Warm air can also rise to form clouds, and blizzard snows, as it drifts up a mountainside. Blizzards can cause power outages and make temperatures inside of homes drop dangerously low. Strong winds combined with a temperature just below freezing create a miserable chill factor. A chill factor is what the human body ‘’feels’’ rather than what the actual temperature is. This dangerous condition can result in frostbite or hypothermia, which can be deadly.
STRONG STORMS: Winter storms with snow, ice and freezing temperatures in various combinations, are fairly commonplace at Ashford University. A potential for emergency exists when such storms also result in loss of electric power, leaving people without adequate heating capability. Heavy wet snows of early fall and late spring cause most power failures, however ice storms can also cause power outages. Emergency Plan 3 Concept of Operations 1. Operations conducted under this plan require a rapid and coordinated response by the Crisis Response Communication Center (CRCC) Located in St. Clare Hall, A268, the CRCC is designated as the primary control point for coordination and handling of the University’s response to Level 5 emergencies occurring on
Tornadoes are responsible for more than $1 billion annually (adjusted to 2007 U.S. dollars) in property damage and for disrupting thousands of lives and businesses. On the local level, the impact of a tornado can be devastating within the area that it destroys . When a tornado hits a human environment, however, more extensive damage can happen. The impact of the tornado can include releasing chemicals, oil, and other toxins, into the environment, doing more extensive damage over a broader area. While this is not a major concern, especially compared to other potential causes of damage, it is a reason to make certain potentially hazardous materials are secure.
In winter, rivers often freeze over. So, before a ship could travel down to the trading port, a special ship went into the river and broke the ice for it. Hence an “ice breaker” is needed in order to, literally, “get down to business”. You can imagine the frozen river screeching and cracking as the ice breaker travelled through it. The image appeals to me, as does the metaphor, as I have begun a journey with Toastmasters.
On the other hand in California in 1996-7 they were experiencing sub-tropical storms, it had been the wettest December in a while. Furthermore rail was falling at a high elevation causing snow of mountains to melt and increasing further water. Impacts included 23000 homes and buildings destroyed, 1200 evacuated and caused $2 billion in damage. This is less than the Philippines because they had some protection from levees on the Sacramento River however they did fail, due to the already saturated land. However it reduced the amount of water but also they had a bit of warning and many people got evacuated in time.
.................... English 211x ..................... 24 October 2011 Imagery Within the Palace of Artificial Snows In the story “Lady Yeti and the Palace of Artificial Snows”, imagery is what creates the illusion within the story. Karen Russell creates this illusion by using descriptive images to describe what happens during the Blizzard, which points the imagination towards a chaotic, calming place. When Badger and Reggie first start witnessing the Blizzard, they are only observing and not taking part in what is happening. Reggie then describes what he is seeing: “Most of the adults were spinning in excitable circles, orbiting one another, sliding forward, colliding, collapsing -- then skating quickly back to the snow fans, to hide beneath the starry blasts of snow” (Russell; pg 143). Here are adults just letting go and having fun with not a care in the world.
Oklahoma, Kansas, the Northern Texas, and the New Mexico) which experienced severe soil erosion caused by the effect of windstorms in the 1930s. Lassieur (2009) noted that the term has its origin from WW I, during which the initially known grasslands of the area were converted into agricultural fields. The area had experience dry climates leading to severe drought. Together with the effect of over-cultivation, which occurred in the early parts of 1930’s, the land in the Great Plains ware left bare? This condition made the soil to be more prone to the heavy winds, which blew the loose topsoil in what was described as the black blizzards.
[1] Teams frequently race through blizzards causing whiteout conditions, sub-zero temperatures and gale-force winds which can cause the wind chill to reach −100 °F (−73 °C). The trail runs through the U.S. state of Alaska. A ceremonial start occurs in the city of Anchorage and is followed by the official restart in Willow, a city in the south central region of the state. The restart was originally in Wasilla, but because of too little snow, the restart was permanently moved to Willow in 2008. The trail proceeds from Willow up the Rainy Pass of the Alaska Range into the sparsely populated interior, and then along the shore of the Bering Sea, finally reaching Nome in western Alaska.
ABSTRACT Global warming causes many changes in weather patterns including greater temperature variability and more extreme temperatures. In this study we examined the damage and recovery in Aesculus glabra (Ohio buckeye) in Trelease Woods after a late frost in the spring of 2007, potentially caused by global warming. 1) If temperature and wind gradients directly affect the pattern of damage and recovery of Ohio buckeye, then as the distance of Ohio buckeye from the forest edge increases the percent leaf damage done by frost will decrease. 2) If the total leaf area available for photosynthesis in an Ohio buckeye directly affects its recovery from frost damage, then as percent leaf damage increases, recovery (based on percent canopy fullness,
Cathy Stout Period 7 Hemmer 8 December 2012 BRR – Final Copy Introduction Salt has been around since ancient times, and has many uses. One of the most important uses of salt is to deice things. Deicing is essential to winter weather, as many areas get a lot of snow and ice on the streets. Such as in the U.S, 70% of the roads are in snowy regions and receive over 5 inches of snowfall per year (“Salt”). Salt melts ice, and researchers are studying this to find out why.