2008 Hurricane Monster Research Paper

I have always found the ocean to be a very intriguing part of the Earth. There are infinitely many discoveries that have yet to be made about it. My fascination with the ocean sparked the idea to do my class paper on hurricanes and what they are along with their effects. I remember hearing about all the damages from Hurricane Katrina after it hit the coast near New Orleans. The only information I really know about them is what is briefly covered on the news. I thought it would be interesting to discover the true effects they can have on not only people that endure them, but also the environment as it gets ripped to shreds by the plethora of winds and water.

Category 5 hurricanes are the highest level of impact and size a hurricane can be; therefore they can be very catastrophic and one must prepare (especially when you live in Florida). There are many ways you can prepare efficiently for a hurricane, even if you can not accurately predict when, where, or how hard it will hit.

“Hurricane Ike is churning in the Gulf of Mexico and is heading straight for Galveston Island. It will be making landfall within hours, and wind gusts are already packing up to 110 mph,” announced the meteorologist on ABC news. I could not believe that a storm ould be approaching. It was a beautiful, hot day on Galveston Island. However, the water rose suddenly and rushed over the curbs, flooding the streets. The storm and its potential for devastation was becoming a reality.

Some ways a person or even you can be prepared for a category 5 hurricane are, make sure you have lots of food and water because you never know how long a hurricane could last. Also you can get some flashlights because most likely your power is going to go out or you can even buy a backup generator. Another thing and a smart thing you can do is evacuate somewhere else where the hurricane won't hit. And if the people that do stay home you can board up your windows and pretty much anything that will break really easily.

There are many categories for hurricanes, but a category 5 is the worst. But there are also many ways to prepare for a hurricane. But there are also safe, easy, and right ways to prepare for a hurricane also. There are many ranks that a hurricane can have. The rinks go 1-5 a five being the worst. According to “Google”, there have been 33 hurricanes that have retained a category 5 status in the Atlantic. And 17 had been recorded to have 175 mph wind or greater.

A way a person can prepare for a category 5 hurricane can be in many different types of ways. For example gathering supplies, creating an emergency plan for your family, evacuating if it's recommended or mandatory. Furthermore, prepare for power outages, ready your house for flooding, stay away from windows if there is heavy wind, lastly remain cautious after a storm passes. Additionally people should think ahead of time before a hurricane comes. Therefore safety comes first during a hurricane and people should do whatever it takes to survive.

This baby will rip off your toupe and other headgear, cause your clothing to balloon up and threaten to lift you off your feet, tear that useless umbrella out of your hand and blow it into some other hapless sap who didn't heed the heeder's words and will force you to go to a place or places where you had no intention of going to for shelter where you'll meet all the muggers in the State who'll beat you to a pulp, steal your money, your ID, your clothes and shoes and send you naked into the teeth of the storm where you will eventually be arrested for indecent exposure by a cop who, for some reason, blames the storm on you and handcuffs you to the door handle of his car and drives you to his station some 15 miles away and you finally are safely in the care of the police who are all convinced that you ran around the city naked just to make their lives miserable and they put you in a shower with cold water and a 225 horsepower fan, to make you more miserable than you were out in the storm, until your skin starts to peel off. Finally the catagory 5 storm. This storm can pack winds that will blow the ocean over the entire State of Florida and what the water and the wind don't destroy the fish will eat. Number 5 will not only blow your headgear, toupe, umbrella, and clothes away. It will blow you away, cars will be blown around like big leafs, buildings will crumble in their might, trees will be up-rooted, and you, if you're lucky

The hurricane Ike was the third most powerful hurricane to hit the US. It is a Cape Verdean type hurricane because it developed in the Cape Verdean archipelago. It developed a dangerous and destructive storm surge across the southwest Louisiana coasts and upper Texas, ending up being one of the most destructive and deadliest natural disasters in the US. It is categorized as a “Hurricane” because it developed from warm sub-tropical waters located in the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Katrina struck the United States on August 29, 2005; it was the costliest and deadliest hurricane to ever hit the nation. It was one of the strongest to hit the coast in the last 100 years. Katrina caused as widespread of devastation along the Gulf Coast states and cities such as Mobile, AL, Gulfport, MS and the worst being New Orleans, LA. Although many people were prepared for the hurricane, no one would imagine the damage it would cause and the many lives it would take.

“A strong hurricane normally has three factors that make it so destructive, Death, Destruction and the area impacted”(the great new england hurricane). The great hurricane of 1938 certainly had three factors, but what factors made the hurricane’s impact so powerful, and what was the impact like The first of three hurricanes that had a large effect on the New England area is considered a strong hurricane for three particular reasons. The conditions that made it so powerful, the absurd amount of human error in a weather system almost riddled with ignorance and the blunt and forceful impact it had on an unexpecting region.

This hurricane could be very devastating to south florida and the Caribbean islands. people have reported that with its 180 mile per hour winds it is one of the strongest atlantic storms. one person said only 16 hurricanes have been as strong as Irma and it is projected that it could cost between $50 billion and $100 billion in damage.The devastation to Texas and Louisiana could possibly happen to Florida as well.

Have you ever been in a category five hurricane before? Well I live in Florida and I recently was in a very strong hurricane called Irma. As my family and I rushed to get prepared we were too late. We sadly ended up having to stay in one of the danger zones of the hurricane. Since my house was in the path of Irma we tried to get into a hotel room in time but since it was so late in the week there was no free rooms and we sadly ended up having to stay. My dad said it was alright since most people in our neighborhood where staying but on the other hand my mom said we should try to stay as safe as possible and have some hope of finding a hotel room. We were out of luck all the rooms were completely booked. We had some supplies so we just had to try our best to stay safe at our home.

Hurricanes are one of the most disastrous weather events that can occur here on earth. The results can be very powerful and impact everyone who encounters one but it is much harder when the event happens to you. On September 20, 2008, Hurricane Ike passed through Galveston and ripped one of the most important places to me.

If your property ever suffered losses and damages from a wind storm or hurricane, you understand that the ramifications are nothing to scoff at. As the claims are brought in, insurance companies across the entire country make a habit out of cautioning homeowners and commercial property owners to take needed steps that minimize risk and general liability exposure.

This year there have been several natural disasters, specifically hurricanes, back to back. This has affected several different parts of the U.S. and its territories. Although the storms differed in size and how much damage they caused, the aid and relief provided to the areas affected was not proportionate or equal by any means. I aim to show that media coverage, according to the theory of disaster myth, and U.S. policy regarding citizenship has a major impact on deciding who receives aid, and how much.