Geog task 51 – exam question Discuss the impacts of storm events in the British Isles and evaluate the responses to them (40 marks) ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- The British Isles has a cool temperate western maritime climate including four seasons and various weather conditions. Storms come and go some so weak they are unnoticed and some bring in heavy winds and torrential
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The Dust Bowl was a treacherous storm‚ which occurred in the 1930’s‚ that affected the midwestern people‚ for example the farmers‚ and which taught us new technologies and methods of farming. As John Steinbeck wrote in his 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath: "And then the dispossessed were drawn west- from Kansas‚ Oklahoma‚ Texas‚ New Mexico; from Nevada and Arkansas‚ families‚ tribes‚ dusted out. Carloads‚ caravans‚ homeless and hungry; twenty thousand and fifty thousand and a hundred thousand and two
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also like to thank our teachers and my friends to give us moral support. Abstract In October 2003‚ stormwater overflows from an intense‚ short-duration storm eroded approximately 20‚000 yds.3 of soil from the bottom and side slopes of a ravine between the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and a subdivision near Tacoma‚ Wash. The erosion ruptured two storm drains and left undermined slopes that continued to ravel and retreat. Measures were implemented to help stabilize the eroded slopes and prevent further retreat
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risk because this is when everyone will be in there highest anxiety state. If you are planning on leaving plan ahead don’t wait‚ one of the highest risk people are for is storm surge. Storm surge is when the ocean water rises up to 20 feet. The national hurricane center urges people who live in or near coast lines to evacuate storm surge is no joke and residents should leave their homes. Planning for a hurricane like this can be devastating when preparing
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by the nature of the color as compared to a birch tree which is white or light in color. "But swinging doesn’t bend them down to stay. Ice storms do. Often you must have seen them Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning. After a rain. They click upon themselves As the breeze rises‚ and turn many-colored As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel." The ice storms symbolize the difficult times in life or the coming of age through time and weathering just like a person. The word loaded describes about
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ESS Analysis of Hurricanes Thesis Statement: A hurricane is a type of tropical storm that forms in the southern Atlantic Ocean‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes can cause significant damage to coastal areas and even several hundred miles inland‚ depending on the strength of the storm. Hurricanes can cause winds above 150 miles per hour and are categorized 1-5‚ depending on the strength of the winds‚ with 1 being the calmest and 5 being the harshest
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thought this destruction was at an end and only good was to come‚ but in 1931 things took a turn for the worst and more devastation piled on from an era known as the “Dirty Thirties”. “The most visible evidence of how dry the 1930s became was the dust storm” (Overmiller). This is also more greatly known as the Dust Bowl. “The Dust Bowl got its name after Black Sunday‚ April 14‚ 1935”. (Overmiller). And from then on farmers realized no new/advanced technology could get them through this devastation period
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Hurricanes and tornadoes are absolutely two of the strongest storms known to man. Both of these storms have many attributes. These two can grow completely massive compared to us‚ but not each other. Also all around the U.S. people are affected by these storms. To start off‚ you will need to know what a 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
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Tuesday‚ April 22‚ 1934 We had another dust storm yesterday. It was pretty bad. It was around 1:30 that it happened. I was outside when I saw it coming. I rushed inside and screamed‚ Dust Storm! Dad rushed inside from sealing one of the windows. Mom stopped cleaning clothes‚ and poured all of the water on any cloth that she could find. Then she hung them up on the inside of the window to catch any dust that came in. Dad went into his room and came back with some masks to put on and protect us from
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to bring in sediments that build up‚ forming the barrier islands. They range in length from three to a hundred kilometers in length and less than one to three kilometers in width. Their two major functions are: To protect the coastlines from severe storm damage and to harbor several habitats that are refuges for wildlife. There are four major zones in the barrier-islands: beach‚ dunes‚ overwash‚ and salt marsh. Each of these zones have their own function and type of natural life. It is natural for
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