Storm surges can rise several metres in as little as an hour, inundating coastal communities that are already straining against the storm’s winds, rain, and tornadoes. Hurricane Sandy's wind field in October 2012. (NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Vis...
Tornadoes occur during distinctive seasons, such as spring or late summer. They are very common in theUnited States, and every year they kill about 70 people on average, causing property damage worth several millions. How Often Does Kentucky Experience Tornadoes? On average, Kentucky sees about 2...
What to do if you get bitten Days of destructive storms cause widespread damage in the U.S. 1:35 Rural Ontario suffering for days without power have unique challenges 0:50 Deadly spring storm sweeps across U.S., bringing dozens of tornadoe...
Describe three ways an earthquake causes damage. Why do volcanoes become dormant? How can hurricanes cause beach erosion? Why is coastal erosion from cyclones a problem? Why are ocean currents important? Why is an ocean wave classified as a surface wave? Why do fire tornadoes start? What are...
Why do polar bears depend on sea ice? Why doesn't water have global warming potential? How do wetlands help reduce the damage caused by hurricanes? How do hurricanes cause weathering erosion and deposition? Why are waterspouts weaker than tornadoes? How did climate change affect Hurricane Harvey...
Heavy rainfall and multiple tornadoes associated with squall lines occurred in a weak warmer zone but located on the east side of the two height troughs. The systems on the conventional weather map cannot obviously indicate the tornadoes and squall lines or extreme rainfall because the ...
A derecho--a line of powerful, quick windstorms sometimes joined by thunderstorms traversing a large expanse of land--pushed its way over the Midwest in the summer of 2020, causing damage in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. The winds were powerful enough to create tornadoes. ...
Hurricanes can cause trees to fall on homes, power outages, and often tornadoes. Hurricane Milton, for example, caused at least 15 tornadoes in South Florida, and another 19 in East Central Florida.67 “If you are in an evacuation zone that is ordered to evacuate by local authorities or in...
As for electricity generation, existing technologies that tap river, wind, solar, and geothermal power are likely to be improved and mass-produced, and they will soon be joined by cutting-edge technologies that generate electricity from waves, tides, even locally contained tornadoes! All of these...
In a state known for its weather – tornadoes, ice storms, hail, heat waves, floods, droughts all are normal in Oklahoma; and meteorologists are among the state’s biggest celebrities – Woodward County is a case study in extremes. The day I drove to Woodward, the sky was spitting rain...