Hurricane Sandy
By Mayank Raj
Summary
Hurricane Sandy started of as a tropical storm but by the time it hit the U.S on October 22, 2012 it was a category 2 storm. People in the zone A (Area below sea level)had to evacuate.
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Effect on wildlife
The powerful winds from Sandy had blown many sea birds inland and that had cause them to end up in unusual places sometimes hundreds of miles away from their home habitat. Species of birds such as gannets, gulls and petrels are often picked up by hurricane-force winds and are pushed far distances with little ability to resist. With Sandy, most of the Fall migration is over for the year but there were still some birds such as scoters and cormorants making their way to warmer waters and weather. And, sometimes younger or weaker birds become separated from their flock and many can take days and weeks to return home
The storm was huge
It had a diameter of 1000 miles
Travel path
At first most expert thought it would head out to sea but, after it passed over cuba they changed their mind.
Taxis are submerged
The water was pretty deep
Human
Almost 60 million people didn't have electricity during this storm. About 150 people died because of this superstorm. School was canceled for about 2 million children.
Food and water
Because many people did not have electrcity during and after the storm. Because of this refrigerators did not work and food got spoiled. Water system and underground water pipes got destroyed. It took a very little time to get that all fixed.
Effect of Superstorm Sandy
Sandy caused about 75 billion dollors of damage. Many people on the Eastern Coast of the U.S., Cuba, Canada and Haiti lost there homes and jobs.
Similarity
This hurricane was very similar to hurricane Esther(1961). Esther had also hit new york and combined with a cold front.
Abiotic and biotic
There was a lot of beach erosion. Also the flooded water destroyed many house.
The wild life was also effected. Mentioned Above.
Bibliography
http://www.usatoday.com/topic/9DDB23D5-5E50-466A-A258-3A239811B49F/hurricanesandy/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy
Book- Sandy: The Jersey Shore in the Eye of the Storm
by Asbury Park Press