Opening Windows During A Hurricane
A house is NOT airtight, even with all its windows and doors closed. There are always ways for air to get in and out, and for pressure to equalize. Long before your house could possibly build up a pressure differential, the flying trees, cars, ... [... more]
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Most Deadly Earthquakes In History
Interestingly, the deadliest earthquakes are NOT the strongest earthquakes. Many of the strongest earthquakes resulted in no known fatalities at all, as they happen in unpopulated areas. The earthquakes that are minor, but hit a big city, are the ... [... more]
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Types Of Winter Precipitation
Winter usually means cold air but along with that cold air is also the chance for precipitation. What is precipitation? Precipitation is the result of water vapor that has condensed and formed clouds. The water that falls from these clouds is ... [... more]
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Hurricane Katrina Causes Devastation
Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Monday morning. Katrina came ashore in Louisiana as a category 4. Katrina has caused major flooding and building damage in many of the areas where she came ashore. Emergency services are the Northeast. Katrina ... [... more]
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Since you have visited this site, you are probably interested in some aspect of the weather. Maybe your job is dependent on having the right amount of rain in the spring, or warm temperatures so that the orange groves don’t freeze. Perhaps you ... [... more]
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Earthquakes And Richter Scale
The Richter Scale is logarithmic. That means that the difference between 1.0 and 2.0 is not the same amount as the difference between 2.0 and 3.0. When you go from 1.0 to 2.0, 2.0 is ten times more powerful than 1.0 was. When you go from 2.0 to ... [... more]
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Category Ranges For Hurricanes
A tropical storm officially becomes a hurricane once it reaches winds of 75mph or greater. Once this happens the hurricane is then given a category based on how powerful the winds are. The category also gives an idea as to how likely the damage ... [... more]
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Rain Bands On Hurricanes
A storm moving through the atmosphere can move as a whole at speeds of 15-30 mph. This is in addition to the winds within the storm spinning at speeds of 100 mph or much higher. That storm front moving steadily through the atmosphere can push and ... [... more]
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Tropical Depression Irenes In The Atlantic And Tropical ...
Both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are currently busy with tropical activity. With a busy start to the tropical storm/hurricane season the latest development in the Atlantic is tropical depression Irene. Irene currently has winds of 40mph and ... [... more]
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7.2 Earthquake Hits Japan
The earthquake was even felt as far away as Tokyo. The quake was centered about 50 miles off the coast of Miyagi in northeastern Japan, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency. Four aftershocks have already occurred and the possibility of ... [... more]
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Lightning Basics And Facts
Lightning is traditionally found in the swirling winds of a thunderstorm. One area develops a positive charge of energy, while another area develops a negative charge. When that difference becomes too great, a discharge occurs and the power flows ... [... more]
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Weather And Disease
Water-borne diseases are typically influenced by extremes of rainfall. Flooding from storm fronts, hurricanes, typhoons, and tsunamis can cause sewer systems to overflow, creating epidemics of diseases such as gastroenteritis (caused by e. coli ... [... more]
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