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Manage The Stress of Natural Disasters
Natural disasters happen. Even if we "prepare" for them - that is to say get a few moments' head start thanks to our high tech gadgets and engineering feats - there is very little that we can do. The tough part is they affect us in every possible way - economically, physically, emotionally, psychologically. The Australian Psychological Society (APS) says that the "psychological deva... [Read More]
Facts About Thunderstorm
A thunderstorm is a weather condition typified by the presence of thunder and lightning. Also known as a lightning storm or an electrical storm, a thunderstorm is often accompanied by heavy rain and sometimes hail or snow. Some thunderstorms have no precipitation at all. This weather condition may occur in series, and a severe or strong thunderstorm may rotate.Causes of thunderstormsThunderstorms ... [Read More]
Better Understanding of Hurricane
We are often apprehensive about hurricanes because of the destruction that its heavy rains, strong winds, and large waves can bring to our neighborhood and community. But what, exactly, is a hurricane?A hurricane is a huge storm which is commonly characterized by strong gusts of winds spiraling in an inward-upward direction. Its speed ranges from 75 to 200 mph. It typically moves over the open oce... [Read More]
How Hurricanes Affect The Economy
The hurricane season is always met with the worst of fears, especially when it comes on how extensive the damage the hurricanes would inflict in the United States infrastructure. With the uncertainty of the country's economy in the years ahead, we wonder how the destructive nature of these natural disasters can cause to the American economy?Losses and gainsThe damage caused by hurricane Ike,... [Read More]
Facts About Tornadoes
Tornadoes are nature's most violent storms. They are created by powerful thunderstorms. Tornadoes are characterized by their funnel shape, extending to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. The tornadoes path of damage can go for over a mile wide and 50 miles long. Tornadoes sometimes develop so fast that there's usually very little time for advance warning. Here are so... [Read More]
Global Warming Will Intensify Hurricanes and Tornadoes
The lastest news regarding the scientific debate about how, and whether global warming will affect the world's most violent storms, is that there will be stronger storms - dust devils and water spouts, tornadoes and hurricanes. Or at least this is what us predicted by a team from the University of Michigan. In the Swedish Journal Tellus A, the University of Michigan team of well-respected and well... [Read More]
Five Most Deadly US Tornadoes
Tornadoes are one of nature's most devastating phenomena. Through the years, they have devastated countless communities and damaged quite a number of properties as well as cost a number of lives in the process. Here is a list of the worst tornadoes to ever hit the US soil through history. Tri-State TornadoThe Tri-State Tornado devastated Missouri, Indiana and Illinois on March 18, 1925. It was con... [Read More]
What Is a Tornado?
What is a tornado?A tornado is a powerful column of wind that spirals around a center with a low atmospheric pressure. This column of violently rotating air is usually in contact with a cumulonimbus cloud and, in rare cases, with a cumulus cloud and the earth's surface. Tornadoes can come in different sizes but can be seen as a visible condensation funnel with a narrow end that touches the earth a... [Read More]
Tornado Safety Tips
Tornadoes are considered as one of nature's most violent storms. Although not all of them can be of the destructive kind, it is important that people who live in areas prone to tornadoes to prepare and know what to do in case one happens to form. Here are some tornado safety tips that may be helpful for those who wish to come prepared in the event that a tornado hits their area. One of the best wa... [Read More]
What is a Tropical Cyclone?
What is a tropical cyclone?A tropical cyclone is a type of storm which is described by a certain low pressure system center as well as thunderstorms which produce strong wind and torrential rain which essentially cause flooding. Tropical cyclones are dependent on the heat released whenever moist air comes up and the water vapor it contains essentially condenses. These are fueled by an uncommon hea... [Read More]