Storm drain

Using all of their staff and resources FEMA is combating wildfires and severe storms in 20 other states. For preparation against Irma large supplies of food, bottled water, medical supplies, cots tarps for roofs, 11 million liters of water and 7.5 million meals were placed in Alabama. Along with generators and other equipment to bring in to damaged areas to help people take in the damage and plan recoveries once the storm passes. Ever since Hurricane Katrina many improvements have been made to…

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi occurred in Australia on the 3rd of February 2011. It reached a marginal Category 5. The lowest air pressure was recorded at Tully Sugar Mill at 929 hPa. The heaviest rainfall was recorded at South Mission beach at 471 mm. The highest tidal surge was recorded at Cardwell of an approximate height of 5m. Yasi had a maximum wind gust of 285 km/h, and had a maximum sustained wind gust of 205 km/h. Cyclone Yasi began developing as a tropical low northwest of Fiji on the…

sand and the salty water. We get though breakfast and lunch, no problems. It is when it starts to get later in the day is when the clouds start developing but young me just thinks the clouds getting darker is because the day is ending, not that a storm is brewing. Everyone is showering, washing off all the sand and getting ready to go to dinner. The rain didn’t start until we were leaving from dinner but still, I hardly paid attention to what was actually…

calamity, the cry for leadership rings more a screech. As the rain came pouring down over coastal Texas at the end of last month, mother nature surely produced the most ideal conditions for a leadership situation. Hurricane Harvey, the wettest tropical storm to hit the contiguous United States, inundated cities like Houston and Beaumont and put Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a rather sink or swim locus to lead through difficult circumstances (Alvarez). This essay will examine the exchange of…

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…

Storm Surge In Storm Surge by Adam Sobel, we learn about Hurricane Sandy and the events surrounding it. Sobel explains some of the aspects which made Hurricane Sandy 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…

Courage a word thrown around like a leaf in the mighty winds of the hurricane a word in which can be used a thousands time incorrectly before being used in a true sense. What does it mean to be courageous? What is the embodiment of such a word in regards to our realistic cruel world to find said courage we must first learn what courage is. Courage is not only an act of strength or bravery but the ability to be strong in mighty blaze that is life but the possession of the ability to block all…

are bigger. At last, hurricanes form from warm ocean waters. “They start at the equarter because it’s so warm. The hurricane moves to the shore by strong winds.“ According to meteorologist, Spencer Adkins. Although, tornadoes form from thunder storms that extend to the ground for only a few minutes but more if it’s bigger. What cause a tornadoes is hail lightning and strong winds. Also. Hurricanes are eye shaped, unlike tornadoes look like funnels. In conclusion, now you know the…

Hurricanes and Tornadoes Essay Whoa!! The roof just flew off my house!! Hurricanes and tornadoes are storms that can destroy anything and everything in its path. They're arguably the deadliest storms in the world. Just the winds from these storms easily destroy homes. One hurricane or tornado can kill over a 1,000 people. These storms have many similarities and differences. Similarities and differences of hurricanes and tornadoes can be found in size and characteristics, costs and damage, and…

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…