Storm surge

Storm Surge and loss of infrastructure: 15 of Florida’s 20 major cities are located within coastal counties. More has to be done in order to help prevent these cities from being inundated with floods and other storm events. “The annual frequency of major hurricanes (Saffir-Simpson Scale categories 4 and 5) may gradually increase in response to global warming. Major hurricanes usually generate the highest levels of storm surge, which will be exacerbated by sea-level rise. The potential for damage

originating from the rivers and the sea. Therefore they have built several structures to prevent floods from damaging the city. Several solutions are ; Revetments By using revetment the coast line is protected from erosion from the sea level rise and storms. Without revetments the coast can be badly damaged. If the coast suffers damages it could fail in its function and the devastation of a flood will be bigger (New York City). Revetments are located in the South Shore of Staten Island and Coney Island

Mexico on August 26 and started to expand. When the storm reached the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, it strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane however, deteriorated before making it to Louisiana to a Category 3 on August 29 with winds at 145mph. Due to the 20 to 30 foot storm surge and levee failure, it resulted with the infrastructure critically damaged from Florida to Texas. State and local agencies use the Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model to know whom and when

Tropical Storm Katrina with winds as strong as 40 miles per hour. On August 25, 2005, Hurricane Katrina was already a Category 1 hurricane and made its first landfall on Florida. Hurricane

carbon emissions. These scenarios, based on projections of low, moderate, and high carbon emissions scenarios, are calculated by adding predicted sea level rise by the year 2100 to height of the highest tide above median sea level to height of storm surge. These flood height levels were used to assess areas of the Salem City that are at risk of flood

they can grow into gigantic storms that bring devastation to anything in its vast reach; Hurricane Katrina of 2005 is the infamous one that pertain to the above description. Description of the Event While Katrina was only ranked sixth on the record in terms of wind strength recorded in the Atlantic basin, it is often recognized as the deadliest hurricanes to ever hit the United States. (http://www.livescience.com/22522-hurricane-katrina-facts.html). The massive storm had once had hurricane-force

(almost 80%) leaving major part of the country (with the exception of the north-western highlands) prone to flooding in the rainy season. Moreover, the adverse affects of Climate Change – especially High Temperature, Cyclones and Sea-level Rise, Storm Surges, Salinity Intrusion, Heavy Monsoon Downpours etc. has aggravated the overall Economic Development scenario of the country to a great extent. Bangladesh has got a population of around 150 million (2011) with a life expectancy at birth of around

that New York City’s low lying heavily populated neighborhoods are more exposed to the threat of coastal flooding in a hurricane than was previously realized. This projection was illuminated during Hurricanes Irene in 2011 and Sandy in 2012. The storm surge in Battery Park along the lower east side of Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy was 9.41 feet surpassing the record set by Hurricane Donna in 1960. New York City is close to the Atlantic Ocean. Lower Manhattan defined by the North of 14th

Global warming, which is making oceans warmer, is causing an increase in the strength of hurricanes that could affect the United States. Today, there are less category 1, 2, and 3 hurricanes approaching the United States annually. But to counterbalance this effect, the intensity and frequency of category 4 and 5 hurricanes are greatly increasing (Shulman, #6). Therefore, there are a great deal of category four and five hurricanes that are bound to affect the United States. To begin the study of

Hurricane Matthew leaves severe damage along its path. Hurricane Matthew destroyed Haiti and South east counties of U.S. since October 4, 2016. Picture is showing Hurricane Matthew’s path. On October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew smashed through Haiti with 145 mile-per-hour winds and heavy rain. It killed almost a thousand people and left ten thousands of homeless before it skirted northward to the Florida Atlantic’s coastal and the coast of Georgia. Matthew striked the coast of Florida with