Hurricane Matthew: Severe Damage Along Its Process

The hurricane packed winds up to 200 miles an hour and killed hundreds of people. Key

I personally have not experienced a disaster. However, I have heard about a lot of megadealths from the media. The most recent is Hurricane Matthew. Hurricane Matthew affected the Caribbean, Florida and North Carolina. It is known that hundreds of people have died and over one thousand people remain without houses and clean water in Haiti, four people have died and one million people lost power in Florida and seven people have died, about 760,000 people still remain without power and over 880 people had to be rescued in North Carolina. I am sadden by the destruction that this hurricane has caused. I have a lot of friends in Florida and a lot of family in North Carolina all whom are safe. It took a couple of days to ensure everyone was safe.

The first indissoluble settlement in present day America by the name of Jamestown was founded in 1607. When the colonists arrived to this new land, they discovered they were not the only ones present on the land; they soon encountered the Powhatan Indians which had inhabited the land many generations throughout the centuries. Life for the colonists in Jamestown was not very joyful despite finding new land; the people instead faced illnesses and lack of food. For a time period during 1609-1610, the supply of food was so scarce, some humans ventured into cannibalism in order to keep themselves alive. ("Jamestown: Facts & History." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2016.). While fighting to survive in their “New World,” the colonists’

Hurricane Matthew affected our community, because of the mass destruction it left on the outskirts of Florida’s island. Matthew left the community with no electricity for the course of six days, and rained down on us with water which flooded our roads ,But the worst thing Matthew did to us was many deaths it caused while traveling through the Caribbean islands,and then leaving the people with grief. Buildings roof was ripped off because of the strong winds, community installed shutters or forced evacuated, because of the fear that was exaggerated on news that Matthew will destroy their beloved homes and even deaths if we didn’t run away from it.

Some of these critical issues caused major problems then should have been addressed prior to the hurricane many land. The delay by both the Governor and Mayor led to overwhelming issues relating to evacuating. Mayor Ray Nagi refusal to give the order to evacuate, but rather use shelters to house Katrine victims from departing the area. The citizen of Louisiana was unaware of the severity of the storm and they trusted their State leader to ensure the safety of the people. When it came time to get the people out of New Orleans the chaos of the disaster made providing help extremely difficult. Organizations like the Red Cross and Salvation Army were responding to the disaster had no real execution plan, the shelters were in disarray and no logistic

Major damage was caused to the areas that Hurricane Andrew had passed through. South Florida suffered the most damage due to the hurricane. The damage caused by Andrew completely changed the landscape of South Florida. According to

On August 25, 2017 around 11 P.M., businesses, houses, cars and trees were swallowed by flood waters. Debris started building up and copious amounts of water started to over flow the drainages causing dams, levees and bayous to exceed anything beyond their conceptual holdings. Areas that have never come close to flooding found themselves suddenly become "lakefront properties." The storm churned out water, lightning, and wind and went back over the gulf to start the cycle again. The destruction that Hurricane Harvey caused to my beautiful hometown Houston, Texas including a large portion of south Texas, wester Louisiana and other parts of the country has been extremely surreal. Watching the destruction of this beautiful city that I love dearly,

Hurricane Matthew tore through the southeastern United States, leaving thousands of people homeless and without the necessities to live. Lumberton, North Carolina and the surrounding areas in Robeson county experienced some of the worst flooding because the levees holding the water back from the Lumber River broke. Many families lost everything from their homes, personal belongings and even loved ones. As the student body President at Lumberton High School, I have been working with organizations such as the Red Cross and United Ways to help collect and distribute clothes, school supplies and other necessities to students affected by the flooding. I am currently working with our Student Government Association to coordinate the pickup and transport

Hurricane Katrina is a historical storm that hit the United States on August 29, 2005. The country experienced the storm exactly four years after the occurrence of the terrorist attack on 9/11/2001. This was three years after the establishment of a crucial department of Homeland Security. However, regardless of the intensified concentration to homeland security, response to Hurricane Katrina was a huge failure. The unfortunate response was due to lack of adequate planning and ability to take care of the risks. The possibility of New Orleans experiencing the effects of Hurricane had been put into consideration for quite a long time. There were enough warning signs of the hurricane. Declarations and deliberations were made days before the landfall. However, responders did not transfigure this information into the extent of preparedness suitable with the range of the imminent disaster.

The people of New Orleans, Louisiana believed that it would be a storm like any other, nothing to set this Hurricane apart from the others that they had dealt with over their lives living in their beloved city below sea level. Unfortunately, that proved to not be the case and indeed it would be a storm they would remember for the rest of their lives.

In late August, Tropical Storm Isaac hit Haiti with rains and winds causing flooding and mudslides. Though the tropical storm did not cause widespread damage as initially feared, it was still a large obstacle for a nation still recovering.

Hurricane Matthew came about September 25th, 2016 when a tropical wave leaves the coast of Africa and move westward to the Atlantic (Drye). September 28th, 2016 the tropical storm began to become stronger as well as moving in toward land. This storm one of the 13th hurricanes in 2016 was most deadliest and severe. At this time, Meteorologist were all over this storm tracking to see where it was leading to. The storm was moving toward the coast of Venezuela along with Colombia at 75 mph winds (Drye). At this time it was still labeled as a Tropical storm and was yet to become a hurricane. Within hours the winds were moving faster and faster, from 75mph to 100mph within 6 hours (Drye).It hit an all time record at 160 mph winds. It finally hit the United States coast October 5th, 2016.

This editorial was drafted by the Los Angeles Times editorial board. The article is in response to the horrible events happening in Texas regarding Hurricane Harvey. In recent years the people of the United States have been disconnected. Whether it’s political views, racial views, religious views, or even sometimes jealousy. This editorial makes it clear that at time like this, there are no “red” or “blue” states. California and Texas are merely opposite states, no matter what the argument may be, if its capital punishment, gun restrictions, gay marriage, you can usually find these two states going toe to toe. The point the board is trying to make is, no matter how separated we are, or how much we dislike one another, it is time to set those

Saturday, September 9, 2017, Hurricane Irma is raging in and around Florida, and because of the risks of dispatching, rescue workers are not able to respond to 9-1-1 calls. The winds are up to 105 mph and the water is literally being sucked from the gulf shores of Florida by the strong storm. CNN writes in their news article, “Frustrated First Responders Have to Ignore Irma 911 Calls,” reflecting on the struggles of the victims and first responders in the devastating storm.

The equilibrium constant, Keq, is fundamental to chemistry. It represents the ratio between quantities of products versus reactants in any chemical reaction at equilibrium. In other words, the magnitude of Keq will identify how the reaction proceeds. A large Keq means more products are formed, and conversely, a small value implies that more reactants remain.