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...hurricane is “A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone…a wind of force 12 on the Beaufort scale (equal to or exceeding 64 knots or 74mph). As I read through the National Hurricane Center website by NOAA, our National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration it shares with us what a hurricane is, and how it reaches hurricane status. A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone, which is generic term for a low pressure system that generally forms in the tropics. The cyclone is accompanied by thunderstorms and, the Northern Hemisphere, a counterclockwise circulation of winds near the earth’s surface. Much like the trim levels of a vehicle, Hurricanes have a similar ranking. Starting off with a system of clouds, thunderstorms, and maximum wind speeds of 38 mph, the system becomes organized and categorized as a Tropical Depression. A step above that brings you into the category of a Tropical Storm where you will find: stronger winds speeds from 39 mph to a max of 73 mph, stronger thunderstorms, and a defined surface with an eye. Finally starting at 74 mph the storm becomes classified as a Category I Hurricane. Once the system reaches its Hurricane status, there are five categories. |Category |Wind Speeds (from xxx mph up to xxx mph) | |Tropical Depression |Maximum sustained winds of 38 mph ...
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...The job I accepted is the position of Sales Representative for Speas Storms Shutters based out of Mobile, AL. The buyer I selected is Angelo’s Steak Pit, located in Panama City Beach, Florida. I selected Angelo’s because of their location in the area where severe storms most often hit. They will be a great prospect in fulfilling our objective of expanding our market share east of the Mississippi River. Value Proposition Speas Storm Shutters offers many solutions to protect your family and property from storms, hurricanes specifically. • Our products would provide protection that would save Angelo’s Steak Pit in the high costs of damage repair due to hurricanes. • The use of our products would prevent them from having to close down, meaning Angelo’s would not lose valuable business traffic. • Installation would be hassle-free and inexpensive. • We have a great selection of products. Our variety is capable of meeting the specific needs of Angelo’s. • The investment of our products would keep Angelo’s prepared before the storm hits. • Deployment of products is convenient and not time consuming. • The customer service we offer will provide Angelo’s with assurance and peace of mind Telephone Call • Speak with Gus Brown, owner of Angelo’s Steak Pit • Set up an appointment to meet in person to introduce our products to Angelo’s • Leading benefit: to introduce our products that could greatly save Angelo’s on repair expenses after a severe storm • Leading benefit:...
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...On December 26, 2015, residents of North Texas experienced a terror foreign to the area’s usual weather patterns. “The only things left were the door and front porch,” says Caylee Stokes, SFA freshman, about the remains of a neighbor’s home, “Everything else was gone.” Just a day after Christmas, a series of tornadoes struck suburban areas of Dallas County with maximum wind speeds of 200 mph, leaving the area in shambles. Over 25% of SFA’s student body calls Dallas County and the surrounding area home. This disaster was a shocking end to many of our fellow Lumberjacks’ holiday season. “It doesn’t hit you until you are standing there looking at the damage,” says Stokes. Two suburbs, Garland and Rowlett, located just 20 miles outside of Dallas,...
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...Throughout history, humans have been amazed and intrigued by the various forces of nature, particularly those associated with weather. This fascination can most readily be attributed to the fact that so many different weather patterns exist throughout the world. This diversity in climates results in a wide range of weather conditions; from relatively calm weather to dangerously violent storms. Despite the great variation in weather patterns among the world’s many climates, tornadoes are one weather phenomenon that have been known to occur in almost every climate on Earth. Because a tornado is one of the world’s most deadly forces of nature, it is important for humans to strive to understand what tornadoes are, how they are formed, their potential dangers, and how to better predict the formation of tornadoes so that effective warnings can be issued. In order to completely understand the dangers of tornadoes, it is important to examine the current explanations for how and why tornadoes form. Tornadoes are most often generated by supercell storms. Supercell storms are particularly large, severe storms that develop in highly unstable environments in which cool, dry air lies above warm, moist air. Supercells typically form in the United States during the Spring as warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico flows north and comes in contact with cooler, dryer layers of air. The Midwestern section of the United States tends to be the location for the majority of the country’s tornadoes...
