non-fiction historical narrative about the 1900 Galveston, Texas hurricane, “the most lethal hurricane this country has ever known. So far.” (www.washingtonpost.com) 1 In the book, Larson tells the story of Isaac Cline, the chief weather observer assigned to the Galveston, Texas weather station from 1891 to 1901. Mr. Larson, is a former “staff writer for The Wall Street Journal, and later a contributing writer for Time Magazine [who] has written articles for The Atlantic, Harper’s, The New…
Sometimes life is miserable. It might be because of hardship, plans changing, or even just the weather for the day turning out horrendous. At times like this, it’s hard to stay positive or even consider having a good time. But, I experienced first-hand that even during the gloomiest of times; you can still find a glimmer of happiness. It all started when I was four and my family was vacationing at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I was seated securely in my stroller as my family traveled down…
Brown, you look out your window to see Chris walking down the sidewalks of Cali and while you look at Chris you’re thinking to yourself “Oh my gosh I think I’m in love.” the only motivation i have to get up out of my bed and go outside and enjoy the weather is that i know that as soon as i walk out there i’ll be greeted by the love of my life dressed in all white looking like a snack. So once i get up and…
Families are stuck in their homes without electricity, and the streets outside are flooded. Winds are up to 80 miles per hour; trees and power lines have been knocked down. It is 8:00 on October 29th, 2012. A category two hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, has hit the Jersey Shore. Hurricane Sandy left 8.5 million people without power, caused about $20 billion in property damage, and killed about 150 people (Sharp). Water temperatures off of the East coast were abnormally warm during the summer and…
Plumbing Fort Worth If you are wondering about the possible conditions of winter this year, The Weather Channel’s climate models are indicating a below average temperature pattern for all of TX. After last winter, this is not welcome news considering six of seven days from Feb. 22-28 experienced at least a trace of freezing rain, freezing drizzle, snow, or sleet. Impacted by a winter storm, and experiencing 40 days at or below freezing caused its share of problems, including issues with…
and autumn. In fact, many environmentalists also wear the waders to test in the lakes or swamps. Hip or chest waders are worn while fishing on the streams and rivers. If the water is slow or low moving, it is good to wear waders. No matter what the weather throws, you are sure to stay protected and warm with the…
United States for the first time. I love all the four seasons composing a year, but my favorite one, with no doubt in mind, is fall. The reason why fall is my favorite season is because all the color diversity in the environment plus the perfect weather accompanying this amazing time of the year. I was eight years old when I first traveled to the United States. It was on the winter of the 2000. My parents decided to come on winter, so that my sisters and I could have the opportunity…
----------------------------------------------------- Climate Climate is the average weather usually taken over a long period of time (typically 30 years) for a region. Climate…
environmental impacts are not small and will effect human-beings sooner rather than later. Human health impacts are the following: increased temperatures and more frequent and severe extreme weather events could lead to increased risks of death from dehydration and heat stroke, injuries from intense local weather changes, there may be increased risk of respiratory and cardiovascular problems and certain types of cancers, as temperatures rise and air pollution, and finally the risk of water-,…
“The weatherman explained that we will have a blizzard on wednesday, and then we’ll have a hurricane next thursday” the lady said to her friend as she rushed to the grocery store. She realized that she will have to buy a lot of food because they will be stuck inside for both of the storms. Both blizzards and hurricanes are a type of storm but they have some things that are different from each other. There are some differences in these two storms, but there are also some similarities. Both…