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Bahamas Natural Disasters. Andrea Citrowske Hour 3. Climate and Weather. The climate of the Bahamas is mostly humid subtropical with a 60% of humidity year round. The weather stays about the same all year it goes from the 70’s to the 80’s. rainfall averages 1200 millimeters. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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BAHAMAS NATURAL
DISASTERSAndrea Citrowske
Hour 3
CLIMATE AND WEATHER
The climate of the Bahamas is mostly humid subtropical with a 60% of humidity year round.
The weather stays about the same all year it goes from the 70’s to the 80’s.
rainfall averages 1200 millimeters.
After Hurricane Nassau This is a church after it.
NASSAU HURRICANE OF 1926 The Nassau Hurricane of 1926, also known as the
Bahamas-Florida Hurricane of July 1926 it was a destructive Category 4 hurricane that affected the Bahamas at peak intensity. Although it weakened a lot before it hit Florida, it was reported as one of the most severe storms to affect Nassau in the Bahamas in several years until the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, which happened just two years later. The storm also delivered flooding rains and loss of crops to the southeastern United States and Florida. Although damage reports are not clear, the storm was reported to be destructive around Nassau, where "some roofs were torn off entirely" and that the storm was "more fearful and devastating than any most people can remember. Trees, power poles, and various debris littered streets, and many people were left homeless. Cars at Nassau were also reported damaged by the storm, and flooding was reported.
OKEECHOBEE HURRICANE OF 1928 This hurricane hit San Felipe Segundo, Leeward
Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, and Florida. This hurricane was the first ever recorded hurricane to reach a category 5. In total, the hurricane killed at least 4,078 people and caused around $100 million ($1 billion US) dollars in damages over the course of its path. The eye of the hurricane passed just south of Grand Bahamas as a strong Category 4 hurricane, again causing very heavy damage. According to a firsthand account from the island, it was the worst storm in memory to strike the area.
Course of hurricane
OTHER FACTS The Bahamas was founded in 1492 by
the Spaniards. There are 4 main islands, only
destruction has happened on the biggest island and that is Nassau.
The Bahamas have had a total of 2 hurricane disasters.
