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Although it had lost some pop, Andrew was still a Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Category 3 hurricane on the second go around. but, the first round was enough to know that Andrew was bad. From a business perspective, Hurricane Andrew crippled the offshore oil facilities on its second approach throughout the gulf coast and in Louisiana where the storm added another billion dollars in damage.

These financial losses did not even take into consideration the badly deteriorated Everglades ecosystem which would be restored several years later after a second hurricane, Opal, crippled the ecosystem even more.

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The state of Florida had one of its worst hurricane seasons on record in 2004 yet the state was much better prepared. The state seemed to have learned some valuable lessons from 1992. "As hundreds of millions of dollars in hurricane relief become available to Florida, Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings declared Wednesday that she wants the state to assist in the rebuilding of thousands of affordable homes within the next 18 to 24 months. Gov. Jeb Bush appointed Jennings on Wednesday to lead a group that will evaluate needs and make recommendations on how to restore Florida's affordable housing market.

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" (Therloff)

One of the group's primary objectives was to rebuild some of the homes that were technically damaged by Hurricane Andrew in the early 1990's. "Bush and Jennings acknowledged that many of the rebuilt structures will be mobile homes, which are most vulnerable to Florida's hurricanes. Bush said he hoped that more mobile home communities, however, will have hurricane-safe centers so that residents will have a nearby refuge to wait out storms." (Therloff)

Conclusion

In conclusion, when the Florida's Biscayne National Park dedicated a plaque to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, they were remembering the devastating forces of nature. Hurricanes are one of nature's most powerful forces yet ironically they are one of the most beautiful sights to behold via satellite imagery. Hurricane Andrew was no exception. Hurricane Andrew was by far one of the costliest disasters in our nation's history as it was said to have caused damages of more than forty billion dollars. This report presented a summary of hurricanes in general and the destructive path of Hurricane Andrew. The massive amounts of damage in Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana still are a measuring standard by which we judge natural disasters......

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