On January 12, 1888, the weather in the west was mild, compared to previous weeks. Little did the people know that a massive cold front was in route and would be catastrophic to the people, their livestock, and the economy in the dekota and nebraska praries. The cold front would cause one of the worst blizzards for the region, killing close to 500 people. The factors that made the death toll so high involve the mild weather before the storm, the lack of technology for warning systems, and bad timing.…
the unstable snow, the snow which was extremely slippery. Here I was hanging of the cliff, a really…
2. Melted snow and Ice mixed with ash and rock created lahars a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano…
To a minor degree can Canada boast about its tolerance for ethnic diversity. In Chapter 12 of "A Few Acres of Snow," Britain preferred to populate its new colonies, including Canada, with citizens from the British Isles. This policy held distinct advantage because it made British North America more British than French. The Whites during the period were known as the superior race. When politics, religion, a population explosion, and famine conspired in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century, many Irish came to Canada in search for a new life.…
It is one of the most largest and complex hydro-electric schemes in the world it contains; 80 kilometres of aqueducts, 140 kilometres of tunnels, 16 large dams and seven power stations, two of which are underground. The project commenced under an Act of Federal Parliament in October 1949 with the goal of diverting the Murrumbidgee, Snowy and Tumut Rivers in south western NSW to provide irrigation water for the western side of the Great Dividing Range, and in the process generate hydro-electric power.…
In May 1980, following an earthquake Mount St. Helens erupted, triggering a massive landslide, which sent a plume of ash up into the sky so far that it scattered ash across a dozen states (Taylor, 2015.) When the volcano erupted, the north face of the volcano blew out spewing an avalanche of rock and debris up into the atmosphere. In addition to the previously mentioned effects of Mount St. Helens erupting, the blast also caused massive destruction to…
Mount St. Helens, in Washington States, violently erupted. At 8:32 A.M. a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck about one mile below the mountain, causing the largest landslide in history. The snow and ice moved at speeds of more than 175 miles per hour and removed over 1300 feet from the summit, sweeping away almost the entire North side of the mountain. The landslide raised temperatures about 60 degrees higher than usual. There was a lot of ash that came out of the volcano when it erupted as well. The ash caused a major problem to the townspeople because it contaminated the oil systems, clogged air filters, and scratched any moving surfaces, like cars and other vehicles. Particularly small, finer ash particles caused electrical shorts in transformers. This caused town wide blackouts. Also, the elevation of the mountain dropped from 9677 feet to 8363 feet. It decreased more than 1300…
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The accumulation of snow during on the roads the winter months is a cause of several car accidents, especially when drivers refuse to take this change in road conditions into consideration. By taking extra precautions, you can avoid some of these winter car accidents from happening:…
In the passage be ginning "They had picked " from the novel Snow Falling On Cedars, the author, David Guterson, uses many techniques to give the passage a depressing, and frightening mood. He uses vivid imagery to describe Carl's dead body. He also uses figurative language, such as metaphors and similes to show the severity of the situation. Finally, his diction shows the reader how reading about a crime scene can seem real if the word choice is right. All the techniques Guterson use help the reader to feel as if they were actually at the scene when Carl's dead body was found in the ocean.…
Common volcanic hazards include: Pyroclastic flows, Ash clouds and mudslides. Pyroclastic flows are high-density mixtures of hot, dry rock fragments and hot gases that move away from the vent of the volcano at high speeds. They can reaches speeds moving away from a volcano of up to 450 mph and the gas can reach temperatures of about 1,000 °C. They will catch fleeing victims and kill them instantly thus making them a devastating hazard. Volcanic ash is formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when dissolved gases in magma expand and escape violently into the atmosphere. They can also have devastating effects due to the similar heat as pyroclastic flows. They have secondary effects as well, such as stopping air travel simply because it is unsafe. Navigation is difficult and the cloud is still dangerous. The fine ash erupted from explosive volcanoes can cause destructive mudflows. When a volcano erupts, ice and snow melted by the heat of the eruption run downhill carrying ash particles and other debris. They can flow tens of metres per second, be 140 metres deep, and destroy any structures in their path.…
longing for a world at peace. Alvarez’s use of conflicting settings, the cold wintery New…
| Snow has the ability to nudge or edge its way into cracks and gutters on the streets and houses suggesting it was a hard snow that completely covered everything.…
Real snow provides a more authentic experience for skiers and has minimal differences from man-made snow. Natural snow forms from microscopic ice crystals within the clouds. Man-made snow is composed of multiple ice droplets that lack a defined shape and is differentiable in texture from that of natural snow. When snow machines are turned on, the moisture from the air is combined with the snow being made, resulting in the snow containing more moisture than real snow. As temperatures drop towards freezing, the moisture content increases, making the snow increase in density. The higher water content means the snow will be densely packed, resulting in a higher probability…
The mudflows and the flow of debris from these are often one of the deadliest volcano hazards. This is the flow of mud, rock and water that rush down valley and stream channels reaching speeds of up to 40 mph and can travel more than 50 miles. These mudflows look like fast-moving rivers of wet concrete. These can occur during a volcano’s eruption or when the volcano is quiet. The water creating the flow occurs from melting snow and ice or intense rainfall. Glacier-clad volcanoes, such as Mount Rainier in Washington carry the greatest potential for such a mudflow. http://www.disastersrus.org.…