1. 2017 Hurricane Season Effects on the Caribbean
By: Nick Roloff and Cole Ehresmann

2. How Hurricanes Occur Only on Atlantic ocean and Eastern Pacific
Always formed near the equator
Ocean water temp must be near 80℉
Storms traveling westward from Africa
Atlantic winds mix with warm water temps
How they form

3. Major Hurricanes of 2017 Hurricane Nate Hurricane Maria Hurricane Irma
October 5th, 6th and 7th
Hurricane Maria
September 18th
Hurricane Irma
August 30th
Hurricane Harvey
August 17th
Hurricane Katia
September 5th
Hurricane Franklin
August 7th
Hurricane Jose
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4. Hurricane Irma
Classified as the strongest Atlantic basin hurricane ever recorded
Winds as high as 187 MPH for 37 hours - equal to the top speed of an Audi R8
Irma, Jose, and Katia marks the first time 3 hurricanes were active in the Atlantic at the same time.
Peak cloud coverage was 300,000 sq. feet, which is larger than the state of Texas
Fatalities of 134 people

5. Hurricane Maria
Major devastation to Puerto Rico - first category 4 to hit there in 85 years
First hit on the Caribbean island of Dominica Monday, September 18th
Category 5 storm with winds topping 160 mph making it the strongest to ever have hit there
More than 3 million American Civilians were without power for weeks after the hurricane hit
Could take 4-6 months to fix all the power
NFL was helping raise money after the disaster

6. Hurricane Harvey Fatalities: 82
Did much more damage in the United States than it did in the Caribbean islands
Estimated 30,000 people will need shelter after the hurricane
17,000 rescues

8. Places Affected Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Irma Hurricane Maria
Barbados, St. Joseph, St. Michael, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Port Elizabeth
Hurricane Irma
Barbuda, St. Barthelemy, St. Martin, Anguilla, Virgin Islands, French West Indies, Cuba, Haiti
Hurricane Maria
Dominica, Puerto Rico, Dom. Rep., Virgin Islands, Guadalupe, Hispaniola and most of Northeast caribbean islands

9. Physical Impact

10. Financial Impact Irma: $64.8 Billion in damages
Maria: $91 billion in damages
Second most costly
Harvey: $125 billion in damages
this ties hurricane Katrina for most costly natural disaster in U.S. history

11. Effects on Tourism Amount of jobs affected will be 36,600 fewer jobs
Around a 50% drop in tourism from ruined resorts
Travel and tourism make up 11% of the GDP, but in these caribbean territories it is much higher and makes an even larger impact on their society
People only got their money back if they used credit cards to pay for their trips

12. Questions
What are some ways that the affected areas could prepare themselves for hurricanes? Is there a way to avoid the damages that they cause?
If you lived in one of these area’s and couldn’t afford to leave like so many others, what would you do?
Could we implement a hurricane protection program to fly families out of these countries to live with us while the hurricane was happening and then fly them back when it was done?

13. Works Cited