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The fact that decayed organic material is critical to the life of soil helps to explain why many environmentalists have long been concerned about the destruction of tropical rain forests. For example, in Brazil, vast portions of the Amazon rain forest have been clear-cut, subj...
Hurricanes and tropical storms are damaging homes. Here's how to deal with your insurance company. For many people whose homes are battered by a hurricane or tropical storm, the trauma is soon followed by another major source of stress: dealing with their insurance company to file a claim. T...
tropical stormscrack spreadhurricane forecastrefined petroleumLittle is known about the magnitude of the effect of powerful tropical storms on asset prices, or when markets revise price expectations in response to such storms. Refinery clustering in the coastal northwest Gulf of Mexico provides an ...
Every summer and fall, eyes remain locked on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to see if any tropical storms or hurricanes are headed for the U.S. coastline. Once tropical systems have winds of at least 39 mph, they're given a name, but have you ever wondered how names ...
Yes, subtropical storms are named like hurricanes. But there are several key differences. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
are responsible for this phenomenon. One is connected to the vertical structure and circulation near the tops of these weather systems. A certain type of flow that is necessary for them to grow also steers the storms toward the pole, and these flows are expected to become stronger when ...
At least 60% of the country's total land area, nearly 300,000 square kilometers (116,000 square miles), is vulnerableto natural hazards, in large part due to the archipelago's location along both the path of the tropical storms brewing in the western Pacific and the Ring of Fire. ...
How does vertical wind shear affect tropical storms? How does vertical wind shear influence hurricanes? How does orographic rainfall occur? Why do tropical cyclones rotate? What causes tornadoes to go from rope-like to wedge? What are some of the effects of a tornado?
There are some tropical storms that can gain strength without meeting each of these six factors. To begin with, the formation of a hurricane must begin with a regional water temperature of eighty degrees Fahrenheit or more (26.5 degrees Centigrade). The depth of this warm water must reach to...