One
of the most obvious times when nature is in control is during huge storms like
tornadoes or hurricanes. The most recent occurrence of a
hurricane that I have heard of was hurricane Sandy that hit New England in
2012. This was a pretty large storm that did massive damage all across
the coast including large cities like New York City. The damage that
buildings and trees received was the worst since the hurricane that hit New
Orleans years ago. This natural disaster left thousands of people with
damaged or lost houses and caused much destruction. I remember
hearing about the problems of getting gas to the area. This caused much
chaos because people could not rely on vehicles without gas to run them.
This natural disaster was all over national television. It also
played a significant role in deciding the election. One candidate chose a
more helpful approach to the struggling citizens while the other had had some
comments earlier that had offended some people. As always when an area of
our country is in need, the rest of it comes to its aid. Millions of
dollars from charities and churches were sent to help the people of New England
recover from this natural disaster. Then a few years ago in August
of 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans.
This was probably the worst natural disaster that has ever occurred in the
United States. It devastated the area of
New Orleans and pretty much leveled the city.
I went on a cruise a few years after that left from New Orleans, and the
city had still not fully recovered. Many
buildings were still in pieces and the city did not look like it had recovered
yet. As with Sandy, hundreds of
thousands of people donated money, supplies, or food to help the people. Thousands more traveled down to Louisiana to
aid in building houses. It is always
cool to see the country uniting after such a natural disaster.
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