NOVA: Inside the Megastorm

NOVA: Inside the Megastorm Paper details: Watch the video, NOVA: Inside the Megastorm. http://video.pbs.org/video/2305482040/ This video is about hurricane Sandy, the devastatin" rel="nofollow">ing storm that hit the East Coast in" rel="nofollow">in October of 2012. Pay careful attention to why this storm ended up bein" rel="nofollow">ing so large, and destructive. Also make sure you understand the affect climate change has on events like this one. After you watch the video, please discuss the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions in" rel="nofollow">in the forum below. - What role do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink the US government (or any national government) should have in" rel="nofollow">in natural disasters like this? What role should they have before a natural disaster, durin" rel="nofollow">ing, and after? Please use evidence and examples to back up your opin" rel="nofollow">inion. - Compare and contrast Hurricane Sandy and its effects to Hurricane Katrin" rel="nofollow">ina. In what ways were they similar? In what ways were they different? What do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink about these differences and similarities? - Global climate change likely played a role in" rel="nofollow">in makin" rel="nofollow">ing Sandy so strong. What do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink us as a country, and the world should be doin" rel="nofollow">ing about global climate change? Please be specific, and provide detailed examples and evidence to back up your opin" rel="nofollow">inions. To Get Full Poin" rel="nofollow">ints: - Make one post discussin" rel="nofollow">ing any or all of the issues stated above. This post should be a min" rel="nofollow">inimum of two full paragraphs (a sentence or two is not a paragraph). They should also contain" rel="nofollow">in specific evidence and examples to back up what you said. - Reply once to a classmate's post. This also must be 1-2 full paragraphs, and use evidence to back up your opin" rel="nofollow">inions - Cite any outside sources you use