In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy swept onto the East Coast of the United States with peak winds hitting one hundred miles per hour. In addition to the strong winds, the storm generated heavy rain and flooding and resulted in more than one hundred deaths. Sandy also contributed to storm surges and rising water levels all along the coast, from Florida to Maine. Parts of New York experienced tides more than twelve feet above normal. More than eight million people lost their electricity. Dunes, boardwalks, and homes were destroyed. Overall, the storm produced more than fifty billion dollars in property damage and other losses.Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?compare-contrastproblem-solutioncause-effectSubmit

Which Hurricane has hit the United States causing immense devastation?

Hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes are usually considered catastrophic weather systems because of the damage they cause to homes, roads, buildings, and deaths or injuries to people. These storms also cause changes to the ecosystems that they pass through. The storm surge from Hurricane Ike pushed salt water into fresh water marshes killing the grasses. What is a possible effect this would have had on wildlife in the area around Galveston?AAlligators were displaced to areas closer to people's homes and businesses.BMigratory birds heading south to winter didn't have a resting place.CCattle were stranded with no grass to graze upon.DAll of the above.

Hurricane Rita had a profound effect on some areas of Texas.  While the strong winds generated by the hurricane destroyed homes and property, it also caused other dramatic impacts to the ecosystem.  Which of the following was not an impact of Hurricane Rita?Adefoliation of forest canopiesBincrease in the amount of bacteria beneficial to marine environmentsCanimal life was impacted by limited food availabilityDchanges in the position of shorelines

Wild fires destroy hundreds of homes on the west coast of the United States. What is this considered?Group of answer choicesEmergencyEventDisasterIncident

Which was a result of Hurricane Katrina?A.New Orleans was floodedB.Miami was floodedC.The Gulf of Mexico became pollutedD.The Federal Emergency Management Agency was founded