Although much of my vacation was an utter disaster‚ I learned that with family you can make the best out of anything. My trip started out alright flying into the lush tropical island‚ seeing the shimmering waves winking at me during the airplanes descent. When we exited the airport my skin was greeted with a warm tropical breeze upon stepping outside. We then took a cab to our lavish hotel‚ The Magnolia. Upon entering the hotel lobby‚ I was greeted to the tantalizing smell of freshly caught
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miles south-east of the Bahamas on August 23rd‚ 2005. On August 25th the hurricane hit Florida it was a small category 1 hurricane that was so small that after weakening slightly on land it was re-classified as only tropical storm; it had two victims in this period. After the ‘tropical storm’ went slightly askew off the southern tip of Florida into the Gulf of Mexico‚ it re-gained momentum. With the gulf being very warm and very deep it was the perfect place for a hurricane to grow. The hurricane
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As I traveled through the Tropical Rainforest I Have discovered a new species that I call Gribbles. They are based on the creature’s Gremlins. They are small animals no bigger than 6 in as an adult. They travel through flight and they reach the adult weight of 4 pounds. I followed this creature to study its behavioral and structural adaptations‚ I discovered that this creature has very slimy skin so it doesn’t get dehydrated like most plants and animals in the rainforeat.The gribbles have large black
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started with my experience of this terrible natural disaster! Well a good way to start this is how I believe Cyclone Tracy was formed in the first place. I did some research out of curiosity and got this. A tropical cyclone like Cyclone Tracy is created by a group of thunderstorms over warm tropical waters. The small winds of those thunderstorms evaporate water from the ocean surface and thus transferring energy from the ocean into the atmosphere. While the winds flow into that disturbance‚ they form
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Corcovado – Exploring Costa Rica’s National Park Corcovado National Park is located on the Osa Peninsula‚ on Costa Rica’s southern side. The magnificent beauty and spectacular vista make this park one of the most isolated rain forests in the country. It’s also home to a remarkable selection of trees‚ endangered plants and animal species. Even though this park is unique and breathtaking in all of its features‚ it’s also worth mentioning that this is a very remote region. Visitors only have access
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A storm surge is a coastal flood or tsunami-like phenomenon of rising water commonly associated with low pressure weather systems (such as tropical cyclones and strong extratropical cyclones)‚ the severity of which is affected by the shallowness and orientation of the water body relative to storm path‚ and the timing of tides. Most casualties during tropical cyclones occur as the result of storm surges The two main meteorological factors contributing to a storm surge are a long fetch of winds spiraling
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Airbnb offers free rentals to the victims of hurricane Matthew The government ordered millions of residents in the southeastern U.S to vacate their places due to the dangerous hurricane have approached the city. The home sharing platform‚ Airbnb has decided to help the people whose houses were affected by the dangerous storm. Hurricane Matthew moved to Florida’ east cost before affecting the regions of Georgia and South California. Though the storm has weekend‚ the impacts it created takes days to
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was the most powerful to hit South Florida in over 30 years. Hurricanes are one of the most destructive natural disasters. They are very powerful and dangerous storms. Hurricanes usually start over warm sea near the equator. Even though these tropical storms also known as hurricanes start off weak‚ they can strengthen causing lots of damages and the lives of others. There are two factors that are responsible for causing hurricanes .Warm water and moist‚ warm air are the factors. When the moist
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2012-01-23 Table of Contents 1. Introduction /Margaret Atwood Author Info 2. Murder in the Dark Summary/Hurricane Alicia Historical Event 3. Survival‚ Space‚ and Place 4. Victim Positions/Work Sited Introduction The author of my independent study novel is Margaret Atwood. Atwood is a multi-award winning writer‚ and also a hobby painter. She is a well known writer of poetry‚ fiction novels‚ and many others. Atwood is most honoured in her recent fiction novels‚ and is very well
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little known fact‚ however‚ is that about 84% of the total heating of the Earth over the last 40 years has gone into warming the oceans. This warming of the ocean is having widespread effects from loss of biodiversity to the increasing number of tropical cyclones. Even changes of less than 5°C are having effects seen around the world. Many studies are starting to suggest that humans are beginning to play a larger and larger role in the increasing of the ocean’s temperature as human’s fingerprint
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