which would make it the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane behind only Hurricane Katrina. At least 253 people were killed along the path of the storm in seven countries.[6] Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22‚ quickly strengthened and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Sandy six hours later. Sandy moved slowly northward toward the Greater Antilles and gradually intensified. On October 24‚ Sandy became a hurricane‚ made landfall near Kingston‚ Jamaica‚ a few
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How to Prepare to a Storm There are so many storms that are going on in the United States at the moment. You never know what is going to happen to your town. For example‚ New York didn’t know they were going to have an earthquake‚ which happened during the summer. That shows that any storm can happen anywhere‚ so always be prepared. Different things like snow‚ ice‚ high winds‚ severe thunderstorms‚ tornados‚ and hurricanes can cause power outages. Depending on the destruction‚ it takes time to het
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“Western Wind” “Western Wind” by an anonymous Middle English lyric relates to A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. In A Farewell to Arms Fredrick Henry has a stream-of-consciousness. In a stream-of-consciousness the writer approximates the rapid‚ often chaotic thought patterns of the character. Thinking about Catherine‚ in the rain‚ Henry refers to the poem "Western Wind”. The poet of “Western Wind” wishes that his heart would heal from the pain of not being with the person that he loves
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Crisis Paper Ciandra Alvord HCS/320 February 18th‚ 2013 Paul Wing Crisis Paper Due to the devastating tragedy that has occurred with Hurricane Katrina the storm made a massive landfall where it was ranked category 3 on the hurricane scale. The storm left horrible damage in its after math‚ leaving about 80 percent of the city under water. With the water remain unhealthy and contaminated are becoming life threating it is our job as a Director to address this devastating news‚ and it is my job
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works controversies (New Orleans) Most of New Orleans is below sea level and is prone to flooding. There is a complex system of canals‚ storm drains‚ pump systems and levees to alleviate and protect New Orleans from the worst of the flooding. The USACE (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) were charged with design and construction of the levee system. August of 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and surrounding areas. Hurricane Katrina caused water levels
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This passage is an extract from Joseph O’ Connor’s Star of the sea which was penned in the year 2002. The passage makes use of a third person narrative view point as a result of which the readers are provided with a vivid image of passengers aboard a stormy sea ship. The passage talks about a ship afloat a stormy sea and how the passengers on the deck are caught unaware due to this storm. The author uses a descriptive style of writing with short crisp sentences that heighten the pace of the story
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Comparing Poems I am going to be talking about their methods that the poets use to explore the connection between people and the places in which they live in. The poems that I am comparing are Hurricane hits England and Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan. In Hurricane Hits England the techniques used are personification‚ she says “Talk to me oya” here referring to the hurricane as a person‚ she is doing this to try and feel like she is at home‚ trying to connect back to where she came from‚ it
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For years now the discussions have arose about the levee systems in America and how some are not safe and need to be replaced. This problem has been focused on the levee system in New Orleans. Many engineers and other people have asked the question whether or not the present levee system in New Orleans could withstand a huge wave or a direct hit from a powerful hurricane. These questions were answered when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans as a Category 3 hurricane which isn’t even the most powerful
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Attention-getter: How many of you feel safe in your homes or know that if a natural disaster struck you would be able to make it out alive? Audience Relevance: Due in large part to the early warning systems we have in place today‚ we can avoid the vast majority of natural disasters in a way that previous generations could not. C.Speaker Credibility: As a resident of Houston‚ Texas‚ I grew up hearing the tales of some of the major Hurricanes that had zeroed in on our coastal region and left it
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Global Wind The region of Earth receiving the Sun’s direct rays is the equator. Here‚ air is heated and rises‚ leaving low pressure areas behind. Moving to about thirty degrees north and south of the equator‚ the warm air from the equator begins to cool and sink. Between thirty degrees latitude and the equator‚ most of the cooling sinking air moves back to the equator. The rest of the air flows toward the poles. The air movements toward the equator are called trade winds- warm‚ steady breezes
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