Seven years ago today, August 29, 2005, hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf region. Hurricane Katrina is considered "the single most catastrophic natural disaster in U.S. history". Katrina wiped out all of the Gulf Region tearing down trees, homes, huge buildings, and telephone poles. The storm killed 1,833 people and left thousands injured and without a home. After the storm 80 percent of New Orleans was flooded. I am sure that after a storm like Katrina they have become very well prepared. For instance, there are many flood gates in the area. Several of the flood gates can pump 8,000 gallons of water per second.
It is a good thing that the Gulf region is prepared because the tropical storm Isaac, that recently hit Haiti, has turned in to a hurricane. Isaac is on almost the same exact path as hurricane Katrina was. Although Isaac is nowhere near as strong as Katrina, it is already starting to do some damage.
Matt Stutzman holds the world record for the longest shot with a bow and arrow that hit a target. This is a big accomplishment for Matt, even bigger than you might think. Matt has no arms and he competes in the Paralympics. The Paralympics is the world's second largest sporting event, following the olympics. They are just like the olympics, but they are for people with disabilities. Matt says that when he was little he dreamed of going into the army to serve his country. Since he can't do that he decided to do something else to help his country. He says that representing America in an event this big, while doing something he loves, is a huge honor. I think it is amazing and inspiring for someone with as big of a disability as Matt to go so far and do so much in life.
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