Dust storm

they have to move to some other place temporarily. The liaison members of FEMA are working at the state emergency operation centers in North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. They will aid the state responses, as needed beforehand of the storm. FEMA Incident Management Assistance Teams are redistributed to Emergency Operation Centers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Florida. State and federal governments will assist with the clean-up and recovery process. The United…

from December 2, 2001 – April 9, 2008; I have experienced countless tragedies and devastation during that time. However; in September of 2005, I faced one of the most devastating event of my life, Hurricane Katrina. This had been the most horrific storm to hit our beloved city. According to our schedule, my next duty day was the Monday after predicted landfall. But out of a sense of obligation to the city and the possibility of things getting out of hand, I went in on Sunday. A Captain from my…

Spring time in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is notorious for producing disastrous and deadly tornado outbreaks. The aftermath of just one super cell tornado can devastate an entire city, but a line of multiple tornados forming and wreaking havoc across the state all at once adds challenges for emergency managers. For instance, post-disaster response by everyday normal people following their human instinct to help others in need is one of the biggest challenges an emergency manager will face. While…

hurricane of 1938 September 21,1938: The Great New England Hurricane occurred. The storm formed on September 13 northwest of the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of africa and reached hurricane strength 3 days later. As the storm turned to the north on the 19th and 20th and strengthened into a powerful category 5 hurricane. “Weather bureau had warned a gale along the atlantic coast, when it was realized that this storm was continuing north, it was too late to get adequate hurricane warning…

How To Manage Hurricane Related Disasters Hurricanes starts as tropical storms over the warm moist waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans near the equator mostly near the Philippines and the China Sea, hurricanes are also called typhoons. As the moisture evaporates, it rises until enormous amounts of heated moist air are twisted high in the atmosphere. The air swirling at a high velocity then makes its way to the earth surface on the way picking more air and hence strength enough…

Flooding Hurricane Katrina caused a storm surge, which is when a Hurricane causes sea levels to rise dramatically. This makes areas near the coast extremely vulnerable to flooding and it is usually this affect that has the most impact on human lives. As Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the levees protecting the city were overcome by the storm surge and the enormous waves, made by the extreme winds of the storm. As the levees gave way, huge areas of New Orleans were flooded and according to…

Saturday. Parts of the state saw over a foot of rain and rainfall records broken. Heavy rains battered much of the East Coast Saturday and Sunday, causing power outages and traffic accidents which have left four people dead since Thursday. The storms are the result of a confluence of extreme weather events: Hurricane Joaquin over the open Atlantic and a second weather system connected to it. Joaquin did not hit the U.S. as expected but topical moisture associated with it is contributing to…

Using all of their staff and resources FEMA is combating wildfires and severe storms in 20 other states. For preparation against Irma large supplies of food, bottled water, medical supplies, cots tarps for roofs, 11 million liters of water and 7.5 million meals were placed in Alabama. Along with generators and other equipment to bring in to damaged areas to help people take in the damage and plan recoveries once the storm passes. Ever since Hurricane Katrina many improvements have been made to…

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi occurred in Australia on the 3rd of February 2011. It reached a marginal Category 5. The lowest air pressure was recorded at Tully Sugar Mill at 929 hPa. The heaviest rainfall was recorded at South Mission beach at 471 mm. The highest tidal surge was recorded at Cardwell of an approximate height of 5m. Yasi had a maximum wind gust of 285 km/h, and had a maximum sustained wind gust of 205 km/h. Cyclone Yasi began developing as a tropical low northwest of Fiji on the…

Money is not an Option During the 1930’s when To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes place there was a depression everywhere in the country. Great dust storms ravaged land across the great plains. This put an end to almost all agriculture in the region. People starving, many people had very little to eat. The stock market crashed. A lot of banks closed. The main point of the story is that there is a african american man that must go on trial for crime he may not have committed. The trial…