It appears that Coolidge will be impacted by Hurricane Irma starting sometime on Monday. With a 10:00 am Tuesday submission deadline for financial statements and the real possibility of power outages or worse due to the storm, we need to be positioned to complete the submission prior to the storm hitting. Additionally, I personally want to make sure that each of you have an opportunity to secure your belongs and family and prepare for the possible aftermath. At this point, we can only guess as to the extent of damage locally.…
Cyclone Debbie had a massive impact on Queensland and the environment. The cyclone caused floods all throughout Queensland which had damaged the land. The damaged land couldn’t support growing food which was a major impact to farms. The flooding didn’t impact farms it had a major impact on the animals that lived in Queensland. Multiple habitats were lost and animals started dying because the wasn’t any more sustainable area to live in. The high winds were a major cause in the damage of the Great barrier reef with winds reaching up to 200km/h damaging the coral above ground. The build-up of flood water near the coast ended up in the great barrier reef, killing a great portion of the…
Hurricane Elena was an unpredictable and damaging tropical cyclone that affected the United States Gulf Coast in late August and early September 1985. Threatening popular tourist destinations during Labor Day weekend, Elena repeatedly defied forecasts, triggering an unprecedented series of evacuations; many residents and tourists were forced to leave twice in a matter of days. Elena's slow movement off western Florida resulted in severe beach erosion and damage to coastal buildings, roads, and seawalls. The hurricane devastated the Apalachicola Bay shellfish industry, killing off vast oyster beds and leaving thousands of workers unemployed. Farther west, Dauphin Island in Alabama endured wind gusts as high as 130 mph (210 km/h) and a significant…
Ahead of the hurricane's landfall, a station south of Apalachicola reported wind gusts of 79 mph (127 km/h) at an elevation of 115 ft (35 m).[54] At sea level, sustained winds reached 52 mph (84 km/h) at Keaton Beach, with gusts 67 mph (108 km/h).[55] While moving ashore, Hermine produced a 5.8 ft (1.8 m) storm surge at Cedar Key.[56] Heavy rainfall occurred across western Florida, reaching 22.36 in (568 mm) over 72 hours at the Lake Tarpon Canal in Pinellas County.[57] The outer rainbands of Hermine spawned an EF0 tornado just southwest of Windermere with a width of 450 ft (140 m) and 80 to 85 mph (129 to 137 km/h) winds. On the ground for 1.2 mi (1.9 km), the twister damaged about 100 trees, along with several fences and windows.[58] The…
The effects of Hurricane Georges in Louisiana included $30.1 million in damage and three deaths. Forming from a tropical wave over the Atlantic Ocean, Georges attained a peak intensity of 155 mph (250 km/h) on September 20, 1998. Over the following several days, the storm tracked through the Greater Antilles and later entered the Gulf of Mexico on September 28, the Category 2 storm made landfall in Mississippi before dissipating on October 1. Before landfall, about 500,000 residents in Louisiana evacuated from low-lying areas. The mayor of New Orleans declared a state of emergency to allow federal assistance into the state. After nearly 1.5 million people were urged to evacuate coastal areas, officials described the evacuation as "probably the largest [...] we have ever achieved".[1]…
Hurricane Hugo, one of the strongest hurricanes in South Carolina’s history, originated from a wave that moved west off of Africa’s coastline on September 9, 1989. Throughout the night and into the morning of September 10, Hugo had been classified as a tropical depression. As Hugo moved across the warm waters of the Atlantic it gained more and more strength. It wasn’t until September 14th that Hugo gained enough strength to be classified as a hurricane. On September 15th, Hugo turned west-north and began to pick up pace and strength, then became a category 5 hurricane with top speeds of almost 160 mph. Hugo began to weaken on September 16th, when it reached the islands of Guadeloupe and Montserrat. Hugo traveled over the U.S. Virgin islands on the morning of September 17th, and later that day over Puerto Rico. It was Puerto Rico’s high terrain that significantly weakened the hurricane.Throughout the next few days, Hugo’s maximum sustained winds fell to 105 mph and it began to reach the Carolina’s.…
One day there was a hurricane this hurricane was known as Katrina. Izaac and Kamrin and Shane were playing football and we saw a deer and at that moment, a large gust of wind smacked the car in front of the deer. We went flying a few feet in the air when we gained our senses, and looked at the deer all we saw was deer guts and skin.…
In August of 1983 Hurricane Alicia slammed into Texas coastline causing mass destruction. The hurricane formed near Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico before hitting Texas. Hurricane Alicia was responsible for the death of 21 people, along with nearly two billion dollars in damages. Alicia was the first ever billion dollar hurricane to destroy Texas. Hurricane Alicia tore through Galveston and Houston with wind speeds of 115 miles per hour destroying parts of the cities and created at least 23 reported tornadoes to add to the damages. Nearly 750,000 lost power and over 8,000 miles of power lines was down during the storm leaving people without power for over a week. The hurricane ruined many large business and buildings and tons of residential homes. Since the damage was so detrimental, the hurricanes name was retired.…
On August 24, 1992 Hurricane Andrew slammed into the South Florida, devastating Homestead, Florida City and parts of Miami, then continued northwest across the Gulf of Mexico to strike Louisiana coastline.…
Hurricane Irma left a quarter of destroyed homes in the Florida Keys along with millions without power.…
Hurricanes can cause a lot of damage. My hurricane is Hurricane Andrew of 1992. Hurricanes can pop up at any time. They can cause massive amounts of damage.…
As the 2 year anniversary of the devastation resulting from hurricane Katrina approaches and a new hurricane season gets underway. What can Americans living in coastal areas do to prepare? Careful consideration should be given not only to preparation for physical survival in the hurricane but also to how to survive in the aftermath of the storm. Hurricane Katrina caused 81.2 billion dollars in damages and an estimated 1,836 people lost their lives.…
Have you ever wondered if storms were created by people? Well some scientists do. People in the United States believe that the President or the Government created storms. There was a recent study about whether they really did create the storms such as Hurricane Sandy. In August of 2008, The Telegraph reported that US scientists “believe they can weaken the strength of tropical storms and steer them off course using a range of methods that include spraying fine particles into hurricanes or cooling the seawater in areas where they form.” October 30th US NEWS had published a “conspiracy theory” that alleged Obama had used HAARP to engineer Hurricane SANDY in order to guarantee his re-election to a second term.…
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.…
Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadliest hurricanes to affect the United States. The hurricane killed at least one thousand people and caused at least one hundred billion dollars in damage. The physical damage and the countless number of lives lost are typically all that is reflected upon when discussing Hurricane Katrina but the mental health effects of this devastating hurricane are also important to consider. In addition to its devastating physical affects, Hurricane Katrina has affected many mentally. Survivors of the natural disaster have been reported to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, and depression.…