Airbnb offers free rentals to the victims of hurricane Matthew The government ordered millions of residents in the southeastern U.S to vacate their places due to the dangerous hurricane have approached the city. The home sharing platform‚ Airbnb has decided to help the people whose houses were affected by the dangerous storm. Hurricane Matthew moved to Florida’ east cost before affecting the regions of Georgia and South California. Though the storm has weekend‚ the impacts it created takes days to
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are: food shortage and the contamination of water‚ loss of homes (social impacts) and the overall impact on the economy as well as assistance received from outsiders (economic impacts). A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone‚ which is generally formed in the tropics. This tropical cyclone is accompanied by thunderstorms‚ heavy rainfall‚ flooding and strong winds. The economic and social consequences of this phenomenon are severe‚ especially in less developed Caribbean countries‚ Haiti for example
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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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km/hr (74 mph). It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions. Hurricanes are generally smaller than storms in mid-latitudes‚ typically about 500 km (311 miles) in diameter. At the ocean’s surface‚ the air spirals inward in a counterclockwise direction. This cyclonic circulation becomes weaker with height‚ eventually turning into clockwise (anticyclonic) outflow near the top of the storm. A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone or severe tropical storm that forms in the southern Atlantic
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storm surge is a coastal flood or tsunami-like phenomenon of rising water commonly associated with low pressure weather systems (such as tropical cyclones and strong extratropical cyclones)‚ the severity of which is affected by the shallowness and orientation of the water body relative to storm path‚ and the timing of tides. Most casualties during tropical cyclones occur as the result of storm surges The two main meteorological factors contributing to a storm surge are a long fetch of winds spiraling
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2012-01-23 Table of Contents 1. Introduction /Margaret Atwood Author Info 2. Murder in the Dark Summary/Hurricane Alicia Historical Event 3. Survival‚ Space‚ and Place 4. Victim Positions/Work Sited Introduction The author of my independent study novel is Margaret Atwood. Atwood is a multi-award winning writer‚ and also a hobby painter. She is a well known writer of poetry‚ fiction novels‚ and many others. Atwood is most honoured in her recent fiction novels‚ and is very well
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world. A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard that effects the environment‚ and leads to financial‚ environmental and/or human losses. (Natural Disaster‚ 2009) The list of possible natural disasters includes: tropical storms‚ earthquakes‚ droughts‚ floods‚ cyclones and bush fires. Everyday around the world natural disasters take place and they shape the environment in which we live. Many countries have other natural disasters that strike them like tsunamis‚ tornadoes‚ volcanoes and many
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The Indian Monsoon The monsoon is a yearly cycle‚ where the direction of the wind changes‚ bringing storms and rainfall to the land‚ and when the wind changes again it brings drought to the land. This creates a wet and a dry season in some areas‚ such as the Indian region. However‚ this is not a set of wet and dry seasons‚ the monsoon varies from year to year and even from day to day. The word “monsoon” is believed to have originated from the Arabic word mausem‚ which itself means “season” (Fein
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so because America was more prepared unlike Myanmar. Before Katrina‚ the tropical depression formed over the Bahamas. New Orleans was informed but didn’t take it seriously. In Myanmar‚ Cyclone Nargis warning was given but failed to inform in time to those in the path of the storm. The people in New Orleans were prepared better because most of the houses there were earthquake proof. Unlike Cyclone Nargis where they were a lower level of economic development.
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The Rainforest Ecosystem “In an average year in a tropical rain forest‚ the climate is very humid because of all the rainfall‚ which amounts to about 250 cm per year” ("Discover The Rainforest "‚ 2011). The rain forest has large amounts of rain because it is very hot and wet. Tropical rainforests are defined by rainfall. They would not survive without it. Not all rain forests have tropical sunny weather. “Subtropical rainforests that lay outside of the tropics have seasonal
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