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Saving Lemonade Lightning clashed against the ground as hurricane Harvey pummeled the southeast coast of Texas for the third day in a row. My house was in a flood zone but hadn’t taken on water since the flood of ‘94, so although we had our worries it wasn’t something that we were losing sleep over. More and more rain began to fall by the instance and we received word that water was being released for the Lake Conroe dam at a pace that had never been reached before. The water began to flow over…

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…

What if over 15% of the United States disappeared? By the year 2040, more than a million acres of Louisiana will vanish. This is important that Louisiana’s wetlands protection is ensured since it helps protect the coast from hurricanes and storms, they provide a home for wildlife, and is a part of Louisiana’s culture. Louisiana’s wetlands and coast provide protection from storms and hurricanes. Without the help of the wetlands and coast, storms will cause more storm surge, causing more…

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…

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…

In 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…

Introduction The Johnstown Flood which was one of the worst disasters ever happened in U.S. history by far which was also the most famous dam failure. Johnstown is situated about 50 miles east-southeast of Pittsburgh, in the Allegheny Mountains, in the southeastern Pennsylvania. There was the “South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club” whose members included Andrew Carnegie, Henry Frick and Andrew Mellon. The club had bought the abandoned earth fill dam and the reservoir known as Lake Conemaugh.…

More than 470 people have died in Haiti over the past few days because of the destruction of Hurricane Matthew. The U.S. have been trying to do everything in their power to help Haiti's out. They have been sending over supplies such as blankets, hygiene kits, and kitchen sets to 100,000 people. Thousands of people have lost their homes and crops to the storm and are staying in temporary shelters. In the near future, the U.S. fears that whatever food they have left will run out and they will be…

The pollution disaster of the Love Canal happened after a canal in LaSalle, a Niagara Falls town, was drained and acted as a municipal and industrial chemical dump, mainly being used by Hooker Chemical Cooperation between 1948-1953. Over the five years more than 21,000 tons of hazardous chemicals were dumped into the canal which contaminated the soil and groundwater. In 1953 the canal was covered over with clay and soil and declared safe, and soon after it was sold to the school board who then…