Wind farm

One of the most current natural disasters is known as hurricane Maria. It started as a category 4 storm, and progressively Maria left catastrophic damage all around Puerto Rico. . Many people are stuck on the island because the transportation facilities are still closed. On the same note Dozens of cities remain inhabitable, and the people have abounding needs for help. So all across the map there are complications throughout the Puerto Rican territory. On September 30, the Cruise line The…

The states that experience the highest number of tornadoes are Texas, Kansas, Florida, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Mississippi. Not only do these states have the highest number of tornadoes, but they also have some of the most dangerous and devastating tornadoes. The Enhanced Fujita Scale can describe just how strong these tornadoes can get. These scales are based on the damage they cause after a tornado. There are six different categories on the scale that range from 0-5. EF0 describes minor or no…

The largest storm to ever hit New York happened in October of 2012. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald is brewing up an even larger storm. Although many might argue that in The Great Gatsby the weather is not relevant to anything but just New York weather, Fitzgerald uses the weather as a motif of mood throughout the story. Readers notice the use of weather to represent the mood early on in the book when it is raining when Gatsby and Daisy are at tea together.Typically people relate rain…

During heavy wind storms, Coastal Hwy, or Rt.1, can become covered in ocean water. Where buildings don’t hinder the path from the ocean, sand blows across the road creating slick and treacherous driving conditions. Traveling north and seeing the various little towns that make up the coast of this peninsula: OC, Fenwick, South Bethany, across the Indian River bridge, through Dewey Beach and finally into Rehoboth. At just before 6:00am, I enter the property and drive around back to the project…

with low winds and clear skies.” (http://www.siue.edu/MLTE/Thematic%20Units/The%20Weather %20Around%20Us/hurricane_facts.htm) A hurricane is by far one of the most disastrous natural occurrences you could experience. Hurricanes cause three main things: Destruction of the environment, ruination of communities, and death. Hurricanes, also called tropical cyclones, can be very destructive to the environment. Although storm surge is perhaps the most dangerous part of a hurricane, its winds and…

Black. One of the three words that came to Essie’s mind as her eyes fluttered open and she squinted into the gloom of darkness around her. Mildew, was the second. She took deep breaths of the foul smell, confusion and panic began to settle in her gut as she couldn’t recall where she was currently or where she was previously. Cold, was the last word that crossed her mind as she felt around the black fringed shadows surrounding her. Her breaths came out heavy and harsh, she could feel a thin…

The Fall television premiere season isn’t in full swing yet, but that might be a good thing. On Friday night the TV viewers of the world might have the tube on, but it’s not because of the new programing. The big story right now is the weather. Hurricane Irma is slated to hit the USA with a serious impact. Fifty years ago when a hurricane hit America there wasn’t much warning for the public. The weather technology was developing and the ways to get out the word were limited. Today, with…

whispered, lying her head upon the winter breeds. My eyes shifted, but I was all too aware of how true her words rang. The gentle snowflakes could lull any tired soul into an infinite slumber. And I was certainly exhausted. The gentle song of the winds brought its chill upon us, and we were enchanted by these lyrics the heavens bestowed upon us. The silence was broken only by our steady breathing and whispers. After so many years, my heart could finally find peace amidst the chaos in the single…

3,2,1… The clamps release and we are shot forward like a bullet in a barrel. The wind rips through my hair, my head is flung back against the seat, by body locks, adrenaline rushing through me. All I see is blue. My heart races, blood pumping. Red and yellow streaks rush past. I soar higher and higher. My head is pressed firmly against the seat, my face being flattened by the strong wind. Then we pause, just for a moment at the top, suspended 420 feet above the ground. All I see is the lake and…

An Occluded Front is a cold front that overtakes a warm front and the two fronts combine into one front. The chapter also explains how when it appears on a surface weather map that it is defined by a purple line that has alternating cold-front triangles and warm-front half circles, of which both figures run in the direction of the way the front is moving. There are two types of occluded fronts, the first is called a Cold Occlusion with the second being a Warm Occlusion. A cold occlusion is a…