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...Tornadoes Vermona Pigues Professor Stephen Underwood Fall 2013 PHSC 210-A03 Elements of Earth Science Liberty University November 11, 2013 Introduction The weather is a fascinating subject matter, which has several phenomenon mysteries that humans are exposed to. There are many environmental disasters that happen to occur only in specific geographical areas of the United States. One of these environmental disasters known as tornadoes tends to resonate in certain regions. Tornadoes cause damage, devastation, and sometimes loss of life can occur. The approach to convey is to understand how Tornadoes are formed, and what causes them? What are the elements, and components that make up this phenomenon? What is the process, methods, and/or tools used by scientists to study, and investigate this environmental disaster? The attempt to be made is to give a general overview, and some clarity, with regards to the topic of tornadoes. General Overview The United States has the most tornadoes than anywhere in the world. Tornadoes are very rare and unpredictable. There is an area in the United States that is hit by tornadoes, more than most places due to its weather. This place is known as Tornado Alley, which covers a region from Texas to South Dakota, and Oklahoma. This area has the highest frequency of tornadoes in the world. Tornadoes begin formation through a thunderstorm. This is when the warm air flows up from the Gulf of Mexico...
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...On August 29th, 2005, the winds whipped outside at a fierce 175 miles per hour, rain pounded on the rooftops, flooding imminent as levees strained and gave way pouring into New Orleans. The Category 5 hurricane terrorizing all cities and states on its war path of destruction; Katrina is what they call her and her storm surge reached 20 feet high. 1,836 was the final death toll that Hurricane Katrina caused and her affects were impacted over approximately 90,000 square miles. 80% of New Orleans was underwater and some places were up to 20 feet under. (11 Facts About Hurricane Katrina) This destruction is unimaginable to most of us but for those that experienced it, it is something they never want to experience again. Along Katrina’s route of destruction, tornados were developed wreaking havoc in other states. In this paper I will discuss, in depth, hurricanes and tornados and the destruction they cause to our nation. The word hurricane was derived from the Spanish word “huracan” this word originated from a Mayan storm god. The word hurricane was used in the West Indies where they described any tropical cyclone. (Hurricane: What is a Hurricane?) The accurate definition of a hurricane is a “tropical cyclone with sustained winds that have reached speeds of 74 mph or higher” the storms are labeled as hurricanes when they gain their strength over days and weeks time. (Hurricane: What is a Hurricane?) Storms developing over the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean are coined...
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...afternoon, and your boss has just learned that the National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Thunderstorms are building to the west and are expected to hit your building in less than an hour. He decides to cancel all meetings, make sure shelter areas are unlocked, and make an announcement to inform all the staff. At 2:05 pm, it begins to get very dark outside and there is a rumble of thunder. The designated spotter steps out to have a look. The sky appears as if it’s boiling and has taken on a green tinge. The wind picks up and the trees begin to sway. A cool blast hits him and a cloud of dust blows across the parking lot. "This storm doesn't look good." He reenters the building and hears the NOAA Weather Radio tone-alert, and is told the National Weather Service has just issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for their county. Suddenly, he hears a roar of wind and a crash. The storm has let loose a downburst - a sudden, strong rush of wind. He rushes toward the source of the noise. A branch from a nearby tree shattered a window in a room. A few staff was injured from the flying glass. Two will need stitches. He evacuates the rooms on the windward side and moves the staff into the conference room which has no windows. They will be safer in there. Hail begins to fall and grow larger in size. Large hail can impact at one hundred miles per hour (100 mph) (NSSL, n.d.). Suddenly, the skylights shatter. Your boss decides to play it safe and move everyone into the interior...
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...Fall - A Time Transition The fall season has many meanings for me. It is a time of transition that takes us from warm balmy days to the more harsh weather of winter. It's a time that takes us from the spectacle of nature in full bloom, to nature in hibernation. The signs of this transition are everywhere. The vivid colors of summer fade away, the color of the sky changes from deep blue to gray. The green fades from the grass and plants lose their blossoms. The leaves on the trees turn color, and lose their grip. Insects disappear. It's the tune of year that signifies the end of summer and vacations. No more picnics, swimming, baseball, tennis, and a myriad of other activities that most of us enjoy in the outdoors. It signals that during the next few months we will have to endure weather conditions that are not conducive to spending quality time outdoors enjoying nature. The knowledge of this seasonal period of transition awakens, in me, a more keen awareness of my surroundings than at any other time of year. The deeper appreciation comes from knowing that the good weather days are coming to an end. The fall season conjures up all sorts of analogies in my mind. For example, football and basketball games are divided into four quarters, a dollar is divided by four quarters, the calendar year is divided into four quarters, and the human life span might also be divided into four 20 year parts, assuming that we live an average of 80 years. In all these examples, the third period precedes...
