Animation of the formation of a Hurricane Hurricane Sandy Case Study Hurricane Katrina Case Study Tornadoes * Tornadoes are a complex phenomena and little understood‚ yet one of the most destructive. * The country with the greatest density per km square is the UK. * The highest number of deadly tornadoes is found in Tornado Alley‚ USA. What is a tornado: * A vortex (whirling mass of air)descends from well developed cumulonimbus cloud. * A tornado vortex is in contact
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Maya Ying Lin By: Srivarshini Parameswaran Maya Lin is one of the most modern architects you probably have ever known. Maya Lin was born on October 5‚ 1959 in Athens‚ Ohio. She was also an artist and a sculptor. The book Boundaries was also by her. Maya designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982‚ the Civil Rights Memorial in 1989‚ Groundswell in 1995‚ The Wave Field in 1995‚ Flutter in 2005‚ and other great projects. Maya’s mother was a poetry writer
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NATURAL DISASTERS Whitewater Rafting Whitewater rafting enthusiasts row or paddle rubber rafts down turbulent‚ fast-running rivers. Rafting trips can be short day trips or longer trips that involve camping alongside the river at night. Encarta Encyclopedia Energy Productions/The Image Bank Amazon River The Amazon River in South America is one of the longest rivers in the world. Only the Nile River in Africa is longer. Encarta Encyclopedia Claudia Parks/The Stock
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ATMS-100: EXAM III REVIEW SHEET The exam will be 80 questions‚ multiple choice. You may use a calculator‚ however‚ CELL PHONE USE IS PROHIBITED. Please bring a #2 pencil. Study aids: This sheet‚ lecture notes‚ textbook. Learn and be able to apply concepts; do NOT simply memorize facts. Questions? Come to office hours‚ ask your TA‚ post to the discussion board on Compass. FROM BEFORE: _What is the difference between satellites and radar? 1. Satellites: View clouds from space
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NS103 FORMAL REPORT: NATURAL DISASTERS GROUP MEMBERS: BASE‚ Aron Christoper V. CASTILLO‚ Jonathan Nelson E. GUEVARA‚ Steven Kristian L. 4ISB FEBRUARY 11‚ 2014 Avalanches While avalanches are sudden‚ the warning signs are almost always numerous before they let loose. Yet in 90 percent of avalanche incidents‚ the victim or someone in the victim’s party triggers the snow slides. Avalanches kill more than 150 people worldwide each year. Most are snowmobilers‚ skiers
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A tornado and hurricanes location in the U.S obviously differs. Hurricanes‚ which form over water‚ are stationed on the East coast of the U.S‚ but tornadoes are farther away from the ocean and the forming location of a hurricane‚ because a tornado has no need to be supplied with warm water to feed it energy. A tornado and hurricanes features and characteristics may widely differ‚ such as their location varieties and frequency inequalities but their similarities don’t go unnoticed. A tornado and
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Severe Weather Storms: Hurricanes and Tornadoes A hurricane is an extremely violent tropical cyclone. The origin of the term Hurricane originates from a Mayan Storm god by the name of Hurakan. He was a Central American idol who believably caused the storms. Years later‚ the hypothesis of someone creating angry storms has been corrected. It is known that these storms are an act of nature by God’s laws at work. The term hurricane just stuck with the weather condition. Another source states
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The Spanish word is tronada means thunderstorms is original word of Tornado in English word and in Thailand‚ We called "Salatan". Tornadoes or tornado or woven Arnedo (Chang) is the storm caused by the rotation of the air. Can happen in many aspects. The most common style is characteristic cone. By the end of the cone pointing down to the ground. Tornadoes can cause damage even higher. The wind speed can be as high as 500 km / h (300 miles / hr.)‚ which caused the collapse of the building. Tornadoes
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occurrences‚ myths‚ and oddities associated with tornadoes. Introduction: Have you ever seen a tornado or known someone who has? Tornadoes can be devastating and can occur anywhere at anytime so you may be affected by one or know someone who will. I am fascinated by tornadoes and have done research in the last couple days preparing for this speech. Body: I. What causes a tornado? A. Tornadoes occur when thunderstorms develop in warm‚ moist air in advance of eastward-moving
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Friday afternoon and I had just got off a conference call around 4:30. I was tired after a long week so I flipped on the TV to take my mind off of work. Well‚ there were live news reports warning there was a tornado around 70-80 miles south-southwest of Oklahoma City. I had no idea this tornado was going to stay on the ground for hours and create the strongest winds ever recorded – Ever. It started out small‚ like an F1‚ but as it got closer to Oklahoma City the thing - this monster of a storm
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