It seems that damaging weather has become more frequent and more severe. It might just be that the news channels are increasing their coverage of each event, capitalizing on our desire to see sensational news. Do you think that weather systems have changed since the mid-1900s, or do you believe that our reporting of weather in the media has merely brought it more immediately to our attention? Make sure to reference at least two events from each time period in your response.
59 comments:
I believe that the weather from the mid 1900s has grown more severe over the past years, rather than the media reporting more weather events. In the mid 1900s the Great Galveston Hurricane was very tragic for the city of Galveston. Down South there have been many devastating tornados that have left families homeless.
Liz Millea
Period 2
I think that the media has merely brought the weather more immediately to our attention. In the mid 1900s they did not have internet or T.V. They only had radio and the newspaper. Also it took longer to know about the event. Today we have T.V., internet, radio, and newspaper. It is alot faster to hear about the news today than in the mid 1900s. If there is a tornado we would be prepared for it better than in the mid 1900s.
Travis T. Period 2
I think that the weather channels have increased the ability to locate weather easier since the mid-1900's. We know when earthquakes, hurricans, and tornados happen immediately. The tornado last night ripped through Joplin, Missouri catching everybody almost off guard. Mississippi River flooding has made many people to leave their home and to lose their homes.
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-Victoria C.
I think that the weather was just as bad back then then it is now. The media does have an impact on how we know about these terrible storms. If we didn't have the tornado warnigns, there would be a lot more people killed. In the early 1900s , one terrible diaster that happened was the Flood in Georgetown. This past month and beoynd, there have been a lot of tornado diasters out in the mid west. In Missouri, this tornado has been the worst tornado in the last 60 years. The media does have an impact on how we get the weather.
Kate Preston Period 2
I think that weather systems have changed since the mid-1900s.one example of this would be the earthquake in Haiti. Another example is the everything in Japan.
Nolan R 3rd
I think the news has changed from the 1900's. I think that we can get information out faster and help people in need. And people that get the information can be a head of a storm and go to a safe spot or a bomb shelter.
anderew m. per 3
i think that the weather systems have changed since the mid-1900s becuase in the 1900s we got hit by a hurricane but sence then we havent
Elias Perez
Period 1
I think that the weather is change because they want people to watch so they get all of the money that they need to keep the weather channel on the air. I also think that the weather media has changed over the years so the results are more accurate so more people watch it so they can figure out there plans of the week of if they want to go to the beach or do anything outside and have fun. Now the weather channel show if there is going to be a tornado warning or an actual tornado but luckly we don't get alot of those because we don't
I think that the earthquake and tsunami in Japan has increased our awareness of natural disasters. After the destruction of New Orleans we took more caution but now we take so much more. I think the media should just do its job and not exaggerate about everything.
Raymond Cabrera
Period 1
i thinck that the abillity to read wether conditions has gone up greatly
I believe that in wake of the trajic earthquakes in both Haiti and Japan and with the tornado outbreak down south people are beginning to think that the climate is changing. In the 1900s hurrican Galveston hit America and people were not prepared for it because media was slower.
Peter B. .1
I believe that the weather from the 1900's is not any worse from today's weather. I think that today's modern technology has made it easier for news of damaging weather events to reach us. In the 1900's, the weather in many places was bad, but only the people in the surrounding areas got news of it easily and quickly. For example, in May/June of 1948, there was huge, widespread flooding partially due to the spring thaw. Now, in May of 2011, many parts of our country are plagued by catastrophic flooding, similar to those in 1948. Also, a huge tornado in 1942 left many people missing, homeless or dead. It was quite devastating to this country. Similar things are happening today. In fact, yesterday (May 23, 2011) a tornado killed 89 people in Missouri and tornados are still touching down and hurting communities in many parts of the country. People are devastated by these tragedies and are keeping a constant watch on the news to keep up with what is happening. If people had these resources of media back in the 1900s, these weather disasters would be more known. These are just two examples that prove that the weather in the 1900s is not so different then from today.
Olivia Baker
Period 3
I think that instead of the weather getting worse it is merely our more effective communication system. In the year 1900 there was the Galveston, Texas hurricane that is estimated it killed about 8,000 people. That event can be compared to Hurricane Katrina, which happened in 2006. I think that if we had not had TV, radio, warning sirens, etc. the death toll from Hurricane Katrina would have been close to the death toll from the Galveston Hurricane.
Anna G.
