Monday, February 29, 2016

Tropical Cyclone Winston - Olivia Browne Period 6

Tropical Cyclone Winston was the most powerful storm ever recorded in the southern hemisphere. It made landfall in the Pacific island country of Fiji on Saturday. Winston killed at least 10 people when it roared through. Trees are down. Power is out. All of Fiji schools are close this week. A state of emergency will be in effect for a month.  Now, the challenge is prioritizing clean up efforts. Officials are most concerned about some of Fiji`s smaller villages. They didn`t have the infrastructure to withstand the storm`s 184-mile-per-hour winds.  Winston was the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane. 

Analysis: The Author is Steve Almsay and he appears to be a non-bias party. This article was created on February 22nd, right after the incident had taken place, adding to the urgency. I had no prior knowledge of this event. The Audience is the concerned American public and this story has a negative effect on them. The reason for writing this article was to educate the American public on these occurrences. This directly relates to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 that devastated so many people.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/21/studentnews/sn-content-mon/

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