Cholera and dengue fever was also spreading extremely fast, whereas in Miami they suffered no life threatening disease. The difference between Mitch and Andrew is that news reporters were extremely clear about what to do and gave plenty of warning whereas in Mitch nobody knew how big the impact and outcome was going to be. These two hurricanes both had economic set backs, but Hurricane Andrew had a setback of roughly 3 years whereas Hurricane Mitch had a devastating setback of 30-50 years, having to rebuild their country altogether. By Sophie Mayhew 9M By Sophie Mayhew 9M In conlcusi0n, this statement is correct as the facts and figures show how the 4 affected countries in Mitch suffered huge difficulties economically and population wise, as they suffered famine and earth slides, with a 3 day, desolate storm. At that time it was the worst storm since 1780, which was definitely worse than Andrew as Andrew was nothing compared to the major wipe out hurricane of
(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.
This left the remaining buildings gutted to the third and fourth story. Gambling barges became effective torpedoes, destroying buildings as they were washed up to 500feet inland by the waves and storm surges. New Orleans On Monday, 29 August, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans knocked out all power and submerged the low lying city in um to 6 feet (2 meters) of rising water. Katrina tore part of the roof of the roof of a stadium, where many sought refuge. At this point in it's journey Katrina was a category 2 hurricane and brought winds of of 105 miles per hour or 170 kilometres hour.
The Express store currently in Kava is currently a basic store and unable to meet the needs of the island. Expansion of the store would introduce new products to the community that would provide assistance during a disaster. With expansion come questions from the stakeholders. With Kava having the ability to be involved in a great amount of disasters stakeholders may not think expansion is worth the risk. However stakeholders must understand the putting the community first outweighs the cost.
Hurricanes Hurricanes can be one of the most deadly natural disasters in the world today. One of the most deadly hurricanes ever was Hurricane Hazel. This Hurricane struck in 1954 killing over one thousand people in Haiti, then it took landfall in the United States, South Carolina being its first stop. Through this essay, I shall explain the structure and the movements of Hurricane Hazel and explain how this hurricane was such a deadly force. Even though Hurricane Hazel had devastating winds, it was not known for that, it was known for its speed.
Residents were without power for up to six months after the storm rolled through. Andrew also caused a great deal of damage to offshore oil facilities as it approached a second landfall in Louisiana, where it caused another one billion dollars in damage. In total, the damage caused by Andrew in both South Florida and Louisiana totaled twenty six billion dollars, the most costly natural disaster in United States history. The social impacts on South Florida were tremendous. You have to take into consideration that before Hurricane Andrew, there was about a generation of South Florida residents who had not experienced a hurricane.
I personally only had to clean an oven and a freezer, and to pick up some debris that blew into my backyard. Here it is, October 19th, 2012 and I still have water damage to my house. The housing manager has stated that it could take the rest of the year and possibly into 2013 to fix all the the damaged houses here on the base. So pretty much everything is back to normal. The Hurricane was bad but not as bad as it could have been.
WILLIAM ADANSI ENG 101 (ESSAY 6) The silent night of the southeastern coast of the United States was defiled when “Sandy” arrived on its shores last Sunday night deep down from the Atlantic ocean. This terrible hurricane first erupted from the Caribbean’s killing almost 70 individuals, and rending many more homeless, and as if not satisfied, it was determined enough to cut power supply and access to public amenities across the region. By the time it reached the southeastern shores of the United States, it had been reinforced with very strong winds making it even more fearsome and unprecedented in the sub-region, as geologist predicted. New York City, the state’s largest and busiest city was bedazzled as “Sandy” finally hit Monday night and brought most areas of lower Manhattan under water. However, the havoc and destruction it caused will not be compared to the indelible mark it has left on it’s victims and on the landscape at large.
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
“Sandy became a hurricane, made landfall near Kingston, Jamaica, a few hours later, re-emerged into the Caribbean Sea and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane...” (“Hurricane Sandy” 1). On her passing hurricane Sandy took the lives of people, electricity was limited and schools had to be put on hold. Sandy started around the equator, making her way up to Jamaica taking toll mostly on the eastern parts of Jamaica, where she injured two hundred and thirty seven (237) people and “one man was killed by a boulder that crushed his house due to strong winds...” (Cristina Constantini 1). In like manner, Sandy affected the entire east coast of the United States of America, and according to reports hundreds of people were injured,