the…

Last week Meteorologists predicted the category three Hurricane, Joaquin, to make landfall hitting the Carolina’s. Gratefully it never made landfall, but unfortunately the Carolina’s received trillions of gallons of rain from the hurricane. Florence County flooded very badly; streets resembled Miniature Rivers, golf-courses looked like The Rapids, bridges were completely washed out, homes completely flooded, people were being evacuated, etc. Last Thursday night the rain started, it was unlike…

Flooding in Howard County Flooding in Howard County has been an ongoing issue. Due to flooding, the county sees issues such as pollution and property damage that endanger the lives of people. And there are many reasons why floods have been a major issue. One can point to the failure of dams in the city. Another reason is due to riverine flooding. A combination of the failure of dams, river flooding, and many flood plains are why floods are a hazard in Howard County and can endanger the lives of…

On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico at exactly 6:15 am. It sustained winds at one hundred fifty five miles per hour. Puerto Rico got hit with thirty hours of rain. This hurricane was considered a Category 4, but was nearly considered as a Category 5. The Category 4 turned out to be quiet a catastrophe. The money damages it caused were no electric, no clean water, blown out windows and doors, trees,signs knocked down, houses destroyed, landslides, and injury and/or deaths.…

It was a difficult week not able to know what’s going on around you. To not be able to go anywhere only to stay in your house. Always thinking “why us?” why did this happen to us. During Hurricane Harvey, my family and I felt the constant feelings of being lucky, worried, and trapped. During that week, my family and I were lucky that we didn’t get flooded because of the ditches on our street. Even though it was raining hard where we lived the ditches hold as much of the water it could. Our…

Hurricane Katrina was a horrifying Category 5 Hurricane in New Orleans, with about $81 billion of property damage. Hurricane Katrina had help from beginning to after the hurricane.I believe the principle of federalism had a major part of contributing. Before Hurricane Katrina, there was a lot of warnings of this terrible weather to come. The Local, State, and Federal government were the main contributors. The Local, State, and Federal government are layers of the Federalism System. They…

Katrina vs. Harvey According to NASA, hurricanes are the most violent storms on Earth. Most of them, as reported by the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, hit during the peak of hurricane season, which is between August and October on both the Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific coasts. The two most memorable hurricanes—Katrina and Harvey—made their landfall in the United States in August. In addition to this, the two hurricanes share many other similarities and differences.…

“We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness”, stated by the philanthropist and model Petra Nemcova. It has only been 11 years, since hurricane Katrina transformed, killed, and hurt over a thousand people along the Gulf Region, and especially New Orleans (CNN, 2016). Within a matter of days thousands of children and adults had nowhere to call home, because home was no longer there.…