Not exact matches
I
think the best piece of advice I can offer for traveling with small children is to have very low expectations of what you'll do while on your trip and be very flexible to go with the flow, even is that flow is the
storm surge of a
hurricane 5 tantrum.
Previously, researchers
thought rain in the eyewall increased a
hurricane's intensity, as heat released from the condensing water added to the overall power of the
storm.
«The goal is to collect assessments of risk,
thoughts, and feelings before a
hurricane, during the
storm, and post-disaster reactions over time,» she says.
«When you hear about
hurricanes or tropical cyclones you
think about
storm surges and wind damage near the coast,» says Villarini, who also conducts research at the internationally renowned IIHR - Hydroscience & Engineering.
It looks like
Hurricane Harvey might be lingering around for a few days, so please keep everyone in your
thoughts and prayers as the
storm progresses!
In central Texas, that means
thinking about water damage from
hurricanes and gulf coast
storms.
Our
thoughts are going out to all of the folks impacted by
hurricane's Irma and Harvey and we're hoping everyone can weather the
storms safely.
When the Category 3
storm known as
Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast early on August 29, 2005, I don't
think anyone could have predicted the massive flooding and damage and the hundreds of thousands of people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama who became temporarily or permanently homeless.
Watching
Hurricane Harvey on television, I couldn't help but
think of my first experience covering such a
storm.
«Our
thoughts and prayers are with all the people and pets affected by this devastating
storm,» said Susana Della Maddalena, executive director of PetSmart Charities, Inc. «These supplies will enable local animal welfare groups to help those who were hurt most by the damaging winds and water of
Hurricane Sandy.»
Our
thoughts are with the artists and galleries who suffered tremendous damage in this
storm, and with our fellow New Yorkers, particularly those whose lives and livelihoods have been so severely impacted by thee devastating effects of
Hurricane Sandy.»
I
thought of some way in which you could get more intensity, without increased frequency: Perhaps
hurricanes & tropical
storms are clubbing together into more intense
storms (what would have been 2
hurricanes given lower SST, become 1 more intense
hurricane, given the higher SST).
On top of bringing heavy rainfall and
storm surges, the intensity of these recent tempests goes so far beyond what was previously
thought to be the peak range of cyclone power that the researchers argued that they require a new level, a category 6, on a widely used rating scale for
hurricanes and typhoons.
Though most people
think of wind as a
hurricane's greatest weapon, flooding kills nine out of 10 people who perish in such
storms.
When asked if specific health problems will become more or less common over the next 10 years in their community due to global warming, more than one third of Americans
think the following conditions will become more common: air pollution, including smog (38 %); pollen - related allergies (38 %); asthma / other lung diseases (37 %); heat stroke (36 %); and bodily harm from severe
storms and / or
hurricanes (34 %).
The line between
hurricane and extra-tropical storm (think «typical» low pressure system) became very blurred with Hurrica
hurricane and extra-tropical
storm (
think «typical» low pressure system) became very blurred with
HurricaneHurricane Sandy.
So even a Cat 3
hurricane may have created the same failure results (I
think there has been levee over-topping in New Orleans from lesser
hurricanes which hit farther away, so I'm not sure how well it could really handle a Cat 3 or lesser
storm with Katrina's path in the first place).
If you
thought the flooding in the northeast in the wake of
Hurricane Irene and subsequent
storms dropping heavy rain, thank your lucky stars you're not in Pakistan.
In central Texas, that means
thinking about water damage from
hurricanes and gulf coast
storms.
Living in Florida comes with about every natural act you can
think of:
hurricane, fire, flood, hail, tornado, tropical
storms, sink holes, reptiles of unusual size (ROUS).