Louisiana

Whoosh! As my car just flew away, hurricanes and tornados are one of the most dangerous kind of storm to be in. A few reasons that they are a terrible thing to be in is that they cause really strong dangerous winds that can rip your house off the ground! They can also cost lots of money to repair both of there damage they cause. Another fact is that they are both cyclonic. They are also really strong storms. Tornadoes and hurricanes are extremely expensive to repair the damage it…

Our world has suffered many tragic events. All of which have been broadcasted worldwide. Hurricane Sandy was one of many tragic events broadcasted on the news. Hurricane Sandy impacted my life when I saw it on the news. I It shined a light on how humanity comes together in times of need. Hurricane Sandy was a large tropical storm that spread over the Atlantic ocean and drifted to the eastern United States of America. It was the largest hurricane of the 2012 hurricane season. It…

The Great Hurricane of 1938 was a devastating one that had killed some many people that no hurricane to date can beat its death toll.The Hurricanes three main features were the Conditions,contact,and the aftermath of Also this hurricane left the biggest path of destruction anything in it´s way was gone.This was named the deadliest hurricane in american history. The hurricane’s conditions were the recipe of disaster this is how it all started.It started to form in cape verde islands on…

The Hurricane of 1938 In 1938 there was one of the biggest hurricane yet. The hurricane was so bad and lasted days. There were very bad weather conditions, other conditions that had to do with things around it like human error and lots of impact from this storms hit. Hurricane weather conditions. Hurricane weather conditions were absolutely brutal, from the winds, to water, even to the eye and size of the storm. The winds of the storm reached more than 150 mph. In Boston the winds got up to…

Does the Hurricane Katrina story exhibit the distinguishing features of a crisis, as defined in the introductory essay you read from the Howitt and Leonard text this week? Howitt and Leonard (2009), in their segment on Hurricane Katrina, depicts in detail the features of New Orleans in emergency crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. A hurricane crisis which eventually escalated into a natural catastrophe as the storm's destructive winds and rain resulted in the rupture of the levees…

In January of 1994, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit the San Fernando valley in Los Angelas, CA. In January of 2010 a 7 magnitude earthquake hit 15 miles south of the city of Port-au-Prince Haiti. Both earthquakes occurred in extremely population dense areas. Both were similar in strength. However, while the Haitian earthquake killed close to 300,000 people by some accounts, the Northridge Earthquake killed 57. While some argue the actual death toll to be as low as 84,000 in Haiti, that is still…

She wanted to be well-known; for everyone to know her name. With some help from another individual, she reached that goal. However, not in a way many people would expect. This was the head of Bonnie Parker’s life. She had a strong lead in school, but a hard, dishonest relationship with her love afterwards. This lead to a frenzy of murders and robberies, including the Bloody Frolic of 1932. If her life was not cut so short, she could have done much more damage. Bonnie Parker was the female…

Following the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, Chris Rose through his book 1 Dead in Attic discusses the life in New Orleans, and the peoples attitude towards life. Unlike many unfortunate individuals, Rose was one of the lucky ones who's home and belongings were not destroyed, after the hurricane. Unfortunately, not all individuals and families in New Orleans had the same fortune . Many were left homeless, starving, and with the loss of their loved ones. Much of what occurred after Hurricane…

Six years ago, my family and community were devastated by the uncut strength of mother nature. Superstorm Sandy, the storm of the century, decimated a large part of the Northeast Coast. My home was lucky enough to be a raised ranch where the main part of our home was on the second floor. But because I live less than a mile from the ocean, we were slammed with twelve feet of storm surge. It was enough to flood my entire basement with six feet of saltwater and was just one step away from…

Wow! Tornadoes and Hurricanes are very powerful and can be lots of harm. Although Tornados and Hurricanes have many things that are similar, they also vary in other characteristics. Their wind speeds, damages, and locations are all different. However, their causes are similar. The first thing that Tornados and Hurricanes have that is different is their wind speeds. A tornados wind speed for a week storm could get up to about 50mph. For a strong tornado wind speed could get up to about 320mph.…