Essay On Hurricanes

The Washington Times opens with a statement describing the path of Hurricane Katrina and also shares the known death toll. This article gives the audience more of a general overview of the first known effects of the hurricane, without having too many newly revealed facts. The article has quotes from the governors of Mississippi, which gives the reader a feeling that

News of the devastating hurricane Katrina and its economic, political, social, and humanitarian consequences dominated global headlines in an unprecedented manner when this natural catastrophe struck the region of New Orleans in mid August 2005 (Katrinacoverage.com). As a tradition, large-scale disasters like Katrina, inevitably, bring out a combination of the best and the worst news media instincts. As such, during the height of Hurricane Katrina’s rage, many journalists for once located their gag reflex and refused to swallow shallow and misleading excuses and explanations from public officials. Nevertheless, the media’s eagerness to report thinly substantiated rumors may have played a key role in

My knowledge includes a very generalized and vague amount of information and I want to know those parts that not everybody sees on the news. I would also like to know what precautions can be made for the best safety and know more about the organizations available for when the disasters do strike. Basically, I want to widen my knowledge of what hurricanes do to people and the environment after they strike.

According to past research, de la Peña et al. (2010) had speculated that rescue efforts were a prominent discussion between races after the hurricane. Independent polls conducted not long after the hurricane show the blatant disagreement between the Black- and White-Americans. For example, (e.g., Page & Puente, 2005; Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 2005)

Hurricanes Katrina is a catastrophic natural disaster and a mortal hurricane. Being one of the five biggest hurricane no one could control communication, every device was under distraction. Hours after the hurricane Katrina the communication broke down because of the aftershock, and nobody was expecting hurricane Katrina to be that bad .It is mentioned that over 100 radio stations were destroyed and up to 2000 cell phones towers were forced off the air. The wire lines of network communication were strongly damaged as a result of the hurricane. Almost all phones were not on service. For that all communication was forced to be off just after the hurricane as most of the cities were covered with water.

The article is about how Hurricanes Irma and Jose have taken all the attention from the Harvey victims, who are still trying to recover from the harsh storm. The rains left many cities devastated and many people homeless. Many families were separated and many houses destroyed. The death toll has risen to over 70, and there are likely more bodies to be found. Amendment 14 states that all citizens get equal protection under the law.

Katrina was the first hurricane to hit the United States to the accompaniment of continuous (24/7) TV coverage. Certainly, Andrew (1992) had considerable TV coverage, but that was before competitive twenty-four hour cable coverage. In social science terms, television constructed the frame of meaning to which audiences and decision-makers came to understand Katrina. For some along the coast, personal experience with Katrina might have helped. If you were on Dauphin Island or in Moss Point, Biloxi, Bay St. Louis, north or south of Highway 10, in Kenner or in a bar on Bourbon Street, the storm was slightly different. However, for most of us, the reality of the storm came through TV networks. Even for “victims” who lost electrical

The two sources that i’m using for this report are CNN, Hurricane Katrina Time. The Disaster that i’m covering is Hurricane Katrina. This disaster took place on Monday of April 29th of 2005. Hitting all of louisiana and causing this country to fall in a big depression this hurricane had up to wind speeds of 127 mph (miles per hour) and also being in a category 3 storm. This left 10,000 people seeking for homes because Hurricane Katrina has destroyed them. After the hurricane had hit its damages was estimated up to 108 billion dollars just to repair everything.

Despite the key points of the development paradigm, there are no recognized indicators that this disaster was the result of human exploitation or marginalization of poor people. The study did show a vast difference in household income levels. The median household income in the US affected area was $25,347, compared to a median household income of $10,570 in the affected area of Mexico. Regardless of these income level differences, the study concluded that local television appeared to be the primary source of information for 44% of the participants, with 43% using two sources of information for hurricane warnings and updates and 88% found that information they received was helpful (Ruin et al., 2008). There were no complainants from the interviewees that they failed to have enough time to prepare for the hurricane. Military forces of both countries were deployed to conduct rescue missions for their respective

At the time, while Puerto Rico suffered from this beast of a storm, much of the media was busy covering “more important subjects” such as a health care bill that failed to pass, the primary elections in Alabama, and the dispute between President Trump with the NFL players, etc.(Mehta,2017). These other issues are worth covering but Hurricane Maria compared to recent storms such as Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, had been ignored. According to the data collected on TV archives, CNN provided more coverage about the devastation in Puerto Rico than any other news channel. While other news channels covered less than a minute covering the crisis compared to the other hurricanes that had recently hit the

am writing this paper regarding the one month update after Irma hit Puerto Rico. This broadcast was taped by MSNBC News on October 20, 2017. The broadcast first starts with an exclusive interview with Donald Trump and the Governor of Puerto Rico. In the short clip President Trump is asked what he thinks the grade would be for the white houses efforts in helping Puerto Rico. President Trump responds with a confident ten out of ten reminding everyone that American relief efforts where there even before the storm hit and continues to be there helping one month after the natural disaster.

Thesis statement:We must take notice and learn about the hurricane process so that we are able to

Hurricanes are one of nature’s most natural occurrences and intense phenomenal storms. Yet, as phenomenal as they are, they are still one of the deadliest and disastrous natural occurrences that continue to plague costal residents with fears of their homes being destroyed, their towns wiped out, and loved ones either disappearing or dying.

The Great Hurricane of 1938, or known to many as the Long Island Express, was known as one of the most disastrous hurricanes to hit New England. It wasn’t the high winds, heavy rain, and high waves/storm surge that gave this hurricane its title in history. The Great Hurricane had a fourth deadly weapon; the element of surprise. It was the beginning of September, a time where many packed up their summer clothes, boarded up their houses, and left to return back to the real world leaving their summer homes behind. When symptoms of a storm approached New England, many locals convinced themselves and others that it was just the normal “line storm” which occasionally comes in September. It wasn’t until Sept 21 that people realized the so-called

A hurricane is a tropical storm that has winds of 74 miles per hour or