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Essay / Comparisons between Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina
Comparisons between Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane KatrinaHurricanes form over tropical waters. These intense storms consist of winds exceeding 74 miles per hour (Ahrens and Sampson, 2011). The storms discussed here are Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy. This article will explore the contrasts and comparisons between these two horrific storms. Year Hurricane Katrina Occurred Hurricane Katrina occurred in 2005; it made landfall on the morning of August 29. However, the origins of this storm began as early as August 24, 2005. During these six days, Hurricane Katrina varied in location and intensity before permanently impacting the southeastern part of the United States ( Ahrens & Sampson, 2011). .Hurricane SandyHurricane Sandy occurred in 2012. The formation of this storm began as early as October 11, 2012. It passed through different regions of the southwest Caribbean and eventually devastated the east coast of the United States of America in October. 29, 2012 (Blake, Kimberlain, Berg, Cangialosi & Beven II, 2013) (Manuel, 2013). Hurricane Genesis region, landfall location, Saffir-Simpson scale and Hurricane Katrina tracking. Tropical waters serve as an ideal breeding and growth ground for a hurricane. Storms, like Katrina, can develop due to the presence of water vapor over tropical oceans. This creates the ideal environment for hurricane growth (Ahrens & Sampson, 2011). Hurricane Katrina began forming over the tropical oceans of the Bahamas. During its journey towards Florida, Katrina was classified as a tropical storm, then as a category 1 hurricane. With its southwest track, Hurricane Katrina raged in the eastern part of...... middle of paper......environmental history (Vol. 2, p. 390). New York, NY: Facts on File, Inc. McCallum, BE, Wicklein, SM, Reiser, RG, Busciolano, R., Morrison, JL, Verdi, RJ, Painter, JA, & Frantz, ER (2012). Monitoring storm surges and flooding from Hurricane Sandy along the United States Atlantic coast. Geological Survey Open Report, (2013-1043), 42. Manuel, JH (2013). The long road to recovery. Environmental Health Perspectives, 121(5), 152-159. U.S. Senate, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (2009). Two years after the storm: Housing needs on the Gulf Coast (110-930). Washington, DC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. United States Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (2013). Supervision of the damage insurance sector (110-1194). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.