Wind gradient

“Hurricane Irma is making it’s way down to Florida.” said Fox News on the television. Immediately, my mom started gathering supplies, you could see panic in her eyes. I said “Mom, Irma isn’t going to come to Florida.” She then looked at me quickly, and continued making hurricane kits. All of a sudden, we heard on the news: “Hurricane Irma is coming to St.Petersburg, please evacuate now!” Our faces flushed with fear. Outside the window you could see everyone on the block packing…

In the story of Santa Ana by Joan Didion she dicusses many things about the scary winds that people experience. The Santa Ana winds is something that make the people act out of character, nauseous, very nervous and even depressed. A wind that is so powerful, people understand how everything changes when its time for the Santa Ana winds to come. According to an Israeli physicist, “During the ten or twelve hours which precede them, the air carries an unusually high ratio of positive and negative…

personification of the wind in the setting serves as an antagonist and/or bully towards Lutie Johnson. In paragraph one through three, the author uses imagery such as personification to emphasize how chaotic and dangerous the wind is in the setting. The author points out that the wind “ found every scrap of paper along the street” (10). When the author proceeds to list various lists of papers it has the effect of the streets being chaotic and congested. The author states, “the wind set the bits…

Safeco Field is in Seattle, Washington and is home to the Seattle Mariners. It has a retractable roof, which is great just in case it rains. The first game was played on July 15th, 1999 and seating capacity is 47,943 for baseball games. On their website Safeco Field states, “that Safeco Field was designed to meet all structural and service requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. All restrooms, ticket windows, drinking fountains, ATMs and counters at points of service are…

Have you ever wondered, like me, how one of the most dangerous storms, hurricanes form? They form near the equator over warm ocean waters. The waters need to be at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Hurricanes also require moist air and converging winds. Most hurricanes form off the west coast of Africa. They begin as thunderstorms that move out across the warm, tropical ocean. These thunderstorms are called tropical disturbances. Between 80 and 100 tropical storms develop each year around the…

Hurricane, a storm with a violent wind, particularly a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. The term, Hurricane, is a term only really used when a large storm takes place and has been formed over the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes have been reported since the 1900's and are still being reported to this day. "On August 30th, 2017, a Hurricane named Irma formed in midst of the Atlantic Ocean and stretched into parts of Florida. This hurricane lasted 15 days, ending on September 13th,…

Following a couple of days of sailing, I spotted an island off-course of our journey. I decided to see what was on the island, as it could possibly help me in the future. As the ship approached the island, my crew seemed confused as to what was happening. So, I told them that we would be looking into this island. Two men were going to accompany me, as I could not afford to lose any more after what happened on Ismarus. As I set foot onto the island, I looked around and witnessed small creatures…

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss is the story of a mans experiences. The first in a trilogy, The Name of the Wind relays the beginning of the main character, Kvothe’s life. The book begins in the inn owned by Kvothe. A man called ‘The Chronicler’ wants to record his adventures and has gone to lots of trouble to find Kvothe. Kvothe is the son of Arliden and Laurian, they are members of a traveling actors troupe. Kvothes early education underneath his parents made him an exceptional…

before one touches down can save the lives of many people. Looking into history, past tragic events can help future ones to be less tragic. The scale rating these tornadoes can show just how powerful nature can be. Explanation Tornadoes are deadly winds, rotating at up to two hundred and fifty plus miles per hour (Tornado Facts and History). These transparent clouds can be deadly in a matter of seconds. With clear skies behind them, these…

storms and tornadoes. They all can be damage, hurricanes can flood a town in seconds. A thunderstorm can ruin electricity with the lighting, and tornadoes and destroy your home in seconds. Tornadoes can be the worst in many ways, with there strong winds, how big they are and how they can pop up so fast. The reason or part of the reason they can be so dangerous is because of the shape. Because tornadoes are such deadly weather events, it is important for people to know about the different types…