Carl Weathers

As a child, I always expressed joy when we passed the seemingly giant factory located on the edge of my hometown. It was always a happy experience to witness the factory that produced the clouds for the sky. My eyes were met with wonderment when I say the giant white, billowing clouds produced from the smokestacks of the towering, majestic factory. However, I was always met with concern when the clouds weren’t coming out, and I deeply hoped the clouds would resume soon. I always nagged my…

The autumn breeze was cool against his skin as Steve walked through the numerous gravestones at Arlington. The grave stones were a light grey that looked less grim in the bright sunshine than they would have had it been a grey and dreary day. That was good though, because Steve had been aiming for a day that was bright and as cloudless as possible. The day didn’t have to be gloomy just because he was here to visit the graves of several of his old friends. Old friends that had passed on and left…

Minerva is driving back from the capital with her parents after Enrique Mirabal, now insane, is released from prison. The rainy weather is the physical incarnation of the metaphorical storm that began for the Mirabal family when Minerva slapped Trujillo at the Discovery Day dance: "And then the rain comes down hard, slapping sheets of it." It also represents Trujillo's power; the island is saturated in wetness as well as in the influence of the dictatorship. This quotation thus demonstrates the…

The day started off early, with a crisp breeze touching my pure, uncovered skin. I detected a hint of warmth that wisped around and hugged me tightly as the sun twirled higher into the cloudless sky. I was meeting up with a couple of friends to explore the seaside. Meredith, Ashley and I were so thrilled to finally go on one last enormous adventure together. We were in the spring break of our senior year and were all heading straight to our colleges when summer started to settle into our new…

There was a soft warm breeze in the air that day. It was very comfortable. The sun was shining, school just got out, the trees were green, and I was hanging out with my friends. Connor Beckworth and Kyle Nordin are my two best friends. Connor had dark black hair, a tan face and heavily built in the legs, but his arms were scrawny and thin. He was about 5ft, and his upper body is toothpick thin. Even though he was short he could go 3 miles on a 6min pace. Kyle had more of overall…

Climate Change: Is it Factual or Fictional? Whether or not climate change is real has been a debate that has circulated the world for decades. After recent natural disasters that affected millions around the country, the debate has been reignited. Several states, such as California, have already put in place rules that increase energy efficiency that uses less fossil fuels. The factors included in this debate range anywhere from a scientific standpoint to a political one. Some believe climate…

global warming on carbon stocks in Canada’s agricultural soil. Smith el at. (2009) used weather data from 1951 – 2001 to predict climate scenario in the future until 2099 and used Century Model to predict the soil organic carbon would gradually increase between 1960 to 2099. They also divided Canada into 3 different weather zones which are semi - arid, sub – humid and humid to calculate…

. As you flip through your tv channels you come across a movie called Day After tomorrow which shows earth being destroyed by a huge storm and then frozen due the effects of Climate change, but could something like the storm portrayed in this movie really happen? An article called “Earth’s Dashboard is Flashing Red-Are People Listening” (Dimick,2015) discusses Climate change, the effects we have on it, and the Consequences that may result from it. “Earth’s Dashboard is Flashing Red-Are People…

The Chilly Halloween Every year of during the Halloween season it would always be mysterious weather. It seemed like every year would be different with weather, the year before this Halloween was extremely hot, but this year was quite opposite. The weather outside wasn’t really that intense, but the wind was a whole other story. The wind was blowing so fast with such cold gusts that everyone had to wear winter jackets or sweatshirts over their costumes. It was a very treacherous night out there…

Hurricanes are one of the most dangerous natural hazards to people and the environment. These storms can cause great damage in less than a week and can cause terrible financial difficulties after! A hurricane is just a huge rotating storm centered around an area of very low pressure with strong winds that can exceed 74 miles per hour. Hurricanes use simple air convection to turn wind into a destructive device. A hurricane is formed only over warm waters near the equator. Tropical cyclones are…