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    Isaac's Storm Book Report

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    Larson, Erik. Isaac’s Storm: A Man A Time, and The Deadliest Hurricane in History. New York: Crown Publishers, 1999. Larson’s Isaac’s Storm: A Man A Time, and The Deadliest Hurricane in History perfectly depicts two main things throughout its story. It depicts the arrogance of that generation spurring from the excitement about, and confidence in their new technologies , inventions and break throughs, and the severity of the consequences that could follow if you weren’t humble. It is the story of…

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    Natural disasters strike at any moment and cause egregious damage to property and lives of loved ones. Many storms are loud and can be heard from a mile away. Something about this storm was unusual and couldn’t be seen. Over the past days, thousands of people were dead and many more were yet to arrive. The killer poison snuck underneath doors and through keyholes, and entrapping the victims in their own safety of their house. The murderer was so sneaky people went to sleep and never woke up, and…

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    People have to ,move, find a new job,and that's hard for some people. Earthquakes involve the ground to shake. Floods could happen when it rains. You got . to stay on high ground. A flood is a over flow, such as rivers, lakes. A Hurricane is a huge storm, strong winds, it lasts for a week. Tsunami is a huge wave, in a body of water. There are different types of hurricanes. Natural disasters happen…

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    Louisiana my whole life, storms became just a part of the journey. They came and they went as if they were tourists passing through and soon enough, we learned that storms are just a natural path way to get to the good parts in life. However, on August 25, 2005, a storm came that was not just a part of life. It did not swiftly breeze through and it did not just pass by. Hurricane Katrina was an exceptional encounter and unlike any other storm that has yet to come. Before the storm, I had moved…

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    Mitigation Plan Analysis

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    the month of July 2011, storms with 79 miles per hour (mph) wind gusts uprooted trees and caused widespread power outage (Minnesota State, 2014). During the month of July, 2011, there was a sustained period of elevated heat and humidity – with head indexes between 115 and 125 degrees. During the month of August, 2010, wind gusts of 80 mph caused damage to some buildings as well as uprooting trees and causing power outage (Minnesota State, 2014). In December 1995 a winter storm dropped 26 inches…

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    Cyclone Nargis Reflection

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    Participation in the early response of Cyclone Nargis: Reflective case study Introduction Myanmar is exposed to multi-hazards such as fire, flood, earthquake, cyclone and landslide. It is situated in tropical climate zone and has three seasons-Summer (mid-February to mid-May), Rainy (mid-May to mid-October) and Winter (mid-October to mid-February). The official cyclone season is in monsoon period and the high potential of cyclone formation is in pre-monsoon and post-monsoon periods. Cyclone…

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    Whoosh! As my car just flew away, hurricanes and tornados are one of the most dangerous kind of storm to be in. A few reasons that they are a terrible thing to be in is that they cause really strong dangerous winds that can rip your house off the ground! They can also cost lots of money to repair both of there damage they cause. Another fact is that they are both cyclonic. They are also really strong storms. Tornadoes and hurricanes are extremely expensive to repair the damage it…

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    Hurricane Sandy was one of many tragic events broadcasted on the news. Hurricane Sandy impacted my life when I saw it on the news. I It shined a light on how humanity comes together in times of need. Hurricane Sandy was a large tropical storm that spread over the Atlantic ocean and drifted to the eastern United States of America. It was the largest hurricane of the 2012 hurricane season. It began on October 22, 2012 and ended on November 2, 2012. The Hurricane’s terror lasted…

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    weather conditions, other conditions that had to do with things around it like human error and lots of impact from this storms hit. Hurricane weather conditions. Hurricane weather conditions were absolutely brutal, from the winds, to water, even to the eye and size of the storm. The winds of the storm reached more than 150 mph. In Boston the winds got up to 183 mph. Water in this storm included waves that were 30 to 50 feet in Long Island, NY. There were floods that were 12 to 17 feet of water.…

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    considered a single celled storm. What is a single celled storm?, You may ask. Well a single celled storm or otherwise known as pulse storms, are small thunderstorms that are usually short lasting, times for an average single cell storm is about 20-30 minutes.There are 3 stages of a single celled storm. The first stage is the developing stage,…

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