Many towns and cities left in ruins after Hurricane Katrina struck the southern coast of America.
Many towns and cities left in ruins after Hurricane Katrina struck the southern coast of America. By: Dayana Calambas Days after the natural catastrophe hit the city of New Orleans the people are still trying to come to terms with the devastation. Hurricane Katrina began as a very low pressure weather system, which strengthened to become a tropical storm and eventually a hurricane as it moved west and neared the Florida coast on the evening of August 25th 2005. After crossing southern Florida, where it left about 100,000 homes destroyed, hurricane Katrina strengthened further before veering inland towards Louisiana, eventually making landfall at Grand Isle. At this point, Katrina's sustained wind speed was approximately 200 km per hour. On August 29th at 10am local time the storm passed directly through New Orleans, destroying many buildings and causing extensive damage to others. This caused thousands of people to be left homeless. The force winds of the hurricane were recorded along a 200km stretch of coastline, with scenes of similar destruction and flooding in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Hundreds of people have been stranded and compete for the attention of the emergency services, although many have already been airlifted to safety. st September 2005 Fortunately some people left before Hurricane Katrina hit the city. Others were caught out by the intensity of
Hurricanes - Lifecycle.
Hurricanes - Lifecycle Hurricanes are one of the most dangerous natural hazards to people and the environment. Every year immense damage is done by hurricanes and other similar tropical storms. However, hurricanes are essential features of the Earth's atmosphere, as they transfer heat and energy between the equator and the cooler regions towards the poles. What is a hurricane? A hurricane is a large rotating storm centred around an area of very low pressure with strong winds blowing at an average speed in excess of 74 miles per hour. The whole storm system may be up to 10 miles high and on averag 500 miles wide. It moves forward like an immense spinning top, at speeds up to 20 mph. How do hurricanes form? There are various trigger mechanisms required to transform frequent storms into rarer hurricanes. These trigger mechanisms depend on several conditions being 'right' at the same time. The most influential factors are: a source of very warm, moist air - derived from tropical oceans with surface temperatures greater than 26C, sufficient spin or twist from the rotating earth - this is related to latitude As the warm sea heats the air above it, a current of very warm moist air rises up quickly, creating a centre of low pressure at the surface. Trade winds rush in towards this low pressure and the inward spiralling winds whirl upwards releasing heat and moisture
Discuss The Similarities And Differences Between 'Billy Cart Hill' And 'Remembering Aunt Marie', Focusing On Language, Narrative Structure And Content.
Discuss The Similarities And Differences Between 'Billy Cart Hill' And 'Remembering Aunt Marie', Focusing On Language, Narrative Structure And Content. 'Unreliable Memoirs' (by Clive James) and 'Remembering Aunt Marie' (by Grace Nichols) are both popular autobiographies written by well-known authors. We were asked to compare two random autobiographical extracts from the books and discuss the language, narrative structure and content of each. Billy Cart Hill, from the book 'Unreliable Memoirs' is one of many of Clive James' memories of growing up in Australia and getting into trouble. Remembering Aunt Marie is more descriptive but is just as amusing. Remembering Aunt Marie is Grace Nichol's memory of how she almost got into trouble by stealing her Aunt Marie's rosary, but luckily escaped by playing on her Aunt's Catholic faithfulness. In Billy Cart Hill, there is a woman, Mrs Branthwaite, who has a perfect garden which James describes 'like the cover of a seed catalogue,' so when James makes a train of 'Billy Carts' and they destroy the poppies by crashing into them, Mrs Branthwaite has to be taken away, speechless, by two police officers and the children scatter in all directions. Alternatively, Nichols's story is of her strongly religious Aunt Marie, who Nichols persecuted by stealing her rosary, to see the effect it had on her Aunt. Nichols narrowly escapes getting into
An Analysis of a favourite Grace Nichols Poem - Fear.
