ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HURRICANE
From Spanish huracán, from Taino hurakán, from hura wind.
10 QUOTES WITH «HURRICANE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
hurricane.
Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable.
When a hurricane thrashes the mid-Atlantic, my hilly town often reaps the fringe of the storm. The rain starts blowing sideways, and sometimes we see hail the size of purie marbles.
We have thousands of patients and family members who are dealing with dual devastation, cancer and the hurricane.
If a hurricane strikes, we can blame the president for not being there; we can blame Congress and FEMA; we can blame the state governments; but in the end, it's the mayors and the local city governments that have to be prepared for emergencies and be prepared to act.
Hurricane Katrina this past week was certainly the worst episode in what has become an all-too-familiar and tragic cycle, and our nation is now faced with a set of unprecedented challenges.
I never take storms as seriously as I should, which is probably not the way I should be handling it. I think it's to do with growing up in New Orleans and having a hurricane, like, once a week.
After Sandy hit, my wife and I saw pictures of the devastation following the hurricane in the news. We immediately wanted to find a way to assist those in need.
And one of the things I want to say, Wolf, is we're 100 days from hurricane season, and we've got to start focusing on what we're going to do to make ourselves ready for the next hurricane.
But I think the bottom line right now is to take the constructive criticism and use that to build toward, as I say, the hurricane season that is 100 days away. And we don't have a lot of time to waste before we start to address that next set of challenges.
Well, I'm not excusing the fact that planning and preparedness was not where it should be. We've known for 20 years about this hurricane, this possibility of this kind of hurricane.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HURRICANE»
Discover the use of
hurricane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hurricane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter
Tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a black boxer who was wrongly convicted of three murders and spent nearly twenty years in prison.
2
Eye of the
Hurricane: My Path from Darkness to Freedom
A spiritual as well as a factual autobiography, this is a self-portrait of Rubin Hurricane Carter, a 20th-century icon and controversial victim of the U.S. justice system turned spokesperson for the wrongfully convicted.
Rubin Hurricane Carter, Ken Klonsky, 2011
3
Hurricane Katrina: America's Unnatural Disaster
This collection of polemical essays explores the extent to which African Americans and others were, and are, disproportionately affected by the natural and manmade forces that caused Hurricane Katrina.
Jeremy I. Levitt, Matthew C. Whitaker, 2009
In "White Hurricane," nationally recognized nautical writer and experienced Great Lakes mariner David G. Brown uses firsthand accounts and contemporary newspaper reports to re-create the desperate struggles aboard doomed and damaged vessels ...
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Hawker
Hurricane Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
This pilot's flight operating manual was standard issue to R.A.F. pilots during WWII. Although this manual has been slightly reformatted to 8.5x11, care has been taken to preserve the authenticity of the text.
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On Risk and Disaster: Lessons from
Hurricane Katrina
Leading experts address questions of public and private roles in assessing, managing, and mitigating major risks to public health and safety in light of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Ronald J. Daniels, Donald F. Kettl, Howard Kunreuther, 2011
In The Great Deluge, bestselling author Douglas Brinkley finds the true heroes of this unparalleled catastrophe, and lets the survivors tell their own stories, masterly allowing them to record the nightmare that was Katrina.
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I Survived #3: I Survived
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
The horror of Hurricane Katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century.
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The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472
The survivor of a difficult childhood and youth, Rubin Carter rose to become a top contender for the middleweight boxing crown.
Rubin Hurricane Carter, Rubin Carter, 2011
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Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender and the Sociology of ...
Analyzes the consequences of conflict and competition, especially associated with race, ethnicity and gender in the ways Miami prepared, responded and recovered to Hurricane Andrew.
Walter Gillis Peacock, Hugh Gladwin, Betty Hearn Morrow, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HURRICANE»
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hurricane is used in the context of the following news items.
Hurricane Dolores expected to weaken in Pacific - AOL.com
The storm's maximum sustained winds early Thursday are near 115 mph (185 kph) but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says gradual ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
Hurricane Dolores, El Niño bring big waves to Southern California …
Big surf whipped up by Hurricane Dolores is expected to batter Southern California beaches beginning Friday, while an accompanying El ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
Economic effects of fires like 'modest Hurricane Katrina' - Star Phoenix
"It's probably not on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, but it's a more modest Hurricane Katrina for us in terms of the fires," he said. «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
Remnants of Hurricane Dolores will arrive early next week - KSBY.com
Hurricane Dolores continues to build off of Baja California. The remnants of the storm will move west and closer to our area by the weekend, bringing humid ... «KSBY San Luis Obispo News, Jul 15»
Hurricane Dolores could send rain to the Las Vegas Valley this …
Moisture from Hurricane Dolores might bring rain to the Las Vegas Valley over the weekend, but Thursday should stay hot and sunny. «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
FCC: TIps to stay connected during hurricane season
The Atlantic hurricane season, which has yet to yield any major storms – knock on wood – kicked off on June 1 and runs until Nov. 30. «RCR Wireless News, Jul 15»
'Hurricane' Schwartz: Are you climate change rejector or acceptor?
Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz, NBC10. Last updated: Thursday, July 16, 2015, 9:26 AM. THE BIG PICTURE. What a complex and messy topic! I have probably ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
State Department bills local couple $1,100 for hurricane evacuation …
The delayed bill involves a little-known federal law the couple would never have known about, if a sudden hurricane hadn't interrupted their ... «KOMO News, Jul 15»
If a Hurricane Hits Tomorrow, Would You Be Prepared? - WJHG.com
PANAMA CITY BEACH-- We're a month and a half into Hurricane Season, and while we haven't had a major storm in our area for many years, ... «WJHG-TV, Jul 15»
Chatham Co. School District Goes Over Hurricane Plan | WSAV-TV
We're still more than four months away from the end of the Atlantic hurricane season. During that time frame, more than 38,000 ... «WSAV-TV, Jul 15»
