Hurricane in U.S.A.

1、Hurricane in U.S.A组员：陈慧文 徐欢 黄山 周雪珍 钱鑫Whats the hurricane?Whats the hurricane?Hurricane:Hurricane,namegiventoviolentstormsthatoriginateoverthetropicalorsubtropicalwatersoftheAtlanticOcean,CaribbeanSea,GulfofMexico,orNorthPacificOceaneastoftheInternationalDateLine.scaleWind power174-95mph or 118-152km

2、/h32.8-42.2m/s296-110mph or 153-176km/h42.2-48.9m/s3111-130mph or 177-207km/h49-57.5m/s4155mph or 249km/h69.1m/s5131-155mph or 208-248km/h57.8-68.9m/sMph:mile per hour 英里/小时1迈=1.609304公里/小时 1,836dead thecostliestnaturaldisasterevertohittheU.S.estimatesofthedamagesnowtotal$105billion aCategory3hurric

3、ane. About80%ofhistoricNewOrleanswascoveredwithwater,andfiveyearslater,theregionisstillstrugglingtorebuildthedevastatedcity.Hurricane Katrina ,New Orleans,20051.formed over the Bahamas 2.crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1 hurricane3.strengthened rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico to a Cate

4、gory 5 hurricane4.weakened before making its second landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in southeast LouisianaTotal Costs on hurricanesMS: Mississippi AL: Alabama FL: Florida SE: southeast The aftermath of hurricane Katrina in 2005Flooding in Venice, LouisianaU.S. Route 90s Bay St. Louis Bridge on Pa

5、ss ChristianEconomic EffectsThe Bush Administration spent $105 billion on repairs and reconstruction in the region.Damage to the economy caused by potential interruption of the oil supply, destruction of the Gulf Coasts highway infrastructure, and exports of commodities such as grain.Environmental e

6、ffectsSome islands were dramatic impacted by the storm along coastal areas.The storm surge caused substantial beach erosion ,even completely devastating coastal areas.The US Geological Survey has estimated 217 square miles of land was transformed to water by the hurricanes Katrina and Rita.The Chand

7、eleur Islands the low estimate of 6,000 to 12,000 dead this unnamed hurricane hit Galveston with winds up to 135 m.p.h. (220 km/h) and 15-ft. (4.5 m) tides that swept over Barrier Island. Unfortunately, meteorology was far from an exact science at the end of the 19th century, and they received very

8、little warning about the storms strength. Even if one uses victims, this storm remains the deadliest ever to hit the U.S. coast. storm path of hurricane Mickey Mickey generated in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22, 1998. It was moved in the excellent atmosphere and the intensity rapidly increa

9、sed to category 5 which was the same as Saffir-Simpson Hurricane. Then hurricane Mickey turned to the southwest and weakened to a limited intensity of hurricanes in Honduras. Then hurricane Mickey crossed the Central America, restructured in the bay of Campeche and attacked Florida. Effects The hurr

10、icane Mickey left a record in rainfall in Honduras and Nicaragua. It also made it the second largest recorded lethal tropical cyclones. And it caused nearly 11000 deaths and more than 8000 people missing. In addition, flood also caused serious damage to property loss which reached $5 billion. Nearly

11、 4700 dead only the second hurricane to reach Category 5. Residents had returned to their homes after hearing rumors that the storm had passed, but soon a surge of water covered hundreds of square miles around the lake. Most of the people killed in the disaster were unidentifiable migrant farm worke

12、rs.SanFelipea.k.a.OkeechobeeHurricane,Florida,1928 TheOkeechobeehurricane, or San Felipe Segundo hurricane was the second deadliest tropical cyclone in the history of the United States, behind only the 1900 Galveston hurricane. The fourth tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and only major hurricane o

13、f the season, this system developed just offshore the west coast of Africa on September 6. Initially a tropical depression, it strengthened into a tropical storm later that day, shortly before passing south of the Cape Verde Islands. Further intensification was slow and halted by late on September 7

14、. However, about 48 hours later, the storm resumed strengthening and became a Category 1 hurricane on the modern-day SaffirSimpson hurricane wind scale. Still moving westward, the system reached Category 4 intensity before striking Guadeloupe on September 12. There, the storm brought great destructi

15、on and 1,200 deaths. Martinique, Montserrat, and Nevis also reported damage and fatalities, but not nearly as severe as in Guadeloupe.The Cape Verde IslandFloridaRacial issues In Florida, although the hurricane destroyed everything in its path with impartiality, the death toll was by far highest in

16、the economically poor areas in the low-lying ground right around Lake Okeechobee. Around 75% of the fatalities were from migrant farm workers, most of whom were black. Black workers did most of the cleanup, and the few caskets available for burials were mostly used for the bodies of whites; other bo

17、dies were either burned or buried in mass graves. Burials were segregated, and the only mass gravesite to receive a memorial contained only white bodies. The inequity has caused ongoing racial friction that still exists. The effects of the hurricane on black migrant workers is dramatized in Zora Nea

18、le Hurstons novel Their Eyes Were Watching God.Common Expressions Hurricane lamp/lantern防风灯 Hurricane globe防风罩 Hurricane wave飓风浪 Hurricane wind飓风 Hurricane surge 飓风暴潮 The eye of the hurricane台风眼/公众注意的事 Irish hurricane风平浪静中的细雨蒙蒙 Hurricane drier 风干室、风干机 Hurricane warning 飓风警报 Hurricane belt 热带气旋地带 Hur

19、ricane awareness 警惕飓风The damages of hurricanes 1.Hurrican may destroy the crops. 2.Hurrican is one of the weather systems that brings heavy rain in the hurricane area, may produce heavy rain. 3.The weather often brings about a dangerous situation caused by hurricane, the sea waves, a serious threat

20、to the safety of navigation. After the landing of hurricane storm surge, the water can destroy crops, all kinds of buildings, resulting in heavy losses of life and property of the peopleResponsemeasuresBefore the hurricane (Last minute preparations should include)Make sure your windows and doors are

21、 protected and your home is secured Check your disaster supplies kit, like water, non-perishable food, medications, etc.1. Clean containers for cleaning water. Line the bathtub with plastic sheeting or a clean shower curtain, it holds water for weeks. Three gallons per person if possible.DuringthehurricaneStay inside and away from windows, skylights and glass doors. Find a safe area in your home (an interior room, a closet or bathroom on the lower level)Turn off electricity at the main breaker and do not use electrical appliancesDo not go outside. (If the eye of the storm passes