A tropical cyclone is a rapidly-rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center‚ strong winds‚ and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain. Tropical cyclones typically form over large bodies of relatively warm water. They derive their energy from the evaporation of water from the ocean surface‚ which ultimately recondenses into clouds and rain when moist air rises and cools to saturation. This energy source differs from that of mid-latitude cyclonic storms‚ such
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Please answer the questions posed at the end of each case study in essay form. Each essay will be judged on your capacity to present strong‚ logical discussions that support your conclusions. Case study 1 Members of Students for Fair Tuition (SFT) decide to protest rising tuition costs at Gigantic State University (GSU) by taking over Dunfee Hall‚ the location of GSU president Dalton Chandler’s office. As they storm into the reception area of Chandler’s office suite‚ shouting “Down with
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station and board the train en route to your house. You take a seat at the back of the train and just sit there with anguish on your mind. The train shuts its doors and the train starts moving forward. It’s a chilly winter evening and there’s a thunderstorm brewing outside. The wind is fierce‚ ricocheting bullets of water onto the outside of the train’s windows‚ only to splatter into minuscule droplets of rain upon contact. Even though the windows can’t be opened‚ it feels as if the power of the storm
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The Mann Gulch Fire On August 5‚ 1949‚ a wildfire overran 16 smokejumpers and firefighters in Mann Gulch on the Helena National Forest in Montana. The fire was most likely started by lightning from a thunderstorm. It was noticed promptly by rangers‚ who dispatched 16 smokejumpers‚ under the command of Wagner Dodge. Thought to be much smaller than it actually was‚ the fire quickly grew large and out of control‚ covering 3000 acres in 10 minutes during its blow up stage. Upon approaching Mann Gulch
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Who Discovered Electricity ? From the writings of Thales of Miletus it appears that Westerners knew as long ago as 600 B.C. that amber becomes charged by rubbing. But other than that‚ there was little real progress until the English scientist William Gilbert in 1600 described the electrification of many substances and coined the term "electricity" from the Greek word for amber. As a result‚ Gilbert is called the father of modern electric power. In 1660‚ Otto von Guericke invented a crude machine
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ACTIVE AND PASSIVE PRACTICE SHEET CLASS VIII 19th August 2013 The following is a recipe for bajra roti. Use the instructions in the recipe to cpmplete the paragraph that follows‚ by choosing the correct option from those given below. 1. Mix the bajra flour‚ salt and water to make a dough and knead well. 2. Make small balls. 3. Sprinkle bajra flour on a flat surface. Place the dough on it. Flatten the dough like a thick roti. 4. Lift the roti and put it on the hot tawa. Cook both
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simple‚ yet the fishermen we met on the beach that day appeared to be very friendly and helpful. They enthusiastically told us how the wind would change in a day‚ how the tidal waves would affect their life and how they had survived hundreds of thunderstorms. Our final destination was Hoi An ancient town‚ which is around 45 kilometers away from Da Nang city. I was very interested in the colorful traditional lanterns‚ which‚ I think‚ help to bring us back to the old days of Vietnamese villages. While
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Resiliency helps rural Appalachian adults and children adapt to stressful and unfortunate natural disasters‚ such as floods‚ blizzards‚ and power outages due to horrendous summer thunderstorms. Developing the culture and practice of disaster resilience during times of natural disaster‚ rural Appalachians have survived the effects of destruction and devastation through strong kinship ties‚ consistent communication‚ and lending a helping hand to others in need. Throughout times when rural residents
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and finding a protective shelter. I receive no education a long with the rest of my family. Sleeping night-to-night outside is a struggle. I sleep on a tarp under a number of boxes set up. Mother nature plays a toll on our survival. When it thunderstorms or is below freezing temperatures our life is in danger. I suffer from frostbite and several sicknesses due to the cold. I do not get many choices of food to choose from. I have to either search through the garbage to find something that is
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given only moments before the stage collapse and the audience had no time to evacuate (Crandall‚ Parnell & Spillan‚ 2013). Throughout the day and evening of the concert‚ the National Weather Service issued notices and warnings predicting strong thunderstorms. Messages about the forecasts were relayed to various State Fair personnel via an automated text-messaging system. Cindy Hoye‚
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