Period 2
I think that the weather now is no diffferent then in the 1900's, I belive that we are more aware when tornados/hurricains will happen because back in the 1900's they didn't have storm tracker on the news. It is alot eaiser to prepare if you have electronics.
Skyler T p.3
I think news channels are increasing their coverage of each event. We hear about weather disasters faster now than in the 1900s because of electronics. Also, the media understands that people like to hear about things that are happening around the world and that people would be more likely to buy a newspaper or magazine about it. One major weather disaster in the 1900s was the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Another one is the San Francisco Earthquakes. Fires from this earthquake were left raging for days. This shows that they didn’t have very good means of getting information to people about the earthquake so that help could come to attempt put out the fires. A very significant disaster in the 20th century was the tsunami in Japan. We knew about this almost right after it happened which shows how fast news travels now. Another disaster was hurricane Katrina.
Abby LeCates Period 3
I believe that our improved ability to predict when severe storms will occur has simply brought more immediate attention to the weather since the mid-1900's. Now that we can actually predict when a certain weather event is going to happen, we get excited about it. Back in the mid-1900's, no one knew when a severe weather event was about to happen, so it came as a big shock. For example, Hurricane Okeechobee in 1928 brought severe damage to Florida and other states because we had no warning it was going to happen in the mid-1900’s. When Hurricane Katrina hit, most people had already evacuated cities because of our knowledge and satellites. The damage was extensive, but the loss of life was less than what it was in the mid-1900’s. Another example is when the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 ripped through Galveston, Texas. The people who were the victims of this hurricane had no warning that it was going to happen. Recently, when the tornado in the Midwest came, the people had already been warned about the tornado and where it was going to hit.
Maddy H Kramer Per.3
I think the weather has changed sence the 1900's because the media hasn't got much of our attention to most of the weather problems.
by Brandon
Phillips
I belive the weather has always been severe since the mid 1900's, but it has been getting more severe everyday. In the mid 1900's the Galveston Hurricane hit the city of Galveston. Lately there has been a earthquake In Hati, and also a hurricane and earthquake hit Japan.
Period 3
Tanner Clinton
I think the media has brought the Weather's importance to our attention. We have a lot more electronics then the 1900's. Back then they had the radio and the newspaper. Now we have radio, newspapers, Television and Internet. I think it is a lot more simplier and faster the way we find out news today, then it was in the mid 1900's. In the mid
1900's there was a huricane in the city of Galveston. This hurricane brought tragic feelings throughout the city of Galveston. Down south there has been disasterous hurricanes and tornadoes that ruin families homes and their lives.
Amber Brown[x
Period. 3
I think that the media has brought it to our attention since the
1900s because they didn’t have good technology back then so that means that they couldn’t accurately tell the weather.
Trentin c 1st
I think that the weather has changed a lot worse since the 1900's because there has been many weather events on the news. For example; California, Haiti, and Japan have been the latest weather news for the past few years.
Bella Carrascoso
Per. 5
I believe that the weather from the mid 1900s might have grown more intence but the media reporting deffently reports smaller things today and it is eaiser to get to us. It is eaiser because today we have the newspaper, radio, internet, and T.V. The weather has grown more deadly because we are now experiencing tornados in our area. Like the tornado that hit virginia this year. On the other hand we are repoting little things like hail storms and hard rain.
Carmen Booan 2
I think that the weather from the mid 1900s has changed a lot for being more severe. I also think that because of television, newspapers, etc. we have been able to be updated about our current news.This means that the information can spread to us much faster then it could back then. Recently the Mississpi River has flooded many parts in some states making the roads and peoples houses flooded. Another small incident was the torando in virginia didnt leave anyone homeless, but was still a big deal.
Max Clinton p1
I believe that that the media has reported events earlier than in the mid 1900s. Back then they did not have internet or cell phones to take pictures and send them fast. Today we can learn about a tornado in a diferent coutry in a matter of hours. Although devistating storms have ripped through missouri, and an earthquake rocked Japan there were still events like that in the old days.
KENNETH ROBERTS PER 3
I think that the weather is just as bad as it has been in the past because weather just doesn’t get worse because time goes on. I also believe that it is much easier to report weather events now then it was in the mid 1900s. So if there was for an example a major thunderstorm that wouldn’t be neccsesallary in the paper cause it took allot more back then to express the weather other than today because of the TV, radio, and computers.
By Josh Rumberger Per 2
I think that severe weather is becoming more frequent and more damaging. I also think that news media has become more attentive to these events and get the info earlier than they did in the mid 1900's. One example of severe weather in the mid 1900's is the great Galveston Hurricane. Another example would be the San Francisco earthquake. An example of severe weather no would be the tornados and flooding in the south causing large amounts of destruction to towns and homes. Another example is the Tsunami in Japan.
