NATURAL DISASTERS A natural disaster is a major adverse event‚ which can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage. There are many types of natural disasters: avalanches‚ earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions‚ floods‚ tsunamis‚ blizzards‚ droughts‚ hailstorms‚ tornadoes‚ wildfires. If an adverse event occurs in an area without vulnerable population‚ it will not have such disastrous consequences‚ as if it occurs in area of vulnerable population as in San Francisco
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Andrea Robinson Carrie Maison English 101 December 28‚ 2013 The Siren that Cried Wolf Picture yourself in Tornado Alley‚ it’s a bright sunny day‚ you’re at the park having a great day with your children‚ then the tornado siren sounds. What do you do? It’s sunny outside‚ you look up and there are no clouds to be seen. Do you take cover or do you continue enjoying your day at the park? Is it 10 a.m. on a Monday morning‚ when they are testing the sirens? No‚ it is 3:37 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon
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with trends such as web-based nursing degrees making its way to the forefront and being successful in its venture shows much promise and many opportunities for a future in nursing. A disastrous situation that so many are familiar with is tornados. Tornados are so hazardous because of the high winds‚ risk of being hit by flying or falling
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What’s the weather like? Windy! 1. Windy systems are produced by two fundamental forces: the heat of the sun and the spinning of the earth. By heating the atmosphere‚ the sun affects the patterns of air pressure around the globe. Because of the earth’s position in relation to the sun‚ different parts of the atmosphere are heated more or less‚ according to the time of the year. High and low air pressure areas form and air constantly moves to reduce the former and lift up the latter. 2. The
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Severe Weather Geoff Coulson Warning Preparedness Meteorologist Environment Canada Sept 11 2009 ICLR Friday Forum 1 Contents • • • • Ontario Storm Prediction Centre Forecasting Technology Watch/Warning Program A closer look at August 20th tornado outbreak 2 Ontario Storm Prediction Centre Toronto 3 Radar data… 4 Weather Technology 5 Satellite Data… 6 Computer Models… 7 Forecast Area of Responsibility 8 Scale of a Summer Storm 9 One storm
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Disaster Preparedness and Response Measures and Actions for Specific Disasters Preparing for Emergencies (General) Prepare For Disaster * Set up a place to meet after a disaster. Choose an out-of-state emergency contact person. * Know different ways to get out of your home. * Be ready to help your neighbors. Ask them to make sure you are alerted in a disaster. * Have disaster plans for work‚ school and child care. * Keep emergency supplies in your house and car. Check
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Situation Awareness and Decision Making in a Warning Environment Advanced Warning Operations Course IC Core 2 Lesson 3: Team SA Warning Decision Training Branch Lesson 3 will focus on the Situation Awareness (SA) of teams. The “teams” in this lesson are not limited to the forecast office staff. For example‚ another team would be the entire group comprised by the forecast office‚ the media‚ and emergency managers‚ who are all part of the warning process. 1 Lesson 3: Team SA Learning
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GEOL 1402 Hour Test 3: Review Guide Chapter 18: Air Pressure and Wind 1. Know standard air pressure at sea level in pounds per square inch and inches of mercury. (1 question) 2. Know who invented the mercurial barometer. (1 question) 3. Study the instruments used to measure air pressure. (1 question) 4. Review the role of pressure gradients in creating wind. (3 questions) 5. Know how the spacing of isobars on a weather map relates to wind speeds. (2 questions) 6. Know that a “southwest wind” blows
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in an hour (During severe weather) * January 9th 2012- That years first confirmed tornado with hail the size of ping pong balls (Houston and Galveston) * April 6‚ 2012- More than a dozen tornadoes ripped through north Texas‚ there were as many as 19 in progress at a time‚ the strongest one reaching an EF4. -Forney EF3‚ wind speeds up to 150 mph “ It was like a bomb hit”-Patti Gilroy (Victim of the tornado) -Lancaster EF2‚ wind speeds up to 130 mph * August 31‚2012 Outer rain bands associated
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the goverment should take action toward those industries which use the natural resoures in wide range. ande give them punishment to them and save our planet from natural disaters. A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g.‚ flood‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ or landslide) that affects the environment‚ and leads to financial‚ environmental and/or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the capacity of the population to support or resist the disaster‚ and their
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