mad New York the most severely damaged in hurricane sandy. During the storm there was at least 285 people killed‚ at least 125 in the U.S.‚ also there was not an exact number on how many people were injured. 218‚000 people in 1983 were living in flood zone areas in New York‚ after hurricane sandy in 2012 there was at least 398‚000 people that were living in flood zone areas. More than 8.5 million people lost power during the storm. It also set record water levels in many
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EOSC 114 MIDTERM 3 Last Name‚ First Name: _____________________________ 2010 Fall - Term 1 Student Number: _____________________ Instructions: Closed book. No calculator. Indicate all your answers on the Scantron sheet. Only the Scantron sheet will be marked‚ but turn in both the Scantron (answer) sheet and this question packet. Put your name and student number on both the Scantron sheet and the question packet. There is only one best answer to each question. Don’t leave any questions
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devastation of the storm‚ the most destruction took part right through the middle of Joplin. Looking at the damage done “around 7‚000 houses were destroyed‚ this is not including any businesses or public buildings‚ 158 people died and around 1‚000 were injured” (Wheatley) as a result of this event. When the tornado was on the ground it had
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THE BEAST OF THE SOUTHERN WILD MELANIE GARRISON DR REGINA WEBB PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT‚ SECTION 201 20 November 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………………..1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………………………………………………………..3-5 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS………………………….6-7 STATEMENT OF MAJOR PROBLEM………………………………………8 GENERAL AND EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS…9 RECOMMENDATIONS…………………………………………………………10
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became saturated and preoccupied by the anticipation of a coming storm. Although northern New Jersey is not normally where hurricanes violently meet land and its inhabitants‚ the weather pattern became apparent that we were not going to escape this one. On October 29‚ Hurricane Sandy began to embrace and ravish everything impeding its chosen path. Instead of soccer and candy giving‚ the days were complete with continued damage from the storm‚ school cancellations‚ and gas lines. For my creative project
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In Jacksonville Florida we experience five major types of severe weather storms. The five severe storms that are experienced are hurricanes‚ thunderstorms‚ flash floods‚ lightning‚ and tornadoes. If we were to build in arena in Jacksonville then the chances that one of those severe weather storms will hit that area are quit high. Hurricanes are also called typhoons in the western Pacific and cyclones in Australia and the Indian Ocean. Hurricanes form over tropical oceans; they need the warm air
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rain with wind speeds of at least 74 mph. These two natural disasters are called floods and hurricanes. In contrast‚ floods moving at 10mph and being a common natural disaster that can affect millions of people around the world. Next‚ hurricanes‚ a storm with a violent wind causing havoc all around the world moving at wind speeds of 74 mph‚ and in similarity‚ both two dangerous natural disasters formed with wind and rain‚ but which one is deadliest? To begin with‚ floods in contrast to hurricanes
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1. Be wary of the main storm hazards. Thunderstorm Hazards (lightening‚ hail‚ tornado‚ downpours of rain flooding‚ downbursts of air gustfronts Hurricane Hazards contain thunderstorms‚ storm surge/coastal flooding‚ high waves‚ coastal erosion 2. Describe the different types of lightning‚ how they form‚ and what happens when they strike something. Cloud-to-cloud lightening: occurs when voltage gradient within a cloud‚ or between clouds overcomes electrical resistance of air. Cloud-to-ground
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through a violent storm at sea‚ which portrays the forces of nature The passage starts with a sense of an atmosphere‚ “The music of the ship was howling around him.” This sentences is very filled with visual and auditory imagery. The opening sentence creates a feeling of a fast-paced rhythm in its brief expression. The pace reflects the craziness of flooding rain and surging sea. The metaphor of the ship’s “music… howling” brings an auditory imagery which symbolizes the storm‚ which overwhelms
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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 ocean waters during warm months. They draw heat from warm‚ moist
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