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Significant personal inquiry and reflection, i.e. critical thinking, is required. Running Head: HURRICANE IRMA
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Hurricane Irma is arguably the strongest Atlantic hurricane recorded in history as well as
the strongest storm to have ever hit the open Atlantic outside the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of
Mexico (National Weather Service, 2018). With its extensive energy and power, hurricane Irma
caused devastating damage to infrastructure and caused a significant loss of life. Hurricane Irma
first hit Barbuda Island as a category 5 storm and marked the first time, in a 100 year period, that
the United States mainland was hit by two hurricanes of a category 4 or higher (World Vision,
2018). The winds moved at a speed of 185mph for about 37 hours making it to become the first
hurricane with the highest speed of wind for the longest time (National Weather Service, 2018).
Hurricane Irma caused coastal storm surges that were over 20 feet above the normal tide levels
(National Weather Service, 2018). Hurricane Irma had immense force that generated the highest
accumulated cyclone energy within a 24-hour period. Among the areas that Hurricane Irma
adversely affected include the Islands of the Caribbean Sea and Florida as well as Georgia and
South Carolina.
Hurricane Irma hit Florida on September 10, causing a 10-foot sea storm surge with
rainfall on the mainland averaging over 12 inches (National Weather Service, 2018). Even after
its core had passed the state, Hurricane Irma left behind a series of tornadoes and massive
flooding as a result of the storm surge. Evacuation orders were issued for the more than 6 million
people leaving in the affected areas. By September 23, 102 lives had been lost with 75 dead
people from Florida alone (World Vision, 2018). Barbuda Island, however, experienced the most
devastating impact with 90% of the Island buildings severely damaged forcing the Barbuda
government to evacuate people to Antigua (World Vision, 2018). Generally, Hurricane Irma is
estimated to have caused a $100 billion to the economy (World Vision, 2018). In Florida,
Hurricane Irma threatened more than 1.2 billion dollars of crop produce. This significantly
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affected the economy of the United States considering that Florida is the country’s largest
producers of vegetables.
Considering the devastating impacts of Hurricane Irma in Florida, it is expected that both
the government and the residents of Florida put in place a Hurricane preparedness plan that
would help reduce the impact of future hurricanes. It is true that Florida has experienced other
major hurricanes such as Hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Charley before the occurrence of
Hurricane Irma. In fact, after the previous hurricanes, Florida changed its building codes to
ensure that the buildings in the state can withstand the great force of the hurricanes. However,
Florida had not experienced a hurricane as powerful as Hurricane Irma and its effects were
significantly devastating (World Vision, 2018). Unfortunately, due to the effects of global
warming hurricanes stronger than Hurricane Irma are expected to hit the Atlantic region more
often than before. Being one of the coastal states, Florida remains susceptible to hurricane
attacks and therefore emergency preparedness plans should be put in place to mitigate significant
damage from the storms. Communities living in Florida must prepare for the potential impacts of
strong hurricanes and storm surges and additionally consider evacuation to safeguard their
personal safety. The main purpose of this research is to analyze the influence of the occurrence
of Hurricane Irma on the hurricane preparedness levels in Florida at both the government and
individual level. Precisely, the current research aim at answering three main research questions,
namely;
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To what extent do Florida residents expect a stronger hurricane than Hurricane Irma
in the coming hurricane season?
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What have the residents done to prepare for the occurrence of a hurricane similar to
Hurricane Irma in the near future?
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iii.
What mitigation and emergency preparedness measures have the state and federal
governments put in place to reduce the effects of strong hurricanes such as Hurricane
Irma in Florida?
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References
National Weather Service. (2018). Detailed Meteorological Summary on Hurricane Irma.
Retrieved from https://www.weather.gov/tae/Irma_technical_summary
World Vision. (2018). 2017 Hurricane Irma: Facts, FAQs, and how to help | World Vision.
Retrieved from https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/hurricane-irmafacts
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