Texas residents waited anxiously for days‚ and then it finally came: Hurricane Harvey. On Friday‚ August 25‚ Hurricane Harvey struck the shore Texas waging a war with the state in which 15-20 trillion estimated gallons of water were dumped and at least 60 lives were claimed. It seems high magnitude hurricanes are becoming more and more common‚ and it may be our fault. A large factor in the strength and commonality of hurricanes is the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) which entails the temperature
Premium Global warming Tropical cyclone Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Harvey was a category 4 hurricane that devastated the eastern coast of Texas. This catastrophic hurricane destroyed countless homes and properties. Many people’s lives have been‚ and will continue to be affected by this storm for years to come. Harvey was a hurricane that swept through the area of Houston‚ Texas over a period of about ten days. Prior to the landfall of Hurricane Harvey‚ the city of Houston was not ordered to be evacuated. This is surprising because of the known magnitude
Premium
Hurricane Irma was a natural disaster that mainly affected the Caribbean and Florida. Irma had struck the Florida Keys as a category 4 hurricane on September 10th‚ and was reduced to category 3 when it struck mainland Florida later that same day (Manzo‚ 2017). Prior to making landfall‚ the path that Irma would take was unclear. This uncertainty lead Governor Rick Scott to issue an evacuation order for 6.5 million residents (The New York Times‚ 2017). In the days preceding hurricane Irma‚ roads
Premium Water Hurricane Katrina Water pollution
Hurricane Katrina On the early morning of August 29th‚ 2005 on the Gulf Shore near New Orleans a treacherous hurricane struck with one hundred and forty mph winds. Hundreds of thousands of residents near the area evacuated days before the storm was supposed to hit. Katrina was one of the most powerful storms to ever form in the Atlantic Ocean and affected the Bahamas‚ Florida‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi and many other areas. Nearly six months after the hurricane‚ more than 1‚300 bodies were found and
Premium Hurricane Katrina New Orleans Atlantic Ocean
converge on the Northeast to restore electricity.” (The Atlantic; In Focus with Alan Taylor.) Many people may be asking‚ what is this horrible thing that happened to the East coast? But unfortunately thousands of people are living this tragedy today. Hurricane Sandy struck on October 29‚ 2012 and destroyed most of the North East Shoreline‚ especially New Jersey. We need help from everyone‚ especially you‚ to rebuild the Jersey shore where millions of memories are lost. Living in a place my whole life
Premium New Jersey
October 29‚ 2012 Hurricane Sandy a category 2 made landfall in New Jersey. Sandy had + 96 mph winds and a 6ft-8ft storm surge. Force winds extend 175 miles out from Sandy’s eye‚ making it much larger than most storms. Before the storm hit many of residence were without power due to sever winds and rain. Many people did not know how to prepare for such a storm in the North East states. Hurricane Sandy weakened to a post-tropical cyclone in the evening before it hit the southern coast of New Jersey
Premium Hurricane Katrina Tropical cyclone Louisiana
Hurricanes Hurricanes can cause damage that can last a life time. For example‚ Hurricane Katrina has affected hundreds of families till death with the loss of their loved ones. On the other hand when someone hears the word hurricane in Florida he or she immediately turns on the television or radio to see where the hurricane is going to go. This means to Floridians‚ here comes two weeks without power‚ gas‚ and most importantly air conditioning. In 2004 Florida was a magnet for hurricanes; this has
Premium Tropical cyclone Hurricane Katrina
What is a Hurricane? A hurricane is an intense‚ rotating oceanic weather system that possesses maximum sustained winds exceeding 119 km/hr (74 mph). It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions. Hurricanes are generally smaller than storms in mid-latitudes‚ typically about 500 km (311 miles) in diameter. At the ocean’s surface‚ the air spirals inward in a counterclockwise direction. This cyclonic circulation becomes weaker with height‚ eventually turning into clockwise (anticyclonic)
Premium Tropical cyclone
A hero is defined as someone who overcomes adversity. The Movie “The Hurricane”‚ directed by Norman Jewison is based on a true story about Rubin “Hurricane” Carter who was wrongly imprisoned for murder but eventually becomes a hero. Hurricane’s heroism in the film is revealed through techniques such as camera direction‚ lighting and particularly the script. Rubin Carter was an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However
Premium Tragic hero Tragedy Film
Hurricanes A hurricane is a type of cyclone. A hurricane is an organized collection of thunderstorms that pumps in the air near the earth’s surface and exhaust it out to the top. Hurricanes are tropical storms that are formed in the southern Atlantic Ocean‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and eastern Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes gather heat and energy through the contact with the warm ocean waters. The power of the hurricane can increase by the evaporation from the seawater. Hurricanes rotate
Free Atlantic Ocean Tropical cyclone Caribbean