Hurricane Ivan

Would a Massive Hurricane Mean To NYC In my community of New York City it is unlikely for a major hurricane to hit. It's only happened a handful of times in history. If a major superstorm hit our city it would be considered a Nor'easter. Nor'easters are intense storms that can cause heavy snow, rain and oversized waves that can cause beach erosion and a low level storm surge and structural damage. The intensity of the wind gusts associated with these storms can exceed hurricane force in intensity

forward.” To this day, this sentiment remains authentic for those devastated by the August 2005 Hurricane Katrina. Accordingly, the aftermath and trauma that victims of Katrina faced in New Orleans, Louisiana, left countless amounts of people homeless and with psychological issues. Levees in New Orleans failed as enormous waves flooded the city that was already below sea level. Consequently, Hurricane Katrina’s course of major annihilation was detrimental and left various southern states, including

both Hurricane Connie on August 11 and Hurricane Diane on the 17th. Sixty-seven towns experienced flooding prompting residents to banned together to save their community and homes. Considered by many to be the most tragic events in the history of Connecticut, it also brought the necessary public awareness to the danger of floods and what can cause them. The devastation caused by Connie and Diane awakened forecasters, politicians, and regional planners. "A week after the now-named Hurricane Floods

Hurricane Hugo affected South Carolina and also perturbed the Atlantic Ocean, devastating the Caribbean Islands of St. Croix and Puerto Rico in September 1989. This phenomenon was responsible for 86 fatalities around the impacted lands where people were not educated or prepared enough for this natural disaster. Hugo quickly strengthened into a category five hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph. Eventually it lost it strengthen when passing through the high terrain of Puerto Rico. Then the

On the eighth of September, 1900, a nameless hurricane crept up the wall of the Gulf of Mexico and ambushed the city of Galveston, Texas. Within only a few minutes, a massive storm surge rose up and gulped the tourist trap town in water. Entire steel structures were folded in on themselves and fish and ships alike were stranded. Streets, dammed from the rubble of surround-ing structures, were desperately being sorted through to try and find survivors or the bodies of the dead. But there seemed to

but to speak fluently was a challenge. Her husband knew it thought and taught her it. The U.S gave Mrs.Momtaz a few opportunities. Although it took away her passion for teaching it gave her good health care. She also didn’t have to worry about hurricanes and floods which were common in Bangladesh. There was also a busy life for her, which she enjoyed, because in Bangladesh many people had servants. Overall she enjoys America more than Bangladesh and plans to stay here as long as

The Buffalo Creek flood of West Virginia is believed to be the most devastating coal relate disaster in West Virginia history. The flood occurred in the Buffalo Creek area of Logan County on February 26, 1972 when three dams broke and released 132 million gallons of water and coal waste known by miners as “gob,” and is a thick sludge-like material. The gob contains many toxic chemicals and pollutants such as mercury and arsenic that are left behind from the coal mining process. The wastewater

Like the destitute, frail characters of the novel, the landscape of Texas is broken. Fragmented into spectacular pieces of beauty and despair. Galveston is not your typical back drop for a crime novel. The rugged Texas territory lapping at the gulf coast is often thought of as a peaceful spot for vacation. Here, Galveston is the all seeing eye of the story. It was there before us, nature would be there long after humans. The hotels and churches were all eroding and crumbling in the Texas clay. Like

the biggest catastrophes that shock the state of Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina struck the city of New Orleans and caused major damage to the city. “When the storm made landfall, it had a Category 3 rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale–it brought sustained winds of 100–140 miles” (History.com Staff). Many Residents were told prior to the day Karina hit to evacuate the city of Orleans Some people did but other couldn’t. The hurricane broke levees and caused the city to go under water. Once the

The catastrophic Hurricane Katrina began on the morning of August 23, 2005. The deadly tropical storm began at approximately 5:00 PM as a Category 1 hurricane in the Bahamas, but by the morning of August 29, it grew from the south and up north into the states of Texas, Louisiana, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, New Jersey, Arkansas, New York, and Pennsylvania in the United States, as well as the provinces of Ontario, and Quebec in Canada. The worst of the damages seemed to be