between Tsunami and Hurricane Tsunamis and hurricanes are nature’s furies. They both create disasters and destruction in the world. But‚ tsunamis and hurricanes are different in their respective ways. A tsunami is a series of ocean waves‚ which is caused by surges of water reaching heights of 100 feet or more. A hurricane‚ on the other hand‚ is a powerful storm. When talking of the origin of tsunamis and hurricanes‚ they are formed by two different forces. Hurricanes are formed over warm
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Hurricanes and Tornadoes Where did my house go! Hurricanes and tornadoes‚ you don’t want to be in either of them. They are both very destructive. If your in one‚ you will more likely die. When you see get protected or sprint away. They are gigantic‚ form in different ways‚ and cost lots of damage. To begin with‚ tornadoes come in very fast and some times with no waring. Tornadoes can be 2.6 miles wide and 6‚000 feet tall. According to Source 3‚ they can last a few seconds or more than a hour
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Hi‚ I’m Lilly. I am ten years old. I live in New Orleans on 22nd Avenue. I heard that there’s a hurricane coming and it is called Hurricane Katrina. It is also a category five hurricane. Two days later mom‚ dad‚ Cleo‚ and Michael woke me up and the house was full of water. Dad told us to get on the roof. My best friend‚ Claire‚ lives next door to me. I saw her on the roof. I yelled her name and asked her if she’s okay and she said she was. I was very nervous. I could hear the wind blowing in
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but did it cause the 2017 Hurricanes to form‚ grow in strength‚ and kill hundreds of people? Hurricanes occur every year during the summer months from June-September‚ but this hurricane season has been extraordinary. Researchers are even jumping the gun to claim that the hurricanes of this season occurred due to climate change — a claim followed by no critical evidence. This past hurricane season has been one of the strongest in recent decades. The wrath of Hurricane Harvey‚ Irma‚ and Maria were
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Hurricane Irma was a natural disaster that mainly affected the Caribbean and Florida. Irma had struck the Florida Keys as a category 4 hurricane on September 10th‚ and was reduced to category 3 when it struck mainland Florida later that same day (Manzo‚ 2017). Prior to making landfall‚ the path that Irma would take was unclear. This uncertainty lead Governor Rick Scott to issue an evacuation order for 6.5 million residents (The New York Times‚ 2017). In the days preceding hurricane Irma‚ roads
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Hurricanes are storms that form over tropical parts of oceans‚ once they hit land they can be disastrous and wipe out people‚ cars‚ and even buildings! Some hurricanes will form in the ocean and never actually hit land. Hurricanes are more common to occur during hurricane season which starts in June and ends in late November. If you live in a tropical area near an ocean then you will likely experience hurricanes more frequently even if it isn’t hurricane season. Hurricanes begin as tropical depressions
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Hurricanes are powerful atmospheric vortices that are intermediate in size. Hurricanes are unique and powerful weather systems. The word "hurricane" comes from a Caribbean word meaning "big wind". Views of hurricanes can be seen from a satellite positioned thousands of miles above the earth. Hurricanes originate as tropical disturbances over warm oceans with trade winds. The tropical turbances intensify into tropical depressions‚ and eventually into a tropical storm. They only originate
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"Crack!" Down goes an immense tree. Hurricanes and Tornadoes are lethal catastrophes that are strong enough to destroy anything in their paths. They have similarities but have differences as well. To start off‚ Hurricanes and Tornadoes are similar because they scaled on a one to five scale. Also‚ wind‚ rain‚ and hail are crucial fragments of these fatal natural disasters. Likewise‚ they both are cyclonic‚ and they contain harmful rotating winds. Similarly‚ they both spin counterclockwise in the
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Derron Brown Period 3 Hurricanes and Earthquakes Have you ever noticed how many deaths have occurred due to natural disasters? Well if you don’t know what a natural disaster is‚ it is a natural hazard to the environment (floods‚ tornados‚ hurricanes‚ volcanoes‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis). All of these natural disasters can cause severe damage to the environment and many deaths. In this essay I am only going to talk about earthquakes and hurricanes. An earthquake occurs when stored energy underneath
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Rico‚ 3.4 million Americans are without electricity after Hurricane Maria‚ like a 50-mile wide tornado‚ virtually obliterated the island’s infrastructure. Essentials like food and water are nearly impossible to distribute‚ especially to the parts of the island that were hit the hardest. Local officials worry they may not reach everyone in time. Yet Donald Trump remained silent all weekend on the worst U.S. humanitarian crisis since Hurricane Katrina crushed New Orleans. Instead‚ the president obsessed
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