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On May 22, 2011, Joplin, Missouri was hit by an EF5 tornado. A News-Leader article written by Thomas Gounley, “Five years after the devastating Joplin tornado, here's what the city looks like,” written five years after the disaster, explains the lasting effects of the tornado on the city. The article explains where the tornado touched down, how much damage it did, and what the lasting effects are on the community. The focus of the article is to give readers an inside-view of how specific…

Introduction; In August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina attacked the Gulf Coast of the United States. Where, the storm causes landfall in golf coast states. The hurricane had a Classified 3 level on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. The hurricane brought sustained winds about 100–140 miles per hour. Then, the winds have extended about 400 miles across. The storm itself did a great deal of damage, but its aftermath was catastrophic. Damage of dams led to massive flooding, and many people…

catastrophe, a technological catastrophe, and an environmental catastrophe. Howitt and Leonard indicated that Katrina was a crisis because: - The response to the situation revealed weakness of the system and poor level of preparedness by the local, state and federal authorities. - The novelty of situation and its unusually large scale. - The effects resulting from…

such a special storm. Sobel lived in Morningside Heights, high above the Hudson River on northern Manhattan’s West Side (Sobel 143). Sobel is a Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University (Sobel 315). He researches meteorology, extreme weather and climate dynamics (Sobel 315). As a result, he was in a good place at his residence because it is well above where any storm surge would have reached his apartment. He had a perfect…

location of tornadoes are mostly seen in northern Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Louisana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. The states are called “Tornado Alley” According to source two. They have been seen everywhere accept for in Alaska because it’s too cold. Hurricanes aren’t in Alaska either. “Hurricanes are located in the Gulf states, such as, Texas, Louisana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Flordia.” Also, there has been 800 tornadoes in the U.S. there has only been 20 hurricanes…

fires historically made an impact on changes in fire codes. Such as the Iroquois Theater Fire in Chicago in 1903, caused the deaths of 602 people, thus resulting in federal and state codes included requirements for maximum seating capacity, exit doors and the inclusion of sprinklers. Several other cases, such as the Ohio State Penitentiary Fire in 1930, and the Rhythm Club Fire in 1940, brought fire codes for jails and night clubs.…

Hurricanes Hurricanes are monstrous, large, swirling storms, with huge and strong winds. They are one of nature’s most deadly beauties, which that can blow up to 252 km pr hour(157 mph or more) which is similar to the speed of some high-speed trains. The storms form over warm ocean waters while also able to strike land. When the hurricane reaches land, it will push a wall of water ashore. That water is called a storm surge, and along with the rain, the hurricane can also cause some deadly…

I. Summary This paper aims to address the topic of beach erosion. I will start with some background on the topic about what beach erosion is, why it is a potential hazard, and where its effects are being seen today. I will then get into how erosion specifically effects beaches, and delve into the various causes of beach erosion such as rising sea levels, tidal patterns, and human development. After that I am going to discuss how erosion effects the land. More specifically on how it effects the…

SUBJECT: Hurricane Katrina: Failing to Plan led to Plan to Fail 1. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide major lessons learned concerning Hurricane Katrina’s response efforts. 2. Importance of the Issue: The lessons learned are important because Hurricane Katrina was not the first hurricane to threatened New Orleans and will not be the last. Given the well-known risk that New Orleans’ topography poses to its citizens, these lessons need to be incorporated into future plans in order…

Once upon a time in a land far away…….oh wait, wrong story. Once upon a time in Louisiana, there was a girl in 4-H named Kourtni Thibodeaux and that girl was me; correction, is me and as you can presume I’m a bit of a jokester. I am sixteen-years-old, in the eleventh grade, and this is my eighth year participating in 4-H, sixth year a part of the Calcasieu Homeschool 4-H Club. This year, I was elected senior parliamentarian of my club. Being homeschooled, I have a lot of time to work on my…