Hurricane Dean Fades Leaving Behind Less Damage Than Expected
The News Review:
- Hurricane Dean Fades Leaving Behind Less Damage Than Expected
- Hurricane Dean leaves thousands of Caribbean banana workers unemployed
- Hurricane Robs Maya of Vital Fruit Trees
- Damaging wind rips across Chicago area: Tornado warning ends but…
- Two Weeks Later Evidence and Memories of the Tornado Remain Vivid
- Next forecasting challenge: predicting hurricane’s wallop
- Hurricane Dean: damage and blessings
Hurricane Dean Fades Leaving Behind Less Damage Than Expected
New York Times – Aug 23, 2007
22 Hurricane Dean with its ferocious winds monstrous Category 5 status and long trail of death and debris was certainly no dud. But the weakened storm that swept ashore on… “Dean will be remembered for being a very intense hurricane that could have done a lot more than it did” said Jeff Masters a meteorologist who tracked the storm for Weather Underground a Web-based weather service. ne of the reasons experts say had to do with the storm itself. As it rolled across the Caribbean from Africa’s west coast where it formed it skirted major population centers. It passed Martinique and St. Lucia sparing them direct hits.
Hurricane Dean leaves thousands of Caribbean banana workers unemployed
International Herald Tribune – Aug 23, 2007
There is nothing we can really do. ” But he expressed confidence the banana industry will rebound saying trees that were not snapped by the wind can be nurtured back to health in a couple of months. The hurricane wrecked 3500 acres (1400 hectares) and left at least 2500 people jobless in Jamaica according to Hall of Jamaica Producers Group. Dean was but the latest blow to the Caribbean's banana industry which has struggled in recent years in the face of heavy competition and the loss of preferential treatment in the European market. Still the industry remains crucial source of jobs in the region. Dominica exported 11264 tons (11444 metric tons) of bananas last year earning US$8. 3 million (€6.
Hurricane Robs Maya of Vital Fruit Trees
Washington Post – Aug 23, 2007
Village after village is carpeted with fallen mangoes oranges guanabanas and mameys that will never be harvested. Mexico’s Mayan communities have survived centuries of oppression expulsion from valuable land along the Caribbean coast and many damaging storms. But they say no other hurricane _ not Gilbert in 1988 not Roxanne in 1995 not Wilma in 2005 _ has hit the Maya so hard. Dean ripped most of the roof off.
Damaging wind rips across Chicago area: Tornado warning ends but…
Free with registration – Chicago Tribune – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 23, 2007
“It was simultaneous with pretty strong thunderstorms coming through the area” Cmdr. Spencer Kroning said in a telephone interview. Police in Bolingbrook reported a tornado may have touched down shortly before 4 p.
Two Weeks Later Evidence and Memories of the Tornado Remain Vivid
New York Times – Aug 23, 2007
css); Two Weeks Later Evidence and Memories of the Tornado Remain Vivid – New York Times. But on the blocks where the Category 2 tornado touched down evidence of the destruction is still fresh. But on the blocks where the Category 2 tornado touched down evidence of the destruction is still fresh… css); Two Weeks Later Evidence and Memories of the Tornado Remain Vivid – New York Times. But on the blocks where the Category 2 tornado touched down evidence of the destruction is still fresh. But on the blocks where the Category 2 tornado touched down evidence of the destruction is still fresh.
Next forecasting challenge: predicting hurricane’s wallop
Christian Science Monitor – Aug 23, 2007
That would help keep hurricanes strong. But scientists are trying to sort out whether the friction rises then reaches a plateau as winds exceed a certain speed or whether friction actually decreases as the speed increases. Results from buoys in the path of hurricane Ivan in 2004 suggest that friction does decrease allowing the storm to spin up and draw more moisture into itself. Here too the effect can vary widely across a storm’s expanse. As if scientist didn’t have enough to think about Alexander Khain is suggesting another wrinkle to the intensity problem ? the presence of tiny particles called aerosols from natural and human causes on land. At a presentation earlier this year at a hurricane and climate conference in Crete Dr. Khain a researcher at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem offered data suggesting that just before hurricane Katrina struck the Louisiana coast in 2005 aerosols got sucked into the outer reaches of the storm weakening it just before landfall… Here too the effect can vary widely across a storm’s expanse. As if scientist didn’t have enough to think about Alexander Khain is suggesting another wrinkle to the intensity problem ? the presence of tiny particles called aerosols from natural and human causes on land. At a presentation earlier this year at a hurricane and climate conference in Crete Dr. Khain a researcher at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem offered data suggesting that just before hurricane Katrina struck the Louisiana coast in 2005 aerosols got sucked into the outer reaches of the storm weakening it just before landfall. In principle as a storm inhales aerosols this would enhance storm activity at the hurricane’s outermost boundary but weaken its center. The idea remains controversial notes NCAR’s Dr.
Hurricane Dean: damage and blessings
Jamaica Gleaner – Aug 23, 2007
Andrew alone from sustained rain without a hurricane took 53 lives. Hurricane Charlie passed on August 17 1951 leaving many dead across the island. The busiest months of the annual hurricane season are September and ctober. Better warning better preparations and better disaster management and also definitely better building practices especially after the roofing disaster of ‘Gilbert’ have led to less damage and fewer deaths in hurricanes. Private enterpriseCitizens’ private enterprise has done more for reopening roads taking care of those in need and for the rehabilitation process than Government action ever could. And that’s the way it ought to be: Community enterprise and business free enterprise getting things done.