Hurricane and Tornado Essay Have you ever been in a hurricane or tornado? Do you know how to prepare for it? You would usually hide in a basement‚ a cellar‚ or evacuate the premises for a hurricane. There are three categories of comparing and contrasting for hurricanes and tornados. The first category I am going to talk about is how much damage does a hurricane and tornado do? The second category I am going to talk about is how big a tornado and hurricane get up to. The last category I am going
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The 1960’s were‚ in my opinion the most influential decade in the history of the world. Some people went from being preppy‚ well-kept human beings to turning into long-haired‚ earth- loving and careless people. When the citizens of today look back at the ‘60s‚ they think of one of the happiest decades their generation has ever seen if not the happiest they’ve ever went through. The “hippies” stressed that everybody be happy‚ calm and find peace through love and tolerance. This means that everybody
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What is a cloudburst? A cloudburst is sudden copious rainfall. It is a sudden aggressive rainstorm falling for a short period of time limited to a small geographical area. Meteorologists say the rain from a cloudburst is usually of the shower type with a fall rate equal to or greater than 100 mm (4.94 inches) per hour. Generally cloudbursts are associated with thunderstorms. The air currents rushing upwards in a rainstorm hold up a large amount of water. If these currents suddenly cease‚ the
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1. After seven years of ever-lurking silence Ann does something she soon regrets. At the end of the story Ann says‚ “If you knew him though- John would try” (p. 7). So did Ann really know John? I think Ann did know John and she knew that he would come home like he always did. But I think she let herself believe what Steven continued to say which was no one would risk coming home in such a bad storm. Ann always had feelings for Steven‚ but they were all for the wrong reasons. So I think her act with
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Thunderstorm thunderstorm‚ also known as an electrical storm‚ a lightning storm‚ or a thundershower‚ is a type of storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth’s atmosphere known as thunder.[1] The meteorologically assigned cloud type associated with the thunderstorm is the cumulonimbus. Thunderstorms are usually accompanied by strong winds‚ heavy rain and sometimes snow‚ sleet‚ hail‚ or no precipitation at all. Those that cause hail to fall are called hailstorms
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Thunder roared from the sky‚ rain was falling down on a cloaked figure in a dark alley of city of Hebatius. Blood was running down the forehead of this man. "Is my life going to end here?" his voice was weak and his breathing was heavy. Shouts could heard from outside the street‚ the pursuers were looking for him. One hand was broken while the other clutched some sort of gem. His body pressed against the wall he slowly sat on the ground putting his head down. "Where are you...Julien."
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Barrier Islands Barrier Islands‚ which are also known as barrier spits‚ are elongate‚ narrow islands of sand or sediment that lied parallel to the coastline and are separated from the mainland by a shallow sound‚ bay or Lagoon. Most barrier islands are along trailing edge and marginal sea coast where continental shelves are wide and gently sloping. The majority of the barrier islands in North America are along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast. The formation of the barrier islands is not fully understood
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Somewhere in Fort Sill‚ Oklahoma around eleven‚ a command came down over the radio‚ telling the Battalion we are packing up and heading back to the motor pool. I looked out the window‚ out into the night‚ all I could see looking out the window the rain fell and the cold air surrounded us; my sleeping bag did nothing to keep me warm. Nevertheless‚ I knew I had to get moving before it hit. I jumped out of the truck‚ into the ice-cold rain; I shivered from the shock of the cold icy rain hitting the
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At the age of 12‚ I was scrolling through the channel guide looking for something to watch like most bored kids do at that age‚ when I finally gave up. I ended up randomly turning to channel 62 where they were showing an episode of Storm Chasers. In my opinion‚ it was a show about crazy people risking their lives in pursuit of their passions. As I continued watching it‚ I developed a sudden interest in how nature could create something so beautiful yet hazardous. This interest grew into such a
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When describing a hurricane there are parts that cannot be left out‚ it’s important to know how these storms start. For a hurricane to start you have to have some type of warm water source and winds that are blowing in the same direction that the hurricane is going‚ after the main ingredients comes the transformation of the rain clouds and wind. The transformation‚ is the change into a tropical disturbance‚ after more wind and more clouds building comes the transformation into a depression‚ the depression
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