Hurricane Wilma

Tornadoes vs. Hurricanes Wow! That’s a big storm. Hurricanes and tornadoes have a lot of similarities and differences. They can also vary in size and cause a lot of damage. The damages, wind speed, similarities, causes, and also watches. These are all sorts of facts about tornadoes and hurricanes. To begin with, there are all sorts of watches for a tornado and a hurricane. The watches for a tornado are 1 or 2 hours ahead of time before it is about to hit. If there’s a tornado there would be a…

Hurricane Irma has led to many devastating events in the Caribbean Islands. Hurricane Irma was a Category 5 storm when it crashed through the Caribbean, leaving a minimum of 36 people dead in its wake before moving on to Florida. "There's no food here. There's no water here," said Germania Perez, 70. Residents of the islands are struggling to maintain a semblance of the life they had before Irma as they fight off hunger and thirst. Water supplies are contaminated and there is no groundwater to…

The 1947 Atlantic hurricane season was the first Atlantic hurricane season to have tropical storms named by the United States Air Force. The season officially began on June 16, 1947, and ended on November 1, 1947. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. However, the first tropical cyclone developed on June 13, while the final system was absorbed by a cold front on December 1. There were 10 tropical storms; 5 of them…

In August 2011, a dangerous high-wind thunderstorm would blow through Indianapolis bringing down the temporary stage where Sugarland was scheduled to perform that evening (Crandall, Parnell & Spillan, 2013). The fair officials were notified of the potential severity approximately thirty minutes before the band was scheduled to take the stage. The Indiana State Police advised the fair officials as well as the band to consider postponing the start of the show or cancelling it all together.…

affected by a hurricane. When the water is warm hurricanes may form and use the water as an energy source. Hurricane Katrina included many details common to hurricanes, and caused damage and destruction to property and lives that affected the region, but the area has started to recover in its aftermath. There are many things people don’t know about hurricanes, here are somethings people may not know. Hurricanes can lose strength after traveling for a long time. While the hurricane is moving the…

121 Dwayne Baker Regional Research Paper Hurricane Irma was one of the largest hurricanes in history. Irma had sustained winds at one hundred and eighty-five miles per hour, four hundred and twenty-five miles wide, and caused massive destruction across the Caribbean Islands as well as the United States. The region I have been exploring is the Caribbean Islands, specifically the islands impacted by Irma. I am exploring this topic because although the hurricane hit about a month ago, the islands…

Victoria Carlisle Blair 2 March 2017 1A Did federalism work in the case of Hurricane Katrina? Hurricane Katrina can be summed up in one word, crippling. Karina was one of the most disastrous natural occurrences in U.S. History not only when taking into account social and economic disparity, but also the poor communication and problem solving of local, state, and national governments. I believe the principle of federalism was successful before, during, and after disaster hit due to communication…

of Civil Engineers Hurricane Katrina External Review Panel, 2007). The American Society of Civil Engineers Hurricane Katrina External Review Panel (2007) stated “there were two direct causes of the levee breaches: collapse of several levees with concrete floodwalls (called I-walls) because of the way they were designed,…

action. Hurricane Harvey, a meteorological disaster, began as a Tropical Storm; but over time, it transitioned into a Hurricane. On August 17, 2017, the Miami National Hurricane Center identified, then, Tropical Storm Harvey, in the Caribbean Sea. However, as it continued to move west—as we learned recently in class—the storm built strength but slowly deteriorates. Then, on August 23, 2017, the storm rebuilt and continued west—developing stronger winds and finally turning into a Hurricane the…

In storm emergency situations, having a roof over your head is more than just a figure of speech! Fortunately, there are instant solutions for storm damaged roofs in Newport. Storms and tornadoes Global warming cannot be ignored. It leaves tangible evidence of its existence, not only in warmer summers, but also in the unpredictable, extreme weather which has been experienced lately in South Wales. The UK suffers about sixty tornadoes, or 'mini-tornadoes', a year, according to the Met Office,…