Christian Sepp Period 2
I think that the weather reporters have alowed us to access the news and weather easier with the new advacements in tecnology. This makes us more prepared for trajedys like the oil spill in texas or the japanase tsunami.
August Stegman peroid 1
think that the media has merely brought the weather more immediately to our attention.In the mid 1900s they did not have internet or T.V. They only had radio and the newspaper. therefore it took longer to know about the event. An example of a catastrofic weather event in the 1900s would be the San Francisco earthquake. An example of a catastrofic weather event in modern times would be the erthquake in Haiti. Both did a lot of damage but we heard about the Haiti earthquake faster and in more detail
Ray Smith per.1
I think the weather has gotten worse over the years. Media does have an impact because more people watch TV or are online and more people see whats going on. In the 1900s, they did not have the internet or TV. They had letters and newspapers to hear what happend. In the 1900s, there has been bad weather. In the 1900s Washington State had state wide flooding. Also in the 1990s there was a severe flood in Georgetown. Today the weather is bad too. We had Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake in Japan.
Molly M Period 5
I believe that the weather back then and now are about the same. I know the way we get are weather now is different then back then. Today we have t.v. and interent to get tornado and hurricain and flood warnings. I think that if they had the technology that we have now then i don't think as many people wold have died in the hurricane Galveston. I think that if we had what happened to Japan back then many more people would have died then how many people actually died.
Jennifer Flynn
Period 3
I believe that the media has brought more weather issues to our attention because of the improvement in technology. Two events in the mid 1900's are, the blizzard of 1950 in Seattle and the 1962 Washington wind storm. Two events from this time are, the midwest tornadoes and the horrible sunami in Japan. There have been horrible events in both time periods but the media makes it seem like there are more today.
Noah Hecox Period 3
I think that the news channels are increasing their coverage of each event, capitalizing on our desire to see sensational news. The media has merely brought the weather more immediately to our attention. People didn't have satalite in the mid 1900s.To hear the news, people would have to have a radio; or buy a newspaper about something that happened a couple days ago. It took longer to know about the event that happens, news traveled very slowly. Today we have television, internet, radio, and newspaper. Today, it is easier and quicker to find out what's happening in other places. We also have satelites. In the mid 1900s, we didn't know much. A strong thunderstorm, accompanied by extremely heavy rain and hail, moved near Heppner, Oregon on June 14, 1903. The storm covered a very small area, no more than 50 square miles. Heavy rain fell in a very short time, creating severe flooding along the normally peaceful Willow Creek. The entire town was swept away in just a few short minutes, drowning nearly 247 people. Eyewitnesses say thunderstorm rains arrived as a 40-foot wall of water and the ensuing flood raged through town for over an hour. One-third of the towns' structures were wiped out. There are no rainfall records available for this storm because the weather observing station was completely destroyed.A cold outbreak brought a surge of Arctic air into the state. The city of Seneca and in Ukiah, in northeast Oregon, both recorded the state's all-time record low temperature of -54 degrees F. The next day it was nearly 100 degrees warmer when the high reached 45 degrees. It was in Febuary 1933.Between March 24th and March 28th of 2004 cyclone Catarina, a category two storm, formed and struck the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. This storm makes the number one position for being the first full fledged hurricane recorded in the cold, windy south Atlantic basin. Hurricane Vince formed in the eastern Atlantic on October 5th, 2005, and struck Spain six days later. This is the first recorded tropical Atlantic hurricane to strike Europe. Due to global warming the Atlantic surface area that is warm enough to support hurricanes now extends three hundred miles further east than it did a generation ago.
Michelle Zhang Period 2
I think the weather systems have changed since the 1900s because Galveston Hurricane was one of the worst natural disasters but now we have hurricanes like that more commonly like Hurricane Katrina. I also think that it is easier to find out about the weather in other places now than it was. We just had bad tornado's in Alabama but people in New York probably wouldn't know about that sixty years ago.
Ciara M. 5
There have been lots of tragedies one of them being the tornado that hit Galveston is 1900. But the weather has definitely become more severe in the earlier years some of them being a tsunami in Japan tornadoes hit in Alabama, and so many more. But there is nothing we can do to prevent these disasters as they might be. Though I’m sure we all would.
