The Effects of Hurricane Andrew

I have never seen a hurricane in the past six years when I lived in the United States. In my country, Peru, hurricanes are not known. I have heard a lot of things, but I do not know how it is. The hurricane I know is a book I read if I saw it on TV. According to historians Christopher Columbus wrote the first report on the hurricane, which he sailed in his second voyage to the Americas in 1495. Probably the most frequently mentioned hurricane was the 1935 worker's day hurricane and the 2005 Katrina hurricane, but Andrew was well-known in 1992.

Hurricane Andrew was one of the worst hurricanes in history. This is small and fierce, resulting in unprecedented economic damage (see Chart of Death and Loss). Andrew threw a throw in Florida from 16th August 1992 to 28th. The loss in the United States was estimated to be close to 25 billion, and Andrew became the most expensive natural disaster in America's history. The Florida Dade national team was particularly injured. Strong wind and storm surge classify Andrew as category 4 hurricane. Just in Dade County, Andrew's unit killed 15 people and up to 250,000 people temporarily lost their homes. Due to the indirect effect of Andrew, 25 people were killed in Dade County. Given the damage caused by this hurricane, direct loss of life seems to be very low

For Hurricane Andrew, the loss of human life and property is well documented. However, the impact on the environment is not well known. In southern Florida, Hurricane Andrew completely removed the northernmost vegetation of Florida Keys. In the case of mangroves, deciduous trees and tree damage killed a large old forest along the coastline. In Louisiana, Dr. Shea Penland of LGS and his colleague reported that Andrew removed sand from 70% of Bali's island and left an exposed old coastal wetland. More than 80% of oyster reefs behind Barrier Island are covered with sediments of 0.3 - 0.9 m in thickness. Valuable sand dune habitat of 70 kilometers or more is an estuary that provides wetlands and coastal residents with protection from storms.