Alia Huberman 29/03/2012 Alia Huberman 29/03/2012 Cyclone Tracy – Anatomy of a Disaster 9.1 HSIE Australia’s Physical Environment Cyclone Tracy – Anatomy of a Disaster 9.1 HSIE Australia’s Physical Environment What is a natural hazard? A natural hazard is a situation in which the forces of nature combine to cause destruction. When a natural hazard impacts on a community causing wreckage
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Cyclone Tracy Letter Katia Kelson Darwin‚ NT 14 Chelsey Street Australia Dear Brother‚ It’s been 3 months but please don’t panic‚ I’m fine. I’ve wanted to write this letter to you ages ago but I haven’t had the time. I must have the worst luck to move to Darwin a few weeks before Cyclone Tracy hit. And it hit during Christmas Eve too! Horrible isn’t it? But don’t worry‚ I made it out in one piece. Knowing you‚ you probably want the details of this experience so I’ve decided to tell you everything
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Cyclone Yasi Speech Good morning Mr. Black head of the State Emergence Service and fellow volunteers. Cyclone Yasi began developing as a tropical storm near Fiji on 29th January. The system quickly changed and became a cyclone and was named Yasi at 10pm on the 30th by Fiji Meteorological Service. Yasi headed in a westward track and rapidly intensified‚ from a Category 2 at 10am on 31st January and then further to a Category 3 at 7pm that day. Yasi maintained Category 3 intensity for the next 24
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A tropical cyclone is a rapidly-rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center‚ strong winds‚ and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain. Tropical cyclones typically form over large bodies of relatively warm water. They derive their energy from the evaporation of water from the ocean surface‚ which ultimately recondenses into clouds and rain when moist air rises and cools to saturation. This energy source differs from that of mid-latitude cyclonic storms‚ such
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In the remarkable novel‚ “Cyclone‚” by Doreen Cronin‚ twelve-year-old Nora has been counting down the days to ride the one and only Cyclone roller coaster at Coney Island. Not only does the ride‚ Cyclone‚ have its swirls and steep falls‚ but it is incredibly old‚ making it all the scarier for Nora. She decides that she doesn’t want to face it alone and tries to persuade her favorite cousin‚ Riley‚ to join her. Riley refuses‚ so Nora feels as though she has no choice‚ but to blackmail her by threatening
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Tropical Cyclones & Floods & Droughts: Australia is well known for it’s natural disasters including BushFires‚ Floods‚ Droughts and Tropical Cyclones. The major disasters being Tropical Cyclones and Droughts. A cyclone is a large-scale‚ atmospheric wind and pressure system characterized by low pressure at it’s centre and by circulating motion‚ counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. An example of a tropical cyclone is Australia’s deadliest one yet
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Hurricane is a severe storm with a violent wind. A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone‚ the general term for all circulating weather systems counter clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere over tropical waters. When a hurricane is formed over the western Pacific‚ these hurricanes are called “typhoons‚” and similar storms in the Indian Ocean are called “cyclones”. There are three classifications of Tropical cyclones: Tropical Depression – is an organized system of thunderstorms with sustained
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Geographically‚ the Philippine climate is dominated by heavy typhoons and monsoon winds. A monsoon climate is one that is dominated by seasonal winds that blow for half of the year in one direction and then reverse themselves. Northeast monsoon winds usually guarantee a warmer climate called amihan‚ which blows from November to April while the southwest monsoon locally known as habagat‚ blows in from May to October. This gives the country gusty winds that cause rains to most places. However‚ both
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You exam will have 60 multiple choice questions worth 1 pt each and 4 essay questions worth 10 points each for a total of 100 points. Review Exam 2 Underlined= possible essay questions. Chapter 5 1. In a pressure gradients winds will move winds from ____ pressure to ____pressure. 2. Know the movements for a cyclone and anticyclone in both hemispheres. 3. What is atmospheric pressure? 4. What device is used to measure atmospheric pressure? 5. What is the relationship between
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Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Mid Latitude Cyclone in Southern Hemisphere A mid latitude cyclone can also be referred to as an extratropical cyclone. As the name mid latitude suggests‚ they are found outside the tropics but before the north and south poles‚ approximately between 23 and 66 degrees on each of the hemispheres or the temperate zones of the earth between the Antarctic and the Arctic Polar Regions and the tropics. A cyclone on the other had refers to a location that is characterized
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