An Analysis of a favourite Grace Nichols Poem - Fear. As the essay title states I am going to analyse a Poem written by Grace Nichols. Grace was born in Georgetown, Guyana, when finished school she went to university and then had several jobs before moving to England in 1977. Nichols then wrote poems mainly about racially sensitive topics, motherhood and sexuality. The poem, which I shall analyse, is called 'Fear'. The main storyline in this poem is that a woman is worried and fears for her child living in England. I think this poem has a deeper meaning, basically about black people trying to adapt or not accepting the fact that they have to adapt to the way in which white people live. The writer of this poem sees it as blacks against whites, she feels very uncomfortable living in England, and maybe she feels out of place? Out numbered? In this poem there is much racial tension as she does not see the population to be as 'one', as equals. She uses words like 'our culture', and 'your own'. This clearly shows that she sees white coloured people as being different to blacks. I think that she sees the world population split into two - black people against the rest of the world. In 'fear' there is a big culture clash and this is what Grace Nichols wants us to think about. The culture clash is the main theme running through this poem. In the first two lines of this poem - ' our
Describe the impact of hurricanes on the physical and human environment.
Form 6B 26/11/04 Geography K. Harding-Hodge Assignment #2 Describe the impact of hurricanes on the physical and human environment. The Impact Of Hurricanes On The Physical and Human Environment A tropical cyclone is a low-pressure system that forms in the tropics. Hurricane is the name given to fully developed tropical cyclones that are found in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the North Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line. When local residents of an area refer to a hurricane, they are speaking of the violent, stormy weather system that brings torrential rains and destructive, high velocity winds of over 74 miles per hour. Hurricanes are also characterised by a heavy cloud cover, which reduces sunshine and makes visibility and temperatures very low. In other parts of the world, tropical cyclones are given other names. For example, in Australia they are known as Willy Willies, in India there are known as Tropical Cyclones and in the Pacific they are known as Typhoons. Hurricanes can only form in tropical regions due to their need for certain atmospheric and weather conditions only found there. Most hurricanes originate on the west coast of Africa, in the form of thunderstorms. As these thunderstorms move westwards over the ocean, they
Grace Nichols grew up in Guyana in the Caribbean. She now lives in England.
Grace Nichols grew up in Guyana in the Caribbean. She now lives in England. In 1987 a hurricane hit the south of England. Hurricanes are relatively common in the Caribbean, but extremely rare in England. In this poem a woman feels the power of the storm and is reminded of her home in the Caribbean. She experiences the storm in a mystical or religious way; calling to the West African gods of storm and hurricane and asking questions about the meaning of things. The questions are mysterious - symbolic? In some way the storm sets her free and helps her to feel more at home in England. Hurricane = a very violent storm Hurricane Hits England Why is she not close to the landscape? Rage (below) is a metaphor for the force of the storm, but might other anger be referred to? ancestral = belonging to or coming from one's ancestors - spectre = a ghost or spirit It took a hurricane, to bring her closer To the landscape. Half the night she lay awake, The howling ship of the wind, Its gathering rage, Like some dark ancestral spectre. The poem begins in the third person - a suggestion of distance - a lack of connection? Note the image of a ship in this metaphor Ghosts of her people's past? Huracan = the Mayan god of storms - Oya = Yoruban goddess of wind and change Shango = Yoruban god of thunder and lightning Hattie = the name given by the
Describe and analyse differences between the responses to the hurricane which struck England 1987 in Hurricane hits England by Grace Nichols and the article from The Times by John Young.
