Hurricane David

Texas is one of America’s greatest states and it also has a vivid background, as an interesting history behind it. Texas has a completely different background from California, which includes its geography, population, economy structure, attractions and history. Texas is also known as The Lone Star State, which its flag has star on the side, and the colors are red, white and blue. Texas’s flag shares somewhat a similar design with Latin American countries such as Chile, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.…

resources, and poor government. One of the worst problems Haiti delts with is the amount of unfortunate natural disasters. Earthquakes, cyclones, and hurricanes have destroyed the country. January 12, 2010 a magnitude- 7.0 quake hit Haiti leveling buildings and destroying the country. Six years after the quake, Haiti had still not recovered before Hurricane Matthew stroke Haiti hard October Of 2016. It is close to impossible for Haiti to recover from the natural disasters without a stable…

flying everywhere. Hurricane Andrew was the time in August 1992, when a tropical wave near Africa, moved to the Atlantic Ocean. Then, the winds reached hurricane levels. The state of Florida wasn’t prepared for Hurricane Andrew, the disaster created many problems and caused mass devastation. Before Hurricane Andrew, the state Florida wasn’t prepared. According to Malcolm Gladwell, “A week after it ripped through Florida and Louisiana, leaving 250,000 people homeless, Hurricane Andrew has left a…

If a category 5 hurricane was heading towards land and a person doesn't know what they need to do, here are some of the necessities. They would need to have some supplies to prepare for the worst. Some things a person should have is extra supplies such as food, water, batteries, etc. Another action you may also take is to board up your home with shutters, wood, or anything that would protect your windows from breaking. And a person would want to have a generator, in case the power goes out.…

In order for Haiti to achieve “full” recovery and improve its resiliency, it would need to improve its social economic status, infrastructure, reduce corruption and improve health outcomes (Hough et al., 2010). A 2011 collaborative report presented by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) remarked that the response phase in Haiti was upon completion, and the nation was in a “fragile recovery phase”; however, it was recommended not to reduce…

I. Introduction a. Background on Resilient Neighborhoods • Description of overall Resilient Neighborhoods initiative • Relation to the City’s overall response to Sandy and resiliency planning • Relation to other DCP work, such as Citywide Text Amendment • Relation to other state and federal initiatives • Why this study area was chosen Following Superstorm Sandy in October 2012, New York City developed a detailed action plan for recovery from the storm and the long-term resiliency of the…

Many factors caused the collapse which took place August 1, 2007 around 6:00pm with a number of fatalities. At the time of the I-35W Mississippi Bridge collapse construction workers were making additions to the 40 year old structure in hopes of separating the eastbound and westbound lanes. With the bridge being built in the 1960s there were many changes that needed to be made which put stress on the structure and girders over the course of time. With Tons of construction equipment and cars due…

CVEN9611 URBAN HYDROLOGY Semester 1, 2016 ASSIGNMENT No: 3 ASSIGNMENT NAME: Urban Hydraulic structures STUDENT NAME & ID NUMBER: Wael Hasanen Mohamed Hasanen – ZID 5033260 EMAIL: wael.hasanen@gmail.com DATE SUBMITTED: 24 May 2016 PLACE SUBMITTTED: Online Via Turnitin Lecturer: Dr. Stefan Felder Introduction Floods are the worst natural disaster in Australia. In 2010-2011, Queensland experienced flash floods. There was big damage to properties and council assists, many…

First responders should monitor channels for distress calls and coordinate efforts with a crisis command post. All inflow of private vehicles should be restricted on a regional basis by state highway patrol on major interstates as well as law enforcement on local roadways. Although state DOTs are not directly responsible for patrolling state-owned infrastructure, “DOTs do have the responsibility for controlling access to critical components, establishing coordination with law enforcement to…

Written by: Ryan Terrell and Jake Carter Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas Coast on August 25th, 2017. Many people were affected by the storm, and many people were left homeless. 70 or more people lost their lives during the storm. Houston had flooded within days after the storm hit the Texas coast. We interviewed Mrs. Jett, and we found out that her brother had been affected during the storm. Her brother lives in Taft, north of Rockport. The storm took a so called “bite” out of the side of his…