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Hurricanes Floyd and Grace


Hurricanes Floyd and Grace
A comparative analysis of the formation and impact of hurricanes Floyd and Grace.
1,029 words (approx. 4.1 pages) | 3 sources | MLA | 2005 United States


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This paper examines how although hurricanes Floyd and Grace both brought devastating damage, Floyd's impact came largely from the Floyd itself, while Grace's impact came from the combination with two other weather systems. It looks at how by itself, Floyd was a force to be reckoned with: A category 3 hurricane that stretched from Canada to the U.S. that came on the heels of Hurricane Dennis. In contrast, it discusses how Grace was a less powerful storm that would have dissipated naturally before causing serious damage.

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"While it stretched from Canada to Florida, Floyd brought the largest amounts of damage to North Carolina, Virginia, and Mid-Atlantic States. In North Carolina alone, Floyd caused 51 deaths, completely destroyed 7,000 homes, and left 17,000 homes uninhabitable. 10,000 people were driven into temporary shelters, and a new 24-hour rainfall record was recorded in Wilmington. Deaths also occurred in South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont (National Weather Service). Hydrologists marked Floyd as a 500-year flood event, meaning that a similar flood would only occur once every 500 years (Herring)."

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APA Citation:

Hurricanes Floyd and Grace (2012, February 08). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Comparison-Essay-Hurricanes-Floyd-and-Grace/62595

MLA Citation:

"Hurricanes Floyd and Grace" 08 February 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Comparison-Essay-Hurricanes-Floyd-and-Grace/62595>




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