Ann's Blog on Hurricanes:
Ann’s Blog #7:
“Very active hurricane season predicted” (cnn.com, April 3, 2007)
This year’s hurricane season is said to be very active and potentially devastating, as predicted by forecaster William Gray. Last year there were only five major hurricanes. Only two of them brought major destruction. William Gray expects seventeen named storms this coming season, with five of them having the most intensity. In an average year the percentage of a hurricane coming to the Atlantic coast of the United States is fifty-two percent, this year, the percentage is seventy-four. At the same time, Gray, like most forecasters, over predicted the number of hurricanes for last season. The hurricane season runs from June first to November thirtieth. Within that timeframe the averages are as follows: 9.6 named storms, 5.9 hurricanes and 2.3 intense hurricanes. The record breaking season was in 2005 that had 28 named storms, 15 of those hurricanes and four of the hurricanes hit the United States coast, obviously the worst of them Katrina.
Scariness! -Especially for those living near or on the coast. It has always been crazy to me how much of an effect weather can have on humans. To me, we seem invincible, and weather seems within our control for the most part. But then these natural disasters happen and ENTIRELY prove me wrong. Looking at the pictures of Katrina and the mess it made of New Orleans makes me realize how little control we have. With statistics like the ones predicted for this year is nerve-racking. Although in my opinion, the reconstruction of New Orleans could have been a mistake. Especially considering the fact that reconstruction takes years and years. All it takes is one storm to wipe out the city again entirely. Then all of the residents of New Orleans will be left to pick up the pieces again. At the same time, it would be an even bigger challenge to say ‘okay everyone living in New Orleans…you can’t!!’ That wouldn’t work either, but I guess I don’t think that there should have been so much money put into it, especially with the national debt as high as it is.
Article from:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/04/03/hurricane.forecast.ap/index.html
Picture from:
http://earth.esa.int/ew/cyclones/Katrina_Hurricane-aug05/_images/Katrina_Hurricane_date28Aug05_rgb_big.jpg
“Very active hurricane season predicted” (cnn.com, April 3, 2007)
This year’s hurricane season is said to be very active and potentially devastating, as predicted by forecaster William Gray. Last year there were only five major hurricanes. Only two of them brought major destruction. William Gray expects seventeen named storms this coming season, with five of them having the most intensity. In an average year the percentage of a hurricane coming to the Atlantic coast of the United States is fifty-two percent, this year, the percentage is seventy-four. At the same time, Gray, like most forecasters, over predicted the number of hurricanes for last season. The hurricane season runs from June first to November thirtieth. Within that timeframe the averages are as follows: 9.6 named storms, 5.9 hurricanes and 2.3 intense hurricanes. The record breaking season was in 2005 that had 28 named storms, 15 of those hurricanes and four of the hurricanes hit the United States coast, obviously the worst of them Katrina.
Scariness! -Especially for those living near or on the coast. It has always been crazy to me how much of an effect weather can have on humans. To me, we seem invincible, and weather seems within our control for the most part. But then these natural disasters happen and ENTIRELY prove me wrong. Looking at the pictures of Katrina and the mess it made of New Orleans makes me realize how little control we have. With statistics like the ones predicted for this year is nerve-racking. Although in my opinion, the reconstruction of New Orleans could have been a mistake. Especially considering the fact that reconstruction takes years and years. All it takes is one storm to wipe out the city again entirely. Then all of the residents of New Orleans will be left to pick up the pieces again. At the same time, it would be an even bigger challenge to say ‘okay everyone living in New Orleans…you can’t!!’ That wouldn’t work either, but I guess I don’t think that there should have been so much money put into it, especially with the national debt as high as it is.
Article from:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/04/03/hurricane.forecast.ap/index.html
Picture from:
http://earth.esa.int/ew/cyclones/Katrina_Hurricane-aug05/_images/Katrina_Hurricane_date28Aug05_rgb_big.jpg
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