Tropical rainforest

In many ways, the recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina were just as devastating as the storm itself. The United States currently uses a three-Tiered system consisting of State, Local, and National entities responsible for responding to natural disasters. Accordingly, these regional Commands have a responsibility to ensure that they are ready to respond to events of this magnitude. In the case of Hurricane Katrina, there can be faults found at every level. Perhaps the most telling fault…

occur and how strong they are, they are able to produce hot and cold spells as well as wet conditions and dry conditions based on the location and systems surrounding them. Block highs can also bring problems like fog and rise of frost. Tropical cyclones Tropical cyclones can be defined as low-pressure systems that develop above warm tropic waters and creates…

It’s been 12 years when we had one of the deadliest hurricanes that brought us into difficult situation. On August 29, 2005, a storm made landfall in the Gulf Coast of the United States. The rating of the storm in Saffir-Simpson was Category 3, and it had 100-140 miles per hour of sustained winds. Many people underestimated the strength of Hurricane Katrina that caused more than $100 billion in damage, and it killed almost 2,000 people. Hurricane Katrina has led to massive residential flooding…

Hurricanes mostly occur in Florida and the Pacific Ocean. Hurricane season is June 1st - November 30th. Hurricanes spin counterclockwise. Flooding from hurricanes can kill, because most hurricanes form out in the sea. Hurricanes would start as a tropical cyclone but then with warm water, it creates energy and forms a hurricane. Hurricanes are dangerous because their extreme winds, everything gets destroyed, and there are floods. Hurricanes are deadly because of their high wind speed.…

Have you ever wonder where hurricanes come from if not let me tell you. There once was a Goddess the Goddess name was Pamethyus goddess of all water the goddess was happy except she wanted one thing to be tall are regular god are really tall except for Pamethyus. She was really sad most of the time but she was really happy when she got to be in the water since she was the goddess of water she could do lots of cool things like make title wave, hurricanes, big waves, little waves and even the…

The first one to hit was hurricane, Harvey. Hurricane Harvey was one of the worst hurricanes that hit the Southern part of Texas. At the beginning of a tropical storm it dropped 40 inches of rain and in some parts of Texas, it dropped 61 inches causing major flash flooding which caused most of the damage. Hurricane Irma as a category 5 hurricane which is the largest hurricane size. Irma was the strongest…

Devastation, destruction, trauma. These are just three awful things that come from the hurricanes. Recently Hurricane Harvey left southern Texas torn into pieces, and many people terrified. This nine day hurricane left cities in shambles. Derrick Freeman, the mayor of Port Arthur said, “Our whole city is underwater.” These hurricanes can be ghastly, and many react differently. Hurricanes can also be utterly deadly. According to the New York Times, “At least 39 people have died…” Although…

Historical Essay: Tropical Storm Irma Hurricane Irma is the strongest basin hurricane ever recorded, no hurricane has ever maintained 185 mile per hour winds for as long as Irma, which was a total of thirty-seven hours. The winds were only 135 miles per hour when Irma hit the US. It also caused for the largest evacuation in the Bahamas history. It spent three days as a category five hurricane which is the longest recorded time period for a hurricane to stay that strong. The US has never had…

Introduction The Impacts and effects that Hurricane Katrina had on the United States and how it impacted America socially, economically and politically during this time period it happened until now. Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly category 5 hurricane that cause catastrophic damage along the gulf coast from central Florida to Texas. Much due to the storm surge and levee failure. In addition, severe property damage occurred in coastal areas such as Mississippi beachfront…

relieving New Orleans of a little pressure . Finally on August 31 Katrina died down but left serious distraction. Katrina was the most expensive and destructive storm to hit the United States. Once the hurricane finally dissipated The coast guards went to work. They rescued over 34,000 people just in New Orleans. Although over 1,800 people lost there life. There were 2 deaths in Alabama, 14 in Florida, 2 in Georgia, 1,577 in Louisiana and 238 in Mississippi. Out of all of these deaths most…