A hurricane is an intense storm with very high winds. It is characterized by how fast its winds speeds are and how bad the storm is (“Hurricane.”). There were four category 5 Hurricanes in 2005, the most that were in record for an Atlantic hurricane season, and Hurricane Katrina was one of them. Hurricane Katrina was a 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…
On September 8, 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in America struck the city of Galveston. The unnamed and unexpected storm ripped through the emerging port city and destroyed the town. Although Galveston is now a popular tourist attraction, the city was not able to completely regain its popularity. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 greatly impacted the city politically, economically, and socially. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 had a substantial political effect on the city of Galveston.…
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’…
In the story A Worn Path by Eudora Welty is a story that represents high spirits, trust, brave, and life and death. Phoenix Jackson, from A Worn Path, has a mission/journey to go into town for her grandsons medication. She goes through many obstacles she is a very elderly women around her 80’s. The connection Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” the character Phoenix Jackson is symbolic to a Phoenix bird from mythology because they both rebirth, go on missions/journeys, and have high spirits to where…
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…
It has been a tough month of natural disasters here in Florida, as well as other parts of the world. We have had two major hurricanes strike and destroy a substantial amount of U.S soil, as well as outbreaks of fire in multiple areas of our nation. As we repair, rebuild, and reflect on these disasters as a nation, we at Cassels Garage are here to help. Many people are without reliable transportation after the storms that hit here in Florida. We want to help you in any way we can. Cassels Garage…
1938 the year of one of New England's worst hurricanes with huge waves and record-breaking winds. Many contributing factors such as the conditions and human error and how the impacts made the storm so powerful. Many people were left homeless, injured or in the worst cases, dead. All of this was a recipe for disaster. One of the major events that made the storm so powerful was the conditions. There were winds up to more than one hundred mph. People from the YouTube videos houses were falling…