Research Methods Pt. 1

List of U.S. Hurricanes 1851-2005

-http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/ushurrlist.htm

The costliest hurricane to occur in the U.S. since 1900 was Katrina, which made its first land fall on the 25th of August in Hallendale Florida. From there Katrina continued on into the Gulf of Mexico, gained strength, and eventually caused extensive damage in Louisiana, Mississippi and surrounding areas. The total damage amounted to an estimated $89.6 billion. (Hurricane damage is measured in property damage. Including other damages, which can be difficult to calculate, the total would undoubtedly be higher.)

How to Prepare for an Earthquake

- http://earthquake.usgs.gov/prepare/

Plane Crashes in Colorado

During 2009 there were four fatal airplane crashes in Colorado and thirty-five non-fatal crashes. In the last two years there have been three fatal crashes involving a Cessna 182, however each of the models have been slightly different.

In 2000, the NTSB conducted a major investigation involving the crash of an SCHD Alaska Airlines Inc. flight which killed 88 people.

In 2006 there was a crash in Lexington, Kentucky which killed 49 people.