Haiti Hurricane Earthquake

In the wake of the worst earthquake in a 200-year history of Haiti, an estimated 1.5 million people were left homeless. The rehabilitation process for the affected population is crippled by the financial hardships of the country. According to a World Bank report, one in two Haitians live in poverty, living on less than 3 dollars a day.

Most of Haiti's problems start with the natural disasters such as the earthquakes and the hurricanes. The junior scholastic notes that the hurricane Mathews hit Haiti last October carrying winds of 145 miles per hour. This hurricane carried away almost everything in its path. It killed 1000 and left 175000 people home less, mentions the junior scholastic. Meanwhile the earthquake was no different, the junior scholastic states that the earthquake of 2010 killed 316000 and displaced 1.5 million people.The earthquake and hurricane are only some natural disasters that have hit Haiti. Haiti has faced a lot more because of its location.

In 2010 Haiti was hit with a 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake the biggest one on the Earth to that day. Haiti is one of the poorest places that we know of and they always seem to have the worse luck. The people in Haiti were hurt by this, but they knew that they had to figure things bout and build their town back up. When it first happened they were hurting and weren’t sure

This earthquake killed an estimated amount of 230,000-316,000 people. This many people dying caused some serious problems in their country. Haiti is known to be the poorest country in the western hemisphere and one of the main countries that is lacking food. In Haiti there is not many available resources. An example of the lack of resources is that they don't always have access to clean water. Some people don't drink clean water or eat for many days at a time. Many people dying and losing their things in this earthquake contributed to the poorness of this country. These facts that made Haiti so poor are devastating and

The United Nations has claimed some responsibility for bringing about the epidemic as cases of cholera started appearing near the camp of Nepalese UN peacekeepers, almost immediately after their arrival to aid in the aftermath of the earthquake (Piarroux). These reports have caused political and social upheaval as many protested the presence of the UN and the Nepalese in Haiti and demanded they pay reparations for the damage that has been caused (Cholera in Haiti). The UN has been reluctant to concede to these demands since it would open the door for other countries to sue the United Nations so Haiti was forced to fund disaster relief themselves, for the most part, which is devastating for a country of low socioeconomic

The 2010 earth quake was a horrific event dismantling Haiti and leaving people without shelter, food, and resources. Many Haitians migrated to Dominican Republic to obtain a better standard of living. Those who stayed behind suffer substantially, and only wish that the development of Haiti could be

In January 2010, Haiti was hit by an earthquake. It was the most severe Earthquake that the county had seen in years. Three years later, the country still had not recovered from this disaster. Sarah Conque, who is a therapeutic recreational therapist, felt compelled to help the people in Haiti. She started helping while she was a graduate school student.

The number of deaths is still expected to rise, in part because of a bad communication system in Haiti and because of the little that the government did to prepare for Hurricane Matthew, and the little that Haiti’s government can do to respond and help after the hurricane. Besides the number of deaths, there is expected to be many other problems caused by Hurricane Matthew. The water systems, environment and agricultural production is expected to be hurt as well. Many important buildings, including schools and hospitals were damaged in the hurricane, which will surely cause even more problems for Haiti. The presidential election in Haiti has also had to be postponed because of the hurricane. It was supposed to happen Sunday but has been postponed with no rescheduled date yet. For now, aid groups and Haiti’s government are doing all they can to

For those who have been caught up in the news these last couple weeks, two of biggest natural disasters have struck the coast of the Gulf and the Atlantic. With a total of over 140 people dead due to the aftermath and destruction of Hurricane Harvey and Irma, it’s hard for it to get any worse. But, for some, it got worse. Residents of the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, the devastation increased by quite a bit. Hurricane Maria, a category four storm, made landfall on the island nearly a week ago with wind speeds reaching a whopping 155 mph.

Hurricane Katrina hit the United States Gulf Coast on August 23, 2005 and was known as the most destructive storms to hit the United States. This storm began forming of the Bahamas and would start to head in the direction of the states surround the Golf Coast next. Meteorologists warned the states about the storm that was in a path heading their way (History). Eventually it hit the Gulf Coast and affected cities such as New Orleans, Bahamas, South Florida, Louisiana, Missisippi and Alabama. (History). Hurricane Katrina would cause damages of almost 100+ billion doallrs, which would make it the most costly tropical cyclone of all time. We automatically know that millions of homes and peoples lives were destroyed because of this disaster. It killeed 1,383 people and could have potentially been more (Hurricane Damage). Hurricane Katrina was anticipated to hit as a Category 3 storm with winds ranging from 100-140 miles per hour and was nearly 400 miles wide (Live Science). Prior to the storm hitting, New Orleans was an area that was of major concern and the most susceptible to damage because most of the city was above or slightly above sea level. Evacuation in the Gulf States began a few

Hurricane Matthew seems to be a very strong powerful storm headed towards the states. Supposedly, this hurricane is going to be a category 4 hurricane by the time it hits or gets near enough to the edge of Florida. A category 4 hurricane can be very powerful and bring extreme damage to anywhere it gets near. A category 4 Hurricane can bring strong winds up to 131-155 mph and strong thunderstorms; this is a dangerous storm that can cause catastrophic damage. Matthew has nearly wiped out Caribbean islands, and is now near the edge of Florida. Many people are evacuating the states near the coast because of this dangerous storm that has occurred, and has put America’s coastal area in dangerous. Moreover, two million people have had to flee their

On October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew smashed through Haiti with 145 mile-per-hour winds and heavy rain. It killed almost a thousand people and left ten thousands of homeless before it skirted northward to the Florida Atlantic’s coastal and the coast of Georgia.

In late August, Tropical Storm Isaac hit Haiti with rains and winds causing flooding and mudslides. Though the tropical storm did not cause widespread damage as initially feared, it was still a large obstacle for a nation still recovering.

I believe that this event was a catastrophe. This is because the Hurricane not only affected several countries, but the sheer magnitude of the amount of life and economic loss was great. Haitians are doing hard work and being resilient by moving forward. They have already planted 25,000 trees to replace damaged ones and are building environmental resilience. According to Chung-Wha Hong, the executive director of grassroots international, he said “Haiti is experiencing direct impacts from climate change. We are there for the long haul to advance those locally generated solutions, and help build a more resilient and sustainable Haiti” (Schachet). My colleague, Anothony Ghiz, originally reported this extreme event under the discussion board “Extreme

According to CNN, in late August 2017, hurricane Harvey hit land causing $75 billion dollars’ worth of damage and causing the deaths of 82 people as it tore through Texas with winds exceeding 130 mph and pouring 27 trillion gallons in less than a week. A week later hurricane Irma hit the Caribbean as a category 5 storm devastating the islands with 125 mph winds and claiming the lives of 61 people before weakening over the Florida coast. 10 days later hurricane Maria hits Dominica and Puerto Rico, also a category 5 storm. 70,000 people were evacuated as dams are feared to burst and power was lost to the entire island of Puerto Rico. 60 people died (“2017 Atlantic Hurricane”, 2017).