Creative Myth Since the time the Earth was orbiting around the Great Star‚ there has been chilling storms rumbling about around our world. These storms that send shivers up spines‚ but also calm the nerves are what human like to call thunderstorms. These thunderstorms consist of a wide variety of rain‚ a variety of colors of lightning‚ and loud‚ deafening roars of thunder. Some spit out life threatening tornados‚ hurricanes‚ and tsunamis. The question remains‚ where do these acts of nature come from
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known that tornados are the result of great instability in the atmosphere and often appear during severe thunderstorms (see appendix #1 for a scientific explanation on how it really starts). Strong updrafts present in severe thunderstorms result in a rotational momentum. Falling rain and/or snow probably drags air from aloft when it comes falling down. The combination of severe thunderstorms and sweltering heat are the breeding grounds for a tornados’ formation. The first sign of a tornado is
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What is a tornado? A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornados are particularly associated with severe thunderstorms because stronger storms make it easier for tornados to form. During a supercell storm‚ characterized by powerful updrafts‚ warm‚ less heavy air begins to rise and meets colder and heavier air above it. Wind shears make tornadoes easier to form. A wind shear is when a warmer air collides with a colder air. Faster air begins to
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Hi my name is Emily Davis. In this essay I will be telling you about tornados. Most tornadoes are form from thunderstorms. You need warm‚ moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool‚ dry air from Canada. When these two air masses meet‚ they create instability in the atmosphere. Then‚ when it reaches the ground it is called a tornado. It is not fully understood about how exactly tornadoes form‚ grow and die. Tornado researchers are still trying to solve the tornado puzzle‚ but for every piece that
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A hurricane is an intense tropical storm with powerful winds and heavy rain‚ also known as a cyclone. Hurricanes and tornadoes are both storm systems that can cause a lot of destruction. Hurricanes are much larger than tornadoes but tornadoes generate faster winds. They both need warm and cold air to become a hurricane or tornado‚ but are different in the way they form. Hurricanes and tornadoes both have a calm area at the center called an eye. The eye of a hurricane is the calmest. The winds around
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A thunderstorm is created by having three main ingredients: instability‚ uplifting of air‚ and moisture in the low and middle levels of the lower atmosphere. There are three types of thunderstorms‚ but the main type that creates the most tornados is the supercell. This is a highly organized thunderstorm. Although these are rare‚ they pose a great threat to life and property. This is like a single cell
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the days when tornadoes do form‚ there tends to be more of the tornadoes forming and they’re often more powerful. Tornadoes are narrow‚ spinning columns of air reaching from the base of a thunderstorm down to the ground. They actually only account for a fraction of the energy released in a thunderstorm‚ but that energy
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water from the ocean until it’s cooled down by air pressure. Depending on the next phase of whether or not the cloud continues to grow or becomes heavily filled with moisture determines the chances of heavy rain‚ thunderstorms‚ or a tropical disaster. A tropical disaster is a thunderstorm with cyclonic circulation‚ which carries winds less than 20 knots’ at least 30mph wind speed. If the situation escalades towards the descriptions of a Hurricane‚ the NGC (National Hurricane Center) based in Miami
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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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season are fishing‚ hiking‚ and rock climbing. The weather conditions can also impact these activities‚ and you should plan them ahead of time. For example‚ if the weather report is calling for a severe thunderstorm in the area you are in; seek for shelter immediately. During a severe thunderstorm one of the safest places you should seek shelter is inside your car. However‚ if your car is not an option‚ you should look for a small cave‚ or large rock that could provide shelter until the storm passes
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