In early September 1999‚ the name‚ Floyd would soon be remembered for years and years. Hurricane Floyd struck the eastern coast of the United States in during the mid-month of September of 1999. This storm originated over the Atlantic off of the western region of Africa. Although Floyd only began as a tropical wave‚ it became a storm the United States thought could be the biggest and strongest they had ever seen. In preparation for this storm from Weather Forecast Offices and different Prediction
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safsafasfas Empirical irginia State Police Chief Tim Longo and colleagues told a news conference further forensic tests would be conducted to establish if the remains are those of the 18-year-old. Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr‚ 32‚ has been charged with abduction with intent to defile Ms Graham‚ who has been missing since 13 September. Thousands of volunteers had joined searches for the student‚ who was born in the UK but has lived in the US since she was five Virginia State Police have said Matthew’s
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Rhetoric and Composition Compare/Contrast Beach vs. Mountains Everyone always looks forward to their vacation periods‚ no matter what age they are. There are many locations from which to choose‚ but the most common tends to be the beach or the mountains. The beach offers activities and climate that the mountains cannot and vice versa. The beach and mountains are polar opposites. Although they are different‚ people can enjoy what both have to offer. In the mountains‚ the climate most often
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TEACHING WITH PPP – LESSON PLAN Date: 11/01/2013 Class Level: Pre-Intermediate Lenght of Lesson: 1 hr. Lesson Type: Vocabulary and Grammar Subject: What is the weather like today? Lesson objective: Students identifying and describing the weather Assumptions: Ss know basic vocabulary: weather‚ temperature‚ degrees‚ cold‚ warm‚ snow‚ storm‚ etc. STRATEGY 1 - PRESENTATION Interaction Patterns: T>S‚ S>T Timing: 20 min Purpose of Procedure: To interest students‚ to learn the vocabulary
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INT1 Task 1 Jamie Hildebrand Hurricane Satellite Image‚ NOAA‚ n.d.‚ retrieved from: http://www.noaa.gov/features/02_monitoring/inland_flooding.html Weather Forecasts From folklore and proverbs to modern radar technology‚ the scientific understanding of weather prediction has evolved through time. Several inventions such as the thermometer‚ barometer and even satellites have given way to immense knowledge of weather conditions. Mild‚ sunny days are perfect for picnics‚ but those aren’t the weather
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The Schoolhouse Blizzard‚ also known as the Children’s Blizzard blasted the American Plains on January 12‚ 1888. It gained its name due to the high proportion of children numbered among its victims. This is considered one of the worst blizzards of all time. The U.S. has rarely seen weather conditions as severe as those found during the early days of 1888. In the regions of western Canada east of the mountain ranges of British Columbia and north of the 60th parallel‚ January weather is usually
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If earth were either all land or all water and did not rotate on its axis‚ a large convection cell would form in each hemisphere with the colder and denser air at the poles sinking to the surface and flowing toward the tropics. There‚ it would force the warm air already at the equator to rise‚ and then it would cool and flow back toward the poles. The problem with this proposal is that Earth does rotate from west to east. This rotation causes the Coriolis effect‚ wherein moving particles such as
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Today‚ scientist argue over the consequences of global warming. Scientist say that the heating of the atmosphere can influence many health problems. Some of the related problems due to global warming are death to heat waves and other climate changes‚ and infectious diseases. With the atmosphere temperature rising‚ we all will be at risk. The climate not only harms our bodies‚ it can also harm our crops and waters. Floods and droughts associated with global warming can undermine our health
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What is the one thing that people always look forward to? They’re always looking forward to their next vacation period. There are many things and many different choices available to someone who is looking into vacationing. Some of the popular places for vacationers are either the nice warm beach or the cold snow filled mountains. Both places offer a fun filled variety of activities that either the beach can offer or the mountains can offer. The beach and mountains are two totally different vacation
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The sun that had shown so brightly in the morning was giving barely any light now‚ instead everything looked grey. The air was cooled and heavy. Dark clouds raced across the sky. The wind has howling monstrously and was blowing with increased velocity. The seemingly sudden darkening sky as though a curtain has been pulled across the sky.It was a harbinger of a fierce storm. People soon realized it and hurried to their homes. Ditto for me. Immediately‚ I accelerated my pace. Once reached home‚ I
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