A Natural Disaster gathering stream within six hours of the events that created it‚ or a rapid rise of fast moving water that is extremely dangerous moving at 10 mph with wind speeds of 270 mph (434). On the other hand‚ you have a combination of fast moving swirling winds and 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
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Imagine being outside on a dark cloudy afternoon in Murphysboro‚ Illinois and the winds are roaring by you. Then you turn around and you see this monstrous funnel racing toward you. This is what happened to a group of people when the F5 tri-state tornadoes hit them on March 18‚ 1925. It drove through Missouri‚ Illinois‚ and Indiana killing a staggering number of 695 people and injuring 2‚027. It was one of the most devastating storms to the United States costing over $17 million (Briannica 54-55)
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hundred dedicated weather satellites have been launched since the 1960s. Together‚ these satellites enable us to monitor every weather system around the world and to see the weather as it approaches. Weather prediction can save lives‚ especially in tropical regions as information from satellites is used to track hurricanes as they develop. The first satellite completely dedicated to weather forecasting was developed by NASA. The satellite was named TIROS-I (television and infrared observation satellite)
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Orleans ’ history‚ and how the city has narrowly escaped several major disasters. After the tropical storm Cindy blew past New Orleans without even becoming a category one hurricane‚ the author asks if it is "time to breathe easy" in the Gulf Coast region. By the same weeks ’ end‚ however‚ Hurricane Dennis was "barreling toward the Gulf of Mexico."3 These obvious patterns of harsh hurricanes and tropical storms in the Gulf Coast region raised an alarm to Ivor van Heerden‚ director of Louisiana State
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On August 24‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida as a Category 5 storm. But before Andrew became that major storm‚ it started off as a tropical way off the west coast of Africa on August 14‚ 1992. Andrew also had wind gust up to 168 miles per hour. According to the Huffington Post “The nationwide total death toll from Hurricane Andrew was 26‚ with another 40 people dying as an indirect result of the storm. In Florida‚ 15 died directly from the hurricane and another 29 died indirectly
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preserve food fill buckets with water Secure valuables buy bottled water buy batteries other 7. How many categories are hurricanes placed into? 2 4 5 6 8. Do you do the same preparations for a tropical storm as a hurricane? Yes No 9. How many hurricane shelters are there in Tabernacle? 0 1-4 more than four not aware of any 10. Are you aware if there is a disaster preparedness committee
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159)The wind grew so strong it planed the sea. ’The surface of the water was almost flat. The wind beat it down so that there was not even a suspicion of a There was no doubt that there was a storm in Cuba. According to the "Law of Storms‚" all tropical systems would turn north and head up the Atlantic coast. Most meteorologists of the time period did not believe it was possible for a hurricane to strike the gulf coast. People regarded the Gulf of Mexico more as a warm lake than an open ocean. On
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Earthquakes‚ etc.) Biological Processes (germination‚ decomposition‚ etc.) Varying types of natural phenomena exists which may include: Geological phenomena Meteorological phenomena Oceanographic phenomena Hurricanes A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds which that reached a constant speed of 119km/hr. Hurricane winds blow in large spiral motions around a relatively calm centre known as “the eye”. As a hurricane nears land fall‚ it can bring torrential rain‚ high winds and storm
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Methodology | 3 | Location (Maps) | 4 | Analysis | 8 | Table Of Content Introduction A hurricane is a tropical revolving storm. It is a very large circular area of low pressure‚ driven by evaporation from warm seas. In areas away from the Equator‚ air is drawn into the hurricane to replace the rising air. Owing to the Earth rotation‚ wind in a hurricane
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The typhoon also affected Rota in the Northern Marianas Islands with gusty winds and light rainfall. Typhoon Chataan attained its peak intensity of 175 km/h (110 mph) on July 8. It weakened while turning to the north‚ and after diminishing to a tropical storm Chataan struck eastern Japan on July 10. High rainfall‚ peaking at 509 mm (20.0 in)‚ flooded 10‚270 houses. Damage in Japan totaled about $500 million. The name Chataan means "rainy day" in the Chamorro language‚ which is spoken on Guam.[1]
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