REFERENCE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane
http://abcnews.go.com/US/massive-tornado-hits-alabama-storms-leave-16-dead/story?id=13465028
I think the weather has gotten worse since the mid 1900s. I do think that the news channels are increasing their coverage of each event more, but I think our technology has also gotten better. I say this because the South has had the worst tornadoes since 1950. There has been 504 deaths so far. In 1972 a series of tornadoes in the state of Washington had 6 deaths and 300 injuries.
Caroline Leonard
Period 3
My opinion is that the weather has become more severe since the mid 1900s. In the past years one of the major weather reports was the Flood in Georgetown. In this year and a few years back there have been disastrous hurricanes and tornados that kill and leave many people homeless.
Scott Segit
Per 1
I don't think that weather systems have changed since the mid 1900s but I do think that there is a difference in the reporting of weather from the mid 1900's to the present-day. I think this because weather reporting is faster and quicker, so quick that they can report it as its happening. On September 8, 1900 when a hurricane hit Galveston, Texas it killed 6,000 people. The other event was in May 1999 when tornadoes went through Oklahoma and Kanasas, it left 45 dead and all of the towns flattened. There was just a tornado in Joplin, Missouri this past Sunday that destroyed the town and has killed over a hundred people and there are 1,500 missing. There was also a deadly tornado on Oklahoma this month. I think people think the weather is worse now but I think it is just becuase we see it on the news so quickly.
Noah Briggs Period 5
In my opinion I believe that wether systems have grown worse over time. Studies have linked an increase in the number and power of storm systems latley due to the melting of the polar ice caps. Also on tests by the Natoinal Weather Socciety have been conclusive to show that over the last decade in Florida there have been almost twice the amount of average hurricanes per season than before the year 1995. Not only did the studies show that there were fewer but that they were smaller. Throughout the South there have been more catagory 3-5 hurricanes in the last 12 years than from the years 1930-1954. I think that media althought much slower before computers and email still conveyed the same filler as many news companies do today. This means that they also conveyed coverage of weather, which was increasingly hightening due to the sudden rise in the storm numbers.
Michael Kern Period 3
I think that our reporting of weather in the media has merely brought it more immediately to our attention. Now days we have cellphones, e-mail, and many more ways to communicate damaging weather than people did in the mid-1900s. All of these ways of communication have made it faster and easier to hear about news. In the mid-1900s there was the Galveston hurricane, which the details were not widespread. Around 2011 there was the Japan earthquake and tsunami as well as the Hati earthquake. Now days with better media we would be able to find out about damaging weather more easily.
Margie K. per.3
I believe that the weather sence the mid 1900s has become more severe weater it be global warming or air pollition what ever the reason may be the weather has become more severe.Sence the mid 1900s two examples of some severe weather are hurricane katrinia.And the devistation over in hati. I also beieve that the newes channels MAY exadrate a little on the current events, in this way I would say that media had changed
Demi Card Per. 1 5-25-11
I think that the media on the weather has grown from the past years.In the 1900s we had to find out about the weather in newspapers and radio. In the 2000s we can find out about it in the tv and news in a few hours.
period 3
wade stahl
I think that both have happened. We have been reporting more about the weather, and the climatre change may have been effecting the weather too, but I think we have just been reporting about it more too.The hurricane in Galveston and the hurricane at Lake Okeechobee were two of the most costly hurricanes in the 1900's. In the 2000's Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ike have been the most destructive.
Sylvia J. 5
I do not think that the weather systems have changed much since the mid 1900s. I think that the media has been giving more coverage on weather disasters, which is mainly because we have improved communication technology. As an example, in 1970 there was a cyclone and tidal wave in east Pakistan that killed from 300,00 to 500,000 people! But, because it was in Pakistan which is millions of miles away from the U.S, it was given insufficient news coverage and was not very well known about. Later on in 1974 there was one of the worst tornado outbreaks ever recorded in the U.S.. Across 13 states there were 148 tornados making a combined time of 15 hours of destruction. The life toll was 330 people. Although this happened in the U.S, there was not the modern technology that we have now to give it all of the attention deserved. Only a few years back in 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused incredible destruction too. It killed at least 1,836 people. This is not even close to the death toll in east Pakistan but it was given lots of attention, as it should have. There were heart wrenching pictures of helpless, starving people stranded on roofs. There was also huge response by U.S citizens, people going as far as to get out their themselves to help the victims. A much smaller event were the tornados that hit Oklahoma City this year, May 24 which killed 6 people. It has been given lots of coverage and articles about it are all over the internet. Actually, we have been given so much attention to weather and its disasters that now we even have news channels purely devoted to weather.
