Hurricane Gonzalo passed near Antigua as a tropical storm, tearing roofs from people's homes and knocking down tress, then gathered enough force near tiny territories of St. Martin and Anguilla to be reclassified as a hurricane. The center of the hurricane was on track to pass near the east of the U.S. and the British Virgin Islands. It's not expected to reach the U.S. mainland, but forecasters said it could develop into a major hurricane over open ocean and pose a threat to Bermuda later in the week. In the three-island territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the international airport on St. Thomas shuttered at 7pm after airlines cancelled flights. All seaports were closed. With the heavy rain that Gonzalo is bringing, all burials are being postponed until further notice. Gonzalo is expected to produce up to 8 inches of rain across the Leeward Islands, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Some areas could get as much as 12 inches, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Over the weekend, Tropical Storm Fay knocked out power to thousands in Bermuda before moving out over open ocean.
This relates to APUSH because natural disasters can affect society in many ways. One usually has to work around natural disasters and see what they can do to overcome the damage that's been done. Today in modern time, homes are usually destroyed and power goes out. Back then, a natural disaster would cause someone their food, their source of income from their crops, etc. It affected people back then more than it does today because we have technology that helps us get back on our feet.
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