Tropical rainforest

Hurricane Katrina is the most infamous storm in United States history. She ruined everything in her path, from the tangible to the intangible. She impacted the lives and took the lives of many. She forced many to completely rebuild their lives, or begin a new one. In “Salvage the Bones” by Jesmyn Ward, Hurricane Katrina is described as uncontrollable, yet optimistically which forces the reader to either agree or disagree with the descriptions of the storm. Jesmyn Ward’s depiction of Hurricane…

In April of 2011, a supercell caused 363 tornadoes to touch down in several states within a four day period. On April 27th alone, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed over 200 tornadoes touched down that ranked between F-0 and F-6 on the Fujita scale. This record breaking phenomenon resulted in the deaths of 348 people with damages estimating over $11 billion dollars. Due to the magnitude of the outbreak, National Weather Services assigned several teams to not only…

such a disaster. As this is the only problem, we can predict and perceive how dangerous a hurricane can be but preventing one is a different matter entirely. The U.S. National Hurricane Centre (NHC) reported on August 23 that Tropical Depression Twelve had formed over the south-eastern Bahamas this was soon to be named hurricane Katrina, it was upgraded to a hurricane on the 25th of august, it hit land the same day lousing its strength while…

katrina caused damages to the united states and the United states was affected by the impact of the storm. History: Hurricane Katrina a devastating storm also known as a tropical depression that hit the Gulf Coast caused many destruction. Katrina was formed around 200 miles southeast of the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, as a tropical depression, according to the NOAA. A band of storm clouds began to wrap around the north side of the storm 's circulation center around…

warning sings. First of all, tropical cyclones are known by different names depending where in the world it occurs, for example, in North and Central America on the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean the storms are called hurricanes. Before it becomes a hurricane it has to pass through three stages. It starts out as a tropical disturbance because according to Wall and MSFC “hurricanes form over warm ocean water” and rain clouds start to form. Then, it grows into a tropical depression where the…

Hurricane Katrina was a huge part of American History. It caused a lot of people to be out of homes and work. The people affected by Katrina had to be dependent on the government for almost everything. Hurricane Katrina had many factors such as the hurricane itself, the federal government involvement and how they warned the people, and the aftermath of the hurricane Hurricane Katrina had a great impact to the places that it hit. Hurricane Katrina destroyed gulf coast cities and 150 miles of…

The web page about your Zodiac sign and job satisfaction makes a casual claim by implying your sign is linked to your job success. It achieves this in the third sentence by using the verb reveals, “See what your astrological sign reveals about your career skills and the best jobs for you” (“Is Your Job a Good Fit?”, 2009). To examine this claim we would have to look at empirical research. In the online article, Astrology: Is it scientific, it is shown that Astrology and Zodiac signs are just a…

Differences Between Natural and Manmade Hazards Hazards exist everywhere and all the time. Hazards come in many forms and sizes and affects people in different ways. The two categories of hazards are natural and manmade. Natural hazards occur everywhere but based on the geographic location, single or multiple hazards can occur at once. Natural hazards branches into three categories and they are atmospheric, hydrologic, and geologic. Manmade hazards or also known as technological hazards…

Video Discussion Questions Behind the Scenes: “Our World Turned to Water” 1. Author Lauren Tarshis calls the flood in Louisiana “devastating.” What details in the first section of the video (0:10 to 0:48) help you understand how the flood was devastating? It was the first major disaster after hurricane sandy. 2. According to Tarshis, why is it important to share stories of people who have gone through difficult experiences? So that we an connect to thdm even though we are not living in…

Bangladesh encounters annual river flooding due to both snowmelt water from the Himalayan mountains through the two major rivers, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra, as well as more local rainfall in the catchments of the rivers, including the third major river, the Meghna (Ali 1996). These floods cause tremendous destruction and loss of life as well as damage to crops and other infrastructure. They also cause the spread of diarrheal diseases which are a major health hazard for the people of…