Trade wind

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…

Hurricanes and tornadoes are two storms that can cause an enormous destruction in towns. This storms are similar to each other, but have different factor on the way they form, how long they last, how strong the winds are, when do they occur, and what are the warning sings. First of all, tropical cyclones are known by different names depending where in the world it occurs, for example, in North and Central America on the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean the storms are called hurricanes. Before it…

Half a million homes were submerged due to the storm-surge flooding, which in tell caused the largest domestic refugee crisis since the civil war. The flooding was right in front of the wind when it came to damage. Around eighty-percent of New Orleans was under water and debris coursed through the streets, and the towns in southeastern Louisiana ceased to exist. The water caused the most damage and caused the people of the Gulf Coast to…

tornadoes that take place in this area every year, so tornadoes are not as rare as tsunamis, earthquakes and etc. “With wind speeds of more than 300 mph (483 km/h), tornadoes are one of the most destructive natural forces on Earth.” (Castro, How do Tor-nadoes Form?) The way tornadoes form is a frightening thought…

Introduction The term disturbance is often associated with negative connotations. However, ecologically speaking, disturbance is a natural and vital process that can ultimately help facilitate the development of an ecosystem (Attiwill, 1994). In general, disturbance is an event that causes a change in the structure of an ecosystem, resource availability, and/or the physical environment (Turner, 2010). There are also disturbance regimes, which focuses on the temporal and spatial dynamics of…

northerly wind strengthens. However, since we were so high up on the ridge of the hill, even though it said it would be high cloud it would be a bit different up on the ridge. I also chose this strategy as Wellington weather tends to change very dramatically and quickly so we had to be prepared for all types of weather. I applied this strategy by having the correct gear which included a waterproof rain jacket which was also a windproof jacket, a thermal, warm pants and a…

Wind Direction’s Effect on Flour Beetle Search Behavior INTRODUCTION ϖ Background Beetles are arthropods and generally classified as insects (General Biology, 2014). The flour beetle (Tribolium spp.) is commonly found in flour mills, food storage warehouses, and even homes, where it feeds upon flour and other grains (General Biology, 2014). Though flour beetles are harmless, they are a huge agricultural problem (General Biology, 2014). Due to their status as an agricultural pest, it is…