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    Hurricanes are enormous storms which have winds exerting great force upward and inward at very great speeds like 100 to 200mph. Every hurricane can last for over a week. A hurricane is a bit different from the usual cyclone. Cyclone winds have a very low speed of 9km. Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are all the same but with a different name. Meteorologists predict the changes in the weather and use different tools to measure changing condition in the atmosphere. The most common tools used…

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    Weather Disasters Weather disasters happen because weather conditions change, this brings unusual weather results, which can lead to the unexpected or demand emergency actions. Furthermore, these weather conditions can easily turn into weather disasters, which by history, can cause major damage in largely populated areas. Examples of such weather or climate changes come in forms of floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes or tsunamis, which can all cause disasters. With that in mind, disasters…

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    Explanation Of Hurricanes

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    The History and Explanation of Hurricanes Hurricanes are an example of nature’s greatest manifestations of God 's power and peace simultaneously. Throughout history, hurricanes have been recognized as some of the most violent storms ever recorded. A hurricane can be defined as, “ A violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour.” Cyclonic storms are those with, “A system of winds rotating inward to an area of low…

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    The Enhanced Fujita scale is the standard scale for rating the severity of a tornado as measured by the damage it causes. A tornado is usually accompanied by thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and a loud "freight train" noise. In comparison with a cyclone or hurricane, a tornado covers a much smaller area but can be very violent and destructive. Under the right conditions, however, a large storm system can produce multiple (more than a hundred in rare cases) and longer-lasting…

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    2017, Harvey had started on the Texas Coast and the last landfall was on August 30th in Near Cameron, Louisiana. Bringing nearly fifty-two inches of rain which is a total of about four feet and nineteen trillion gallons of water in Texas (Tropical Cyclone Names,1). In Louisiana, the rain was a total of five and a half trillion gallons of water. This is the highest rainfall any storm in the history of the United States (Fritz, Angela, and Jason Samenow).…

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    Wow! The winds are getting really powerful here in Florida. It looks like a ginormous tornado, but it's as large as a hurricane. I am afraid to say that we are experiencing a.....Hurrinado! Just alone these two weather storms can create a boat load of damage and result in many lives lost. Who knows what will happen if they both meet together? I sure don't want to stick around to find out, but in the meantime, I'm going to figure out the possibilities of how bad this storm could really be.…

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    country in the western hemisphere. The country faces problems such as natural disasters, improper use of natural resources, and poor government. One of the worst problems Haiti delts with is the amount of unfortunate natural disasters. Earthquakes, cyclones, and hurricanes have destroyed the country. January 12, 2010 a magnitude- 7.0 quake hit Haiti leveling buildings and destroying the country. Six years after the quake, Haiti had still not recovered before Hurricane Matthew stroke Haiti…

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    Vapor Of Hurricanes

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    Water vapor is the “fuel” for a hurricane.The eye is a region of mostly calm weather at the center of strong tropical cyclones. The eye of a storm is a roughly circular area, typically 30–65 km (20–40 miles) in diameter. It is surrounded by the eyewall, a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather occurs.Because of the damage from a hurricane can result in loss of life and property damage.Another cause is the flooding. Some houses can get flooded by roof tops coming off when…

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    Have you ever seen a hurricane strength? Hurricanes are dangerous because of their wind speed and its ripe tides. Hurricane season begins June 1st to November 3rd. Hurricanes forms as a tropical cycle, but then with its warm water it would make energy and form a hurricane. Hurricanes are dangerous because of their wind speed and the destruction it causes. Hurricanes have strong wind speeds. A hurricane has 5 stages of wind speed the lowest wind speed is 75 mph and it will strike people, live…

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    Hurricane, a storm with a violent wind, particularly a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. The term, Hurricane, is a term only really used when a large storm takes place and has been formed over the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes have been reported since the 1900's and are still being reported to this day. "On August 30th, 2017, a Hurricane named Irma formed in midst of the Atlantic Ocean and stretched into parts of Florida. This hurricane lasted 15 days, ending on September 13th,…

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