Abstract Fire whirls and tornadoes are separate atmospheric phenomena that look similar but occur under different conditions. Fire whirls require calm air surrounding a large fire where the rising heat of the fire creates a convection cell which pulls fuel, fire and oxygen into a vertical vortex. Tornadoes often occur on the trailing edge of thunderstorms and are created when warm wet air rises over cool dry air creating a strong low pressure system which sucks air and debris from the ground level
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Improvements in Weather Detection in Aviation Anfernee Emerenciana Florida Institute of Technology Abstract When it comes to flying, planning is everything; one of the biggest things that pilots need to take in to account is namely the weather. There are two key components when it comes to weather planning: forecasting and detection. The FAA and other meteorological organizations are continuously coming up with improvements and new ways to give pilots the necessary weather information needed in
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Advancement of Weather Forecasting Weather forecasting began with the first humans realizing that they could determine what conditions might be, based on what they saw in the sky. Although some "folk" sayings about weather have been validated, we have come a long way from those early days and understand weather better now than we ever have. Over two thousand years there have been many advancements in weather forecasting but there have been certain advancements deemed more major to weather forecasting
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outbreak, Greensburg, Kansas was destroyed by an F5 tornado. The tornado was an estimated 1.5 miles wide, wider than the city itself, and traveled for almost 22 miles. The tornadoes winds were estimated have reached 205 miles per hour by The National Weather Service. With 95% of the town destroyed, and the other 5% severely damaged the city council passed a resolution stating that all municipal buildings larger than 4,000 square feet be built to LEED-platinum standards making it the first city in the
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Hurricanes and Tornados By:Ryleigh Turman Hurricanes and Tornados are a very scary but interesting topic, both of them can have a great effect anywhere. In the upcoming paragraphs are many facts about hurricanes and tornados that will be shared. Also, I will be comparing and contrasting the many facts shown by tornados and hurricanes from the past. Facts from source one, Source two, Source three, Source four and from Spencer Adkins, our local meteorologist, will be stated. So let's go on and begin
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The topic for this PT is tornadoes. Tornadoes are one of the earth’s most dangerous strom’s and it can be real violent. These tornadoes also can be unpredictable and strike without anyone knowing. Overall here are causes and effects for tornadoes. Causes for tornadoes can be because of large variations in air pressure or temperature exist in different parts of the region's atmosphere. Then finally, it would form a vortex by moving one part of the atmosphere to another. There are 3 categorized
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sleeves and gloves when handling or walking near debris to prevent injuries from hazards such as nails and broken glass, [and] Clean up spilled medicines, bleach, and flammable liquids immediately”. Continue to monitor websites online and listen in on weather reports frequently to check whether or not you are still in any danger, if you have access to the internet. In addition to this if you do not have any access to the internet or a tv you can look out for any clouds of dust, very loud airplane like
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The job I accepted is the position of Sales Representative for Speas Storms Shutters based out of Mobile, AL. The buyer I selected is Angelo’s Steak Pit, located in Panama City Beach, Florida. I selected Angelo’s because of their location in the area where severe storms most often hit. They will be a great prospect in fulfilling our objective of expanding our market share east of the Mississippi River. Value Proposition Speas Storm Shutters offers many solutions to protect your family and property
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disconnecting myself from all news media was the fact that I was unable to make small talk with the staff at work and clients. I have the tendency to make conversation with co-workers and customers about the following areas of news, which include: weather forecasts, sports, world issues, breaking news, and the latest news coverage that takes place in Miami. I have acquired the habit of watching the daily news with my mom every night and logging into NY Times during work hours just to browse current
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Weather Radio Distribution and Education Project On July 2nd of 1997, severe storms and tornadoes tore through Wayne County Michigan. Throughout the course of the storm 90 people were injured and there was a damage cost of $90 million. Based on the repercussion of this storm alone, the county felt a mitigation system was needed to help protect its 2 million residents. To help reduce the effects of storms the county chose to start a weather radio distribution and education project in 1998
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