There have been many natural disasters all around the world that devastate the place that they hit. In the Atlantic coast, Hurricane sandy was a very powerful cyclone that hit many locations along the Atlantic such as Jamaica, Haiti, Bahamas, Canada and east coast of the United States. Hurricane Sandy was the second-worst damaging storm and the deadliest to hit the United States after Hurricane Katrina. It “began as a tropical wave in the Caribbean on October 19” (Sharp, T. (2012, November 27) later developing into a “tropical depression and a tropical storm in just six hours” (Sharp, T. (2012, November 27). Initially, Sandy started as a storm but later was upgraded to a hurricane when its “maximum sustained winds reached 74 mph (119kph) on October 24, 2012(Sharp, T. (2012, …show more content…
Sandy, on October 25 hit Cuba, “then weakened to a Category 1” (Sharp, T. (2012, November 27) hurricane. On October 26, Sandy hit Bahamas and become a “tropical storm on Oct.27”) by briefly weakening (Sharp, T. (2012, November 27). However, Sandy gained strength again and “become a Category 1 Hurricane before turning north toward the U.S coast” (Sharp, T. (2012, November 27). Sandy was given the nickname “Frankenstorm” by the National Weather Service because “it combined an end-of-season Category 1 hurricane with a cold front and a second storm, turning torrential rain into snow” (Amadeo, K. (n.d.). The storm hit the Atlantic coast in October 2012 and New Jersey and New York were two states alongside of the Atlantic Ocean that were effected the most in the East coast of the US. The hurricane made a landfall in the United Stated “striking near Atlantic City, New Jersey” on October 29th (Sharp, T. (2012, November 27). Sandy initially developing in the Caribbean but was “pushed into the United States by a third weather pattern known as the North Atlantic Oscillation” (Amadeo, K.
Hurricane Sandy occurred in the year 2012. The formation of this storm began as early as October 11, 2012. It traveled through different areas of the southwestern Caribbean, and eventually created devastation to the eastern coast of the United States of America on October 29, 2012 (Blake, Kimberlain, Berg, Cangialosi & Beven II, 2013) (Manuel, 2013).
Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating natural disasters to happen in the United States. The storm resulted in more then US$100 billion in damage when the cities flood protection broke and 80% of the city was flooded (1). The protection failure was not the only cause for the massive flooding, the hurricanes clockwise rotation pulled water from north of New Orleans into the city. 330,000 homes were destroyed and 400,000 people from New Orleans were displaced, along with 13,00 killed (1). Although the population quickly recovered, the rate of recovery slowed down as the years went on leading us to believe not everyone
Hurricanes are extremely large area’s of low pressure that are over the ocean in either the North Atlantic ocean, or the eastern North Pacific Ocean. If a hurricane is in the western Pacific Ocean than it is called a typhoon. One in the Indian Ocean is called a cyclone. The danger region of a hurricane is normally in the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean. The hurricane season is the six month time period from June-November. The peak month of hurricanes is September.
On August 29th, 2006 New Orleanians were expecting a total of 12 to 15 inches of rain and extended five or six inches from the upcoming storm later known as the costliest hurricane in U.S history. The Category 3 hurricane devastated most of eastern North America with blustery winds of 170 mph (280 km per hour) and storm surge values ranging from 10 to 20 feet. The storm called ‘’Hurricane Katrina’’ originated in the Bahamas on August 23th, 2005, but only became a devastation the next day. On August 28th, Hurricane Katrina succeeded a Category 3 hurricane(sustained winds of 122 kt) and exceeded the limits of a Category 5 storm (sustained winds of 136 kt). The following day, the cyclone shifted northwest towards Mississippi and Louisiana, where the hurricane hit the hardest. New Orleans was one of the cities where the most damage was caused; leaving a negative environment, residential and economic effects on the Gulf Coast.
Sandy emerged from a tropical wave on October 22. Tropical waves in the Atlantic basin originate from the turbulences, which expand as far east as Sudan in east Africa and deposit over the continent into the Atlantic Ocean. These are developed or intensified by the African Easterly Jet. Taking a small loop over the central Caribbean Sea, the structure enhanced into a tropical storm the next day and became the final hurricane of the season before reaching the coast of Jamaica on October 24. After emanating in the midst of Jamaica and Cuba, Sandy began a period of speedy development into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, with maximum uninterrupted winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). At this magnitude, it made landfall near Santiago de Cuba on October 25.
On August 29, 2005, the third strongest and biggest hurricane ever recorded in American history hit the Gulf Coast at eight o’clock a.m. The interaction between a tropical depression and a tropical wave created a tropical storm later referred to as Hurricane Katrina (FAQS, 2013). Forming over the Bahamas, Hurricane Katrina gradually strengthened as it moved closer and closer to the Gulf of Mexico. Recorded on August 28th, 2005, Katrina jumped from a category three storm to a category five storm with maximum sustained winds up to 160 miles per hour. Although other hurricanes, such as Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Wilma, exceeded Katrina, this dominant storm was classified as the fourth most intense hurricane based its pressure capacity. Once Hurricane Katrina hit land, it was pronounced as a category four storm moving slowly. While people thought that the slow speed of this storm prevented trauma, records show that Katrina did more damage than any fast-moving storm could have ever achieved (Solanki, 2013). Katrina produced abundant debris. The debris was in such large quantity that if it was stacked together on a football field, the rubble would reach the elevation of ten and a half miles. The size of Katrina also caused 90,000 square miles to be affected. Once proclaimed a category three storm, Hurricane Katrina slowed to the speed of 155 miles per hour. At this point in time, Katrina proved to be the sixth most prevailing hurricane traced in history. (Solanki, 2013). Several different aspects of life were impacted by Hurricane Katrina such as availability of gasoline, economic issues, and the ability to have an adequate supply of drinking water (Solanki, 2013). Hurricane Katrina was a large storm ...
