Louisiana Purchase

Hurricanes, no matter the Category are serious, and can cause catastrophic damage with winds going as fast as 155 mph sweep through areas. Hurricane Katrina, a Category 5 hurricane, with winds going approximately 40 mph, and Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane, with winds going 130 mph at landfall, are both great examples of hurricanes that resulted in a great mass of destruction. While Katrina and Harvey’s differences are evident, some similarities are conspicuous. New Orleans destruction…

Hurricane Sandy, also known as “Superstorm Sandy”, was a massive hurricane and cyclone storm that occurred on October 22nd 2012, and lasted until November 2nd. Sandy is considered to be the largest Atlantic hurricane on record (Gutner). Initally starting out as just a Category 1 tropical storm in the Caribean sea, Sandy made its way to Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the United States east coast border, reaching to a Category 3 strength. With its immense strength and wind power of a maxium of 115…

pollution. And mold growth inside still remains a health problem louisiana was losing 12 to 14 square miles per year before Katrina came along but Katrina storm surge only lasted a couple of hours unlike rita which happened a few months later the waves for that one lasted weeks both hurricanes lost anywhere from 204 to 252 square miles of wetland shore line And also added…

Major disasters like 9/11 and the Boston Marathon Bombing, initiates a crisis event that triggers a response by actors across the spectrum of society, such as government and private sector entities, nonprofit organizations, and citizen volunteers, to converge on the crisis event with goals of mitigating any active threats, stabilizing the scene, and saving lives. A critical component of the response effort is Emergency Medical Services (EMS), which plays a major role in providing initial medical…

create Louisiana. Many things have contributed to the growth of Louisiana. One of the only things that creates land are rivers. In Louisiana, the river that builds land is the Mississippi river. It has created what we now know as Southern Louisiana. The Mississippi River creates land by depositing sediment into the Gulf of Mexico and whenever it floods, sediment would be left behind which builds up land over time. However, although it takes a very long time to create the land of Louisiana, it…

August 27, 2017, at 2 AM, I watched as the water slowly crept up to my house. I couldn’t sleep. I was sitting there, staring, at the river outside my house that used to be my driveway not knowing what else to do. I kept my phone close that night, every so often hearing the ‘ding’ that would signify that another one of my friends were either being evacuated or the water had finally found its way into their home, while I was silently hoping that the water wouldn’t choose my house to break into.…

Politics after Katrina Disasters put a lot of pressure on everyone that it affects. Every person hearing the news or living through feels some kind of pain. When people are affected, it eventually means politics will have to show its ugly head. Politics and disasters do not mix well at all. Notably was hurricane Katrina. According to the article, Politics after Katrina, published by Jake Elliott (2010) Katrina was the largest natural disaster to hit the mainland United States to date. Combine…

A hurricane is a heavy storm with severe winds. It is also called a tropical cyclone, it forms over tropical or subtropical waters (National Ocean Service, 2017). According to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, a hurricane winds are rated on a 1 to 5 category (National Ocean Service, 2017). A natural disaster is a major event that takes place from natural processes of Earth. A hurricane is considered a natural disaster that happened in my community and the disaster that happened in my…

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.…

The Atchafalaya River The Atchafalaya River is a distributary of the Red River and Mississippi River section in part of the southern portion in central Louisiana. The Atchafalaya is a one hundred and thirty seven mile long distributary of the Mississippi and Red Rivers. The name "Atchafalaya" comes from the Choctaw language and translates to long river from hachcha, “river" and falaya, "long.” During the fifteenth century the Mississippi River and the Red River were separated. These two rivers…