The Hazards Of South Florida

Living in Florida there are many things to be worried about from alligators, hot heat, and the most important hurricanes. The first hurricane I experienced was in the first two months of me living in Florida. I moved here from New York and I had no idea what to expect when I heard that a hurricane was coming. It was like nothing I had experienced before, seeing a tree pulled from the ground by only water and wind was a devastating experience that I was something I did not expect to see. After the hurricane, my dad went to the store and bought as much; canned food, water bottles, candles, flashlights and batteries he could find to make sure that just in case another hurricane hit we would be prepared. After the hurricane, I started to wonder about better ways on how to prepare for another hurricane. Especially, living in Florida there are

Storm water moves it’s way across streets, sidewalks, and lawns. As it travels it picks up pollutants such as fertilizer, pet waste, sediment, and other chemicals that may be on the ground. This waste can find its way into the streams and rivers. These may create dead zones that kill marine life. Dead zones are hypoxic areas in bodies of water caused by nutrient pollution from runoff. The sediment that comes along with the water ends up blocking sunlight from reaching underwater grass and suffocates shellfish. Depending on how fast the water is going, it can flood certain areas like urban, suburban, forests, and wetlands. Water tends to travel faster on surfaces that are impervious.

Six deaths in Florida have been blamed on Irma, along with three in Georgia and one in South Carolina. At least 35 people were killed in the Caribbean.

"In addition to endangering the wildlife and economic prosperity of an area, the loss of wetlands also puts humans at risk. Wetlands serve as a natural buffer zone against storms and hurricanes, slowing down the storms and reducing their force before they move inland. However, as the wetlands disappear, some cities are becoming more exposed. The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, has already suffered the consequences of this gradual depletion of wetland buffer zones. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in the entire history of the United States, hit the Gulf Coast. There were more than 1,800 casualties, with the greatest number of them concentrated in New Orleans. Eighty percent of the city was flooded, and there were more than 700 dead. Many blamed the destruction of New Orleans on the failure of the levees, which are manmade barriers that prevent water from flooding into a city. However, scientists and researchers believe that the hurricane would have done far less damage to the city if the surrounding wetlands had been intact. Since the storm, there has been a greater national focus on preserving and restoring the wetlands on the Gulf Coast. Preserving our wetlands and maintaining a buffer zone against storms will only become more crucial in the future, as climate change may increase both the frequency and the severity of extreme weather events such as hurricanes. " There are so many

Jason Evans an ecologist from the Stetson University and one of the three writers who conducted the study in the Nature Climate Change journal said, “In terms of sheer number of people living in harm’s way [South Florida] is way at the top basically. It just pops out.”

Vast beaches, amusement parks and resorts are all places that are abundant in Florida. There are numerous interesting things to visit, and numerous neighborhood’s that would suit a family of any kind scattered through the state. The Unique clash of skyscraper cities that are minutes away from the ocean front and year round warm temperatures make this an ideal place for people who are seeking warm weather and a change of scenery. It also makes Florida a very popular place to live, with 365 thousand people moving here a year, around 25 thousand of which move into Marion and the surrounding county 's, this state has a large influx of new residence which has made Florida the 3rd most populated state in America (Business Insider, ppiofmarioncounty.org). The massive influx of new people leads to a near constant expansion of cities and towns that are filled to the max, making the amount of natural forest in Florida shrink daily. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s report, History of Florida 's Conservation Lands, states:

In Fort Myers, property damage was slight, limited mostly to scores of small boats and fishing smacks along the waterfront.[99] The Cuban schooner Isabel Alvado sank offshore Boca Grande. The crew, who were immigrants, were rescued by the Coast Guard and later deported.[100] In Martin County, a bridge connecting Stuart and Palm City was severely damaged and closed to traffic as a result. A temporary ferry service across the St. Lucie River was established and operated until repairs to the bridge were complete in the summer of 1929.[101] One fatality was reported in Stuart.[32] In the 1920s, there were plans to build a Hollywood-esqe city featuring a movie studio called Picture City. These plans were canceled following the 1928 hurricane and subsequent economic collapse.[102] In Fort Pierce, most of the impact was confined to the waterfront areas. A warehouse, fish houses, docks, and a bridge across the Indian River

