Storm Thorgerson

Generally Hurricane Katrina were one of the most costly storms in U.S. history. It was a powerful storm that left thousands without homes, caused thousands to evacuate and took many lives with. However Katrina initially formed about 200 miles southeast of the Bahamas on august 23rd, 2005, as a tropical depression. (Complex) as Katrina progressed it struck the gulf coast with devastating force at daybreak on august 29,It 2005. (Complex) It hit five southern states:…

Recently, states on the east coast of the U.S. have been slowly sinking into the Atlantic Ocean due to flooding. The flooding isn’t always coming from the rainfall of the recent hurricanes Irma and Harvey, but even occurs on days you least expect it, sunny and calm days. They call this “nuisance flooding” and researchers are expecting more of this to occur in the future. One of the possible factors of this occurrence could be that parts of Canada were covered by an ice sheet about 20,000 years…

Nobody wants to come home to flooding or standing water in their home. Residential water damage is not only overwhelming, it can lead to costly damages if not taken care of quickly. Significant property damage, such as mold growth and major damage to wooden floors, cabinets, drywall, insulation and other structural materials and contents can occur when homes are not dried quick enough. When disaster strikes your home, you need qualified professionals to respond to water damage quickly and work…

A dilemma to Florida’s coastline causing catastrophic issues to communities and habitats is coastal erosion. Coastal erosion is defined as a decrease in shoreline due to a physical event that could either be a short or long-term event. Examples of short-term events are waves and hurricanes; a long-term event could be in the rise in sea level (Pilkey, Cooper, 2004). In Florida, hurricanes are common due to warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, thus creating massive amount of coastal erosion in…

upgraded to a tropical storm( "Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones..."). Finally, the tropical storm becomes a hurricane after its wind speeds have exceeded seventy-four miles per hour( "Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones..."). To sum up, hurricanes, without a doubt, are…

Under the sea? Certainly there were many wondering whether or not Charleston was going to become the next Atlantis; a city submerged completely under water due to some catastrophic event, to forever be lost in history and time. Well, that did not happen, but due to the low pressure system delivered to Charleston via Hurricane Joaquin, the whole peninsula did experience a great deal of flooding that cost citizens millions of dollars in damage and even cost several their lives. But the question…

I have recently experienced Hurricane Harvey. I learned that we had a hurricane heading for us the wednesday before it hit on friday. I was at fish camp as a counselor for my school. We ended up having to cut it short so we could get back to our houses before the hurricane hit on friday. That friday and saturday I could have never imagined what would happen in the following days. The hurricane would not move away from us. We were pummeled with rain. My street was filling up then draining…

of climate change, the extent to which storm surge can damage coastal communities will likely become much broader. A region’s vulnerability to storm surge increasingly depends on factors including economy, geography, and, perhaps most important, overall community perspective. Similar to many hurricane-prone areas, communities along the coast of Sarasota, Florida are highly vulnerable to impacts of climate change, including rising sea levels and expanding storm surge hazard zones. In evaluating…

rebuilt the levees but according to an article published on NOLA.com, by Mark Schleifstein, it says engineers do not believe the new levees can handle another “Katrina”; this is because of the storm surges that follow these massive storms. The article says that Hurricane Katrina had a storm surge of a storm for every 150 to 200 years.…

BEFORE THE STORM: On August 23, meteorologists examined hurricane Katrina on a radar and realized that a major storm was nearing. Quickly after finding this out, they informed many people in the gulf states about what was coming there way. New Orleans knew that they were at great risk for the most damage. Even though, some of the city rests above sea level, the normal elevation is six feet below sea level. Plus, to add to the lists of downfalls, New Orleans is almost fully locked in by…