October 29th 2012 the high wind destroyer struck the heart of New York. They called her sandy; she was a very devastating hurricane. She demolished more than 300,000 homes and left them homeless, and confirmed 285 deaths. Imagine big strong winds whistling around your home, no power, and a big river down your street with cars bobbing down it, scary, isn’t it. These are some of the tragic events that happened during hurricane sandy. What is a hurricane? The proper definition is, when a series of cold gusty winds mix with the warm humid air. It’s just like a tornado but it forms over water.
Hurricane Sandy turned from Tropical Depression 18 to Tropical Storm Sandy on October 22, 2012. It turned into a hurricane on the 24th of the same month. It formed near Panama, until it turned into a Category 1 hurricane of the coast of Jamaica, not long after, it hit Cuba as a Category 2. After leaving the Cuban coast, it turned back into a Category 1, where it made a diagonal move north and hit New Jersey directly, affecting many more states in the process. Sandy dissipated over Pennsylvania on October 31, 2012. "Sandy may cost $60 billion in property damage and lost business across the nation, making it one of the most costly natural disasters in U.S. history." -Cameron Keady on a time for kids article. Sandy's wind speed was a constant 90 mph. Sandy left 8 million without power, and 127 dead.
Interested in a movie that will entertain, while also bring attention to an important social issue; therefore, Shallow Hal (2001) is the perfect movie. Directed by Peter and Bobby Farrely, the movie revolves around the life of Hal, who is portrayed by Jack Black. The plot begins with a traumatic event during Hal’s childhood that subconsciously dictates his decisions throughout the movie. That event was the death of his father, who in his deathbed encouraged his son to live superficially and never settle in any aspect of his life especially when it came to picking out the right women. Despite his unproportioned figure, Hal emulated a lifestyle that left him unfulfilled as he discriminated and stereotyped women based on their outward appearance.
Hurricanes are powerful and destructive storms that involve great rain and wind. The United States of America has dealt with many hurricanes that have cost a great amount of damage. However, there is one hurricane that happened in 2005 that stands out among the others, Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst hurricanes to hit the United States, a category 5 on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale. An estimated 1836 people died because of the hurricane and the floodings that happened after (Zimmermann 1). Katrina initially beg...
Hurricanes are one of the deadliest and most expensive natural disasters around. They are more common in areas of humid yet moist weather so they are very foreign to certain places. But to the places were hurricanes are the norm, the people take them extremely seriously because they kill people and ruin countless amounts of property. Hurricanes can attack and harm people in so many ways they can kill people, leave them homeless, it leaves children orphaned and disable them. On the west coast of the United States and other places hurricanes aren’t taken as seriously as other more common disasters, such as, earthquakes and volcanoes yet the hurricane can be a lot more damaging that both of those. Hurricanes are cyclones that develop over warm oceans and breed winds that blow yup to 74 miles per hour.
A category 1 hurricane would typically be expected to have a compact sector of very strong winds, but Sandy’s energy was spread over an area that extended 485 miles from the center at landfall (1). This put the media in a difficult position; they had to convey the dangers of the hurricane in terms that would resonate with the public despite its status as category 1. A televised CNN report on October 29th, just as Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, reported that 23 states were under wind warning or advisory, emphasizing the wind speeds and the storm surge as opposed to the dangers that the storm would bring. There is no discussion of preparation methods or mitigation, only objective fact about the storm’s recent path and speculation about what is to come (6). This resulted in miscommunication and confusion, as people were not responding to warnings of high wind speeds with as much trepidation as they would for reports of a high category hurricane. During this report, Anderson Cooper expresses his awareness of this potential miscommunication, attempting to emphasize that although the storm is only a category 1, there is still a huge threat posed on residents due to the duration and size of the storm (6). Despite this, Sandy’s impacts exceeded the expectations of many
In addition, Hurricane Sandy affected not just humans, but also various wildlife. Animals, such as non-migratory birds lost their habitat like nests, trees and food sources such as fruits and berries. As for migratory birds, they were blown away by powerful winds; Many of which expired or lost direction to their final destination. Other affected beings were sea life; some sea life such as crabs, minnows, fish hatching, were pushed out of the water by the vigorous winds into the land, which soon cause their demise. In addition, the ocean’s thousand years old undisturbed ecosystem has to rebuild.
Hurricane Sandy took place on October 22, 2012 only to end 11 days later on November 2, 2012. It affected millions of people along the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. It was know as deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, as well as the second-costliest hurricane in United States history. Sandy caused water levels to rise along the entire East Coast of the U.S., all the way
Hurricanes occur all over the world, at different times, but commonly through June first and late November. However in late August 2005 a catastrophic hurricane struck. This was Hurricane Katrina. With winds traveling over one hundred miles per hour making it a category five on the Saffir- Simpson Hurricane Scale it was said to have cause billions of dollars’ worth of damage. Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly forty thousand homes, and killed at least two thousand people (“Hurricane”). An average category five hurricane has enough energy to power street lamps for more than twenty seven thousand hours (Williams 58). Knowing about Hurricane Katrina, and the devastation of the city in New Orleans would be beneficial. Also, general information on hurricanes can help civilians and people of higher authority better understand and prepare for damage that could once hit their town and community. Because experts know the general information on these storms they can help explain to the public why and how Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes occur. Hopefully, in the future civilians will know and use this information to their advantage against hurricanes.