Hurricane Hugo, one of the strongest hurricanes in South Carolina’s history, originated from a wave that moved west off of Africa’s coastline on September 9, 1989. Throughout the night and into the morning of September 10, Hugo had been classified as a tropical depression. As Hugo moved across the warm waters of the Atlantic it gained more and more strength. It wasn’t until September 14th that Hugo gained enough strength to be classified as a hurricane. On September 15th, Hugo turned west-north and began to pick up pace and strength, then became a category 5 hurricane with top speeds of almost 160 mph. Hugo began to weaken on September 16th, when it reached the islands of Guadeloupe and Montserrat. Hugo traveled over the U.S. Virgin islands on the morning of September 17th, and later that day over Puerto Rico. It was Puerto Rico’s high terrain that significantly weakened the hurricane.Throughout the next few days, Hugo’s maximum sustained winds fell to 105 mph and it began to reach the Carolina’s.…
Firestorms are like hot ashes landing on you, they may be small but they hurt a lot or in firestorms case damage a lot. Firestorms look like a tornado absorbing fire, but they’re really whirlwinds made of fire that cause a lot of damage especially when touching flammable items, but most areas recover quickly afterwards. The Firestorm of Peshtigo included many details common to firestorms and caused damage and destruction to property and lives that affected the region, but the area has recovered in its aftermath.…
The event of the fire was exceedingly devastating chiefly caused by the extreme lack of fire safety in the era. To begin with, the materials used in making the shirtwaists were highly flammable in themselves. When the scraps from the garments and their patterns were piled in large bins, the perfect environment for igniting and fueling a fire was created, as detailed in the book, “Those airy scraps of sheer fabric and tissue paper, loosely heaped and full of oxygen, amounted to a virtual firebomb” (119). With the insufficient rules, meant to keep the flammable scraps from fire, largely unenforced, catastrophic events were sure to follow. Von Drehle addresses the issue that “the Triangle Waist Company had a no-smoking policy…but the cutters behaved…
Using sources 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 and your own knowledge, explain the changes in the solar cult before the reign of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten (10 marks – 800 words)…
Within the past few years, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) implemented new employer rules concerning arc flash and the establishment of employee protection. (Foulke, 2006) The purposes of this paper it to increase knowledge about the hazards involving arch flash and how to establish the required protection zones.…
1. Our understanding of celestial objects depends upon observations made from Earth or from space near the Earth…
Sunspots are dark areas on the solar surface that contain transient and concentrated magnetic fields. They are the most prominent visible features on the photosphere Sun; a moderate-sized sunspot is about as large as Earth. Sunspots form and dissipate over periods of days or weeks. They occur when strong magnetic fields emerge through the solar surface and allow the area to cool slightly, from a background value of 6000 degrees C down to about 4200 degrees C; this area appears as a dark spot in contrast with the Sun. The darkest area at the centre of a sunspot is called the umbra; it is here that the magnetic field strengths are the highest. The less dark, striated area around the umbra is called the penumbra. Sunspots rotate with the solar surface, taking about 27 days to make a complete rotation as seen from Earth. Sunspots near the Sun's equator rotate at a faster rate than those near the solar poles. Groups of sunspots, especially those with complex magnetic field configurations, are often the sites of flares.…
It will affect infrastructure, agriculture, and even how we use or consume energy. Crops will lose some to maybe all the crops do to the temperature of the sun getter hotter or even colder causing change in food processing causing the earth’s energy to rise and my it more expensive in time.…
Sunspots and solar flares are similar in the way that magnetic fields are involved, or are believed to be involved with both occurrences. Sunspots occur where areas with strong magnetic fields are located, while solar flares are believed to happen due to…
The U.S and Allies face many threats during the War on Terror. In an ever-changing operational environment, the ability to adapt and overcome obstacles is a matter of life and death. One of the biggest challenges US Soldiers face is Indirect Fire. Everything from mortars to rockets to UAS’s have the possibility of wreaking havoc upon not only the mission, but everyday life for the personnel living and working on military bases located in hostile environments. The Army realizing this began development on a Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) system. This system has been protecting our Soldiers and DA Civilians with much success, not only reducing…
There is no doubt hurricanes can be very destructive. A category five is the most destructive storm there is. A hurricane can cause damage by wind or by flooding. To prepare for a category five storm it is essential to have 3 days worth of food and water, a emergency evacuation plan, and a disaster kit.…
The sun is approximately 4.5 billion years old. The age of the sun is estimated the mass of the star (SunTrek 1). The difference between the sun and the other stars is the distance. The sun is 8 light minutes away while the other stars are light-years away. The suns energy is generated from nuclear reactions. The sun will be able to generate energy for the Earth for another 5 to 6 billion years to come (How the sun Works 1). The sun is not burning. The sun undergoes nuclear fusion and it will last until the hydrogen runs out. A sunspot is a dark, cool area on the surface of the sun in a region called the photosphere. Sunspots cause coronal mass ejections which are big storms of solar flares (Space 1). Sunspots are counted in cycles. On average, a…
What are the effects of solar power on our lives? What was the cause for this invention?…
Attack the stratospheric ozone layer which may cause excessive exposures to UV radiation. This may increase cataracts and weaken the immune system and cause skin cancer. It may also disrupt the eco system.…
Volcanos can be amazing to watch as they explode, until they start to cause catastrophic events and damage .How can the events of a volcanic eruption impact people’s lives and the environment they live in? Volcanos erupt when pressure and heat from under the earth builds up pressure until an explosion occurs, this is going to furthermore affect the people and the environment.…