Comments on: Track the East Coast Hurricane Live

By: Maryna

Maryna — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:06:23 +0000

I liked the information about disasters from Jennifer. I used it for a homework assignment. My teacher said he’d give me extra credit if I wrote and thanked you. I need the extra credit because my last test wasn’t good. My teacher likes us to watch the weather channel and to tell him if they got it right.
Sincerely,
Maryna Gonzales (5th grade)

By: Greg Stern

Greg Stern — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:41:21 +0000

The hurricane missed us by hitting landfall at about 150 miles north of Charleston, so we just had a few showers and some stiff breezes. My brother (who lives in Montauk on the end of Long Island) was mostly fortunate, except he lost electricity. But lots of people lost electricity. Downstate NY was mostly pretty lucky, as the storm had lost much of its power by then.

I watched far to much of the weather channel all weekend. Too bad the storm didn’t hit Texas, which really needs the water.

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 05:12:49 +0000

Very Interesting and revealing as to our current technology

By: Abe Koniarsky

Abe Koniarsky — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:23:43 +0000

This is NEAT…Thank you for sharing!

By: Jennifer, Doria and Rick, Flagstaff

Jennifer, Doria and Rick, Flagstaff — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:18:03 +0000

According to a National Climatic Data Center report released in August 2011, economic damage from natural disasters in the U.S. exceeded $35 billion this year.

• Upper Midwest flooding (summer): At least $2 billion of damage as of mid-August
• Mississippi River flooding (spring and summer): $2 billion to $4 billion in damage
• Drought, heat wave and wildfires in the Southern Plains and Southwest (spring and summer): Over $5 billion in damage
• Tornadoes (May 22-27): At least $7 billion in damage in central and southern states, including the tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., killing 141
• Tornados (April 25-30): At least $9 billion in damage in central and southern states
• Tornadoes (April 14-16): More than $2 billion in damage in central and southern states
• Tornadoes (April 8-11): Losses exceeding $2.2 billion in central and southern states
• Tornadoes (April 4-5): More than $2.3 billion in damage in central and southern states
• Groundhog Day Blizzard: $2 billion in damage after a massive winter storm dumped snow across the central, eastern and northeastern sections of the country.

Fans in Flag–Rick, Doria, Jennifer

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:09:21 +0000

THIS IS SOOOOOOOOO COOOOOOOL….luv technology!