period of usually less than a couple of minutes in any particular area because the funnel tends to skip along. Tornadoes generally exhibit a certain characteristic cycle of behavior between formation and final disappearance. The first sign of a tornado may be a strong whirlwind of dust from the ground surface‚ often in conjunction with the appearance of a short funnel growing from the storm cloud above it. The funnel then becomes more organized and descends further from the cloud‚ sometimes touching
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Part I What are the primary differences between Mitigation and Preparedness? Research and describe three examples of each. The United States experiences a variety of natural disasters throughout the year. Because of hurricanes on the Pacific‚ Atlantic‚ and Gulf of Mexico coasts‚ earthquakes near the San Andreas and other fault lines‚ volcanic eruptions‚ tornadoes in the plains‚ and floods throughout the Midwest‚ the United States suffers approximately $1 billion in losses each week. From 1990-93
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hurricane and a tornado looks like. Beginning with hurricanes‚ they have absolutely super heavy rains. Tornadoes do form from thunder storms‚ but they don’t have as strong rains. Hurricanes have some violent heavy bursts of rain at points. An example of hurricanes having heavy enough rains to burst through
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Tornadoes vs Hurricanes Oh my gosh‚ it’s a twister! Oh‚ never mind. You know‚ a lot of people think that hurricanes and tornadoes are two similar things‚ but they are actually very different. Some examples of the similarities and differences are: where they form‚ how quick warnings come out‚ size‚ how long they last‚ and how they spin. First of all‚ a difference is where they form. While tornadoes spawn everywhere except Antarctica‚ in contrast‚ hurricanes spawn in the water near the equator
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Introduction To build an arena here in [ CITY ]‚ you will have to know some of the severe weather hazards that we go through and how we can overcome it. It is important to know what kind of weather [ CITY ] goes through to ensure people’s safety and know what to expect during certain time of the year. [ CITY ] encounters five severe weather hazards: thunderstorms‚ flash floods‚ lightning‚ tornadoes and hurricanes. Thunderstorms are a short lived weather system that
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become towering thunderheads. From outside the storm area‚ air moves in over the sea surface to replace the air soaring upwards in the thunderheads. The air begins swirling around the storm centre‚ for the same reason that the air swirls around a tornado centre. As this air swirls in over the sea surface‚ it soaks up more and more water vapor. At the storm centre‚ this new supply of water vapor gets pulled into the thunderhead updrafts‚ releasing still more energy as the water vapour condenses. This
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ATMS-100: EXAM III REVIEW SHEET The exam will be 80 questions‚ multiple choice. You may use a calculator‚ however‚ CELL PHONE USE IS PROHIBITED. Please bring a #2 pencil. Study aids: This sheet‚ lecture notes‚ textbook. Learn and be able to apply concepts; do NOT simply memorize facts. Questions? Come to office hours‚ ask your TA‚ post to the discussion board on Compass. FROM BEFORE: _What is the difference between satellites and radar? 1. Satellites: View clouds from space
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you live in a mid-western state‚ you may be in harm’s way for tornadoes (Source 2). Although‚ if you live in gulf states or even around gulf states‚ you may in danger of a hurricane (Source 2)! There are many ways to prepare for a hurricane or a tornado‚ and one way is just to know information about them. This could save your life!
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purpose as you are required to have Tools set upon the activation of their floodgate trap. Dust Tornado is suited more to decks that have massive problems with Floodgate cards i.e Mistake or Skill Drain. It essentially works like a slower MST as you have to set it for a turn‚ but it’s still the most optimal for certain decks to up your spell/trap destruction in Games 2 and 3. Though Dust Tornado is incapable of preventing your opponent’s Trap Stuns or summon-reactive traps like Bottomless Trap
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moment‚ the man on the radio said‚ “The tornado has touched the ground. I repeat‚ the tornado has touched the ground.” Upon hearing that my mom cut in front of three cars‚ and took the closest exit ramp to get off of the highway. I knew that terror was in my eyes as I looked back and noticed the tornado is a few miles away. My mom started to say a prayer‚ “Oh dear lord‚ please lead my family to a safe shop‚ or store‚ to bring us to safety from the tornado that is coming our way.” I thought that the
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