NEW JERSEY SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM MANUAL FOR COASTAL HAZARD MITIGATION Compiled by Thomas O. Herrington 2 PREFACE New Jersey is often used as an example of a natural system gone awry. The unflattering term "New Jerseyization" was coined by a prominent scientist to describe a developed‚ eroding coast‚ where natural beaches have been replaced by engineering structures. This view may have been correct in the past‚ when seawalls and bulkheads replaced many of our beaches‚ but our beaches
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Worster suggests they had "A Sense of Invulnerability": "Around World War I they were talking about upsetting the balance of nature on the plains. People were worried about insect outbreaks‚ I think‚ more than anything else. But nobody had seen dust storms of a scale that the 30’s would bring. Indians came along and told people to leave the grass where it was. There may have been a few obscure individuals who worried about what was going on. But most of the people living in the area were pretty well
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1938 was a very powerful storm. There were many deaths and a lot of destruction.There were some conditions that made the storm bad like conditions‚ human error and large waves. The way the Hurricane hit the Eastern U.S was a surprise to all. The storm started somewhere off the coast of Africa as a tropical storm. It started small but grew as it moved across the West Atlantic Ocean at 20 mph. Soon the winds reaches 74 mph.The tropical storm had become a hurricane. The storm kept growing as it moved
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Haiyan Typhoon The storm‚ described by some as "tropical cyclone perfection" and "off the charts‚" packed sustained winds of 195 miles (315 kilometers per hour)‚ with gusts as strong as 235 miles (380 kilometers per hour). Causes The West Pacific has long been one of the most storm-struck spots on earth. On average‚ the Philippines suffers from eight or nine severe ones a year. But 2013 has seen record activity‚ with seven typhoons developing in the region in October alone. However‚ the
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The first stanza describes the moment before the storm. "A chill no coat‚ however stout‚ Of homespun stuff could quite shut out‚" This stanza begins to set up the obstacle that the family must overcome. When Emerson describes the storm as "less than treat" and then goes on about the intense cold it brings he also is describing God. God is caring and loving but he is also vengeful and just. The second stanza is about the family preparing for the storm. "Meanwhile we did our nightly chores‚" suggests
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In 2008‚ Hurricane Ike‚ one of the most destructive hurricanes in Texas history‚ knocked out power to over 2.6 million people. The storm caused a 14-foot surge and over 18 inches of rainfall. Before the day was over Ike had claimed 84 lives and 19.3 billion dollars in damage. That storm was one of the most terrifying experiences in my life. Life after the storm was no better. The heat was oppressive‚ the cleanup monstrous‚ and the weeklong lack of electricity humbling. Thesis/Preview: Hurricanes
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out‚ it’s important to know how these storms start. For a hurricane to start you have to have some type of warm water source and winds that are blowing in the same direction that the hurricane is going‚ after the main ingredients comes the transformation of the rain clouds and wind. The transformation‚ is the change into a tropical disturbance‚ after more wind and more clouds building comes the transformation into a depression‚ the depression becomes a storm when winds reach 39 mph or over‚ after
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------------------------------------------------- QUARTER THREE BOOK REPORT: Puppies‚ Dogs‚ and Blue Northers English 9 Mrs. Young April 5‚ 2013 English 9 Mrs. Young April 5‚ 2013 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- First‚ I really made important connections with this book. For example‚ the narrator said‚ “There is a whole
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devastating storms that caused significant damage. Whole communities were shredded into rubble‚ and families where left homeless in an instant. Those that were not directly affected by the disaster where touched by the tragedy and stepped up to lend a hand. At this time of great need‚ the community came together to provide aide to those in distress. The weeks following the storms revealed the best of the community. The storms may have been strong‚ but the bonds formed in the community after the storms‚ were
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The Lamp at Noon The story starts with a woman lighting a lamp during a dust storm on a farm. The lady looks out the door and window‚ commenting on the thickness of the dust‚ then moves back into the house to tend to her baby. When her husband walks into the house‚ she shows a level of weakness. She complains to her husband‚ Paul‚ about the hardships she has to face as a farmer’s wife on this desolate land. She offers to ask for financial help‚ or to even go live with‚ her family‚ as they have
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