PLANTS AND FLOWERS AND BEAUTY TO NEW ORLEANS New Orleans contains a famous neighborhood called the “GARDEN DISTRICT”‚ New Orleans abounds with lovely Flora‚ throughout the City’s neighborhoods and parks‚ the plant life of New Orleans is an essential part of the City’s atmosphere‚ beauty and character. Live Oaks with their twisting‚ dramatic gestures are one of the City’s most spectacular natural sights. These wise‚ old trees decorate the streetcar rides along St.Charles Avenue and Canal Street
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to impact the coast of the United States during the last 100 years. Hurricanes all start in tropical waters because they can only start in warm waters. The wind and air conditions must be just right‚ and once a hurricane is started it can be moved around by powerful winds. They are basically a very deadly cyclone of wind and water. They range from category 1 to category 5‚ with 5 being the worst. The most deadly hurricane was on September 8th‚ 1900
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Chris Henley Coach Hunter English 1 Pre AP/GT 9-12-14 Hurricane Sandy A hurricane renounced as “sandy” tore through the east coast on October twenty-ninth causing widespread damage to the east coast of the United States and Canada. In turn leaving 6.2 million people without power. A natural catastrophe that had the greatest impact on the lifestyle of the people affected by the hurricane. The physical damage done varies between states. In some cities flooding was the main issue and other cities
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Mike Mulally 10-11-19 In 2005 Hurricane Katrina swept through the city of New Orleans and destroyed the lives of thousands. Katrina was one of the largest hurricanes and natural disasters in the history of the United States (Wikipedia‚ 2009). While most of the casualties’ occurred during the actual storm‚ still a many took place days after‚ and were do to the fact that the local‚ state‚ and national government were slow to respond. This slow response was due to the nature of federalism
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Hurricane Sandy and It’s Effects Hurricane Sandy and It’s Effects Hurricane Sandy struck the east coast only a few weeks ago‚ yet it is already a part of the history. Millions of people had power and water outage all over the east coast; in small towns as well as in big cities. Many lost their houses while some lost their live‚ yet the disaster is not something that can be prevented‚ or avoided. It’s something to be careful of. Everything is predetermined
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Hurricane Katrina is in category five of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. This is the most catastrophic category because of its heavy damage to an area. In 2005‚ the city of New Orleans experienced this tropical storm and collapsed to its mercy. Although the destruction of New Orleans was horrific to the culture and history‚ rebuilding this city to its former ways should be put off until this devastation is sure to not occur again. Investing millions‚ maybe even billions‚ to a city
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that the world has recently had to face was Hurricane Katrina. In this devastating storm‚ “nearly 1000 people perished‚ and hundreds of thousands were left homeless” (O’Neill‚ 2005). Not to mention “the financial cost [that] may top $100 billion” (O’Neill‚ 2005). The area that we mainly affected was Louisiana in the United States. This is where the hurricane caused the most damage and destruction. The major event was of course the actual hurricane‚ but there were other effects that lasted over
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Hurricanes Audience: Classmates and Instructor of Summer semester Communications class at Austin Peay University. General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of what a hurricane is‚ background information on some of the worst hurricanes in history and how to prepare for a one. Thesis: Hurricanes are one of the worst natural disasters but with a little bit of knowledge and some preparation you can greatly improve your chances of coming out of a hurricane unscathed
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A hurricane is easily the most powerful storm that mother-nature can throw at us. Every year people who live on the coasts fight hurricanes with no dismay. A hurricane is simply too strong. Their winds reach speeds of 75 mph. The winds around the eye wall can reach 130 to 150 mph. They are 200 to 300 miles in diameter. The number of casualties is endless‚ as well as the widespread destruction that takes millions of dollars to repair. Even if the hurricane doesn’t cause a lot of damage‚ the
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Weather in the eye of the hurricane is usually very calm. Hurricanes form when winds hit very warm waters that reach at least 79 degrees Fahrenheit. Air starts to circulate which helps add more air and force‚ Another thing that helps the hurricane build up is condensation. Hurricanes are a large spinning mass of rotating winds‚ the winds reach more than 75 miles per hour. The tropical storms are usually in ocean areas called basins. These basins include the Atlantic Ocean‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and the
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