Annotation 2

1-Citation: Winnie Hu, Patrick Mcgeehan. “A Timeline of Hurricane Sandy.” The New York Times, Oct 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/nyregion/hurricane-sandy-timeline.html 

2-Summary: Hurricane Sandy came to New York and made a significant impact on the city. New York had to declare a state of emergency. Many Airlines had to be cancelled because of the storm. Schools had to close and bus and train services had to be suspended. There were devastating floods that occurred. “The size of the storm, which arrives near high tide, results in extensive and severe flooding in New Jersey and New York.” The storm caused many floods in New York and New Jersey. New York had the most deaths, which was 48. New Jersey had 12 and Connecticut had 5. There were homes that were burned down. “Flooded streets impede firefighters, and a blaze fueled by the storm’s winds burns down 126 homes. It was one of the worst residential fires in the city’s history.” Many disasters happened during that time, and it was a lethal storm to witness. 

3-Reflection: This source is an exceptionally reliable source because it is short but good in terms of showing the audience lots of details on the many things that happened in New York and New Jersey. There were many floods that occurred, and homes were burned down, it was a crazy disaster of a storm. I like that this source has some images of what they portray and showing main factors of what happened. I believe that what I read was a reliable source and it was great evidence of how the storm caused chaos in many places. 

4-Rhetorical Analysis: Both authors who wrote this source did a wonderful job on making the details short and getting straight to the point of what they are saying. It is a timeline of what happened at the beginning and end of the storm’s chaos. What they wrote was great and helpful for me. The two authors are a credible source because of what they know about the storm and how they wrote it. 

5-Genre Analysis: I believe both authors chose this genre because they know about how devastating the storm was and how it impacted many lives. The authors wanted to show how this information can help you know more about Hurricane Sandy. It is an excellent choice for me and could be a viable choice for the intended audience because it has many details and shows you a great timeline of what happened. 

6-Key Quote: “Three years after the storm, only a small fraction of homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy have been rebuilt, in part because of delays, confusion and problems with government assistance programs, including the city’s build its back initiative.” People had to start rebuilding years later and start off brand new. 

Annotation 3

1-Citation: Strauss, B.H., Orton, P.M., Bittermann, K. et al. Economic damages from Hurricane Sandy attributable to sea level rise caused by anthropogenic climate change. Nat Commun 12, 2720 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22838-1 

2-Summary: Many damages to many states happened due to Hurricane Sandy. It hit the East Coast of the United States hard back in 2012. Sea level contributed to lots of homes being damaged. “Sandy was a powerful hybrid (tropical/extratropical) cyclone, causing the highest water level in at least 300 years in the New York City metropolitan area.” As you can see, the water level caused lots of damage in New York and many states worldwide. “More broadly, this case study underscores that human-caused sea level rise has contributed to damages associated with other past coastal floods and will increasingly aggravate damages in the future as sea levels continue to rise, driven by anthropogenic warming.” Sea level rise will continue to increase and cause chaos to many states. 

3-Reflection: I believe that what I read was useful information and had a lot of details about the damage that hurricane sandy caused. This article has a lot of information on how sea levels made a substantial impact in many places and how it started to get more powerful. Many homes were destroyed because of this, and it caused chaos in many places. This information is helpful for me and could be helpful to others. 

4-Rhetorical Analysis: The author’s writing was good, and the article has a lot of interesting information. The author’s purpose is to show a lot of information on how sea levels made an enormous impact. The authors are credible because of what they wrote and the information that they provided. It is a good article that has many details. 

5-Genre Analysis: The authors chose the genre to show lots of information about this topic because they know a lot about the topic and the impact it had on many places. It was a viable choice because it has lots of details that might interest you. 

6-Key Quote: “The flood impacts of all cyclonic coastal storms are amplified by a worsening factor that is quantitatively attributable to climate change and sea level rise.” Floods have become more of an impact due to climate change and sea level rise.