Hurricane Jeanne in Haiti
Hurricane Jeanne hits Florida
Jeanne's powerful gusts of up to 100mph (160km/h) are tearing down the power lines, ripping off roofs and whirling up previous storms debris. Orlando and Fort Lauderdale were at a high risk of flooding due to their short distance from the coast of Florida.
Many people evacuated their houses and more than 31,000 went to shelters on Saturday, many of which already had damaged houses from the previous Hurricane - Francis. People were exhausted from "Hurricane Fatigue" and because of a great deal of them "decided to ride out the storm at home and didn't evacuate," reported emergency management spokeswoman, Yvonne Martinez.
The Economic short term effects to Florida were that some recently repaired power lines had been knocked down therefore 1 million people were left without electricity on Sunday. This could be easily repaired as it was before from the previous Hurricanes. The long-term economical impacts in Florida was the fact that this was the forth Hurricane to hit the state over a course of six weeks, they were loosing money due to repairs made and shelter spots being opened and not being used.
In was on Sunday 26th of December when Jeanne hit Florida, the forth hurricane to do so in a small space of six weeks. Jeanne was regarded as a category three storm which isn't as powerful as previous Hurricanes but can still cause a great deal of damage.
There were many reports of extensive damage including snapped electricity lines that had just recently been repaired from the previous hurricanes. Up to one million people are without power. This may be a short term impact but the power lines had only recently been repaired and people may not ...
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In was on Sunday 26th of December when Jeanne hit Florida, the forth hurricane to do so in a small space of six weeks. Jeanne was regarded as a category three storm which isn't as powerful as previous Hurricanes but can still cause a great deal of damage.
There were many reports of extensive damage including snapped electricity lines that had just recently been repaired from the previous hurricanes. Up to one million people are without power. This may be a short term impact but the power lines had only recently been repaired and people may not want to spent even more money on something that could easily be broken again and may leave it for a while, making it a long term issue.
In Miami on Monday 27th December, shortly after the forth hurricane, People began to mop-up yet again only weeks after their last disaster. In the course of six weeks; six people had died, many houses smashed and destroyed and millions of households were left without electricity, which in a rich state like Florida, would cause a lot of trouble for the citizens.
Boats at the Marina had been sunk either by Hurricane Frances or Jeanne, Trailer homes had been smashed to pieces and a helicopter survey showed that nearly every beachfront home of the coast stretching north from Vero Beach suffered structural damage. This is because the hurricane was most powerful at this point due to the high amounts of moisture in the air.
The six people that died have all been vaguely identified.
Florida's governor said he was confident that, "on long term basis this state will not only survive, it will rebound" Meaning Florida would rebuild and recover.
Image of a boat sinking in the flooded area of Vero Beach.
The short-term Social effects to Florida were, 6 people died, most of which were all roughly identified and so was the cause of their deaths. 1 million people were left without electricity because the storms knocked down the power lines. The long-term social effects on Florida were that the Hurricane smashed countless homes, ripped off roofs and whirled up debris left behind by previous storms. This meant that many people were left homeless and by 2005, 29,000 were still homeless and 11,000 of which were living in temporary FEMA trailer parks.
After strengthening to a hurricane, Jeanne came ashore along the coast of Florida, which was still recovering, from the three previous Hurricanes. This time, up to three million people were told to evacuate the area breaking evacuation records for the third time in a month. Hurricane warnings had become so frequent, that many of the people of Florida, were suffering from "Hurricane Fatigue" (the repeated exposure to a hazard resulting in people beginning to develop a fatalistic attitude, possibly through tiredness and exhaustion.)
Millions of Floridians evacuated their homes whilst others chose to stay put due to the fact that they were sick of the hype over Hurricanes that may not even hit them.
In the west palm beach area there were shelter spots for 27,000 people, but only 11,000 had evacuated by mid-afternoon. Many residents chose to stay in there homes.
The recent hurricanes have ruined the main tourist attractions of Florida, damaging the oceanfront resorts and washing out some of the highways. This may put people off Florida in the future and can result in terrible loss in the tourist industry.
The short-term environmental effects to Florida were that the hurricane was swirling up debris from the previous Hurricanes, which caused even more damage to the environment. The long-term environmental effects to Florida were that Orlando and Fort Lauderdale are now among a number of cities that are at risk of flooding. State meteorologist - Ben Nelson, believes that, those earlier storms have complicated the possible problems from Jeanne because the ground is already saturated and many structures have been weakened by wind, rain and storm surge.
