The Facts:
Damage in the U.S.
Why should we help the places affected by Hurricane Irma?
Hurricane Irma brings to light that climate change is making hurricanes more frequent and more intense. The state of Florida is home to a large population of retirees and a hurricane like Irma will render them helpless. Information gathered by the National Weather Service, FEMA, and other organizations will help improve future structure designs and public safety response.
Sources:
http://www.npr.org/sections/news/
http://www.miamiherald.com
https://www.usgs.gov
https://www.fema.gov
- Hurricane Irma happened August 30, 2017 – September 16, 2017
- 134 people died because of this disastrous thing that happened in Florida and many other places.
- Hurricane Irma hit, Florida, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbuda, Caribbean, Virgin Islands, Havana, and Guadeloupe (and many more).
- Many of the buildings in Florida were really damaged because of this natural disaster
- During the experience many people wanted to get out of Florida but they were stuck and a many people wanted to stay and have the experience that you were in Florida when hurricane Irma hit.
- Irma made landfall as a category 5 in Barbuda, destroying 95% of it’s structure
Damage in the U.S.
- The state of Florida closed 168 state parks due to the storms, 5 of which still remain closed
- In the state of Florida nearly 3.8 million people didn’t have power, that was around 36% of the state's total households
- According to FEMA.gov (approximately) 737,939,690 dollars have been approved for total individual and household programs for hurricane Irma disaster relief
Why should we help the places affected by Hurricane Irma?
Hurricane Irma brings to light that climate change is making hurricanes more frequent and more intense. The state of Florida is home to a large population of retirees and a hurricane like Irma will render them helpless. Information gathered by the National Weather Service, FEMA, and other organizations will help improve future structure designs and public safety response.
Sources:
http://www.npr.org/sections/news/
http://www.miamiherald.com
https://www.usgs.gov
https://www.fema.gov