Describe and analyse differences between the responses to the hurricane which struck England 1987 in 'Hurricane hits England' by Grace Nichols and the article from 'The Times' by John Young. Comment particularly on how and why the media differs from the literary one. The newspaper article written by John Young and the piece of poetry written by Grace Nichols both follow the same topic: when a hurricane hit England in 1987. Although both follow the same topic, they do not have the same style of writing. The newspaper article was written as a piece of information informing the public of the events that were unfolding--- in England. The purpose of newspaper articles is to inform the world what is happening around them. However, the poem that was written about the events that unfolded in 1987 details an individual's personal experience of the hurricane. It describes how they felt at that time of the frightening ordeal using complex language and structure devices. A reason why the newspaper's pattern of writing is different to that of the poem is because it is written only to provide a text that will be useful for today but in the future, it will not be considered important or contain any useful information. However, a poem is something that will penetrate you and have a long lasting affect for a lasting period and is designed to be read slowly, allowing the reader to absorb
Hurricane Katrina is one of the most destructive tropical storms ever to hit the United States
Hurricane Katrina is one of the most destructive tropical storms ever to hit the United States. It affected many parts of the coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama on August 29th 2005. It affected New Orleans, Louisiana the most by causing the levees, which helped the flow of the river and stop flooding, to collapse. This lead to flooding in the city, where many bodies still lie beneath the dirty waters filled with debris. Hurricane Katrina is one of the biggest disasters in the history of the United States. It left about 5 million people without power and the hurricane attacked in two ways, one being the hurricane itself and the other being the flooding throughout New Orleans. The effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans was extremely severe, resulting from one of the most deadly natural disasters in U.S. history. By August 30, 2005, one day after the Category 4 storm made landfall, 80 percent of the city of New Orleans, was flooded, with some parts of the city under 20 feet (6 m) of water. The flood was caused by several levee breaches due to a combination of a powerful storm surge, strong winds and excess water in the bodies of water surrounding the city. Duration: August 23rd - 31st 2005 Highest winds: 175 mph (280 km/h) sustained Damages: $100-200 billion, (Costliest Atlantic hurricane of all time) Fatalities: 601 direct, 956 indirect (up to
Essay based on the poems "Blessings", "Hurricane Hits England" and "Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan"
9T. Essay based on the poems "Blessings", "Hurricane Hits England" and "Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan" What do the poets reveal about their feelings for their natural countries and for their present homes? Compare the ways in witch they make their feelings clear. Hurricane hits England, Grace Nichols was born in Guyana in 1950. After university, she worked in the Caribbean and as a journalist and reporter until she moved to Britain in 1977. She now lives and writes in Sussex. Her first book of poetry was published in 1983, the year she won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Grace Nichols also writes novels and complies Poetry anthologies for younger readers. Her Poetry celebrates life with particular warmth. Hurricane hits England is taken from her collection of poetry, Sunrise (Virago), published in 1996. The poem Hurricane hits England, shows the effects of the hurricane on a woman's thoughts. The hurricane reminds the woman of her home land "My sweeping, back-homes cousin." (Referring two line 11.) The middle section of the poem consists of five questions to help us understand what the woman is thinking: "Tell me why you visit an English coast?" the woman finds it strange that a kind of tropical storm should hit England; it is very unusual. "What is the meaning of old tongues reaping havoc in new places?" the woman doesn't understand why the "old
Explore the feelings of the two poets about living in England with their roots in another culture. - In 'Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan' the narrator is struggling with two clashing cultural identities.
Explore the feelings of the two poets about living in England with their roots in another culture. In 'Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan' the narrator is struggling with two clashing cultural identities. One is the traditional one represented by the Aunts in Pakistan. The other is the contemporary British one, represented for the narrator by the 'denim and corduroy' clothes. She is under pressure from two directions, her present life in England - friends etc, and her 'other' life as a Pakistani girl. She, however, sees herself as someone of 'no fixed nationality'. Clearly, in this poem the narrator is struggling to come to terms with who she is and where she comes from. On the other hand 'Hurricane Hits England' presents us with a picture of an old woman whose cultural identity is strong enough to withstand many years of isolation from her homeland. The hurricane brings to the old lady the sense of powerful forces, those 'ancestral spectres': Huracan, Oya, Shango and Hattie. They are the spirits behind the winds that uproot trees in her native land. However, as an immigrant to England, this kind of weather had not emerged to remind her of these god-like forces. The hurricane of 1987 (which the poem refers to) changed all that. The weather in England was as fierce as that in Guyana where the old lady came from. The girl in the poem 'Presents from my Aunts...' doesn't