Tropical cyclone meteorology

Joshua The patient presented for group on time. The patient was dressed according to the season. The patient introduced himself and checked in as a "7." The patient reported being abstinent from all mood-altering substances for two days. Patient disclosed, "I am alright, I am okay.” The patient was asked what was he doing when the flood of 1999 occurred and the patient stated “ I was six-teen years old, the weather was hot and I was angry because I could not find any marijuana.” The patient…

One of the theories in global health, is unintended consequences of purposive (or social action) which was first introduced by Robert Merton. His theory explains that all social interventions are accompanied by consequences. Some of these consequences can be foreseen and preventative measures can be taken, however, this is not always the case. Regardless, people have to endure the repercussions whether they are intentional or unintentional; and evaluation of social theory is necessary in order…

“The weatherman explained that we will have a blizzard on wednesday, and then we’ll have a hurricane next thursday” the lady said to her friend as she rushed to the grocery store. She realized that she will have to buy a lot of food because they 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…

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…

Hurricane Andrew It is August 16, 1992 and a tropical wave is beginning to form off the west coast of Africa. The scene looks safe and not something to worry about until hours and days have passed. Twelve days later, it the 28th of August and the wave has not died off, but has grown into something stronger, something greater, something we today call a category 5 hurricane. This powerful hurricane was given the name Hurricane Andrew. In the Greek language the name Andrew means “strong”…

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…

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…

This article started out about the catastrophe the Rio games could have been. Despite the Zika virus and the unclean water, it would take for a lot to make these games into the top five worst games. It goes on to top about the top five worst Olympics. Number five is Atlanta in 1996, where there was a bombing injuring more than 100 people. Four, was the Athens games in 2004, the games itself were successful but the aftermath damaged Greece significantly financially. Three, Moscow in 1980, was a…

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…

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…