Standing In Ice Storms

POW! At what seems like 100 miles per hour it hits you! The cold snow running down your back, chills form on your arm. Then, another one! Quickly you dodge it, then grab your own and send it flying back. Wow, you think, snowball fights are extreme. This snowball fight was the best I ever had. We were throwing snowballs across the street, hitting houses and laughing as we do so.

Mother Nature can form many powerful storms, such as hurricanes, blizzards, typhoons, and cyclones. However, the two storms that are significant to the New England area are hurricanes and blizzards due to their extremely powerful type of weather. Hurricanes and blizzards can be catastrophic and cause excessive damage, however under different conditions. Blizzards involve large mass amounts of snow covering a wide area, while a hurricane involves excessive rain and tremendous winds. Both storms are quite different; however, there are a few similarities. A hurricane is characterized by thunderstorms, strong winds, and heavy rains. A blizzard is a storm with dry, strong winds, and intense cold. Blizzards and hurricanes are two natural phenomena that make an interesting comparison and contrast in how they are formed and how disastrous they can be.

In the text,”What Happened During the Ice Storm,” the author vividly describes how the young, farm boys handle the situation with the ice storm that struck their farm. The author, in the text, says a whole lot about how humans handle situations. In the article, the farm boys have to save the blind, cold pheasants from dying and bring them inside.

The author could have easily used plain words to tell the story, but he did not. To describe the storm, Heynen uses the word “splintering.” Most people know that splinters sometime hurt. This gives the illusion that the ice was hitting them in little sharp pieces. Heynen also uses “gelatin whites.” Gelatin means translucent so Heynen says that it is see through whites. Last, he uses “clinging” to show how the ice is sticking to their skin and is not coming off. As a result, Heynen uses interesting word choice to describe certain parts of the

The “Miracle on Ice,” where the United States defeated the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York will forever be known as one of the greatest moments in American sports history. This game was about more than just sports though, it signified American strength, even when faced the greatest adversities. The United States was suffering through Vietnam, Watergate, and the wrenching upheavals of the 1960s. Many believe this game was even the beginning of the end for the Cold War. The Soviet Union had won the gold medal in six of the seven previous Winter Olympic Games, and were the favorites to win once more in Lake Placid. The team consisted primarily of professional players with significant experience

According to the forecasters only about 12 inches of actual snow fell. Their assumptions on the rest of the snow is it blew from Lake Erie to the sounding locations. Snow was recorded in areas up to 100 inches deep (usatoday.com). This varied some from location to location but all the surrounding areas were hit hard. Most areas only see this amount over weeks or months. Most of the snow accumulated in several hours up to a few days. Never had snow crews seen this much in such a short period of time. Due to the large amount of snow it left many motorists stranded. A large portion of the death tolls from this storm came from people stranded in their vehicle. Once there vehicles were stuck there only means of heat was from the vehicle running. In some cases the vehicles ran out of gas and in some they broke

These temperatures result in large snow storms dumping eight to sixteen inches of snow at a time. Even with such large snowfall, most schools in major cities don’t shut down for the day. Instead classes are delayed til the middle of the morning, allowing for snow plows to get out and clear the roads. The only schools that normally close during snow storms are those located in the most rural locations of the state. Rainfall throughout the year averages about four inches a month, just falling in different forms. Summer months usually produce warm temperatures in the seventies, warming water temperatures up enough to go to coastal beaches. New York is often hit by the remains of hurricanes that have traveled up the east coast. These dump several inches of water on the state at a time. New York doesn’t have the standard tornado thought of by Oklahomans, but with the right mixture over the Great Lakes region, the weather often produces water spouts. These spouts are usually harmless forms of tornadoes, with wind speeds reaching sixty miles an hour, and often die out quickly. While the far northern parts of the state can be different, the state of New York as a whole has a fairly consistent climate from year to year.

Yet another ‘Black Blizzard’ has stricken the Great Plains. We all are familiar with the Dust Bowl currently taking place in the heart of the country. As of right now, a problematic drought can be the cause of these storms of dust but no rain. Without water, there aren’t any grasses, shrubs and such that plant their roots in the ground. Those roots keep the very light soil that is available on the ground. However, when there isn’t water, the wind can take the dirt up in the air for miles across the land. From Texas to Oklahoma to Colorado, drought is affecting the locals. Already, thousands have left their settlements in this area, many of them have gone to California.

Extreme cold will result in freezing rivers and ice jams. When these thaw out it will result in flooding. No matter where the freezing takes place, the after effect will always cause flooding which will have adverse effects on crops and vegetation. Extreme cold can cause frostbite and hypothermia. Strong winds along with extreme cold makes the conditions feel a lot worst. The high winds take away bod heat, making the body feel cold a lot faster. According to the New York State Climate Office, extreme cold events in New York State occur regularly and are most common between October and March. The northern states are the areas that are most susceptible to extreme temperatures. This is an acceptable risk. Despite the cold temperatures, you still have many people that venture into the cold to fight the freezing conditions.

Something very devasting happened this weekend which is a child fell through ice in Calgary and died. I feel that someone should have put up a sign or the child’s mother should have not let the child go on the ice alone. The child’s mother probably thought that it was still winter and the ice was still hard. This is very sad news. Once you fall in ice, it is very hard to come back out. The parents are probably so sad they lost their child, the kid they gave birth too. This should never happen to any child this is why ice is so dangerous. Everyone should send warnings now to each place because we don’t want another child to pass away by such an awful death. Every child is unique and important, no child should die at such a young age. I would

Disney’s new movie “Frozen” has caught the eyes of viewers and has surprised us all, reaching No. 1 in the box Office and have pass over $300 million of tickets sold, this movie has no sign of slowing down any time soon. “Frozen’ is one of the few recent Disney films to capture the classic Disney script, like “Cinderella” or “Snow White”, it’s a heart warming and loving story, guaranteed to thaw a frozen heart. Unlike the usual Disney princess story line where the girl has a poor life or things just don’t turn out like there suppose to, they wish upon a star, fall in love, then bibbidi-bobbdi-boo they have a happily ever after. Frozen strayed off from tradition and decided to go for more of a different approach. True love has always been a

There are two types of blizzards. There’s a normal blizzard and a ground blizzard. A normal blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds of at least 56 km/h or 35 mph (15.56 m/s) and is lasting for a good amount of time. It’s typically three hours or more. A ground blizzard is a blizzard where snow isn’t falling, but loose snow and ice on the ground is lifted and blown by strong winds, usually the same as a normal blizzard, but sometimes it’s not as powerful.

This week as we peer into the cold abyss with Ben and Jim in The Ice Storm, we have to be careful

Snowstorms likewise make a wind chill impact that can be hazardous. The blowing winds and low temperature can bring about frostbite or potentially hypothermia.

Although they may look pretty, they can lead to serious injuries if they fall on a person or animal. They also put excessive weight on your gutters and roof and can lead to damage. Clean out any debris from your gutters as often as you can to hinder icicle