The 1993 Storm of the Century was a devastating weather event that tragically affected hundreds of lives across the eastern coast. The large‚ category 5‚ cyclonic storm‚ was unique as it had a massive size whilst maintaining a high intensity. The storm caused tornadoes‚ freezing temperatures and massive snowfall. This storm hit Montclair pretty hard 24 years ago‚ however‚ with the improvements our society has made‚ we would be able to recover much quicker and much more efficiently than ever before
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Application For the Air France Flight 447 disaster‚ Stone et al. [17] described this problem and analyzed the results of this analysis. The analysis shows that all impact points are contained within a 20 nautical mile radius circle from the point at which the emergency situation began. The results of this analysis are represented by a second distribution which is circular normal with center at the last known position. One of the important advantages of circular normal distribution is that sensitive
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Fundamentals of Defense Support of Civil Authorities Introduction The military’s role during Katrina supported the concepts of Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) while assisting local authorities to help speed the recovery efforts. The effort of recovery was slow at first because the laws and policies that were in place did not allow the President to assert control of the situation in Louisiana. The Federal Emergency Management Agency during Katrina was unable to conduct joint operations
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The beginning of the New Year brought with it a frigid cold weather‚ giving us a bitter reality check that another harsh winter is here. During winter‚ you are at a higher risk of contracting the flu because we all run indoors‚ away from the cold and in closer contact to other people‚ and viruses. Cold and flu can be spread through direct contact or respiratory droplets that are generated when someone around you sneezes or coughs. Nevertheless‚ as hard as this winter can get‚ it’s not all doom and
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If I were to have thirty minutes before a destructive hurricane were to hit. I would be ready for it because I would take the necessary stuff to survive it. It was a warm September weekend when I had heard from the news that a destructive hurricane was gonna will hit in thirty minutes. I was taking a morning run when I came home from receiving an alert from my phone saying that a hurricane was gonna hit. I was running at my fullest I had adrenaline running through my bloodstream which had me running
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As a resident of the northeast of the United States‚ we experience every season; snowstorms during the winter months‚ rain showers sprinkled throughout the spring‚ hot and humid summers‚ and cool breezes while leaves fall in Autumn. However‚ imagine this‚ every time it rains the rivers by houses overflow causing blocked streets. Category three hurricanes that shake houses and knock down trees turn into category five hurricanes that destroy entire communities. Heat waves that last for three or four
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Haiti overloads my soul with so much joy‚ but breaks my heart into a million pieces. Haiti‚ the supreme monetarily deprived country in the Western Hemisphere that also hosts the most dangerous slums‚ paradoxically‚ has the richest society in affection‚ bliss‚ and compassion; the people are vibrant‚ strong‚ and resilient. The country itself is a realm of contrasts. Since the year of 2010‚ my world‚ and Haiti‚ has never been the equivalent to their previous ways of life. An earthquake with a magnitude
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1. The red color on the map indicates relatively high Sea Surface Temperature‚ a range from 27 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius‚ and also indicates the presence of warm currents. The temperatures show that that oceanic area is prone to hurricanes. The average temperature seems to be about 25.4 degrees Celsius because it is the middle of the range for the color gradient given with the map. 2. As the color turns from blue to white to red to yellow‚ as the wavelength gets longer‚ the SST increases
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January 12th‚ 2010 is an unforgettable day for most. It was a day in which many lives were either lost‚ ruined‚ or in rare cases‚ changed for the better‚ resulting in an even more positive outlook on life amid the devastation. One of these rare cases includes the life of Helly Florian‚ a young survivor of the infamous earthquake of Haiti back in 2010. She has not forgotten‚ and will never forget‚ her interaction with a rather deadly and calamitous adversary of nature. One of the most devastating
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This is a narrative about the hurricane that hit Galveston‚ Texas in 1900. The perspective of this book is told by Isaac Cline‚ the senior U.S Weather Bureau official in Galveston at the time. Erik Larson points out the mistakes that led bureau officials to dismiss the warnings of the storm‚ as barometers drop Mr. Larson cinematically cuts from the eerie eye of the hurricane to the lunchroom moments before it surrenders to the arriving winds. Larson expertly captures the power the storm’s power
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