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The Florida Keys The winds howled and a waves crashed up against the bridges as the workers hurry to finish the bridge before the hurricane arrives. In 1909 a category 5 hurricane hit land in the keys, the winds reached speeds of up to 185 mph. The hurricane destroyed much of Henry Flagler’s near completed railroad, however his workers continued building the bridge. “There has never been anything worth obtaining without grief, or suffering, and disappointment” - Henry Flagler. The hurricanes of…

This article is about Hurricane Katrina and how the world can learn lessons from it. A quote from Edward Barbier states that “For the parts of the world that have extremely vulnerable populations, I think there are lessons that can be learned from the planning strategy that took place in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina”. He is basically saying that people can learn a very valuable lesson from Hurricane Katrina and can learn from better planning and strategizing. After causing about $110…

twenty-six thousand there are in Florida were left homeless. But unfortunately not everyone was able to survive. The nationwide total death toll from Hurricane Andrew was twenty-six lives, with another forty people dying as an indirect result of the storm. After all this destruction and loss, it was clearly seen that everyone was in need and something had to be done. Committees began raising money and private groups petitioned for government assistance and coordinated the spending of millions of…

In the September 11 Digital Archive and the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, they both compare in that they both talk about the impacts that these terrible events had on people’s lives. However, they differed in the way they were talked about. In the September 11 Digital Archive, it concentrated mostly on where the people were during these attacks, how these people remembered this day, and the impact it had on our country. In the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, it focused on what led up to this…

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. This storm was a natural disaster especially for New Orleans. The hurricane caused flooding, death, displaced residents, damages and a decrease in the population. Hurricane Katrina and the levee’s failure increased the stress levels for the individuals living New Orleans. In the documentary “Troubled the Water”, it appeared disturbing, chaotic and there was doubt and anger. These individual experienced something that would probably bring repeated…

more storm-resistant. From 2008 through 2017, the U.S. government and utilities aresupposed to spend more than $32 billion on things like smart-grid and storm-hardening technology. Thatalso includes systems that are made to resist wind, flying debris and flooding. It also allows powerproviders to identify damage and restore electric power faster.Hurricane Matthew did not really provided the kind of weather forecasters feared at first, but it is stillproving to be a deadly and disruptive storm.…

hurricanes that are headed towards land. These storms are violent winds that pick up lots of water and cause lot of damage to anything in its path. Not only is this natural disaster damaging to people and physical objects right in its path, but it hurts the economy a lot which cause for the rest of the United States or even the world to feel and suffer from the after math of the hurricane. In August of 2007 New Orleans was hit by hurricane Katrina. This storm was the deadliest hurricane to have…

for developing the River Walk was a flood that occurred in the 1920s that killed 50 people and amounted to $50 million in damages. The city government was in the beginning stages of developing a plan that would convert the San Antonio River into a storm sewer system. This was too be done by straightening the river and using a concrete tunnel to divert the river’s water in order to prevent flooding. Many citizens opposed this idea resulting in the foundation of the San Antonio Conservation…

According to Kim Ann Zimmermann, Live Science Contributor 2015, the dimensions of Katrina hurricane were about sixth overall Atlantic hurricanes. Katrina originally formed about 200 miles SE of the Bahamas on 08/23/2005, as a tropical storm. In the early morning…

able to support different purposes. The protection system of the city needs to be changed and developed, also improve its water management to prevent future floods and I think it might be good for the city if it has a new strategy to benefit from storm water and used it a source. I believe that to increase the city’s resiliency it is important not only to change the system of the city but it is important to increase people’s awareness of the environment and climate change so everyone understands…