Storm surge

with such ferocity that one official predicted it would become the most dangerous storm in history. Thousands were evacuated from luxury beach resorts long before the powerful Category 5 storm touched down Friday evening near Cuixmala in southwestern Mexico. Its 165-mph winds uprooted trees and dropped power lines. The hurricane center's final advisory on what had been described as a possible catastrophic storm came hours after Patricia had been downgraded to a tropical depression(A tropical…

Ray Nagin, Jr. ordered an emergency evacuation after getting a call from Max Mayfair stating “This is one of the worst storms that I have ever seen in my 33-year history.” The sociological perspective is a “perspective on human behavior and its connection to society as a whole” as claimed by (Vivkas, 2012). One group wanted to “ride out” the storm due to experiencing a “similar” storm, Hurricane Betsy, another group left as soon as possible, and the last group had nowhere to go due to…

“The Storm,” demonstrates how the local, state, and federal government responded to a natural disaster that occurred in New Orleans. The report shows how the government successfully failed to protect Americans from a tragedy, and how the response system is shattered. The political actors who were in charge of the disaster from Hurricane Katrina include, President Bush, FEMA, the Department of Homeland Security, Governor Kathleen Blanco, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, Louisiana’s National Guard,…

Dead men Floating Summary When a bad storm entered the small town of Hardin, Missouri the river of Missouri overflowed its banks and flooded the town. The flood water covered more than twenty million acres of land. Fifty five thousand homes were ether destroyed or damaged. Exactly fifty people died.The damages would cost up to fifteen billion dollars. The bad thing about it was Hardin was only six miles north of the Missouri river so the town people knew it was only a matter of time before…

First, one can infer that Haiti will remain to be a target for natural disasters. For example, do to their location they are regularly hit by tropical storms that tear through the Caribbean Sea. Second, one can infer that Haiti won’t be coming out of poverty anytime soon. For example, 59% if the population live in poverty and make less than $2.42 a day. Last, one can infer that without a strong government…

specifically, this flood hit the Schoharie Creek Bridge, a New York State Thruway connecting Albany to New York City. This flood had caused one hundred feet of the bridge to collapse, as cars were crossing the bridge in attempt to escape the storm. As the storm collapsed it immediately took two vehicles with it, and 3 more cars followed. There were ten casualties. This failure lead to immediate investigation, that was long over due. This was a catastrophic engineering failure. Cause of Incident…

The process of flooding occurs as heavy rain pours onto the river and already saturated ground and river ice melting onto saturated ground. Deaths by drowning and health risks from evacuation have occurred since the beginning of time. Most areas of the world have been affected by flooding at one point in time. For example, Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic results, with 1,245 deaths because of flooding and 120,000 acres under water (National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA],…

after the appearance of Hurricane Katrina. Which produced lack of experience in authorities positive and unnecessary demise that show some expression such as desperation, sorrow, exasperation and revulsion. Nature and America has constantly thrown storms at us, but none as damaging and mortal as Hurricane Katrina. Katrina demonstrated us that this nation is not ready for a tragedy such as the one it surrounded upon New Orleans. In late August 2005 Hurricane Katrina caused vital destructions in…

You shouldn’t play with fire, unless the fire is embedded on a Pokémon in a video game. Ho-Oh, the legendary bird Pokémon of Ecruteak City is the embodiment of various Eastern mythological creatures based on the Phoenix. The Phoenix is well-known to mythology fanatics, mainly as the bird that reincarnates new once it collapses unto itself in a binding sphere of ash and flames. Ho-Oh is part of a legendary duo with Lugia, both are rather large bird-like Pokémon. Lugia acts as the polar opposite,…

1. Situation: The recent catastrophic (Hurricane Maria Aftermath) rains and sustained winds have caused havoc, resulting in the most damaging floods within Fort Allen premises to include all facilities assigned to the 201st Regiment (MF) RTI. Consequently, not only is it having devastating effect on livelihoods all infrastructure has been severely impacted in the affected areas including telecommunications. 2. Request the use of the classrooms C110, C120 (A&B), C140 (A&B), and C150 B located…