Discuss the impacts of storm events in the British Isles and evaluate the response to them (40) The British Isles have variable weather‚ which may differ from day to day and many storms can pass unnoticed. They regularly experience stormy weather from depressions mainly originating in the Atlantic and move East to the UK due to its location at about 50 degrees north where the Polar Jet Stream will often cross over bringing these unpredictable weather systems. Depressions are areas of low atmospheric
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mitigate the impacts of tropical revolving storms? (40 marks) Tropical revolving storms can be referred to as Hurricanes‚ cyclones and Typhoons these occur in the Atlantic‚ Indian and pacific oceans. Nobody is quite sure how they form but certain factors do need to be met for one to form. One of these is the temperature of the sea which has to be above 28degrees‚ the water also has to be deep beneath the storm‚ this is how the storm gathers its energy. These storms cause large amounts to countries all
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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of tropical revolving storms? (40 marker) A tropical revolving storm is a term that covers hurricanes‚ tropical cyclones‚ typhoons and willy-willies. These intense low-pressure weather systems are associated with catastrophic wind speeds averaging at 120kmph and torrential rainfall. Tropical revolving storms are huge and extremely violent extending to about 500km in diameter. They occur in the tropics and the sub-tropics and form
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In Kate Chopin’s “The Storm”‚ a married woman breaks free from the patriarchal norm of her time. This story embodies feminism for many reasons—some of which are giving female characters typical “male” characteristics and discussing female sexuality. An affair that would usually be looked at with distaste and as an abomination is nonchalantly recounted in this shocking tale. It is also representative of Chopin’s background and symbolizes the turning of a page for women everywhere. This story goes
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Is Bad Weather an Excuse for Deceit? In the story “The Storm”‚ Kate Chopin plots a situation in which two people surrender to their physical desires. Chopin wrote fiction stories in the late 19th century. She was condemned due to the immorality presented in her work. At her times‚ woman was considered to be very innocent‚ and always faithful to her husband. In Chopin’s work one sees a totally different view of a woman’s behavior. She is not a popular writer of her era because of her crude works;
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character? Bibinot I would describe as being a serious and responsible person from the way he was being described in Section I where he was taking shelter with his son away from the storm. I believe Bibinot was a sympathetic character in the short story because of the scene when he was with his son coming home after the storm; he was very concerned of what his wife would think what had happened to them and also was worried that his wife would say something about them being so dirty‚ so the husband made
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Silvana Yacoub Dr. Kenefick ENC 1102-69732 May 28‚ 2015 The Storm "The Storm‚" a short story about an extramarital affair in the South. It is very sexually explicit‚ especially for the time it was written. Kate Chopin’s the storm is about a woman named Calixta who rekindles a lost romance with a former lover in the midst of a storm. This story centers on lost love and being stuck in relationships that are unwanted. There is a lot of hidden meaning in the story‚ told well behind the characters
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In Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” we are presented with a story about an affair. This act of adultery took place between two individuals whom had already been involved romantically in the past. Calixta and Alcee‚ both who are presently married‚ were reunited and forced together after many years by the titular storm. Whilst Calixta is at home with her old fling Alcee‚ her husband Bobinot and son Bibi are out in the storm‚ and not knowing their whereabouts is making Calixta very worried; putting her in
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Kate Chopin’s short story “The Storm” describes an encounter of infidelity between two lovers during a brief thunderstorm. The story alludes to the controversial topic of women’s sexuality and passion‚ which during Chopin’s time no one spoke about much less wrote about. So controversial was “The Storm‚” that it was not published until after her death in eighteen ninety-nine. The story is broken up into five sections‚ each filled with small clues and hints
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Kate Chopin’s "The Storm" and John Steinbeck’s "The Chrysanthemums" are both stories portraying feminine sexuality and passion. Calixta and Elisa experience lust for men to whom they are not married to. Elisa seems to have a functional relationship with her husband Henry. She seems content with tending to the prized Chrysanthemums in her garden‚ while her husband tends to all the financial affairs. The observation that they have no children hints to the conclusion that obviously something is lacking
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