Anatomy of a Hurricane

Anatomy of a Hurricane

Many of American citizens along the southern boarder states such as Florida , Louisiana , Mississippi, Alabama, and the Carolina’s that have water on one or both sides of it, and knowing the dangers and flash back pictures associate with the word hurricane begin their preparation would be considered a tropical storm. It can put even those who lived through tropical storms and Hurricane s to become in either evacuation routes or started hurricane proofing their homes.. As, soon as the words tropical storm or the Weather Channel starts its hint of an on coming hurricane it begins to whip these coastal dwellers into a frenzy. Americans as far back as the colonial days have had to whether the unpredictable weather related tragedies. Because, the millions of people who love shore side living and the Gulf of Mexico have had to deal more natural disaster then most; tornado’s, floods and the all fearing hurricanes. Now not all Hurricanes are the same. Hurricane Katrina will be used as the example, this paper will examine anatomy of a hurricane and it the conditions that are needed to reach the name giving status, how they are measured, and what is the local, state and federal laws governing the disaster.

What is a Hurricane? The word hurricane came from the Taino Language of Central America; the literal translation is “God of evil” (text426) it is not hard to see why these colossal storms are named aptly. The reports on Katrina’s size and scale very depending on which article you read. However there is no doubt to any of the sources, it was the most costly hurricane America has ever seen.

Katrina is labeled the by all accounts as the most costly natural disasters to hit American soil. It is also depe...

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Millions of people who love shore side living and the Gulf of Mexico, have had to deal many more natural disaster then other interior states; tornados, floods and the all fearing hurricanes. Now not all hurricanes are the same. Hurricane Katrina was the example, researched for this paper. Having done so, examine anatomy of a hurricane and it the conditions that are needed to reach the name giving status, how they are measured, and what is the local, state and federal laws governing the disaster. Have left many to reconfigure the mistakes, and change for the future water lover’s homes and families.