Hurricane David

Disaster Management in the United States Grace Anderson/L27294987 HLTH 505/B03 LUO Abstract Introduction “Every year, disasters put millions of Americans in danger and destroy billions of dollars worth of property. But every year, all year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is on the job —as part of a team helping communities reduce their risk, helping emergency officials prepare for all hazards, and helping people get back on their feet after their lives are disrupted by a…

Under crackling thunder in the dark night cowboys had rough experiences almost every day! Cowboys drove cattle from Texas to Kansas during 1866 by horse in groups with a normal range of 10-13 people for money weather, little sleep, and little food was only part of the challenges that cowboys faced when they pushed cattle from Texas to Kansas for money during the long cattle drive. I would not re-up for the cattle drive due to weather, too little sleep, and rations and sometimes no food. One…

storm ripped through the emerging port city and destroyed the town. Although Galveston is now a popular tourist attraction, the city was not able to completely regain its popularity. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 greatly impacted the city politically, economically, and socially. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 had a substantial political effect on the city of Galveston. After the storm, a commission form of government called the Galveston Plan was put into place. According to the article…

Louisiana Costal Wetlands: Save the Big Easy Across the United States, there are over six million acres of wetland, that shelter countless species of fish, birds, and animals. The nation’s largest coastal wetlands are located in the southern part of the country along the entire Louisiana shoreline. “Louisiana wetland is the perfect habitat for oysters, shrimp, crabs and home to the most abundant fisheries in the world. Louisiana accounts for about thirty percent of the countries’…

I think the Johnstown, Pennsylvania flood of 1889 is the most significant flood (in U.S. history) because it was the first major disaster relief effort for the Red Cross. The Red Cross was formed in 1881 and was primarily a battlefield relief organization. Thus, the Johnstown flood was the first peacetime relief effort for the Red Cross. The news coverage of the flood helped establish the Red Cross as the agency we know today. The Red Cross, led by founder Clara Barton, arrived to Johnstown only…

fled the lot. Similar scenes have occurred all throughout Texas due to high winds, heavy rains, and floods brought by Harvey attacked. Harvey had swept across most of the southern part of Texas: a moment of tragedy and hard work to get out of the hurricanes negative actions safely. But this story ended very fatal. Unlike many other stories were all people and pets survive this one didn’t have so much of a happy ending. Sulcer and her daughter, who has not been publicly identified were swept into…

Hurricane sandy was one of a natural disaster. It was the most destructive other than Katrina. Many meteorologist say that this was an unpredicted storm, which caused more damage. Sandy killed 285 people in total and 125 in the united states. But that is not as much as how many people katrina killed/injured. Some people were out of power for days and couldn’t get any resources like food and water because of Sandy. What happened first was a wave in the caribbean turned into a tropical storm…

Disasters are catastrophes that have impacted many places and people. Two examples of disasters are the Japanese Tsunami and the Peshtigo Fire. The tsunami that struck Japan was a tragic event that destroyed many homes, buildings, and vehicles. After an earthquake hit, a tsunami, or a very long and high wave, formed along the coast. The wave came and destroyed many cities and towns. The Peshtigo fire was a fire that occurred in 1871. Many fires happened for the previous days and then one night,…

New Orleans Hurricane Katrina hits, from August 23, 2005 to August 31, 2005. This starts near the gulf coast of the United States and went to New Orleans. Information states that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin told everyone to evacuate to the Super Bowl Dome for safety. Many people survived but their homes did not. But, this is just New Orleans there were other places that Hurricane Katrina hit. Sadly we won’t be focused on those places. Hurricane Katrina started as all the other hurricane but was…

According to the National Weather Service (NWS) Hurricane Rita has built up to a category five hurricane, and is heading straight through Galveston. Although the easier, and probably most cheap choice would be to stay inside your homes, and wait out the storm, we instead have decided to evacuate the city, and wait out the hurricane in a safer location. We have chosen to do so for various reasons. To start off, Hurricane Rita is incredibly endangering to our lives, if we still reside here when it…