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A hurricane is a dangerous spinning tropical storm that affects millions of people every year and is commonly characterized by wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Learn about the causes, effects, types, and formation of hurricanes. What Is a Hurricane? Even if you don't live in an area ...
The bus, a fifty- passenger single-deck (1) , is to go into (2) in Manchester shortly, and discussions with the Department of the Environment are (3) to lead to a (4) batch (批) of twenty going into (5) passenger service in Manchester within two years. Unlike the small govemment...
And scientists are now finding many ways climate change is making hurricanes worse, with warmer oceans that add energy and more water in the warming atmosphere to fall as rain, said Chris Field, director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. “The amount of...
Authorities planning for the devastating effects of hurricanes now factor in the heightened danger of relapse and overdose. The problems of alcoholism and addiction become more public in a storm, said researcher Andrew Golub of the National Development and Research Institutes in New York, who ...
SD Cook - 《Environment Reporter》 被引量: 0发表: 2009年 The Effect of Fuel Prices on the Average Fuel Economy of Automobiles Sold Domestically A group of automobile executives said Feb. 2 that higher fuel prices are more effective than increases in fuel economy standards for lowering vehicle ...
the storms greatly exceeds the surface flux of moisture through evaporation, and vertically integrated convergence of moisture in the lowest 1 km of the atmosphere from distances up to 1600 km is the dominant term in the moisture budget, highlighting the importance of the larger-scale environment....
Coral reefs(珊瑚礁)as underwater walls can help reduce the effects of hurricanes on coastal communities. This secs unbelievable. It is reported that scientists have discovered that coral reefs are even more effective than man-made sea walls under the water. However, coral reefs are especially eas...
common. But once a hurricane reaches land, it’s cut off from its source of energy and typically begins to rapidly lose strength. Now, thanks to the new study published today in thejournalNature,scientists are beginning to understand that global warming’s effects on a hurricane don’t stop...
Beaufort Scale MeasureDescriptionAverage Wind Speed at 10 m High in an Open AreaObserved Effects on Land and Sea mphkph 0 Calm <1 <1 Smoke rises vertically; sea like glass 1 Light air 1–3 1–5 Wind direction indicated by the train of smoke; small ripples in the water 2 Light breeze...