The Disaster Of Historic Proportions

As with the huge snowstorm of December 1974 another even more powerful (in terms of intensity/extent) storm is of strong interest to all meteorologists who have studied winter storms in the Great Lakes. This storm is also of interest and remembrance to many longtime residents of the Great Lakes, the Upper Ohio Valley and Ontario, Canada who had to deal with winter's full fury late in January of 1978. In addition, the storm certainly casts many memories for those of us who were on duty and worked during the storm...while being in awe of the development and subsequent immense strength of this great monster. With the 30th anniversary of this Great Blizzard at hand, it is worth taking a step back in time to re-live this monumental example of nature's fury.

In the book A Magnificent Catastrophe, the author, Edward J. Larson, depicts a story or stories of the unimaginably eccentric elections that have occurred in the United States of America. The author goes on to write and explain the details that happened in the First Presidential Campaign in the 1800’s. Larson builds a strong case to explain the ideas that the John Adams/Thomas Jefferson “battle” of 1800 brought to the table in accordance to each of their beliefs and how the newly free country should be governed. There were the Federalists, who were led by John Adams, who viewed their America as having a strong government and led by the guiding principles of power to the president and society’s elite. On the other hand, there were the Republicans who were led by Vice-President, Thomas Jefferson; he believed that the government should be egalitarian and allow power to its people,. The presidential campaigns were the first in American history and helped form the ideals of a stable government, which controlled the future for the America we live in today. It is effectively important to notice that Larson explains that, “The longtime friends had become

The Blizzard of 1978 was a disaster because it caused so many issues for more than 3 states. Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Southwest Wisconsin were all affected by the high winds of 100 miles per hour and 40-60 inches of snow. Also, some homes’ roofs were torn apart and fell in the home. This killed more than 400 people, buried in 27 feet of snow or more. Weather stations had to readjust their weather chart due to pressures falling below the chart scale. This nearly caused a hurricane to happen. Other regions only saw over a foot of snow from the storm.

Over one hundred and twenty five years ago one of the most powerful, disastrous, and devastating snowstorms hit the United States with a deadly vengeance. This particular storm was called by a couple of different names such as “The Murderous Blizzard of 1888” and The School Children’s Blizzard”. No matter which name it is referred as, the results after the storm were gravely unimaginable. Without warning this storm killed over five hundred people mostly children. This life changing, painstaking day would hunt families for years to come. This day in history showed a normal routine of chores being done while school children went off to school, a shift in weather, the blizzard, and life after the blizzard.

The Great Blizzard of 88’ is one of the worst blizzards in America. It led in the death of almost 200 people in New York City, and the blizzard also affected Keene, New Hampshire, New Haven, Connecticut,

The Blizzard of 2015 hit Boston Massachusetts along with other New England States. This blizzard’s fury lasted for approximately nine hours. Boston received 24.6 inches of snow. The Blizzard of 2015 ranks as number six on the list of greatest snowstorms on record for Boston (accuweather.com, n.d.).

The East Coast was hit by a historic blizzard from January 22 to January 24, 2016. In anticipation of the storm, eleven states and D .C. declared a state of emergency (Samenow, 2016a). The blizzard produced one to three feet of snow across the region, causing 55 deaths, and between $500 million and $3 billion in economic losses (Samenow, 2016b). Schools, businesses, federal offices, and mass transit systems all closed for the storm. Fortunately, few people lost their homes and/or jobs, and no healthcare facilities were damaged. Businesses were impacted the most. Since worker weren't able make it to work because of slippery or snow covered roads , businesses had to close, losing a significant portion of their weekly revenue (Samenow, 2016a).

It can snow up to 40 to 50 inches of snow. Blizzards occur in winter. Some past blizzards are up to 50 inches in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Minnesota, and other places in the mid west. There has been many storms in the past that have caused damage. Usually weather reporters may use the words “ Historic”, “epic”, “ significant”, and “record breaking” a little too often when talking about winter storms in the United States. These blizzards have occurred in 1993, 1978, 1996, 2010, 1888, and 1940 are the seven of the worst blizzards in United States history. 35 mph and visibility of less than a 1/4 mile for more than 3 hours. The first blizzard to be declared a Federal Emergency was in 1977, affecting upstate New York

In her New York Times article, journalist E. J. Graff describes the devastation in the city of Boston caused by epic record-breaking blizzards. In contrast to the beautiful pictures of a city covered under snow normally seen by the readers, she points out towards the despair of the people living in terrible conditions. Thus, she indicates that the historic ruin has destroyed roofs, roads, gutters and sidewalks. Moreover, it has closed schools, businesses, highways, public transport and forced people to be confined to their houses. And she claims that decades of underinvestment and alleged mismanagement by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority have ceased the country’s oldest subway system. Additionally, she conveys the tragedy associated

The State of Vermont and its counties will always be exposed to severe winter events, because of its geographic location. An ice snow in addition to the current snow in the ground can put a hold in the region and paralyze the city of Burlington and the surrounding counties, trapping commuters, stopping the established lines of supplies and communication, and furthermore disrupting emergency efforts, medical services, and modes of transportation such the local Burlington airport and interstate 89 and 91, and other roads in the area. Buildups of ice snow and snow can collapse buildings and rooftops, additionally these accumulations of ice can bring down trees, electrical wires, telephone poles and lines, communication towers and cause unexpected fires. In the city of Burlington we run the risk of losing communications and power for days while respective parties’ work the damage done by the

According to the research done by the geographer Jill Coleman at Ball State University, the amount of blizzards each year has doubled in the past two decades. On the weekend of January 23rd, another historic blizzard hit the East Coast. In this article, it is stated that from the year 1960-94, the average amount of blizzards per was nine. From 1995 to now, the average is 19 per year. Overall since 1960, there have been around 700 blizzards, and that is a lot considering all of the criteria a blizzard must have to actually be qualified as a blizzard. Coleman said that the increase in blizzards could be caused by sunspot cycles because they tend to increase when there is low sunspot activity. The number of sunspots was low through the mid

Blizzard Jonas was a huge blizzard that occurred from January 22 to 24, 2016 and it hit the whole Atlantic coast region hard. It accumulated three feet of snow in New York but down in the south it was only about a foot of snow. It was developed from the air from the arctic mixing with the air from the warm Gulf Stream which produced energy from the atmosphere. At the same time, winds from a close jet stream brought the mix to the Gulf of Mexico creating severe thunderstorms. This mix moved toward the coast and mixed with freezing temperatures and the high humidity which is what made the storm huge. This storm created a huge chaos including flooding, deaths, injuries, car accidents, traffic, power outages, and travel

Every emergency or disaster, from a small house fire to a hurricane that devastates entire communities, have a distinct cycle. This is

On a snowy and windy night, I was at Barnes & Noble in Green Bay with my friends, Alan and Karina. Christmas music played overhead, the smell of hot chocolate and freshly brewed coffee wafted over, the customers were kind and cheerful, and snow was beginning to blanket the parking lot outside. We were sitting near the cafe wrapping books to support their mom’s school fundraiser. I stared outside and remembered my mom’s warning of the large snowfall that was almost upon us. Around 7:15, the snowflakes were becoming larger and we could barely see outside the window.

This paper will discuss the differences between two different natural and man-made disasters. The disasters that will be discussed are Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Additionally, this paper will look into the specifics of what constitutes a natural and man-made disaster. Specifically, this paper will look into each disaster to include the events surrounding them; the risks; and the assessments. Furthermore, this paper will look at some of the details of each disaster and why there was so much devastation. Finally, this paper will look at a few similarities, but mainly the differences between the two, and how the effects of each still linger today.