Later Tuesday night, the hurricane had subsided, but the superstorm it unleashed caused so much chaos in about 17 other neighboring states in the country, leaving millions with power shortages and homeless now. “The biggest problem is not the first few days, but the coming months”, said Alan Rubin, an expert in nature disaster discovery. The economic impact “Sandy” has left is immense as the destruction caused is estimated to be about $20 billion, and about $10 billion in lost
(i) Description of Disasters: Hurricane Katrina is said to have been the most costly and deadliest hurricanes in U.S history, resulting in $81.2 billion dollars in damage and 1836 casualties6. The hurricane made landfall in New Orleans in the early morning of August 29th, 2005 as a Category 3 or 4 storm. The heavy rains that were produced as the hurricane moved inland, along with the poorly designed levees, caused all 56 levees in New Orleans to fail, resulting in freshwater flooding of 80% of the city15. Hurricane Katrina devastated an area over 160 km from the storm’s eye, which included parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and most importantly, Louisiana6. It originally formed off the Bahamas, on August 23rd, as a Tropical Depression and strengthened to a Category 1 storm once it made landfall in Florida on August 25th.
All in all, it destroyed the homes of half million people. Floats and windstorms in 1930s took life of 3678 people in the eastern part of the USA alone. The weather was a major problem in the North and the East. Throughout the entire USA, the summers were unusually hot and the winters unusually cold. In the summer of 1936, the temperature in Kansas rose up to
During hurricane Sandy’s passing through Jamaica power was lost and “more than 70 percent of its customer base that lost electricity during the passage...”, that includes homes and businesses (“Paulwell criticises JPS response to Hurricane Sandy” 1). Likewise, in America the “power outages now stands at more than 5.6 million homes and businesses down from a peek od 8.5 million...”( “Hurricane Sandy death toll reaches 74 in U.S.” 1). New Jersey was the hardest hit state across the country with about 2.5 million customers out, which is about 62 percent of the state
Hurricane Sandy left a huge impact on New York City. After the disastrous three day storm, many people lost their power, homes, and loved ones. Many trees collapsed on houses, cars and electrical wires. It caused a large amount of schools to be closed for a week and many of the schools served as a shelter home for the people that lost their homes. This hurricane killed about 40 people in New York City and most of the deaths were in Staten Island.
New Orleans was a city were many people went to party, hangout, go shopping, eat, and just have fun. On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina (NOAA) struck land and wiped an inter city as if it was nothing. Katrina was the costliest storm in United States history - with amounts over $81.2 billion. (Katrina) The death toll was over 1,836. Although all of the National Hurricane Center’s report deals with the impact of Hurricane Katrina on all of the States impacted by the storm, it must be understood that water weights about 60 pounds per cubic foot and has unusually low compressibility like steel.
Much of New Orleans had been evacuated before the storm hit, but tens of thousands of people were stuck in flooded areas without power or water for days. The costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath claimed more than 1,800 lives.
Ryan Rosier Mrs. Ball English 9 February 27, 2014 Hurricane Katrina As Hurricane Katrina struck land in New Orleans people who didn’t leave the city were staring down the barrel of a loaded gun. Only Katrina’s gun was loaded with 140 mph gale force winds and crushing flood waters. The effects of the hurricane’s wrath were devastating enough to cause 75 billion dollars in damage. (Hurricane Katrina) Raging through while demolishing buildings, leveling entire suburbs, and taking thousands of lives was what this storm was hell bent on accomplishing. For those who didn’t leave the city, whether they couldn’t afford the costs, seeked the thrill of the storm, or just simply didn’t wanna leave on the opened interstates, (Beller) the storm
I remember it like it was yesterday, it was on August 29, 2005, the horrific monster Hurricane Katrina destroyed my hometown in New Orleans, Louisiana, losing everything I owned and loved. Hundreds of thousands of lives were changed forever, even mines in countless ways. Hundreds of people died, but even among survivors, a hand full lost all that was familiar. I have witnessed and experienced really grueling things that my eyes can’t get rid of. I've saw plenty of dead bodies floating in the disgusting toxic water, as we walked through the water to get to higher ground.
Hurricane Katrina, a category 4 hurricane, made landfall on August 29, 2005. It overwhelmed the levees in New Orleans causing widespread flooding and heaping damage on neighboring Mississippi. Approximately 1,700 were reported dead and hundreds of thousands became displaced. Katrina ranks as one of the most punishing hurricanes ever to hit the United States. Damage, costing billions of dollars, has made it one of the costliest storms on record.