Gulf Coastal Plains vs. Las Vegas
The Gulf coastal Plains includes Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. This region is in danger of Hurricane. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina ravaged 80 percent of the city. Rebuilding has been so slow. In New Orleans' population and demographics changed after Katrina's flooding. By June 2006, population estimates in the New Orleans metropolitan are had dropped from over a million to 700,000 and the city was at one-third of its pre-flood population. It is so different with Las Vegas because Las Vegas doens't have that much of rain in a year.
Climate of
Gulf Coastal Plains vs. Las Vegas
Gulf Coastal Plains' global landscape at 30' north latitude. Cold winter and spring precipitation from a high of 90 inches along the Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain tapering to seven inches along the southernmost Rio Grande Plain. During the growing season, thunderstorms and accompanying lightening are almost daily occurrences. The warm, humid region experiences occasional frosts that limit the growing season to 200 to 240 days. As compare to Las Vegas, Las Vegas is the most driest city in United States, and also Las Vegas doesn't have any Hurricane or thunderstorms. In Gulf Coastal Plains, June through November is hurricane season and a cause for concern along the Gulf Coast. Massive tropical storm brings with high wind speeds, thunderstorms, and storm surges that can flood the low-lying coast.
