Since an intense storm struck Mobile Bay, Alabama and caused several sailboats to capsize, only two bodies have been discovered. However, "a recovery operation" has been launched to find the other five victims of the storm. Aircrafts and searchers have covered a span of 2,500 miles to find these individuals. On Saturday, the 57th annual Dauphin Island Race took place, where over 100 boats were involved. Forty people were saved from the water.
In addition to capsized sailboats, one vessel struck a bridge. Out of the two bodies, one was found on Saturday night and the other on Sunday morning. On Saturday- at around 4:30 p.m.- the Mobile Coast Guard was given the report that a sailing regatta in the area had been hit with severe and weather, leaving many in the water.
This is only one of the many examples in history where weather has hindered society. In the 1930s ("Dirty Thirties"), the Dust Bowl occurred, in which very destructive dust storms, caused by poor farming and drought, largely affected Americans. This period of depression brought about malnutrition and dust pneumonia that killed hundreds of people. Because of the Dust Bowl, thousands of families were forced to move. These people were known as "Okies" because they traveled to California and other places from Oklahoma. However, they soon realized that the economic conditions in other areas weren't much better. Regardless of how much society has evolved, weather will always be an uncontrollable force that impacts humanity.
Source- http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/25/us/mobile-bay-regatta-missing/index.html
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