Tropical cyclone meteorology

Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest hurricanes in United States history, struck New Orleans in 2005. By the time the hurricane made landfall, heavy rains had already threatened the city’s infrastructure. The levees contributed to the flooding which submerged approximately 80% of the metropolitan area. It is believed that then-president George W. Bush and Federal officials were warned that the levees would likely be breached by the storm, but were negligent when it came to taking the…

Global Warming was at its peak in 2011. All we were taught in school was how to prevent the world from drowning because of Global Warming. At first all the things we studied were useless because it didn’t directly affect us. As the beginning of our fall of 2011 we heard rumors of having a snow storm earlier this year. All we expected was just a couple inches of snow since it was barely fall. As soon as the storm got closer to us we had lost hope of even having a storm. But the day when it hit us…

main part of the house. While everybody else gathered in the living room, I stayed in my room the majority of the time, sitting at the window and watching the rain that never stopped.Finally, on August 31st, 2005, Hurricane Katrina downsized into a tropical depression and it was okay for us to leave our houses. The storm lasted six days. Jamie and my mom did the brave task of going back to Boutte to check on our house. When they came back, the news was grim. Our house was unlivable. I do not…

The Cyclone Event Cyclone Megi, or locally know as a typhoon, was first reported as a cyclone at around halfway though October 16 2010. It continued in a north west direction, at around the end of October 16 2010 Megi was upgraded to a category 4 cyclone. For the entirety of October 17 2010 Megi was a level 5 cyclone, the most powerful level. At approximately 11:25 am on the 18th of October 2010 cyclone Megi, currently at a category 5, hit Isabela province. As shown in figure 1.2. The island of…

and downpours. But have you ever wondered what makes a hurricane, well, a hurricane? You 're about to find out. A hurricane is essentially a cyclone that forms when there 's a lot of moisture. In fact, it 's this moisture, which emanates from the ocean, that gives hurricane their one-two punch in the form of heavy wind and precipitation. But for these tropical storms to be classified as such, wind speeds have to reach a minimum of 74 miles per hour. Even relatively 'tame ' storms can be…

With so much loss associated with Hurricane Katrina, the events leading up to the devastation should have allowed the city of New Orleans to be better prepared to undergo a category five storm. What caused the destruction, wind or water? What came first, the wind or the water? On August 29, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana was caught in the eye of the unforgettable Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of innocent lives were lost, along with homes and businesses as a result of the rushing flood waters.…

The article, “Young hurricane Katrina survivors share mental trauma inflicted by storm”, by Benedict Carey seeks to address its readers on the effects that a natural disaster can have on one’s mental health. On September 12 2017 Benedict Carey wrote a newspaper editorial interviewing those who have survived hurricane Katrina and how it has impacted them in the past 10 years. With this editorial, he was able to advocate and emphasize the reality of one’s mental health. It is clear from the…

the early response of Cyclone Nargis: Reflective case study Introduction Myanmar is exposed to multi-hazards such as fire, flood, earthquake, cyclone and landslide. It is situated in tropical climate zone and has three seasons-Summer (mid-February to mid-May), Rainy (mid-May to mid-October) and Winter (mid-October to mid-February). The official cyclone season is in monsoon period and the high potential of cyclone formation is in pre-monsoon and post-monsoon periods. Cyclone Nargis struck on 2nd…

TWS Forecasting To achieve the objective of TWS forecasting in this thesis, the regions selected for extreme events analysis in section 3.2.6 were used. Correlation was done between area averaged TWS of each region and sea surface temperature indices of major global oceans (Pacific Ocean: from different Niño regions such as Niño 1.2, Niño 3, Niño 3.4 and Niño 4; and Indian Ocean SST, DMI). The Pearson product moment sample coefficient of correlation was used, which is defined as:…

The hurricane I did my project on was named hurricane Carol. Hurricane Carol affected all aspects of the life of people in New England. This hurricane was a category 3 hurricane. It developed from a tropical wave near the Bahamas on August 25, 1954, and slowly strengthened as it moved northwestward with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h). This happened on August 27, but weakened as its motion turned to a northwest drift. A strong trough of low pressure turned the hurricane northeastward, and Carol…