Alex G. period 2
I believe that the weather has remained the same for the most part since the mid-1900s. Back in the mid-1900's, there was no weather channel or weather news-cast. The rapid spread of information by internet and television provides immediate live coverage of all adverse weather events anywhere that they occur in the world. I think this results in an inaccurate belief that weather has become more severe.
Colin Wilcox Per.5
I think that our reporting of weather in the media has merely brought it more immediately to our attention. The technology that tracks these weather events allows people living in these areas, and our news media to have warning before they occur. This allows the media to be there to report on television and through the internet as the events occur. The news coverage of these events is so quick and constant that you experience the event as it is happening. Where in the mid-1900s, the warning systems were not as good and it took hours or days for reports of severe weather to be reported. I think our weather systems have not changed dramatically because I found a report from April 3, 1974 that said a “string of tornados broke across the heartland with an intensity and frequency never seen in the US before.” More recently on May 23, 2011, the Joplin, Missouri tornado is reported as the “single deadliest twister since the weather service began keeping official records in 1950 and the 8th deadliest in US history.” These reports show that in both time periods there were equally devastating tornados. I also found a report of a blizzard in 1950 in Ohio that “the details have been passed down from generation to generation” but the Chicago blizzard of 2011 had reporters broadcasting during the storm itself. Broadcasting definitely brings weather events more immediately to our attention, and not just that the weather has become more extreme throughout the years.
Alex R.
Period 2
I believe that the media has brought the weather more immediately to our attention. Information travels much faster now rather than the mid 1900s. Technology like the computer and the television had just came out and not many people had the technology.
In the mid 1900s there was the Great Galveston Hurricane, which was very tragic. Just recently we've had the Japan Earthquake and the tornado in the southern U.S.
Philip Wasson
I think that our weather systems have changed since the mid-1900s very much. We now have more advanced technology that help people report the weather in different ways like through the internet or on T.V. I also think that the media has brought it to our attention by trying to make everything seem important and "breaking news". In 2011 we have recently had multiple tragedies but two of them are the Japan Earthquake which caused many other problems. Another problem would be the tornados in the south, specifically Alabama. Both of these events got a large amount of media coverage. In 1954 Hurricane Carol was in New England, with winds up to 130 miles per hour. The following year Hurricane Connie and Hurricane Diane struck New England again. These two hurricanes combined brought 20 inches of rainfall causing a very historic flooding. All of these events were very tragic and the were all very covered stories in the news.
Caroline Gozigian
Period 5
I think that the media has just brought more attention to weather events, I don't think the weather has actually gotten worse. In the mid 1900s they didn't have TV, computers, or Magazines like we do today. They had newspapers and radio. Now all we have to do is search in Google for a weather event that has just recently happened. For example, very recently their was a tornado in Joplin, Missouri. If you type in recent tornado Joplin, Missouri into Google you will get 16 million 900 thousand different results. All of those results are media.
Olivia L. per.2
I think the weather systems have changed since the mid 1900s because the weather has goten more severe for example in the mid 1900's the flash flood in oregon on June 14 1903. And more and more of these happen and they want a quicker way to spread the news. In January 1950 Snowstorms occured and were harsh. And in currence we had a hurricane that still hasnt stoped and a sunaime. The reason why the weather systems are more advanced and better is because they can tell people whats going on very quickly rather than waiting two days to find out the news. Also the weather can show what the weather cast is for the next couple days.
Christopher Schulz per.3
I think it is now easier to know when we are going to have a tornado or earthquake then it was back then. We have t.v and internet to find out about it and they probably just had like newspapers. In the 1900s they had many floods that left people homeless. Now we have the same type of things.
Period 2 Alexie T.
I think that our reporting of the weather has changed since the mid-1900s. In the mid-1900s, people wouldn`t get immediate coverage of the news like we do today. It might take days before they would here about a tornado or huge storm across the country.
Kristin R.
Period 5
I think that the weather from the mid 1900s to present day has been the same or close to the same as it is today becasuse there was storms like there is present day. I think that because now today we have more technology than in the mid 1900s. There is always a new channel on and they make something a bigger event than it really is. People can make the news travel faster than back then. All they had was newspaper and it took a long time for someone to right that. They also couldn't put movie up on the inernet like they do now. When ever we turn on our computer there is usually a home screen that tells us the bad weather in the world. One event that happened in the mid 1900s was a huricane called Donna that hit Florida in 1960 the highst winds was about 83 miles per hour. A present day weather event was the flooding in Mississippi that left many people homeless. Both weather events damaged people and their homes so there is really no change in the weather that much.
