Geography School Based Assessment Name: Jadio Dennis School: Jonathan Grant High School Year of Exam: 2012 Territory: Jamaica Registration No. Candidate No. 100164 Topic: To identify and examine whether residence of Ensom City‚ Spanish Town are aware of the origin‚ development and the precautions to be undertaken during a hurricane. Geography School Based Assessment Name Jadio Dennis School Jonathan Grant High School Year of
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Hurricane Sandy Case Study Problem Statement Hurricane Sandy was a rare hybrid storm that spread over 1‚000 miles in circumference and affected 24 states along the East Coast of the United States and inland across the Appalachian Mountains into Wisconsin and Michigan. Hurricane Sandy brought high winds and record storm surges that led to major flooding‚ property damage and deaths in states along the East Coast. Advanced technology allowed for the early detection of this storm far in
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Global Climate Change and its Effects A simple way to describe Global warming would be to say that it refers to an average increase in the Earth ’s temperature and this increase may cause changes in climate. As the Earth warms up it may lead to significant rise in sea levels‚ chaotic weather patterns‚ and catastrophic droughts. When we talk about the issue of climate change‚ what we are really concerned about is the global warming caused by human activities. In my opinion‚ Global warming is already
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The great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is known to be the worst hurricane to ever hit the United States of America . The Galveston Hurricane was a category 4‚ with the storm surge of 8 - 15 feet. I am researching natural disasters‚ because I want to know how to help the people that are involved in a natural disaster.I was trying to find out how to help the environment and to donate money to fix up destroyed homes‚ building‚ and to help find placement for animals . We Can not stop the natural disasters
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surges occur naturally‚ the intensity and frequency of them have dramatically increased over the years due to global warming. The signs have been evident. Take the year 2005‚ for example. In the Atlantic region‚ there were 28 recorded hurricanes and tropical storms‚ one of them being the infamous Katrina (National Hurricane Center). It hit
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disastrous hurricane of all time. What is a hurricane and how does it form? A hurricane is a type of severe weather that can rip houses to shreds and destroy many things with their strong winds. Hurricane Andrew formed just like any other hurricane. Tropical waters under 20 degrees. Then 80 degree ocean temperature for at least 100 ft down‚ warm humid air‚ and of course‚ a low pressure area. Hurricane Andrew wasn’t considered dangerous until it started to increase rapidly on August 22. By the 23rd‚ Hurricane
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Scholarly material based on flooding in Diego Martin‚ specifically‚ and the preparedness levels of its residents proved to be very difficult to obtain. However‚ as major flooding events have occurred within the past five years it is expected that research is still being conducted on the area. In Beard’s (2012) article it is noted that the greater area of Port-of-Spain‚ which includes Diego Martin‚ is prone to flooding due to sedimentation and development of the area. Flooding may occur after a prolonged
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Preparing for a Hurricane/Storm Seven hurricanes and four tropical storms are predicted during this year’s hurricane season‚ which runs from June 1 through November 30. You should know how to prepare your family and home‚ procedures to be taken during the storm and the aftermath. You can ward off some of the dangers if you are prepared which allows to you to stay ahead of the storm. If you do not have a family disaster plan‚ one should be prepared right away. Portable radio‚ torch lights
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Living in the sunshine state of Florida can be a beautiful and warm adventure‚ but it also can be a storm filled season of tropical storms‚ and hurricane madness. One thing that has happened because of the destruction that “Hurricane Katrina” caused in New Orleans is that it brought attention to the importance of preparedness. States ramped up their informational flyers‚ websites‚ and other ways of getting information out more quickly to their areas during these powerful storms. One important
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GENERAL ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION A. PLANETARY PRESSURE BELTS 1. Equatorial calms (Doldrums) throughout the year a belt of low pressure surrounds the earth in the equatorial zone (except in the vicinity of the eastern Indian Ocean‚ East Indies and Australian region during the north hemisphere winter) most of air motion is vertical with light and variable winds having a slight westward drift 2. Subtropical calms or subtropical highs (Horse latitudes) characterized by high pressure
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