To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of tropical revolving storms

What is a tropical cyclone: Tropical cyclones are a type of low-pressure systems which generally form in the tropics. They are violent storms, which rotate anti clockwise. Cloud and wind rotates a calm central area, in the tropics (area north or south of the equator) and causes damage to people's properties, death, destruction of recourses, and leaves people severely injured. Tropical cyclones occur

Hurricanes and tornadoes are both severe weather events that can potentially cause a great deal of damage to property. Both of these storms can threaten human life and in severe events with either a hurricane of a tornado there may well be a loss of life. They may be quite different in how they form and what they actually do but on the other hand those storms are both potentially devastating so they fall into the same category of potential severe weather danger. People who live in areas where hurricanes and tornadoes are known to appear during certain seasons of the year are always urged to be alert to weather warning systems. Those same residents know from experience to keep their radios tuned to weather emergency stations and they are in many cases prepared for the brunt of a storm by building basement shelters.

When was the last time you or your family were affected by the path of a hurricane? How was your experience? Some hurricanes can leave devastation, but it can be more dangerous if you don’t prepare and expose your family to the hazards during the landfall and aftermath. To be fully prepared in the event of a and have ways of staying informed and keep family entertained to avoid anxiety hurricane you must have an emergency evacuation plan. Gather essential supplies, protect one’s home, and have ways of staying informed and keep the family entertained to avoid anxiety or panic attacks.

When we hear about hurricanes on the news or how one might be closing in on where we live we mostly think of how we are going to protect our self. However, there is one thing that I think most people do not stop and ponder, which is how does a hurricane even get forecast? From the direction it is going to be headed, to how it is categorized. The group that preforms all forecasting for tropical cyclone activity is the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and they cover the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basins throughout North America. To start it begins with visual observations of the hurricane using reconnaissance airplanes, satellites, ships, buoys, radars, and an assortment of land-based equipment. Likewise, most of the storm’s projected path and

Natural disasters occurring from the climate change could be on the rise. Global warming has been rumored to be causing more hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, heavier monsoonal rains that cause major flooding, mud slides, and other disasters worldwide. A tropical cyclone, also referred to as hurricanes, typhoons, or cyclones, depending on where in the world the cyclone is occurring, are one of the world’s grandest shows of energy provided by nature. Hurricanes are large, swirling, low pressure storms that have sustained winds of over 74 miles an hour and are formed over warm ocean waters (NASA, n.d.). The purpose of this paper is to discuss hurricanes

When it comes to predicting a Hurricane obviously the earlier it’s predicted the better the outcome will be, it will give the government and citizens more time to prepare and evacuate city’s or even a state if necessary. “Once a hurricane has formed, it can be tracked. Scientists can usually predict its path for 3-5 days in advance” (Samsot). Giving a city to a state possibly only 3 days to evacuate is not long enough for everyone to pack up as many belongings as they can and leave the area. If meteorologists are able to predict when a hurricane is going to form and project the path the time to prepare will increase significantly. What the

Katrina is what most meteorologists would consider a “textbook tropical cyclone” meaning that it has compact, symmetrical wind fields revolving and whipping around a circular low pressure center (nasa.org). Katrina was a warm core storm that thrived on the warm waters of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It wasn’t until Katrina stated colliding with other weather systems on its journey west that it began to transition into an “extra-tropical cyclone”

Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst hurricanes in history. During Katrina, more than 1,200 people died and thousands more were injured. Katrina started August 23, 2005 and ended August 31, 2005. Katrina spread 120 miles along the Gulf Coast. Katrina was a category 5 hurricane. Katrina

In October of 2012, a post-tropical cyclone swept its way through the Caribbean. The name of this cyclone is better known as Sandy. It began its journey to the East Coast as that of a tropical wave in the Caribbean, and in a matter of 6 hours turned into a tropical storm and then eventually a hurricane. The winds increased to up to 74 miles per hour. Sandy was a 5.8 out of 6 on NOAA’S s scale causing nearly 285 deaths, and costing nearly $367 billion. Although, this was a devastating hurricane, it could have been more destructive if the proper precautions were not taken before and during the storm. However, there are certain procedures that need to be improved in order to ensure the coasts are better protected.

Tropical storms are defined as low pressure systems that form over tropical seas and can devastate areas of human settlements with hurricane force winds and floods. The severity of these impacts varies greatly depending on a countries development levels and is attributable to numerous factors such as: infrastructure, job structure, the provision of service, prediction technology and how much aid is received. Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone are two examples of tropical storms that affected areas drastically apart in economic development.

Anywhere else in the country people will get prepared for hurricanes, buying sandbags, boarding up windows and stocking up on water and nonperishable items… But in Tampa we get prepared for hurricane parties! We go out and buy chips, alcohol, and make sure we have enough board games in case the power goes

I decided to show my date the hurricane risks associated with Key West, Florida. Key West is at a very high risk for hurricane damage because of its low elevation and its proximity to the sea. I did some research and discovered that approximately 90% of Key West is only five feet above sea level. For this reason storm surges, flooding, and erosion could cause considerable damage to most of the city. The issue regarding how to protect the city from these problems is of much debate. On google earth I could identify sea walls that prevent sea water from flooding the city. Sea walls and storm management systems are perhaps Key West’s main form of mitigation. However, as we have learned in the flooding unit, if the water is high enough no manmade drainage system will prevent flooding. A risky feature that we could identify was how flat Key West is. If

Roger A. Pielke Jr. and Roger A. Pielke Sr. in their book Hurricanes: Their Nature and Impacts on Society, state that the hurricane is a member of a phenomena called cyclones, which refers to “any weather system that circulates in a counterclockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and in a clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere” (p.15). The word

In today’s world, there has been one disaster or another, and hurricanes are one of those disasters that always happens. But, for one reason or another we are never prepared or understand the danger of any type of hurricane over a category one. Most of us have been through many hurricanes, like this learner who has lived in Miami, Fla. for over 30 years, and experienced her last hurricane which was Hurricane Andrew. Warnings are always given, first responders are trained to all ways be on alert, and FEMA is supposed to be ready to jump in once the storm has done its damage. But we can never be prepared, because hurricanes are unpredictable, and can become deadly for citizens and create millions of dollars in damages. Within this post we will discuss Hurricane Katrina, preparedness and Emergency management before and after the disaster.

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.