surprising differences in daytime/nighttime temperatures. 15.14. What is the prevailing wind direction indicated by the barchan dunes in Figure 15.14? Answer: From west to east 15.16. Notice in Figure 15.14 that some of the dunes are not perfectly symmetrical like that shown in Figure 15.13. (A) Describe this asymmetry‚ and (B) try to explain it. Hint: Study the caption to Figure 15.13A. A constant wind direction produces a dune that is symmetrical in plan view. The windward side
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Natural Disasters This being my senior project I wanted to look at a topic that I found interesting. Even though I find most topics in the fields interesting‚ none catch my attention better than natural disasters. I have always found disasters intriguing and have wanted to know more about them. The disaster that I found most interesting were Hurricanes. The thought of those storms with their power gives me the chills. Ever since I was in the middle of Hurricane Bob when I was vacationing
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access to people in rural areas and in disaster areas that have limited or no access to land-based Internet services. We believe that it might actually be possible to build a ring of balloons‚ flying around the globe on the stratospheric winds‚ that provides Internet access to the earth below. It’s very early
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and time reclines in virtue. A wintry wind now tosses indigo screens ‚ that call to me and the wind whispers into a breeze. A singing geyser rumbles theatrically wishing in fearful vanity and howling brightly in happiness. Whilst falling autumn cries softly in the starlit night‚ and day relaxes in determination. The Moon cries in blue tints ‚ spreading opulently past the stars and angels dance in the moonlight. The thrusting wind roars alarmedly quailing in flamed dismay
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On June 1‚ 1999 an American Airlines flight carrying 145 people crashed after overrunning the runway while landing at Little Rock International Airport. Flight 1420‚ a Douglas DC-9-82 was landing in Little Rock after departing from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport‚ this was the last leg of the day for the flight crew. After landing on Runway 4R‚ Flight 1410 collided with the localizer that was located approximately 410 feet beyond the end of Runway 4R. The aircraft proceeded to break through
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these squiggles on the paper come together to form words? But‚ the answer is always the same. Books are the basis of all society and culture. If no one had ever recorded laws‚ and poetry‚ and math‚ then they would all be lost by now‚ scattered to the wind. All over the world‚ throughout history‚ books have changed lives. From America to Egypt to Mesopotamia; from the 1st century to the 21st‚ books have had great effects on all people‚ no matter what race‚ religion‚ or gender. Books can and have changed
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LIGHTNING Lightning is a massive electrostatic discharge caused by unbalanced electric charges in the atmosphere‚ and resulting in a strike‚ from a cloud to itself‚ a cloud to a cloud or a cloud to ground‚ and accompanied by the loud sound of thunder. A typical cloud to ground lightning strike jumps a 5 km (3 mi) gap through the air.[1] A typical thunderstorm has three or more strikes per minute at its peak.[2] Lightning is usually produced by cumulonimbus clouds based 5–6 km (3-4 mi) above the
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violent storms. Hurricanes get their energy when the sun heats up the ocean water. When the wind blows across the warm ocean‚ the water evaporates and gets carried upward. As the wind continues‚ the storm starts to spin and move across the ocean. If the water stays warm there are no mountains or obstacles‚ the storm can grow. Once it hits land‚ it no longer has moisture or heat so it starts to weaken. The wind speed tells you how strong a hurricane is‚ and stronger storms are much more dangerous! The
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You look at her in shock and she looks at you. You pull back away from her‚ and she takes a step back from you. The storm gets worse‚ the wind and sand hurt your skin and the rain stings your eyes. You bend over so you can cover your face with your arm for a moment. And when you look up the sand is so thick you can only see her outline. She is crouched over just like you are‚ you think she
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affect Australia. A vast majority of Darwin was completely demolished during the 25th of December 1974. Even though the cyclone is considered small in world standards’‚ stretching with a radius of just 50km‚ Tracy was very intense. In Darwin Airport‚ a wind of 217km/h was recorded before the anemometer was destroyed. On the 20th of December 1974‚ what was soon to be Cyclone Tracy was identified in the Arafura Sea as a depression. It then slowly travelled Southwest whilst also intensifying to the coasts
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