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Hurricane Andrew: The King of Destruction

2023-08-12 03:34:22

Imagine you are sitting in your room and on the phone. Perhaps you are playing games like "Angry Birds" and Cookie Clicker. Suddenly, a hurricane destroyed your new house. Hurricanes can become fatal, and if you do not pay attention, it can do a lot of damage. "Everyone said they were not afraid when they were in a hurricane, even if it was a fool, a liar or both," Anderson Cooper said. Mr. Cooper is not alone. Natural disasters affect hundreds of thousands of people each year.

Brief description of the disaster: Complete destruction on 24 August 1992 in Florida was the final result of Hurricane Andrew. Hurricane started at a speed of 20 miles per hour in the Atlantic Ocean. This is nearly twice that of the original normal hurricane. Hurricane Andrew 's strength is so strong that the instrument can not measure the wind. The wind is said to have an approximation of up to 200 miles per hour. Andrew destroyed about 28,000 houses, damaged 100,000 homes, lost 250,000 homes, brought about 30 billion dollars, nearly 30 people died. Hurricane Andrew could not end destruction in Florida, and soon it went to Louisiana to give more damage. (Figure 1) ... Further display

On August 23, Hurricane Andrew reached a wind speed of 150 mph. A few hours later, as a level 4 hurricane, Andrew 's pressure dropped and the wind speed was about 175 miles per hour. This was when Hurricane Andrew arrived in southern Florida on 24 August. Andrew's anger started at 4:30 AM. Andrew's strength and scale sounded in every direction. Various things flying in the air, flying roof, car thrown like a toy. The boat went from the water to the street. Overall confusion will be the best explanation of the latest situation. As the sun rises, the damage is obvious. At 11 am, Andrew works in South Florida the following morning. Andrew was about 30 miles away the way of destruction. Andrew is not over yet, back in the Atlantic Ocean, Andrew regained some of the power he lost while visiting South Florida and is now heading for Louisiana. Louisiana received the same confrontation as South Florida endured