Cyclone Tracy Cyclone Tracy has been labelled by many as the most severe Tropical Cyclone to ever affect Australia. A vast majority of Darwin was completely demolished during the 25th of December 1974. Even though the cyclone is considered small in world standards’‚ stretching with a radius of just 50km‚ Tracy was very intense. In Darwin Airport‚ a wind of 217km/h was recorded before the anemometer was destroyed. On the 20th of December 1974‚ what was soon to be Cyclone Tracy was identified in
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Cyclone Nargis‚ crossing the south of Burma over two days‚ can accord recognition for bringing devastating loss to the Ayeyarwady Delta region ‚ particularly to the extremely vulnerable social groups within. As the United Nation estimates‚ 2.4 million people were affected due to this category 4 cyclone that sustained winds of 210 km per hour‚ and in light of this‚ the mitigation and response following the cyclone proved to be poor and limited. This was accountable to several factors including governmental
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2008 Cyclone Nargis of Myanmar Cyclone Nargis was a strong typical storm that caused the worst ever natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar. The cyclone hit the country on May2‚ 2008‚ causing havoc and at least 146000 fatalities with thousands more people still missing. The Labutta Township alone was reported to have 80000 dead‚ with about 10000 more deaths in Bogale. Damage was estimated at over US 10 billion. Which made it the most catastrophic cyclone in Myanmar. Nargis
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Geography Natural hazards: tropical cyclones Year 9 assessment task 3 Sam borron Year 9 Mr Hine Tropical cyclone Larry Geographical processes associated with tropical cyclones Tropical cyclones form over warm oceans (above 26.5˚ C) as low pressure systems and gradually build up intensity. They have clockwise wind circulations and produce gale force winds. These winds can extend hundreds of kilometers from the cyclone center Tropical cyclones can persist for many days and many follow quite
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tropical cyclone? A tropical cyclone is a storm system in the Southern Hemisphere‚ with a closed circulation around a center of low pressure‚ driven by heat energy released as moist air drawn in over warm ocean waters rises and condenses. The circular eye or centre of a tropical cyclone is an area characterised by light winds and often by clear skies. They derive their energy from the warm tropical oceans and do not form unless the sea-surface temperature is above 26.5°C‚ although‚ once formed‚ they
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for political parties‚ but when James Madison wrote the Constitution no one even thought of even having political parties. Shortly after the Constitution was written‚ however‚ political parties formed. How did these political parties get formed? Well‚ it started how many other political parties are formed today‚ a disagreement. Leaders of the American Revolution hated the idea of political parties.
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[pic]What Is Character? How Is It Formed? Character is who we really are. It’s what we do when no one is looking. It’ s the accumulation of thoughts‚ values‚ words and actions. These become the habits that comprise our character. That character determines our destiny. A person of character thinks right and does right according to core universal values that define the qualities of a good person: trustworthiness‚ respect‚ responsibility‚ fairness‚ caring and citizenship. The CHARACTER
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Tropical Cyclones: Cyclone Larry A tropical cyclone is a powerful tropical storm that forms between 5° and 20° south or north of the Equator over warm oceans. Once formed‚ they can last for a few days to over three weeks. They usually form over the northern areas of Australia from November-April each year. For a cyclone to be able to develop there are many key processes that have to occur. The cyclones form over oceans that have a water temperature greater than 26.5°C. When moist‚ warm air
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Explain the differences between the impacts of hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis. (40 marks) Tropical revolving storms have a marked influence on the areas they consume. Whether it’s at the point of striking (our primary effects) or the secondary factors days/months/years afterwards: they impact on the social‚ environmental and economic stature of an area. This is evident when comparing two of the most notable tropical revolving storms in the last decade. Hurricane Katrina hit the MEDC coast
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“How the Earth was Formed” video notes: Theory: -sun was surrounded by a cloud of dust and gas -as cloud cooled little grains of minerals started forming -grains of minerals started bumping into each other (Problem was nobody could explain how these microscopic minerals formed a planet) Then in 2003 astronaut Don Pettit performed an experiment onboard the international space station. He put some salt in a plastic bag and found that almost immediately the grains started gathering together into little
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