Winter storm

sleep with all the coughing, crying and thunder. Just please listen.” I reply. “Nadim, can’t you see that I’m tired, that we are all tired.” Dad grows in irritation. “No, no, no this is a good one. Okay just sit up straight and pray for the biggest storm and have the waves push us away from the, the different mean people who are up on deck.” I say…

southeast Missouri and moved northeast toward Illinois then ended in Indiana. There wasn’t much warning before the tornado happened. To prevent panic among the public, tornado forecasting was not practiced and even the word “tornado” is banned. The storm moved quickly to the northeast, speeding thorough Missouri the towns effected were Gibson, Pike and Posey in Indiana, Bollinger, Iron, Madison, Perry and Reynolds in then crossing the Mississippi river into southern Illinois where is destroyed…

low-pressure cyclonic storm that develops in the tropical ocean from the easterly wave (Guida). They typically form between 5 degrees and 20 degrees latitude north or south (Guida). Hurricanes move in a counterclockwise motion from east to 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…

flashes, lightning bolts touching the tip of the highest wave and disappearing back into the sky. My toes were tingling with fear, I wanted to disappear under the pillows and blankets. However, I began to feel more excited. There was a force within the storm that was fueling my curiosity of weather. The ground seemed to be rumbling as a whirlwind of clouds was starting to dance on the grass. My father slowly picked me up and closed the curtains, his voice was soft with a little ounce of fear,…

Many individuals often find themselves making a decision that lack careful consideration, which might lead to consequences that can heavily influence their future. For an individual to make a careful course of action which results into positive enduring effect, it requires determination and motivation. However, in order to be fully motivated and determined, it first depend on the nature the individual is in. In the short story, “The Lamp at Noon” by Sinclair Ross explores the idea that the…

The Ride of a Lifetime We have all had nightmares. They could be simple things such as seeing a clown or getting swarmed by spiders, but there are the ones that truly scare you, like drowning to death. For me, my childhood nightmare of drowning to death showed up at my front door last summer. It was terrifying, but through my experiences I learned that pain is temporary, memories are forever, and that you need to understand and respect Mother Nature to the fullest before you do anything…

Joplin Missouri and its near 50,000 residents had a tornado rip through the town for almost 38 minutes. The tornado was rated at an EF-5 magnitude with multiple vortexes. The late afternoon tornado ripped through the town at almost 1 mile wide. The storm had a major impact on the earth, major damages including deaths and injuries, an economic impact, and lasting consequences to the town. Impact to the Earth One of the…

My first adventure i have ever gone on was when i traveled to florida. When i got there there was suppose to be a big storm and people had to stay inside.So it was really a terrifying experience bc it was really windy and rainy and i wasnt trying to get hurt. Florida is always having storms and stuff but i didnt know that at the time so yea but the thing is it didnt get to scary. All it did was rain and get very windy so thats good me and my mom and sister made it.Other then that we had fun at…

Nature is preeminently a lover of man. If I have no friend, what is Nature to me? She ceases to be morally significant" (163). For Thoreau this sort of valiantly humanistic estimation welled forward most obviously on an early summer's day. The dead of winter, we have seen, could bring out different emotions.…

Climate Change Response Essay Heatwaves. Wildfires. Hurricanes. Destruction. Anything come to mind upon hearing these words? They all have to do with the global, yet controversial, issue of climate change. The effects of climate change and global warming can be seen around the world in weather patterns, animal and plant habitats, and in the daily lives of the people living on this earth. This topic is furthermore discussed in an article written by Richard S. Lindzen, called “Global warming: The…