Sentences with phrase «hurricane strength from»

The researchers used statistical models and techniques from a field of mathematics called information theory to determine factors contributing to hurricane strength from 1970 to 2004 in six of the world's ocean basins, including the North Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.

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Players for No. 5 LSU drew on the emotional strength they developed in dealing with the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita to recover from a poor first half and beat the fourth - ranked Crimson Tide.

Winds gusting at speeds of up to 1,650 km / h blow from West to East in the equatorial atmosphere, thirteen times the strength of the most destructive hurricane force winds that form on Earth «s equator.

There is, however, limited evidence from a relatively short time period that storm strength is increasing, such as the Emanuel (2005) «power dissipation index» of hurricane intensity.

Already he has shown, at least on the computer screen, that small changes in wind and air temperature — in fact, no more than 3 to 5 degrees — could have redirected hurricane Iniki away from landfall in 1992 and reduced the strength of hurricane Andrew that same year.

Generally, a period of significant El Nino conditions will bolster Pacific hurricanes while sapping strength from those in the Atlantic.

As the planet warms from increasing greenhouse gases, more energy is going into the oceans, which is an important component in the strength of hurricanes (also known as tropical cyclones).

We experienced hurricane force winds (full strength still to be determined), and a large surge from the south.

Mehretu's «Cairo» (from 2013), recalls the Freudian overlays of history and the unconscious that are the essence of the megalopolis lifestyle; Bradford's «Corner of Desire and Piety» (2008) refers to the social failures of the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe and by extension the frailty and irrationality of the urban fabric; and the El Anatsui tapestry, «Red Black,» 2010, undulating on the wall, recalls the skin of the museum itself, woven of many pieces, with a curious declivity dramatizing its strength.

Certainly any increase in air temperature from radiative forcings (apparently reasonably well modeled in the GCMs) is going to increase the temperature differential from ground to space, which will increase the vertical air velocity (ie increased hurricane strength) and DECREASE the residence time of energy in the air in the same manner that GHGs increase the residence time.

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Can anyone here cogently explain the physical basis for the prediction that warming from CO2 would increase the frequency or strength of hurricanes?

Thus, if the (cooler) air above warms by two degrees and the (warmer) sea surface warms by only one, then the differential in your scenario drops from 15 to 14, decreasing the strength of the hurricane.

Wind varies in intensity and strength from a gentle breeze to a powerful and destructive storm, such as a hurricane or tornado.

The «Saffir - Simpson» scale rates hurricane strength in this way from Category 1 to Category 5.

The stronger the force from the Coriolis effect, the faster the wind spins and picks up additional energy, increasing the strength of the hurricane.

When tropical cyclones — storm systems ranging in strength from tropical depressions to major hurricanes — form over the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters, they have a high chance of causing many deaths as well as widespread property damage in coastal communities.

As to the theory of the quantitative strength of hurricanes I have learnt much from the early posts on this thread and haven't anything of value to add.

Then when a hurricane goes off the Loop and over cooler water, it rapidly loses strength — this happened to Rita, which went from a Category 5 to a 3 before landfall.

Diagonally laid subflooring in a house designed by MC2 Architects for a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina provides lateral strength to protect the house from future hurricanes.

After three days of Hurricane Harvey, the message emerging from Houston and the Texas coast is not one of chaos and destruction, but of collective strength, as Americans help each other survive through the worst of circumstances.

The number and strength of storms is highly variable from year to year, which makes it challenging to detect trends in the frequency or intensity of hurricanes over time.

The scale for each range from 1 (minimal activity) to 5 (maximum hazard) and are similar to the Saffir - Simpson scale for categorizing hurricane intensity and Enhanced Fujita scale for measuring the strength of tornadoes.

Those words, from Bill Shore, the founder of Share Our Strength, a nonprofit created to help end hunger, were published two months before Hurricane Katrina.