Storm drain

will be stuck inside for both of the storms. Both blizzards and hurricanes are a type of storm but they have some things that are different from each other. There are some differences in these two storms, but there are also some similarities. Both storms can be devastatingly powerful but blizzards can the more windy of the two. They are very windy and they are made of snow but they can destroy small buildings. Sometimes depending on how powerful the storms are they can knock over mailboxes and…

Dangerous weather has definitely been an issue for Alabama, as it is many years. You always think of how it will affect your home or cars. Is your roof going to leak? Will your gutters handle all that rain? Is the hail going to dent your car? What you don’t think about it how it is affecting a part of your home that is mostly hidden to you: your foundation. WET WEATHER MEANS EXPANDING SOIL Too much rain is a big deal for your home’s foundation. Whether a slab or a crawlspace, when water builds…

In the article Water is swallowing us up: Catastrophic floods hit houston by Michael Graczyk, he talks about the most powerful Texas hurricane on record. Different counties of texas received an average of 8 to 15 inches. Harvey was the strongest hurricane to strike down Texas since 1961’s Hurricane Carla and a lot of people were killed or injured that’s why we call the flood catastrophic. The last thing I heard about the hurricane was that Harvey has so far killed 70 people who drowned in…

not touch land within the next couple of days. Florida has experienced quite a few hurricanes. It is hard to say when Irma actually started to form, but it has not slowed down that is for sure. The term “tropical storm” is used in the beginning stages of damage potential and as the storm progresses, that is when the term “hurricane” is used. Hurricane categories rate on a scale from one, having the weakest damage potential, through…

dispersing information about the storm. As with any disaster, power outages disrupted communication systems and the way residents obtained their information. The results showed that residents relied on television, radios, and the internet for reliable information. Based on the results of the survey, the author determined that power outages rendered the web, cellphones, and social media less effective. However, the lack of data from other areas heavily impacted by the storm, in particular New…

In September 1938, one America’s most deadly hurricanes raced through New England. There were a couple of conditions that made the Hurricane of ‘38 so severe.Like the weather of the New England, and the 20ft storm surge. These conditions made the hurricane much more damaging. Some of the damage sustained from the hurricane would include “entire communities wiped off the face of the Earth.”( Video). The weather that the North East was having, made a big difference on the hurricane. The…

As Cordato states North Carolina's Anti-Gouging Law in 1996: (General Statutes 75-36) (a) It shall be a violation of G.S. 75-1.1 for any person to sell or rent or offer to sell or rent at retail during a state of disaster, in the area for which the state of disaster has been declared, any merchandise or services which are consumed or used as a direct result of an emergency or which are consumed or used to preserve, protect, or sustain life, health, safety, or comfort of persons or their property…

planning whether to stay or leave. From the Palm Beach Post, “If a major storm threatens South Florida, it could take up to 99 hours to get everyone out, studies show.” (Palm Beach Post, Paragraph 5). This can be a problem for people trying to evacuate from the storm, but if you are in a forced-evacuation area, you will need to be ready to leave in that timezone. Some homes cannot afford shutters or protection from the storm, and decide to depart, such as a mobile home. To conclude,…

Tornadoes are one of the most feared natural disasters across the United States. They are great gusts of wind that form a funnel and suck up everything in their path leaving almost nothing left standing. They tend to pop out of nowhere with little time to prepare. There are many devastating effects of tornadoes most notable are destruction of property, environmental impact and lost lives. Tornadoes have caused very much destruction of property of the years. They have destroyed over…

fall; the water is evaporated from the ocean which fuels the hurricane. b. The heat is released in a tropical thunderstorm is carried away by the wind and it takes the top of the storm. This causes the heat to build up forming a low pressure. c. Hurricanes develop near the equator, moving rapidly towards land; the storm system can produce dangerous destructive winds, scaturient rain, and flooding leaving communities completely dismantled. II. Life Cycle of Hurricanes a. Tropical Depression is…