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    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‚ FL triggers its movements and watches. The seasons of watch are primarily summer and fall; due to the

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    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 spin and roll over slower wind and beings to grow in size. Horizontal wind begins to spin like a cylinder. As more warm air rises‚ spinning air encounters more updraft. Winds begin to spin vertically upwards and gains momentum. Spinning winds create a vortex and the tornado is fully formed‚ prepared to touchdown

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    in to nature’s mercy. In the sky there is no stress‚ no deadlines‚ and nobody I must answer to. All that exists is the vast‚ blue space. Many people fear skydiving‚ finding it hard to jump out of a plane willingly. I cannot help but love the way the wind embraces me. My best jump was my first jump due to the exceptional feeling of anticipation and exhilaration. I got suited up and marched towards the plane along with my best friend and the other people jumping. I was so thrilled it was unbearable

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    front tends to cause the formation of cumulus‚ cumulonimbus‚ cirrus clouds * Cold fronts also bring abrupt temperature changes. As a cold front advances‚ temperatures can drop more than 8°C (15°F) within a couple of hours and sharp change in wind direction (speed averages 15-25 knots). * Humidity   decrease‚   the   pressure   rises. A warm front is the leading edge of an air mass warmer than the air it is replacing. As the air mass pushes forward‚ the warm air slides up over the wedge

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    for me to land the aircraft at intersection. During approach to land‚ I felt uncomfortable due to surface wind at airfield area was a bit high and gusting. My leader was transmitted to me through the radio to inform that the wind was gusting and be cautious for landing. I managed to land the aircraft on the runway however during rolling to stop the aircraft‚ my aircraft was blown by the wind and course the aircraft skidded and uncontrollable. With that condition‚ my aircraft was out from the runway

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    from the men who risked their lives to extinguish all the flames the brief earthquake caused. The power of the wind is one which Roger Ascham chooses to portray on a more serene level. He depicts an almost isolated setting in a rural location and his amazing experiences with the wind and snow. Due to his clear use of imagery one can almost see the dancing snow when he says‚ "so as the wind blew‚ it took the loose snow with it‚ and made it so slide upon the snow in the field." The use of the words "hard

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    anything in their paths. They have similarities but have differences as well. To start off‚ Hurricanes and Tornadoes are similar because they scaled on a one to five scale. Also‚ wind‚ rain‚ and hail are crucial fragments of these fatal natural disasters. Likewise‚ they both are cyclonic‚ and they contain harmful rotating winds. Similarly‚ they both spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere‚ and spin clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Finally‚ they both have a tremendous hole in the middle

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    brave enough and courageous to go outside and grab a chainsaw just in case if another tree gets one of his family members stuck again because he is smart enough to know that his dad will get tired if it happens again or it is too heavy to lift. The wind then lets up a little‚ but still is pretty windy. The tornado then disappears out of nowhere. Gone just like

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    meaning "big wind". Views of hurricanes can be seen from a satellite positioned thousands of miles above the earth. Hurricanes originate as tropical disturbances over warm oceans with trade winds. The tropical turbances intensify into tropical depressions‚ and eventually into a tropical storm. They only originate in the tropical trade winds because the ocean temperatures are quite warm there. Powered from the heat that the sea gives off‚ they are steered by the east trade winds and the temperate

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    Guide Chapter 18: Air Pressure and Wind 1. Know standard air pressure at sea level in pounds per square inch and inches of mercury. (1 question) 2. Know who invented the mercurial barometer. (1 question) 3. Study the instruments used to measure air pressure. (1 question) 4. Review the role of pressure gradients in creating wind. (3 questions) 5. Know how the spacing of isobars on a weather map relates to wind speeds. (2 questions) 6. Know that a “southwest wind” blows toward the northeast. (1 question)

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