The "Great Miami" Hurricane was first spotted as a tropical wave located 1‚000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles on September 11th. The system moved quickly westward and intensified to hurricane strength as it moved to the north of Puerto Rico on the 15th. Winds were reported to be nearly 150 mph as the hurricane
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As we were just saying‚ this conflict is a complicated one. First Alcee shows up and keeps Calixta from being alone. While it’s technically OK for them to be alone together from a societal standpoint (they’re both married‚ and it’s a cyclone)‚ it’s pretty clear they both feel a little weird about it.That weirdness is compounded when they start having flashbacks to the more physical interludes they had in the past. Once they start remembering their attraction to another‚ it’s a slippery
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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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My project was over the tropical rainforest biome. The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth. An average of 50-260 inches (125-660) cm of rain falls yearly. A tropical rain forest has more kinds of trees than any other area in the world. Scientists have counted about 100-300 species in one 2 ½ acre area in South America. Seventy percent of the plants in the rainforest are trees. There are a couple of topics that can be discussed within this biome such as
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shortage and the contamination of water‚ loss of homes (social impacts) and the overall impact on the economy as well as assistance received from outsiders (economic impacts). A Hurricane is a low-pressure tropical cyclone which usually makes its first appearance in the eastern Pacific and in the tropical Atlantic. It commences its life as a rudimentarily defined weather system or as a cluster of thunderstorms. As long as converging winds‚ low wind shears and warm sea surface temperatures exist‚ the air
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one of the most famous beaches in Haikou. While staying on Holiday Beach‚ I realized some true meanings of our lives. Haikou‚ the capital city of Hainan province‚ is a famous tourist city in China. The city is located in the tropical coast and it has a variety of tropical resources and coastal scenery of the natural characteristics of landscapes. The Holiday Beach lies in the south part of Haikou City‚ covers an area of 54 hectares (not including the beach and sea) of the beach‚ 11 km away from
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making it much larger than most storms. Before the storm hit many of residence were without power due to sever winds and rain. Many people did not know how to prepare for such a storm in the North East states. Hurricane Sandy weakened to a post-tropical cyclone in the evening before it hit the southern coast of New Jersey. (CNN) This disaster was not just a Hurricane it was labeled a “Super Storm”. Hurricane Sandy collided with an already powerful winter storm. With both of these powerful storms colliding
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Hurricane Katrina Have you heard of a Hurricane? They are a type of three tropical storms. The word hurricane is from the Mayan storm god Hurakan was famous for helping create humanity and for being like wind and storms. Hurricanes like Katrina‚ Andrew‚ Sandy‚ and Inged and lots of others. Could be able to reach a diameter of 100 km-1500 km ‚and would be whirling around so I would stay a satisfactory distance away. Also it could have a chance to reach a rotation speed of 350km/hour isn’t that
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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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medical attention‚ and (7.) lack of money. In this analysis‚ the role of the local‚ state‚ and federal government will be examined. In addition‚ my personal experience of Hurricane Katrina will be examined. A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone‚ which is a generic term
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