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...become a problem around the world; it is caused by CO2 emissions and other gases in the atmosphere that cause the sun’s thermal energy to be absorbed, otherwise known as the greenhouse effect. Studies have shown that at least 20% of ice on Earth has melted since 1979. Although it may not sound so bad, every year we deplete the natural ice on Earth by using CO2-emitting machines such as vehicles, factories, and other heavy machinery. The depleting may accelerate until all naturally-made ice caps and glaciers are gone. Ocean levels will rise sky-high from the melted ice. Global warming is also causing change in both wind and ocean currents. The ocean currents have changed so dramatically scientists believe anymore change may cause catastrophic waves, not to mention the change in the flow of things. The wind’s change in direction may cause high-speed winds, and horrendous tornadoes. A mixture of the two would cause weather worse than Hurricane Katrina. Despite disagreements on this subject, studies have shown that this could possibly happen if we keep going the way we are. Of course, in 1972, scientists were afraid another ice age would happen because the temperature was going down half a degree between 1945 and 1968. Then, the temperature started rising. This shows that it may or may not happen. But from past references, global warming may not happen. To summarize, an issue in the world today is global warming. There have been different ideas as to why it is happening...
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...ROOF AND WALL CLADDING BRAND 1 BRAND 1 BRAND 2 All new Galvanised Roofing Sheets look alike... Right Hardness for Roofing Maximum Strength Optimum Chromating Uniform Zinc Coating Excellent Zinc Adherence Assured Thickness Accurate Dimension Superior Packaging Printed Thickness and Zinc Coating Fixed and Transparent Pricing Perfect Overlapping Superior Distribution Network ...but only the best stand the test of time. TATA Shaktee GC sheets truly last the longest. After all, they are brought to you from the house of TATA's. The sheets pass through stringent quality tests that ensure uniform Zinc coating, proper hardness for roofing, superior Zinc adherence, high tensile strength and accurate dimensions. All this and more add up to the quality valued by millions of consumers over decades. FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH MARKETING & SALES Tata Centre Tata Steel Limited 43 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata 700 071 Phone: (91) (033) 2288 7051/ 3061/ 1951 Fax: (91) (033) 2288 5926 e-mail: tatashaktee@tatasteel.com PHONE NUMBERS OF SALES OFFICES Chennai Delhi Kolkata Mumbai Ahmedabad Aurangabad Bangalore Chandigarh Faridabad Guwahati Indore Jaipur Jamshedpur Kanpur Ludhiana Nagpur Pune : Ph: (044)6696 0008 Fax:(044)2826 9101 : Ph: (011)5535 9659 Fax:(011)2334 3196 : Ph: (033)5550 8154 Fax:(033)2288 1687 : Ph: (022)2267 5945 Fax:(022)2261 9902 : Ph: (079)6661 2606 Fax:(079)5561 2604 : Ph: (0240)562 1477 Fax:(0240)562...
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...24, 2014 Short Essay on Hurricanes Introduction: A devastating event that forms over water where the heat from the water fuels the intensity of the storm is called a hurricane, a tropical storm, a cyclone, or low pressure storm. These storms form over the oceans of the world and are fed off the heat that rises from the warmer waters of the world. They all have a very distinct shape, and it appears like a cloudy white donut. The tighter the circle, the more clearly the eye is defined and easily shows the power and intensity of the storm. General Overview: A hurricane is a storm system that is defined as, “a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more.” (Louisiana Homeland Security) These storms are dangerous in several ways. Hurricanes have torrential rains, dangerous winds, raging storm surges, and many tornadoes directly associated with the power of the hurricanes. A hurricane is also directed by the steering currents from the jet stream. They can last for weeks to a month depending on the speed and how fast they make landfall. The mountainous terrain is a hurricane killer and will prevent a storm from strengthening. A hurricane starts as a tropical storm or tropical depression. These systems are almost exclusively in tropical parts of the world, and the formation predominantly travels over oceans and warmer water temperatures which produce tropical air and evaporation thereby feeding the system. Depending...
