Gulf Coast of the United States

Those states include Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky, Maine, Colorado, West Virginia, Texas, Ohio, Oregon, Louisiana, and the District of Colombia. The areas affected in Canada are in Ontario and Quebec. In fact, the storm did not heavily affect the areas that veered off from the East Coast but had some impact on the amount of precipitation…

Hurricane Camille Overview: Hurricane Camille was the third and most powerful tropical cyclone of the twentieth century. On August 5, 1969, the forecast recognized a typical tropical storm off the coast of Africa. The storm started on August 14, 1969 and continued through August 22, 1969. This storm took many by surprise when the winds began to kick in and destroy everything in sight. This storm started off as a tropical storm; yet, when the winds reached 97 km, they declared it a hurricane.…

Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It is also bordered by the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea.1 Iran is also within proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, a heavily traveled, narrow passageway that measures 21 miles at its narrowest point, and separates the Gulf of Oman from the Persian Gulf.2 The total land mass is 1,531,595 square kilometers, making it roughly the size of the state of Alaska, and around two and a half times larger than the state of Texas.3 Iran features a variety of…

Mazatlan. Despite these major setbacks, Sinaloa made new alliances and expanded even further. The Sinaloa are now active in seventeen Mexican states and throughout parts of the United States. They also have connections all the way in Australia. It is rumoured that the Sinaloa’s success is due in part to the organization's history of preferential treatment by the United State’s Drug Enforcement Administration and the Mexicans, who are accused of using the Sinaloa cartel as a source of information…

very disastrous event that occurred in New Orleans. The hurricane was a very effective one but not as effective as Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Katrina did various amounts of damage to the people and the areas. It was the deadliest to strike the United States since the year of 1928 (“U.S. Census). Hurricane Katrina was the 11th tropical storm in the 2005 hurricane season (Hurricanes: Science). This hurricane had many aspects throughout…

is an uncontested use of area needed for the Panama Canal. This work in progress is projected to be completed this year in 2015. So what will that do for the west coast ports? It will cause the Gulf Coast to gain jobs and seek local and federal investments. With the incidents such as Katrina, and the major oil spill, the Gulf coast could use some type of relief in that part of the country. Ports of Embarkation A port of Embarkation is defined as an area of a port from which cargo departs.…

world”. “The US consumes more oil than any oil country 1.85 billion barrels per day”. Oil spills affect the environment and economy. The Gulf of Mexico has over a thousand oil rigs. The Deepwater Horizon is one of the biggest oil rigs on the Gulf of Mexico. In 2010 there was one of the largest oil spills in History. As many oil rigs as there are on the Gulf of Mexico there are frequent spills. Deepwater Horizon was considered the largest marine oil spill in history. After the explosion the…

This is the largest region. This area covers about three-fifth of the total area of North America. This extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south and is located just at the central part of the east and west highlands. The central part is slightly high and gradually slopes towards the north and south coasts. The Lake Region of North America is situated to the north and the Mississippi Basin to the south of this plain. 4.The Highlands of Central America :…

It’s been 12 years when we had one of the deadliest hurricanes that brought us into difficult situation. On August 29, 2005, a storm made landfall in the Gulf Coast of the United States. The rating of the storm in Saffir-Simpson was Category 3, and it had 100-140 miles per hour of sustained winds. Many people underestimated the strength of Hurricane Katrina that caused more than $100 billion in damage, and it killed almost 2,000 people. Hurricane Katrina has led to massive residential flooding…

The History of Air Defense Artillery PFC Tolve Class 11-14H 24 OCT 2014 On November 17, 1775 the United States Army Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery branches were founded by the Continental Congress. Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery are separate branches. However, both inherit the traditions of the Artillery branch. There are many differences and similarities to both branches. For starters the mission of the Field Artillery is “to destroy, defeat, or disrupt the enemy…