By: Jordan Del Castillo
California’s first hurricane in over 84 years was a category four. Hurricane Hillary was a category four hurricane that had formed in the Northwest of the States around a week ago. As it traveled downward straight for Southern California the storm had gotten worse and worse. This storm had displaced over 2,500 people in California and cause at least one death.
Hillary was something no Californian was prepared for; this is because California has not been hit by a big storm in the last 84 years. Though it is known for having small floods, forest fires, and even earthquakes, they were not ready for winds and rain like this. This hurricane caused totals that almost match some areas yearly rain average. According to Cbsnews “In nearby San Jacinto, which usually gets 12.51 inches of rain annually, Hilary dropped a whopping 11.73 inches in two days.” This amount of rain had cause knee height or more, floods in almost all of south California. After the rains as a byproduct dozens of roads and highways were blocked by pounds of mud and wet sand, this needed to be moved by construction vehicles in some cases.
People’s thoughts from outside of California only show knowledge that the hurricane was going to be undoubtedly destructive, Celest Huff a senior at Hillgrove High school says, “I think it's going to be pretty detrimental… …some areas are very prone to mudslides so I think that might be a big issue.” This event is not being very widely broadcast around the states and not many have heard much, Langston Matthews a freshman at Hillgrove High says “I don’t think I’ve really been seeing it much on the news… …Ive seen how it’s been breaking down buildings and infrastructure in the state.” Big storms not being properely represented on news services means people don’t know the capability’s that any natural disaster can do, Aaron Jordan has experienced this “there was a tornado that knocked down a tree and it fell on my house and everything and we had to move because of that, lost a lot of stuff." Anything could happen so everyone should always be prepared.
California really wasn’t prepared for this unexpected event and will not ever be until they are properly prepared for disasters like this. This shows that in general, news needs to show natural disasters that happen all around the world. Not just the ones that’ll affect your audience.
California’s first hurricane in over 84 years was a category four. Hurricane Hillary was a category four hurricane that had formed in the Northwest of the States around a week ago. As it traveled downward straight for Southern California the storm had gotten worse and worse. This storm had displaced over 2,500 people in California and cause at least one death.
Hillary was something no Californian was prepared for; this is because California has not been hit by a big storm in the last 84 years. Though it is known for having small floods, forest fires, and even earthquakes, they were not ready for winds and rain like this. This hurricane caused totals that almost match some areas yearly rain average. According to Cbsnews “In nearby San Jacinto, which usually gets 12.51 inches of rain annually, Hilary dropped a whopping 11.73 inches in two days.” This amount of rain had cause knee height or more, floods in almost all of south California. After the rains as a byproduct dozens of roads and highways were blocked by pounds of mud and wet sand, this needed to be moved by construction vehicles in some cases.
People’s thoughts from outside of California only show knowledge that the hurricane was going to be undoubtedly destructive, Celest Huff a senior at Hillgrove High school says, “I think it's going to be pretty detrimental… …some areas are very prone to mudslides so I think that might be a big issue.” This event is not being very widely broadcast around the states and not many have heard much, Langston Matthews a freshman at Hillgrove High says “I don’t think I’ve really been seeing it much on the news… …Ive seen how it’s been breaking down buildings and infrastructure in the state.” Big storms not being properely represented on news services means people don’t know the capability’s that any natural disaster can do, Aaron Jordan has experienced this “there was a tornado that knocked down a tree and it fell on my house and everything and we had to move because of that, lost a lot of stuff." Anything could happen so everyone should always be prepared.
California really wasn’t prepared for this unexpected event and will not ever be until they are properly prepared for disasters like this. This shows that in general, news needs to show natural disasters that happen all around the world. Not just the ones that’ll affect your audience.