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...treasure hunt?” Lion agreed and joined Peter. The forest was dense and dark. Peter was afraid but with Lion by his side, he made it through. When the two finally reached the mountain they met Eagle. “You have excellent vision and can alert us to dangers,” said Peter to Eagle. “Will you come with us? We’re looking for a treasure.” Eagle agreed and joined Peter and Lion. The mountains were tall and craggy. Lion slipped but Peter was swift enough to give him a hand and pull him up. Eagle with his sharp vision watched every step they took. Soon, they reached the valley below where they met Sheep. “Will you join us in our search for treasure?” Peter asked Sheep, “and keep us warm when it’s cold?” Sheep agreed and joined Peter, Lion and Eagle. A cold wind swept across the endless meadow. They all huddled against Sheep who kept them warm and cozy. The four finally reached the desert where they met Camel. " You are called the ship of the desert,” said Peter to Camel, “will you help us get across and join the treasure hunt too?” Camel agreed. All exclaimed in surprise. Peter, Lion and Sheep mounted the camel and happily set off across the vast desert with Eagle enjoying the spectacle from above. Camel began galloping and everybody cheered with excitement. Traversing the desert on Camel’s back was quite thrilling! The five finally reached the ocean where they met Turtle. “Can you help us cross the water?” Peter asked Turtle. “We are on a treasure hunt.” Turtle agreed and joined Peter, Lion, Eagle...
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...comfortable lies in its structural design to deal with the main problems such as the wind load, the physical strength of the building and of course the elevator design needed for such a large structure. The Burj Dubai, situated in Dubai, will soon be the tallest building in the world, bypassing the previous record holder, the Taipei 101 by almost 290 metres giving it an astonishing 800 metre height. With over 2700 feet, designing and constructing such a vast building has given significant challenges to engineers and designers alike. Since the building can hold up to 35,000 people at once, it is essential that it is strong, comfortable and able to move people up and down it at a steady rate. This essay will explore how the designers and engineers went about solving these issues. One of the key problems the engineers had to overcome was effect of the wind load and how it would affect the building motions due to the extraordinary height of the tower. Wind load is something that must be taken into account for all buildings, but obviously the wind velocity increases the higher you go and since the structure is over 800 metres tall, there is guaranteed to be a large wind force acting on the building. Three different engineering firms: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill who were all working on the project, hired the RWDI (Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.) a wind and environmental engineering firm to conduct wind studies on the Burj Dubai’s design. The RWDI had worked on a number of previous...
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...1: Step 2: Sight: * Cloudy skies * Blue water * Tall trees with coconuts * Sand * heatwaves Hear: * seagulls swarming into the air * the waves of the sea * the noise that a Cicada bug makes in hot tempuratures Feel: * The cool of a shadow * The warm water * The hot weather * The smoothness of the sand Smell: * Ocean breeze Taste: * Coconuts * Crabs * Any insect that you can find * Berries on the bushes Step 3: 1. Cool 2. Spectacular 3. War fun 4. Great 5. Significant 6. Gentle 7. Hot 8. Sunny 9. Majestic 10. Rich 11. Smooth 12. Calm 13. Peaceful 14. Reaxed 15. Warm 16. Thrilling 17. Racing wind 18. Tropical 19. Seasonal 20. Beautiful 21. Tasteful 22. Pleasant 23. Desolate 24. Sandy 25. Sunburn 26. Humid 27. Happy 28. Scenery 29. Breathtaking 30. Glamourous 31. Sheer 32. Lush 33. Isolated 34. Breezy 35. Splendid 36. Unique 37. Virtuous 38. Looming 39. Gentile 40. Superb Step 4: * Imagery * Personification * Simile * Metaphors Step 5: The dominant impression that my piece of writing will make you feel relaxed and peaceful. It will kind of make you feel like it is a commercial and it is very appealing to all the senses. The reader will wan t to go to the place when they are done reading it because they will understand...
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