Prevailing winds

The sky was a smeared mess of yellow and black the day Victor returned to London. The city was exactly as remembered from three months ago; a hub of gang violence, smothered with the sick smell of fear. He made his way along the rooftops- careful to keep his precious packages concealed as he jumped from building to building. The sooner he got to the bunker the better; he had good news to deliver. Robert had come up with the idea five years ago- when everything…

The rotating winds of tornadoes can attain velocities of 300mph, and its diameter can vary from a few feet to a mile. There are different levels of a tornado starting at F1 and all the way going up to F5, F5 being the most deadly. The most dangerous tornados come from…

The Toronto ice storm was one of the many Natural disasters that were part of the North American Storm Complex. The storm originally formed in South Central United States on December 19 2013. The storm headed towards Atlantic Canada, and Northeastern United States, where the Storm finally disappeared on December 23 2013. The storm had lead to the tragic death of 27 people. The ice storm had lasted for almost 2 days, causing 500,000 homes to lose power. The ice storm was near the time…

west in the trade winds and from west to east in the westerlies (Guida). Hurricanes have an average diameter of 344 miles and move 10 to 31 miles per hour (Guida). The strongest part of a hurricane lies in the right front/ northeast quadrant only if the storm is northbound (Guida). There are four developmental stages of a hurricane and each of them are differentiated by wind speed (Guida). The first is a tropical disturbance with thunderstorms, then a tropical depression with winds speeds…

Jesus, for the storm no longer threatens (Gundry 1993). The theme of this biblical passage in Mark is fear and faith. What is most important to note is the fear of the disciples, the calmness of Jesus (his sleeping), the miracle of Jesus rebuking the wind and sea, and the disciples awe of Jesus. Form and Literary Setting The form of teaching in this narrative story told by Mark is represented by the miracle of the calming of the storm and the questioning of the faith of the…

A hurricane is an intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119 km/h or roughly 73 mph. The formation of Katrina started on August 23rd. It started as a tropical depression located southeast of the Bahamas. On August 24th, the tropical depression moved closer to the Bahamas where the water drifted…

Operation Environmental Satellite and infrared technology are some of the most common and useful tools when monitoring weather. The problem with the tornadoes is they are very hard to predict or understand. Instruments like anemometers, which measure wind speed, are often…

includes having the supplies on hand to weather the storm. “During a hurricane, homes may be damaged or destroyed by high winds and high waves. Debris can break windows and doors, allowing high winds inside The home. In extreme storms, such as Hurricane Andrew, the force of the wind alone can cause weak places in your home to fail. “– Against the wind hurricane information booklet Three places in your home that are usually damaged by hurricanes are the roof,…

explained Ben Walter, a writer for the Star Tribune. While people thought they were safe in their cars or homes, they were not. And not only did it hurt people’s actual lives and their homes, but businesses and agricultural industries took a big hit. “Icy winds killed hundreds of apple trees, and planting a new orchard was expensive,” Simmons informed. Before the Armistice Day blizzard, Iowa was abundant in apple trees and orchards and the blizzard left the fields bare. Soybeans and corn…

Leaving Life As a new life dawns, the crisp bright sunlight illuminates my tiny body. I have now been born. I see my fellow leaves beside me and all over the mother tree. I awake to the sweet scents of nature, the subtle glow of the sun, a gentle breeze drifting by. After my first few minutes of life, I feel as though I am ready to take on the world and all that it has to offer. It has been a few sundowns; the weather is brisk. I look up to the skies and see that it is quite sunny out. I glance…