Another hurricane has made landfall in the United States, this time it is Hurricane Nate. Nate made landfall Saturday night as a category one hurricane. The first hit was at the mouth of the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, and is predicted to make a second landfall on the Mississippi coast. Although there was no mandatory evacuation, residents in the coastal Mississippi area were advised to move north away from the gulf. Right now they are very concerned about the storm surge following the hurricane, because surges are known to trap citizens. The storm surge has been described as life-threatening, and maximum flooding of seven to eleven feet has been predicted. The storm has already affected Central America. Nate hit there on Thursday and has already left twenty-eight dead.
It is crazy to think that Hurricane Nate will be the third hurricane to hit U.S. mainland in the last six weeks. All of these hurricanes lead to one overwhelming question; what is the leading factor of these hurricanes? Most signs point to global warming, and although I agree with this, I feel like there might be more causing the drastic events. I can connect this Hurricane Nate to a past hurricane, Hurricane Katrina. This is because, Nate's pathway is heading straight towards New Orleans just like Katrina did in 2005. I hope the residents of New Orleans are prepared and remain safe.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/07/us/hurricane-nate-forecast/index.html
I hope that all of these hurricanes are really sending a message to all of the people who do not believe in global warming. Sea levels are warming and rising and something needs to be done about it.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is crazy to think that Hurricane Nate will be the third hurricane to hit United States mainland in the last six weeks. In addition my heart goes out to all the residents that are possibly going to be affected.
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ReplyDeleteLiam Wise - At times of meteorological disaster, we should look towards improving our humanitarian efforts. It's important we're ready and that we get the rescues right the first time. We learned our lesson in Puerto Rico, it's time to put it into motion.
ReplyDeleteIt is so unfortunate that disasters, such as this this one keep occurring. So many people's lives have been negatively affected, and it's just not fair.
ReplyDeleteIt is so sad to think this is the third hurricane to make landfall. You cant keep them from occurring you just have to be prepared. I am hoping that after the previous hurricanes the people in the line of Nate will learn from those past events.
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