1. The red color on the map indicates relatively high Sea Surface Temperature‚ a range from 27 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius‚ and also indicates the presence of warm currents. The temperatures show that that oceanic area is prone to hurricanes. The average temperature seems to be about 25.4 degrees Celsius because it is the middle of the range for the color gradient given with the map. 2. As the color turns from blue to white to red to yellow‚ as the wavelength gets longer‚ the SST increases
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Hurricane Mitch‚ 1998 In October 1998 a tropical storm developed to the east of Central America and began moving towards the countries of Nicaragua and Honduras. As it reached the coast‚ winds of more than 280 km/h were recorded‚ and torrential rain caused large areas to be flooded. Roads and bridges were washed away‚ and in some areas complete villages were destroyed as winds tore down the poor-quality buildings. As rain continued to fall‚ large areas of land quickly flooded. On steeper slopes
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On August 23‚ 2005 a tropical depression formed over Bahamas‚ which later on became a category 5 hurricane that struck the Gulf of Mexico of the United State in the early morning of August 29‚ 2005. The hurricane caused some destruction along the coast due to the storm surge and levee failure. The day before the hurricane hit‚ the city had evacuated about 80 percent of the population; about 10‚000 people had sought shelter in the Superdome‚ while other people choose to stay at home until the storm
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The “Bearcats for Texas” effort raised $____ with all donations being sent to the Northwest Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Harvey. The campaign‚ organized by University Events Coordinator Gina Bradley‚ is composed of multiple student groups. The fundraiser launched at the first football game of the season for the Bearcats Aug. 31 at Bearcat Stadium‚ donations were collected through Sept. 8. “Dr. J wanted to do something so‚ I asked him what ideas he
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Case Study: Apple Computer (2006) Apple Computer has always been an interesting and often exciting firm. It had been the first to make and the mass-market a personal computer with its Appl IIc. The company had been the darling of the stock market in the mid-1980s when it cemented its technological advantage through the introduction of its state-of-the-art Macintosh (MAC) personal computer. Nevertheless‚ the Microsoft Windows operating system and Office software coupled with Intel microprocessors
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26‚ 2009 Essay Assignment GE-253 Hurricanes Have you ever heard tropical storms pushing winds up to 200 mph and causing destruction everywhere? A true beast of nature we call a hurricane. These hurricanes can show up at any time to make a mess of things. To fully understand hurricanes we have to peer into the history‚ calculate the physics‚ plot the storm’s movements and actions‚ respect the power of such storms‚ and prepare ourselves if a storm is headed our way. A lot of hurricanes have happened
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Hurricane Sandy Case Study Problem Statement Hurricane Sandy was a rare hybrid storm that spread over 1‚000 miles in circumference and affected 24 states along the East Coast of the United States and inland across the Appalachian Mountains into Wisconsin and Michigan. Hurricane Sandy brought high winds and record storm surges that led to major flooding‚ property damage and deaths in states along the East Coast. Advanced technology allowed for the early detection of this storm far in
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Lila Tong AP World History Miss. Averitt 2014/11/18 2006 Free-Response Questions The increased production and flow of silver during the mid-sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century caused many social and economic effects all around the world. It caused social class distinction in China‚ and caused negative social and economic effects in Spain. First‚ Document 1‚ 3‚ 5 and 7 should be grouped together because they were all written by Chinese during the Ming dynasty. Document 1 was written
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what we do. In late October 1998‚ Hurricane Mitch struck Central America. It caused an estimated of 3.8$ billion in damage all over Honduras. It was the deadliest hurricane to hit the Western Hemisphere in more than 200 years. The Fernandez’s family were part of this terrible disaster. Julio Fernandez and his family had live in Guanaja for more than 15 years. An island that is located at the north part of Honduras and the first place that was affected by the Hurricane Mitch. Julio Fernandez had 3 kids
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Acknowledgements We offer special thanks to Nancy Ostrove‚ recently retired from her position as Director‚ Risk Communication Staff‚ Office of Planning of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‚ and Lee Zwanziger‚ Designated Federal Official for FDA’s Risk Communication Advisory Committee. Without them‚ this guide‚ like so many of FDA’s initiatives‚ would not have happened. We also thank Nancy Derr and Elena Ketelhut for their thoughtful and patient help in seeing the guide through the production
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