The Hurricane

Hurricane Sandy pummeled New York City with tumultuous wind, rain, and storm surge. The storm flooded thousands of homes along the coast, caused mass power outages that reduced the ability of the public to effectively communicate, inundated the roads with debris, and covered entire neighborhoods along the coast with sand. In order to effectively respond to the aftermath of the storm New York City brought together numerous agencies to assist. These agencies include: Department of Sanitation,…

Natural disasters come in all shapes and forms. Some are small and some quite large and very effective. One of the strongest natural disaster that attacked the United states was hurricane Katrina. In August of 2005 a very strong and effective natural disaster touched the grounds of New Orleans. The storm caused winds 100+ mph, flooding, and deaths. The storm affected the lives of many individuals who lived in New Orleans. 80% of the people who lived in the city managed to escape but the…

Earlier this week hurricane Irma hit the Caribbean islands leaving destroyed homes and buildings and a widespread amount of flooding. The island of Barbuda, home to approximately 2,000 people have been hit hard by this storm. 90% of the islands structures have been damaged and at least 1 person was killed. The once beautiful island is now being called “Practically Uninhabitable” by Prime Minister Gaston Browne. The island's St. Bartholomew, home to 9,200, and St. Martin, home to 75,000, were…

Coast of New Orleans in 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused a lot of damage. All this damaged was due to the protection of the levees in New Orleans, it had broken and caused all the flooding to the towns and homes of these people (Palser, 2007, p.14). Therefore, Hurricane Katrina was not only the most destructive natural disasters, but the most accurately predicted (Palser, 2007, p.16). However, a hurricane warning is usually expected within 24 hours or less (Hurricane, n,d.). Surprisingly residents…

Hurricane Katrina was the largest and 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the U.S.(dosomething.org) This hurricane was so costly that it also became the costliest hurricane ever in history reaching a number at $150 billion dollars. This number includes Louisiana and Mississippi alone. It was a devastating time for those living in the southern states hit by the hurricane, especially those in New Orleans. This topic became very difficult for people in the south to cope on,…

were done with my ultrasound. Shannon said, “She would be glad to!” Shannon is 41 years old from Metairie, Louisiana. She looked normal on the outside, but when she told me what happened it changed my perceptions about her. During 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit, she so happened to be the Ultrasound Technologist on call that weekend. She didn’t know what challenges she was about to face. Shannon worked at Mercy Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. When she left for work that Sunday morning…

of the most important industries for developing countries worldwide and Grenada is absolutely no exception. As stated by Annie Kelly (2008), “Since the hurricane the government has been struggling to rebuild the island’s bankrupt economy and has been increasingly looking to tourism development as the answer to its woes.” As expressed above, hurricane Ivan has negatively affected the country of Grenada; killing dozens of people, damaging 90% of the island’s buildings and devastating the nutmeg…

In the reflections of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the unsteady response associated with dealing with the historic disaster that his New Orleans gives way to thorough discussion the levels of responsibilities and role of the federal, state, and local authorities in times of disaster and emergency response to such disasters like Katrina. Under the systems or practice where more power is pushed to the federal government to spearhead and to always play the lead role is not a good idea and…

lot of places you can take cover and feel safe.You can prepare yourself and the nation for this things at the end there will be consequences trees down,power out (no lights nor water).Everyone need to be ready for what is about to occur. For this hurricane that is about to occur you and that nation can work as a team and come together and help others out of this storm.At the end of this there will be consequences. The nation will need to go to a shelter or somewhere they can take cover and be…

The residents of Louisiana are still recovering from what has been called the greatest natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy: a flood causing considerable damage to the region in this August 2016. It’s true that a large portion of Louisiana is made up of lowlands prone to flooding, but this instance was particularly noteworthy because of the power of the weather and the magnitude of water deposited. The floodwaters beat record highs by as much as 5 feet in some areas, and thousands of people…