Hurricane Andrew

In chapter 16 on page 141, Brian was walking and he found a moose. He described the moose as a cow with horns. He was shocked at the fact that he saw a moose. He felt like he was in danger. The moose began attacking Brian.Brian went to sleep and he woke up to a noise. He said that it was a low sound that came from the wind. He felt wind hit his shelter. He felt and heard the rain and thunder. He has heard this many times in the past 47 days but it has never been like this. His ribs were in a lot…

homeless for a whole week, as well as thousands of others. All my life, I was so intrigued by natural disasters and the impact they had on our world. But I never thought I was going to be apart of one of the worst hurricanes to hit the Atlantic coast. It may be almost five years since Hurricane Sandy swallowed my small beach town, but I still have yet to completely recover. Times weren’t at the greatest. It happened right around my parent’s brutal and long divorce and it had only been a year…

Ashlyn#12 How to survive a hurricane Are you prepared for a hurricane? To survive a hurricane you will need to know these important facts. Hurricanes are one of the most dangerous storms and you might get caught with. To survive a hurricane your family will need a few containers to store food and water in. Each person will need a gallon of water everyday, Don’t forget pets! Use food that doesn’t need to be cold or warmed up, EX:Raw vegetables, salt, sugar,and bread. Also need an aid kit encase…

to affect people, property, and natural environment in a given situation.” (Lindell, Prater, & Perry, 2007) In short, hazards are the risks that are likely to occur in a particular area. A few examples are tornado hazards, flood hazards, and even hurricane hazards. Another type of situation that emergency managers can face are emergencies. Emergencies can be defined in two different ways. The first way being every day emergency response activities. Car wrecks, structural fires, and medical…

In 2005 New Orleans experienced one of the toughest hurricanes in US history Hurricane Katrina. Memorial Medical Center personnel went several days without water, food, power, and limited or no medical supplies. . Temperatures were unbearable reaching 100 degrees. There were more than 200 patients some of which were on life support, ventilators, and oxygen all that operated electronically. Medical personnel had to operate bagged valve masks by hand when the Life support monitors drained the…

This article is important because it shows the psychology of response to social justice events especially pertaining to Hurricane Katrina. Green, Rodney D., Marie Kouassi, and Belinda Mambo. "Housing, Race, and Recovery from Hurricane Katrina." The Review of Black Political Economy 40.2 (2013): 145-63. Web. This article discusses how Hurricane Katrina caused more destruction of housing in New Orleans for African Americans because of their historic settlement patterns. Correlation analysis was…

On September 20, 2017, a category four hurricane named Maria struck the small island of Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria caused catastrophic destruction to the island of about 3.5 million people. Hurricane Maria caused massive flooding, destroyed thousands of homes and structures, severely damaged the communications system, poisoned the water system, and disabled the country’s power grid. Hurricane Maria would be categorized as one of the strongest storm to roll across Puerto Rico. This review will…

There major reason as to why New Orleans was so vulnerable to a Category 5 Hurricane is because the city is 7 feet below sea level. It creates a perfect area for the sea water to rush in and but it’s not so easy for that water to leave. The U.S. Gulf Coast on the other hand was vulnerable due to the warm water that surrounds it. Warm water allows for hurricanes to maintain themselves and travel in towards the coast. Hurricanes are a natural disaster, and have been happening for centuries and…

The aftermath of hurricane Sandy was horrific, however it was also followed by a huge amount of social responsible acts that influenced my life indefinitely. In October of 2012 my community was directly hit by hurricane Sandy which resulted in extreme flooding, fires and wind damage that left a tremendous amount of damage, including concrete sidewalks and streets in rubble; there were holes with half or entire truck’s or car’s buried inside of them. The flood was so bad that we were trapped…

Hurricane Katrina Imagine a deadly hurricane that will destroy anything in it’s path. Hurricane Katrina has changed the United States in many ways. Hurricane Katrina was larger than anticipated, and had a huge outcome for many cities and states. It was a catastrophic event in United States history. To begin, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina was caused by many things. According to www.history.com/topica/hurricane-Katrina, “Weather forecasters thought that…