Hurricane Sandy Research Paper
Hurricane Sandy Effects On the Lives Of People.
Sandy moving up the east coast (top spiral cloud)
Hurricane Sandy was the biggest hurricanes to ever hit the east coast let alone the world. Sandy was a storm consisted of two storms, because it was a tropical storm before it became a “Frankenstorm”. Then it became a class 1 hurricane. Sandy broke records for highest storm surge, biggest wave, and many more. Sandy killed at least 140 people, and cost over 40 million dollars in damage. Sandy affected many countries including Canada, U.S.A, and some countries in the Caribbean, taking over a week to disapparate. Sandy overall was one of the biggest natural disasters ever.
Left: Queens New York normally. Right: Burned neighborhood after …show more content…
25% of the land is recreation, with only 8% of the land being free unowned land. Most of New York City is residential, but only 12% of the city is multi residential, and an extremely small amount of residential buildings are commercial and residential. Less than 4% of New York City is commercial, yet 4% is industrial land. 7% of New York City is covered by public facilities, such as hospitals, school, nursing. Transportation is one of the most important structures in New York City, and it didn’t take up much space. It also, only costed 2.75. New York City was a huge city beforehand, with some areas reduced to …show more content…
Jennifer Kauffman was a highschool teacher, who saved a lot of people, on a little scooter. When disaster struck Washington Township in New Jersey, Jennifer was there to help. The power of the surf and the abnormally high tides burst the gas lines, putting the small town without gas, until repairs. So, Jennifer Kauffman decided to help out the unfortunate people whose homes were destroyed.
Jennifer Kauffman decided that her little Vespa was more fuel efficient than her volvo, so she packed the underseat trunk on her Vespa with blankets and warm clothing and went to the damaged area of town. While people were using the blankets and clothing she brought, Jennifer Kauffman rode around searching for gas stations and collecting data on the time of waiting, the cost, etc. When Jennifer Kauffman went back to the area everyone used her information to get their cars filled up before the gas tanks were
Sandy moving up the east coast (top spiral cloud)
Hurricane Sandy was the biggest hurricanes to ever hit the east coast let alone the world. Sandy was a storm consisted of two storms, because it was a tropical storm before it became a “Frankenstorm”. Then it became a class 1 hurricane. Sandy broke records for highest storm surge, biggest wave, and many more. Sandy killed at least 140 people, and cost over 40 million dollars in damage. Sandy affected many countries including Canada, U.S.A, and some countries in the Caribbean, taking over a week to disapparate. Sandy overall was one of the biggest natural disasters ever.
Left: Queens New York normally. Right: Burned neighborhood after …show more content…
25% of the land is recreation, with only 8% of the land being free unowned land. Most of New York City is residential, but only 12% of the city is multi residential, and an extremely small amount of residential buildings are commercial and residential. Less than 4% of New York City is commercial, yet 4% is industrial land. 7% of New York City is covered by public facilities, such as hospitals, school, nursing. Transportation is one of the most important structures in New York City, and it didn’t take up much space. It also, only costed 2.75. New York City was a huge city beforehand, with some areas reduced to …show more content…
Jennifer Kauffman was a highschool teacher, who saved a lot of people, on a little scooter. When disaster struck Washington Township in New Jersey, Jennifer was there to help. The power of the surf and the abnormally high tides burst the gas lines, putting the small town without gas, until repairs. So, Jennifer Kauffman decided to help out the unfortunate people whose homes were destroyed.
Jennifer Kauffman decided that her little Vespa was more fuel efficient than her volvo, so she packed the underseat trunk on her Vespa with blankets and warm clothing and went to the damaged area of town. While people were using the blankets and clothing she brought, Jennifer Kauffman rode around searching for gas stations and collecting data on the time of waiting, the cost, etc. When Jennifer Kauffman went back to the area everyone used her information to get their cars filled up before the gas tanks were