Question

Which best explains why hundreds of citizens died during the Miami Hurricane of 1926?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is A. The Miami Hurricane of 1926 caused so many deaths because it struck with very little warning.

Explanation:

The 1926 Miami Hurricane was a category 4 hurricane according to the Saffir-Simpson scale, which in September 1926 destroyed the city of Miami, Florida. The storm also caused significant damage in other parts of Florida, the state of Alabama and the Bahamas. The storm had a huge effect on the region’s economy, stopped the land boom of the 1920s in Florida and was the first to drive this state into the Great Depression. An estimated of 500 people died as a result of it.

Answer 2

I believe it is B) Weather experts miscalculated the storm. The Miami hurricane developed pretty quickly going from a tropical storm to a category 4 storm in less than 24 hours.