1.0 Introduction 1.1 Aim This report will investigate the USA blizzard of 2016 and about how it was caused, the social, environmental and economic impacts that is cause and how the disaster was managed. The report will make recommendations for the future management of blizzards. 1.2 Background A blizzard is a type of atmospheric hazard and is a long-lasting snow storm with intense snowfall and strong winds. For a blizzard to form, warm air rising and moister is needed to create clouds for precipitation
due to the low air pressures and temperatures. During blizzards, with the combination of cold temperatures and strong winds, very low wind coldness values can occur. It is not uncommon below -60F during blizzard conditions. Exposure to such low wind freeze values can result in frostbite or hypothermia. The wind and ice of blizzard cut down power lines and cut off power to entire communities for a long time. May be several week. Also Blizzards can reason for large scale destruction to lives and property
A blizzard is a severe snow storm with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibility of less than a 1/4 mile for more than 3 hours. Blizzards can also occur after snowfall when high winds cause whiteouts (fallen snow blowing around) and snowdrifts (huge mountains of snow), which decrease visibility. In order for a snowstorm to be classified as a blizzard it must meet the following criteria: a large amount of snowfall, winds greater than 56 km/h (35 mph), and less than ¼ of a mile visibility. These conditions
The Difference and Similarities of a Hurricane and a Blizzard 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
before the Earth was made, there were two creations called Cloud and Blizzard. Cloud had soft white fur and warm green eyes. Blizzard was also white with grey streaks and blue eyes. One cold day, Cloud wandered into Blizzard’s territory and he was furious. “Who goes there,” he snarled. He came around the corner ready for anything, or so he thought. Cloud was standing there, her head tipped wonderingly, eyes sparkling. Blizzard froze. He had never seen anything like this phenomenal beauty. “What
Benjamin Disraeli. On March 12, 1993, one of the most disastrous blizzards of all time hit Canada, United States, and Cuba, resulting in more than 300 deaths , more than 7 billion dollars in damage, and electricity loss for millions of families. Even though more than a decade has passed since the superstorm, it remains nicknamed the Storm of the Century. However, because of technological inventions and advancements, preparing for a blizzard today is much easier then 25 years ago. Some preparations remain
When it comes to gamers there is not one who does not know who Activision Blizzard Inc. is. Even those who do not play any video games tend to know that blizzard commands a legion of followers, I know that throughout high school I logged ridiculous hours into their game ‘Diablo II’ which was a top selling game of the time. In gaming the Blizzard Company has created more top ranked games bringing in more money than most people can truly fathom. When all is said and done what is the true value of
race called the Pantheon”(Knaak). They have been around since the beginning of the Warcraft Universe. No one knows how the Universe was created all they know is that it exists. They believe in all different ways like a magical being of supernatural powers created this universe and himself just cause he can. Others think the universe was created in an explosion of tiny particles and was formed over millions of years. “After the Universe was created by some unknown force the Pantheon were created”(Knaak)
characters, starting with Kat. She has powers as a “stork” control pregnancies. She is very unique unlike the others. She wishes for a white Christmas which ends up turning into a little more than what she wanted, she said, “This seems like an awful lot of snow”(pg. 19). Jack is Kat’s boyfriend. He is also to know as Jack Frost. When the storm went a little too far and when Kat had asked what happened he said, “A big mistake” (pg.25). Jack has powers to where he can control the weather, that’s
Carlos Agis I. Company Summary Overview Leading market positions across all game categories, Activision Blizzard is the second largest entertainment and gaming software business in the world by revenue (Reuters Agency). Activision has published some of the best selling console, handheld, and mobile video games such as Call of Duty (Reuters Agency). The company’s second-half, Blizzard Entertainment, focuses on the firms’ pc gaming industry with best-selling games such as StarCraft, and the #1