of warm‚ wet mass of air over the sea begins to rise quickly. A natural environmental cycle is responsible rather than any human-induced change 3.Some say‚ Katrina is just a part of a natural storm . In recent years hurricanes are frequent in the Atlantic Ocean and "these changes in hurricane activity are viewed as resulting from long-period natural climate alterations that historical and paleo-climate records show to have occurred many times in the past ." Yes‚ hurricane Katrina and hurricane
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The legend of Atlantis‚ the lost continent described in a story written by Plato around 360 B.C.‚ has inspired heated speculation for many centuries. In modern times‚ public interest in the subject has been accompanied by imaginary proposals that stretch Atlantis well beyond the boundaries of Plato’s story. Nowadays‚ it’s quite difficult to distinguish Atlantis facts from Atlantis fiction. The documentary by the History channel called “Atlantis: Searching for the Lost World of Atlantis” starts
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Mayan storm god was named Hunraken. A god considered evil by the Taino people of the Caribbean was called Huracan” (noaa.gov 2005). Ready.gov describes a hurricane as “a type of tropical cyclone or severe tropical storm that forms in the southern Atlantic Ocean‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and in the eastern Pacific Ocean.” It further states that they are accompanied by thunderstorms and spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. These storms can cause damage on very large scales and impact
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Leatherback Turtle Species: Reptile Range: The coasts of Nova Scotia‚ Newfoundland and Labrador‚ New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Research has revealed that leatherbacks are more loaded in Atlantic Canada from July through to the end of October‚ with the highest amount of turtles occurring on the Scotian Shelf and Slope‚ southern Gulf of St. Lawrence‚ and south coast of Newfoundland. The leatherback has also been seen less frequently off the coast of British Columbia. Designation:
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Connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans through the Isthmus of Panama is a 50-mile‚ man-made canal. Ever since Columbus had discovered the “new world” and not a shortcut to Asia‚ explorers had been fascinated with finding a way through South America instead of sailing around the southern tip. It seemed impossible and impractical to connect the two oceans at the time. Throughout the 1800s‚ British and American Leaders wanted to ship goods between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Great Britain and
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crash. Introduction The crash of EgyptAir Flight 990 into the Atlantic Ocean has been surrounded by an abundance of speculation following its demise on October 31‚ 1999. The NTSB performed a thorough investigation of the site and available flight data‚ which led to their conclusion‚ “the probable cause of the EgyptAir flight 990 accident is the airplane’s departure from normal cruise flight and subsequent impact with the Atlantic Ocean as a result of the relief first officer’s flight control inputs
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China’s resources and importance. * Zheng He commanded the expeditions and kept records of his travels. * Chinese "treasure ships" carried rich silks‚ precious metals‚ and other valuable goods. 5. The Atlantic Ocean: * Vikings were the greatest mariners of the Atlantic in the early middle ages. * They discovered and settled one island after another * Like Polynesians they used their knowledge of the heavens and the seas. * Vikings first settled Iceland‚ then
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Abstract * Historians take national states as focus (since mid-19th century) * Realize importance of large-scale historical process * Sea/ocean basins as framework for analysis * Not well for absolute/definitive category * Contour/characteristics change dramatically over time * Useful to bring focus to exchange * For > century European/Euro-American treat history almost exclusively to national states * Leopold focus on institution‚ constitution
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owners and stakeholders interested in new sea lanes. Atlantic Ocean After Henry’s navigation successfully reached the difficult Cape Bojador that in 1434‚ a major advance was the introduction of the caravel in the mid-15th century‚ a small ship able to sail windward more than any other in Europe at the time. Evolved from fishing ships designs‚ they were the first that could leave the coastal cabotage navigation and sail safely on the open Atlantic. For celestial navigation Portuguese used ephemeris
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cyclone”. These can also be identified as typhoons.The tropical storms winds must reach at least 74 mph to be considered a hurricane. Anything below this is just considered a tropical depression or a tropical storm. Hurricanes usually only occur in the Atlantic Hurricane season (June 1-November 30). Hurricanes form over warm ocean water. They use the warm moist air as fuel at the bottom of the hurricane. As the huge storm produces high wind speeds‚ it causes water to evaporate.The water vapor evaporates
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