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    Hurricanes are spinning violent cyclonic storms. A violent cyclonic storm of Western North Atlantic has wind speeds of 72 mph a storm of the most intense severity,hurricanes are violent storms (dictionary.com). Hurricanes are very devastating storms How do you sort a hurricane and know how strong it is ? Category, wind speed, surge and damage will define which Hurricane it is . (NASA.gov). The scale used to search hurricanes is Saffir Simpson, hurricane scale and is backed on wind speed of the eye

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    Hurricane Katrina was a storm that should not have caused as much damage as it did. Hurricane Katrina was category one when it made landfall in the state of Florida and was only a category three storm when it made landfall at the Louisiana-Mississippi border (Zimmerman). The weak infrastructure and physical characteristics of cities like New Orleans experience a much greater impact than would normally be expected with a category three hurricane. 1,833 people were killed, the majority of whom were

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    Hurricane Katrina A study has shown throughout the years the effects of hurricane Katrina can still be seen. The death toll of this hurricane alone was devastating and left many people homeless, more than 800,000 housing units were destroyed or damaged in the storm. As stated, “Katrina is the costliest U.S hurricane, with estimated damage over $81 billion.” http://www.hurricanescience.org/history/studies/katrinacase/impacts/. After the effects of this catastrophic storm, the red-cross had an enormous

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    Hurricane Irma is about to make a landfall in Florida on early Sunday morning. The category 5 storm is expected to bring devastating winds and storm surges in the Florida state. And Tesla has taken actions to help people with their hurricane evacuation. According to Jalopnik, the US-based automaker has extended the ranges of some vehicles of its Florida customers. The company has given a remote update to some range-limited Tesla vehicles, giving those Florida’s Tesla customers a range boost of between

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    Hurricanes can be dangerous, such as hurricane Katrina in 2005. The main causes of a hurricane are from warm tropical water. When a hurricane occurs the environment can be affected badly. Many things can be destroyed and harmed. One unfortunate hurricane was Katrina. When a hurricane occurs it mainly starts because of a tropical storm. For a hurricane to occur you there is going to be warm water from somewhere near the equator or the Atlantic and Pacific ocean. Then when the water evaporates there

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    2005 saw the worst hurricane in recent memory, Katrina. 2017 saw yet another truly devastating hurricane, Harvey. These two hurricanes were both destructive in different ways. These hurricanes caused major damage and hard times after they hit.The real question though, is which one was more destructive? There are two different sides to this question, but research shows Katrina was more destructive. Both hurricanes will be covered in depth so you can really see how bad they were. After looking back

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    Hurricane Katrina known as the fifth largest hurricane ever to hit the United States formed on August 23, 2005 and dissipated August 31, 2005. Katrina was classified as a category five hurricane with wind speeds up to 175 mph. Katrina made headlines because of its destruction region which was Louisiana. Many families especially African-Americans were considered to be vulnerable and left to die from the disaster. In the following I will address whether Katrina was a natural disaster ready to happen

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    Rubin “Hurricane” Carter- a well-known name throughout the boxing industry – a man who, for twenty years, lost his freedom because of a crime he did not commit. This biography, Hurricane: The Life of Rubin Carter, Fighter written by James S. Hirsch in 1988 recalls Carters life. This text shows how much of a strong man he was to overcome his unlawful sentencing. Rubin is a father to two kids, Theodora and Raheem. After his prison stint, he had set his responsibilities on things other than alcohol

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    Rubin “Hurricane” Carter is a well-known boxer who was found guilty of three murders committed and was sentenced to three times a life sentence, although he believes it was due to racial discrimination, being appealed to racism and not reason, and lastly concealment not disclosure. Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was born on May sixth, 1937 in Clifton, New Jersey; although he lived most of his life in Paterson, New Jersey. He survived his childhood by learning fast. At age nine, him and his friends stole

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    Hurricane Sandy ripped through fifteen eastern states leaving 7.9 million people without power. This hurricane made a mark on many people’s lives including the United States and around the Caribbean. Hurricane Sandy included many details common to hurricanes, and caused damage and destruction to property and lives the effected region but the area has recovered in its aftermath. Hurricane Sandy developed in the Caribbean then started to hit areas like Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti with winds that started

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