The New York Times article “Pummeled Florida Staggers Toward Long Recovery” by Alexander Burns informs readers on the controversy surrounding the power outages in Florida. The author explains how right after Hurricane Irma weekend it had started to head north of florida, being that it was just leaving somewhere between Miami to Jacksonville. In the meantime florida has power outages throughout the cities, there are people are without no electricity, and to even get back electricity it could take days to months. In this case florida has so many damages with houses being in pieces, homes flooded, every thing ruined with only some things are salvageable and storm damages costing between $20-$50 billion. For other people in florida who didn't believe they needed to be evacuated and who thought they could wait it out, it soon will be necessary for some residents to evacuate. As there may also be tornado warnings because of the historical levels of flooding. With the storm later heading north it's is cautioned to residence when they return home because the powerlines

Hurricane Charley's impact of Southwest Florida ecosystem was a terrible disaster. Ineffective wildlife, Natural habitat, and economic cost. Now more than 10 years later it has still been a natural disaster. The hurricane was a horrible experience to many people around Southwest Florida.

The 2004 hurricane season established new records for hurricane landfalls in the state of Florida. More major storms struck the state then in any other time in recorded history. Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jean crisscrossed the state wreaking tremendous damage estimated in the tens of billions of dollars. The city of Coconut Creek was just one of a number of municipalities affected by the storms. Coconut Creek a suburban “bedroom” community known for its trees and tropical landscape looked a lot like a barren wasteland devoid of its lush flora and magnificent canopies. The City Council determined to restore the natural beauty of the neighborhoods developed and implemented the “Tree Canopy Replacement Program”. This program was created to improve the overall environmental heath of the City and increase the percentage of canopy citywide. This policy has been considered successful because of the significant benefits the trees provide including the capacity to sequester green house gases, provide a habitat for wildlife and improve property values.

Growing up in a southern state can be such a great and terrifying thing such as the environment. While living in Franklin, la a small town which is populated by only 2,000 people can become quite boring where as South beach Miami, fl is home to 91,000 people with a billion things to do. For instance South Beach has tons of beaches with clear blue water that you can see the bottom floor. As for Franklin the beaches are artificial and man made with dirty trash filled water that's caused by the nasty oil filled plants. During the horrible time of hurricane season both states have to worry about tremendous storms coming through possibly even loosing not just a home but everything. In addition to hurricane their is a great chance of flash flood

Major damage was caused to the areas that Hurricane Andrew had passed through. South Florida suffered the most damage due to the hurricane. The damage caused by Andrew completely changed the landscape of South Florida. According to

Life’s a beach and I’m playing in the sand (lil Wayne lyrics). Imagine how wonderful living on a beach could be. Walking barefoot through the surf and sand with your pant legs rolled up as the sun sets. Most of us would like to live a carefree life and not have to worry about bad things happening in everyday life. Indian River County Florida is a wonderful coastal community to live in. Unfortunately, living near the ocean isn’t always smooth sailing. The trouble is unexpected and unforeseen events could happen at any time, anywhere. Natural disasters occur everywhere; tropical storms are common occurrence in coastal areas. After all the safety of such a diverse community, and the preservation of the historically rich area of Indian River County

Cuba's susceptible natural hazard consists of hurricanes. Although, hurricanes are the main natural hazard Cuba suffers with, it later consist with droughts and fires. Hurricanes, cause numerous problems for Cuba. Strong rains and winds are problematic, as they cause numerous issues. After severe storms, landslides occur as well as coastal floods. While these natural disasters can't be contained, the community of Cuba really suffers. After, these natural disasters occur, communities are damaged.

It is with the salient awareness of its susceptibility to hurricanes that the city of Mobile in Alabama initiates the development of hazard mitigation planning. The Mobile County Alabama Hurricanes Hazard mitigation plan is a multi-jurisdictional guide for the county of Mobile. Its communities and other stakeholders who are the vital players in their efforts to successfully prepare a plan that will act as a roadmap in responding to hurricane disasters. The plan addresses the hurricane hazard that is a major threat to the people, property and the infrastructure of Mobile County in Alabama. The plan focuses on hazard mitigation planning and actions necessary to reduce or eliminating long–term effects to people and their property as a result of the occurrence of hurricanes. The purpose of the mitigation plan is to ensure that the repetitive cycle is broken by producing less vulnerable conditions amongst the people, property and topographical features.