Prevailing winds

(Illustration 2)” and hurricanes, it is “The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.(Illustration 1)” Below are two tables that show the differences between the two scales and the different categories. They show the damage they cause and the wind speeds that they have when they hit a certain point on the scales. The two scales are almost very similar to each other and they both seem to cause the same type of damage the higher up they go, the wind speeds are a little different but they look to cause…

OUTLINE 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…

In the face of calamity, the cry for leadership rings more a screech. As the rain came pouring down over coastal Texas at the end of last month, mother nature surely produced the most ideal conditions for a leadership situation. Hurricane Harvey, the wettest tropical storm to hit the contiguous United States, inundated cities like Houston and Beaumont and put Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a rather sink or swim locus to lead through difficult circumstances (Alvarez). This essay will examine the…

The second stanza is proof that nature has a main part in describing the character and maybe even the meaning the poem. “The leafy boughs on high”, means the “main” part of the branch, resaying nature is the main branch of the poem. The second stanza also has the evidence that the character is depressed. “Hissed in the sun” Hissed mean a sharp note but can also mean displeasure. Figuring out that hissed could mean displeasure, resaying it would be” displeasure of the sun” The sun signals warm,…

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 atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression”. The rain,accompanying a hurricane is more torrential when hitting an island or while in the open Atlantic sea. This is because…

The story, “The Storm,” is a lustful sequel to “The ‘Cadian Ball,” which were both written by Kate Chopin. The story takes place in Louisiana while a major storm is brewing. During this storm, Bibinôt and his young son, Bibi, are at a local market running some errands when they realize they are too far away from home to go out into the storm. To stay safe, they decided to stay at the market for a little while and buy some shrimp to allow the storm to pass through. Meanwhile, Bibinôt’s wife and…

On May 22, 2011, Joplin, Missouri was hit by an EF5 tornado. A News-Leader article written by Thomas Gounley, “Five years after the devastating Joplin tornado, here's what the city looks like,” written five years after the disaster, explains the lasting effects of the tornado on the city. The article explains where the tornado touched down, how much damage it did, and what the lasting effects are on the community. The focus of the article is to give readers an inside-view of how specific…

Storm Surge In Storm Surge by Adam Sobel, we learn about Hurricane Sandy and the events surrounding it. Sobel explains some of the aspects which made Hurricane Sandy such a special storm. Sobel lived in Morningside Heights, high above the Hudson River on northern Manhattan’s West Side (Sobel 143). Sobel is a Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University (Sobel 315). He researches meteorology, extreme weather and climate…

Despondency The bitterly cold air is blasting into my face and the rain is clattering down onto my skin like thousands of bullets being shot at once. As Arthur and I dash through Deauville Avenue, goose bumps start racing on my limbs. My plump lips are turning blue like an afternoon sky. Inelegantly, I fall through the doors of a petite boutique determined to find something to keep me snug and warm. I catch a glimpse of a sleek, smooth, silky scarf. Flabbergasted, I stand in awe…Wow!…

Courage a word thrown around like a leaf in the mighty winds of the hurricane a word in which can be used a thousands time incorrectly before being used in a true sense. What does it mean to be courageous? What is the embodiment of such a word in regards to our realistic cruel world to find said courage we must first learn what courage is. Courage is not only an act of strength or bravery but the ability to be strong in mighty blaze that is life but the possession of the ability to block all…