Hana Eddib 10/2/15
Earth Science C-odd Current Event
Press, The Associated. "Hurricane and Rainstorm Are Locked in a Dangerous Dance." The New York Times. The New York Times, 01 Oct. 2015. Web. 02 Oct. 2015.
The article, “Hurricane and Rainstorm Are Locked in a Dangerous Dance” allows the author, The Associated Press, to alert the U.S citizens about the dangers of Hurricane Joaquin and the rainstorm attached. Describing them as “dance partners”, this article explains how potentially dangerous the hurricane as well as the rainstorm could be, especially if the east coast is hit. While meteorologists are unsure of it’s heading location, it is said to be in between the east coast area and sea area. Hurricane Joaquin is so strong, it is estimated to affect those as far as 1000 miles away. In South Carolina, meteorologists estimate ten inches of rain on average, while in North Carolina and Maryland there is an expectation of seven inches. What makes it harder to predict is it’s behavior is not like other hurricanes in the past. Perhaps due to the cold weather, Hurricane Joaquin has barely moved at all. Hopefully with the weather warming up, the hurricane will pass. According to computer models, the hurricane was going towards the sea area but within a day had flipped to the direction of the east coast. Craig Fugate, the chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says that you can never be too prepared when explaining the decision to send out his staff to the New England area. He encourages people to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. In this situation, it is the best advice to give with a storm like this.
This article connects to society and allows them to be informed with the dangers circulating around them. The article lists how houses could be swept away, roads are already closed and cars are filled with water. Hurricane Joaquin even had the power to kill someone. Through this article, people can better understand the power of the hurricane and act upon it however they chose. At least, through all the facts, readers can understand how important it is to never underestimate a powerful storm.
The Associated Press’ article was well written, informative, engaging, and eye-opening. Starting with a term like “dance partners” was great opener. It made me interested and helped connect the relation of the storm with the hurricane. The assistance of meteorologists helped to enhance to terror of the hurricane. What was the most pleasing was seeing all of the possibilities mapped out. It helped to have a clear point of view instead of a biased opinion. It would have been nice to see more of an explanation of the hurricane a little more in the start of the article. While the term “dance partners” was a major appeal, it would have been nice to hear how this hurricane came about and how it developed into a strong storm. Statistics could have been included comparing the strength of this hurricane with previous ones, as well as the chances of it hitting the east coast versus the sea. While it was much appreciated that this article described the dangers of the hurricane, it’s important to include details explaining how hurricanes work. With that being said, the article was informative and intriguing and helped guide my understanding of this storm to a new level.
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