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New England's worst hurricanes with huge waves and record-breaking winds. Many contributing factors such as the conditions and human error and how the impacts made the storm so powerful. Many people were left homeless, injured or in the worst cases, dead. All of this was a recipe for disaster. One of the major events that made the storm so powerful was the conditions. There were winds up to more than one hundred mph. People from the YouTube videos houses were falling apart from the winds. Also,…

land. As Spencer Adkins told me, "Hurricanes last much longer, as it can last days, while tornadoes can only last up to an hour." Another difference is that hurricanes have an eye in the middle, which means that it has a calm spot inside it where no storms occur. Tornadoes do not have an eye though, so it's just a solid funnel. To conclude, tornadoes and hurricanes may seem alike, but they are very different. Both may be cyclonic, but they are still different. They do have more…

Hurricane and Tornado Essay Have you ever wondered about Hurricanes and Tornadoes? Hurricanes are a lot more destructive than tornadoes. Did you know they are both cyclonic? Cyclonic means circular. According to Meteorologist, Spencer Adkins, a hurricane can cause a tornado. By the way, a tornado can not cause a hurricane. The tornado can be in any spot of the hurricane, except for the eye. One fact about hurricanes and tornadoes would be that the appearances are very massive. To conclude…

giving examples of hurricanes that have landed in the U.S. and saying what year they struck, the wind speeds, the storm surge, and how many people died from the said hurricane. While informing about past hurricanes, they also tell you what a hurricane is and how they form. For example, in the video “Super Hurricanes and Typhoons”, it states that, “… hurricanes are giant rotating storms that feed on heat captured by tropical oceans”. This video also says how hurricanes form. In brief, hurricanes…

August 27, 2017, at 2 AM, I watched as the water slowly crept up to my house. I couldn’t sleep. I was sitting there, staring, at the river outside my house that used to be my driveway not knowing what else to do. I kept my phone close that night, every so often hearing the ‘ding’ that would signify that another one of my friends were either being evacuated or the water had finally found its way into their home, while I was silently hoping that the water wouldn’t choose my house to break into.…

Hurricane Katrina Storms, they are one of many natural disasters that occur on our earth. Going deeper we see one of the storms known as" Hurricanes ". These are a much more intense and violent version of a storm. Hurricanes occur rarely but when they do occur it is devastating. The more commonly know storms like Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Patrica are some of the more deadly and crazy known storms. As we go over what hurricanes are and a certain disaster be thoughtful that hurricanes…

A hurricane is a heavy storm with severe winds. It is also called a tropical cyclone, it forms over tropical or subtropical waters (National Ocean Service, 2017). According to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, a hurricane winds are rated on a 1 to 5 category (National Ocean Service, 2017). A natural disaster is a major event that takes place from natural processes of Earth. A hurricane is considered a natural disaster that happened in my community and the disaster that happened in my…

Hurricanes Did you know hurricanes have an eye? Well, it's not like our human type of eye, the eye of a hurricane is the most calmest part of it, unlike the outside part of a hurricane. A hurricane is a violent storm that happens mostly in warm areas, like near the equator according to “www.kids.nationalgeographic.com”. A hurricane is extremely harmful and can cause much damage like hurricane Katrina in 2005. Speaking of hurricane Katrina, do you know how hurricanes get their name? Hurricanes…

an hour. It was a scary experience. It was May 20th and meteorologist in Oklahoma City predicted dangerous storms capable of producing large hail and tornadoes were going to move through central Oklahoma. Everyone in the whole city of Moore was looking out for storms on the radar and keeping a close eye on the news. I went to school that day, forgetting about the threat of storms until everyone started getting checked out. At that point, I started getting a little afraid. I finally…

Tornados and hurricanes are different and alike they can be big and they can be small they can form on land or they can form on water. Hurricanes can be big or small and can range from different sizes of destruction and can be very deadly, You can’t see hurricanes because they are not visible and there is an eye of a hurricane and they are so peaceful inside the eye the hurricane is very destructive. hurricanes can form on water and they can move onto land and become weaker when they…