Maya W. Per.2
I think that the weather has grown over the years from the mid-1900's, and that it's not just the fact that the media is reporting too much natural weather disasters. So say in the 1950's, you wouldn't know about the recent earth quake/hurricane in Japan, because we didn't have much media or anything to figure that out. But now that we do have a lot of media, it may seem as though there is more natural disatsers ocurring around the world, even though in truth, it would still be the same. News Channels definitely report whatever they get sent in, some things that last only a day and then completely become gone and forgotten. But they also report a lot of things about weather, like in the mid-1900's when the Galveston Hurricane hit the United States. That was the biggest hurricane to ever hit the U.S. Most other parts of the U.S. found out about it because of local talk, and maybe radio stations. But they would not find out about things that happened over seas listening to their local stations, so they probably would not find out at all. Now into the 2000's they're are many earth-quakes and hurricanes hitting the Earth every where, and we all know about it maybe the day of or the day after because of our advanced media. This doesn't mean there is more natural distasters occurring, just we now know about them.
Emmy Dolan
Period 2
I think that the weather may possibly be changing, however I think the change may seem more drastic do to the fact that the storms are more publicized and that they come to our fingertips easily, and almost immediately. One storm that came in the early 1900's was the Galveston Hurricane that came roaring from the Gulf of Mexico. A lot of people died in this storm, and it was hard for the survivors to recover. In this age, the number of deaths due to a storm like this one would probably drop dramatically. Now we have systems that warn us of storms, dangers, and needed evacuations, we can calculate just how big the storm is going to be, and we can normally tell roughly when one is coming. Back in the day, it probably took a considerable amount of time for people in other parts of the country to find out about the hurricane. People would have had to hear it from a relative, friend, or possibly the radio or newspaper. Recently there was a disaster in Japan. Everyone heard about it, and most everyone was devastated. However, in the 1900's people probably never would have heard of something like that happening. Though this storm was unusually large, and they probably didn't have one of its size back then, I still think the weather isn't changing quite as much as the coverage of the storms. Also back in the early 1900's there was a flood in Georgetown. This flood had people literally riding around in boats because there was so much water. Though this was a big storm, and probably devastating, I don't think people knew about it, say the day after it happened. However, today with a flood that size, people would probably hear about it BEFORE it even happed! To prove my theory of not only weather changing but also the media, I’m going to tell you a story. The day Japan was hit but the tsunami, and earthquake, Hawaii was supposed to get hit as well. I remember going into math class and on the computer there was live coverage of what was happening in Hawaii... the storm hadn't even started yet. They were actually showing the storm to people live. So yes, maybe the storms are getting increasingly worse, however I don't think it would seem quite as bad if we didn't have all of the newspapers, and news channels (and all other news related things) covering it so quickly.
Mallory Arthurs Period 5
I believe that it is a little of both. The weather has indeed increased during the past couple of years and the news is definitely reporting it more and more. There have been tons of tornadoes in the U.S. recently and flooding in the Mississippi river has devastated many people already.
Hunter D period 5
I think the media has brought weather catastrophes more to our attention rather then then the weather growing more server. In the mid 1900s, if you heard there was a terrible storm you can only use your imagination to think of what that could look like. Because of the media we can see what sort of damage the storm caused and if you have never seen the out come of a horrible storm most likely the pictures the media shows you are going to be far worse.
I think that in the past hundred years, we have started reporting more on hurricanes and terrible weather, because it’s not like there are more storms now, it’s just that we can communicate more efficiently about the storms, and people like hearing about them. In 1900, the hurricane in Galveston, TA caused devastation, and I’m sure not as many people heard about it as when Katrina hit.
Sean Mebust, Period 3
I think that our reporting of weather in the media is being seen too frequently and that the media exxagerates a little too much and everyone gets worried. The weather channel makes everything sound so intense. Yes when Galveston hit, no one was as prepared as we are now but when a thunderstorm is expected here, everyone freaks out on the weather and news channels. We now can predict when a storm is coming but we don't need to get so worked up about it.
Lauren L. Period 2
I think that the weather systems have definatly changed since the 1900's we have more electronics to tell us what the weather is and we have hurricane and tornado watches to tell us if we are in danger or not. Back in the 1900's we did not have all these sources of infotmation or time to prepare. We are more prepared for bad weather now than people were in the 1900's.
Alina Bischof:) P.1
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