In comparison to other San Felipe hurricane, Hurricane Katrina caused a smaller number of deaths bringing only 1,300 deaths compared to 2,750 of San Felipe. The amounts of deaths caused by other hurricanes were smaller, considering 335 deaths from Camille, 61 deaths caused by Andrew, and 57 deaths resulting from Ivan. With respect to the destroyed and damaged homes, Hurricane Katrina also appeared the most destructive, considering 300,000 destroyed homes, compared with 22,008 damaged homes by Camille, 79,663 by Andrew, and 27,772 by Ivan. The data on San Felipe is not available. With respect to the overall property damage, Hurricane Katrina also appeared the most destructive with 96 billion dollar loss.…
Total damage was around $37.6 billion and many lives were lost. Hurricane Ike caused severe damage but more hurricanes have affected Texas since Ike’s…
There are five categories of hurricanes. Category 1 (74-95 mph), Category 2 (96-110 mph), Category 3 (111-129 mph), Category 4 (130-156 mph), and Category 5 (157 mph). The Great Galveston Hurricane was the world’s biggest hurricane. It happened in 1900. It caused between 8000 and 12000 deaths.…
- Severe flooding damage to Gulfport, Mississippi, New Orleans, Louisiana, and areas in between. - Some levees are overtopped in New Orleans, and there is extensive damage to the Superdome roof, where more than 10,000 people sought shelter from the storm. According to FEMA, Katrina is, "the single most catastrophic natural disaster in U.S. history. "According to FEMA, the total damage for Katrina is estimated at $108 billion. This makes it the "costliest hurricane in U.S. history.…
In conclusion, tornadoes and hurricanes are very destructive. They both can take lives, homes, and more. Also, hurricanes and tornadoes can cost anywhere for 500 million to 15 billion. Furthermore, how its was formed is horrifying. They are in the gulf states and the northern states or tornado ally.…
A hurricane with a category 5 consist of high level wind, Damages to properties. In order to be prepared for a category 5 always plan to evacuate, have supplies, protect your home. Main reason people evacuate is because of flooding, high wind speed. Always find out if you live in an evacuation zone.…
Hurricane Sandy Hurricanes move in quickly, and do lots of damage. Hurricane Sandy was one of the biggest hurricanes that has hit the U.S. Hurricane Sandy had a death toll of 147.Hurricane Sandy was formed quickly and was costly in many ways. Hurricane Sandy had many lives lost across the U.S east border. Almost 150 people died in Hurricane Sandy. Most people survived due to storm shelters along the border.…
Once a tropical disturbance starts to whip into shape and gain wind speed up to twenty-five and thirty-eight miles per hour, the tropical disturbance becomes known as a tropical depression( "Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones..."). After wind speeds have reached thirty-nine miles per hour, the tropical depression is upgraded to a tropical storm( "Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones..."). Finally, the tropical storm becomes a hurricane after its wind speeds have exceeded seventy-four miles per hour( "Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones..."). To sum up, hurricanes, without a doubt, are…
The wind speed was 280 km/h, which very fast compared to other hurricanes. Hurricane Katrina was a category five hurricane. Category five means that the hurricane is very deadly. Hurricane Katrina hit North America, Georgia, Mississippi New Orleans, Ohio and many other places. Hurricane Katrina destroyed many homes.…
The Galveston Hurricane was either a category 4 hurricane, or even a Category 5 hurricane. A category 4 hurricane, according to Coastal Living,…
Over 1200 people died in the disaster from very aggressive flooding and strong winds make it the deadliest hurricane since 1928. Over a half million citizens of New Orleans became victims of Katrina. This hurricane packed winds of 174 mph, which put it at category 5 hurricanes. Once it ground, the winds dropped, which made it a category 4 hurricane.…
Hurricane Katrina was the largest and 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the U.S.(dosomething.org) This hurricane was so costly that it also became the costliest hurricane ever in history reaching a number at $150 billion dollars. This number includes Louisiana and Mississippi alone. It was a devastating time for those living in the southern states hit by the hurricane, especially those in New Orleans. This topic became very difficult for people in the south to cope on, but it was also a learning experience physically, and financially.…
Hurricanes are not uncommon among the coastal regions. Atmospheric and sea-surface conditions were conducted to cyclone’s rapid transformation and resulted in what is known as Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was tearing apart the Gulf of Mexico. It was a Category 5 hurricane and was predicted to create several landfalls within the affected area. The wind was moving in a pattern causing a storm surge toward the city like a high tide.…
Hurricane Andrew (2002) caused so much destruction in Southern Florida, its maximum wind speeds measured at 175 MPH; The death toll was about 65 people and it left 150,000 to 250,000 people homeless and cause 26 billion dollars in damage. Hurricane Ivan (2004), another large hurricane in diameter, spawning hundreds of tornadoes in Texas and caused major damage to Louisiana and islands on the Gulf of Mexico,…
The “warm ocean water provide the energy a storm needs to become a hurricane” (Wall and MSFC). The temperature of the surface water must be 79 degrees Fahrenheit or higher for it to form. As to the wind, the speed or direction the hurricane is heading toward must not change, other ways the storm can rip apart. As stated by “Hurricanes: Science and Society: Tornadoes” hurricanes only last up to three weeks drawing energy from the warm ocean water. Also, in the norther hemisphere where hurricanes form they rotate…