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    Florida Staggers Toward Long Recovery” by Alexander Burns, informs the reader that Florida took most of the hit from hurricane Irma and it will take a long time for everything to be better. Beside Florida, three other states were on alert of strong winds and a tornado. To start with, hurricane Irma cause heavy rains, so that caused severe damages with the water and an amount of people weren’t able to evacuate. Due to this, the damages are going to cost repairs. Also, it turned off power lines. In consequence

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    was considered the most ferocious hurricane to hit the Western Hemisphere in over 200 years. Hurricane Mitch began as a tropical depression on October 22, 1998. Four short days later, on October 26, it had intensified into a Category 5 hurricane. Winds had reached 180 mph, and gusts were reaching up to 200 mph. First, this hurricane landed on the island of Honduras on the date of October 29. It moved through Central America, and finally reached Florida as a tropical storm on November 4-5. The islands

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    Please identify the wind direction in the image below. A.Northwest B.Southwest C.Northeast D.North E.South Feedback: Good job! Question 2 of 9 10.0 Points Please identify the wind speed in the image below. A.15 knots B.20 knots C.15 MPH D.20 MPH Feedback: Good job! Question 3 of 9 10.0 Points Please identify the wind direction in the image below. A.West B.North C.East D.South Feedback: Good job! Question 4 of 9 10.0 Points Please identify the wind speed in the image

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    History: Hurricane Flora

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    a tropical storm status, as it quickly continued to strengthen to reach a category 3 hurricane status before moving the Windward Islands and passing through Tobago. It reached maximum winds of 145 miles per hour while in the Caribbean. The storm hit the southwestern side of Haiti near peak intensity, then turned west and drifted over Cuba for four days before moving northeastward,

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    During high winds, hail, and excessive precipitation, nothing good ever happens, and that applies to literature. Throughout literary works, weather indicates upcoming events. For example, a storm links to unfavorable forthcoming and rainbows associate with hope and renewal. In novel, “The Great Gatsby”, by Scott Fitzgerald, displays how the weather is hailed to be prevalent in the narrative’s depiction of the character’s emotion and the tone of the story. Initially, the book starts off in the spring

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    The day of my sixteenth birthday was boring and uneventful. Living with my Aunt and Uncle in a farm on the outside of town, I was used to being friendless and lonely, but waking up on my special day and realising everyone had forgotten was and all time low. “ Goodmorning,” I said to my Aunt, walking into the kitchen. The only reply I received was a slight grunt and the door banging closed as she headed out to the barn. After getting ready for school, I packed my bag and started the walk to the

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    floods, strong winds, and hail. The tornado funnel developed directly over the city, descended, and stayed on the ground for at least 15 min (Brewster, 2004). The path of the tornado was recorded and after examining the damage it was determined the tornado began its damage in the municipality of River Oaks where damage had been done to homes and Castleberry High School. The tornado continued its path crossing the Trinity River where it then took a turn at the intersection of West 6th street and University

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    hurricane landfalls in the United States to ten years, with the last such system being Hurricane Wilma in 2005. The lack of activity was primarily attributed to an atmospheric circulation that favored dry, sinking air over low latitudes to the west of 40°W and westerly wind shear enhanced by El Niño. A few notable events occurred during the season. Ana was the first tropical cyclone to form in the off-season since 2012. Fred was one of the easternmost tropical storms recorded and made landfall in Cape Verde

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    Biotic Factors In Hawaii

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    areas and either out competed or will be the dominant species. Certain plants adapt to these factors and thrive and others don’t do as well. Some of the abiotic factors include, sunlight, water, temperature, and wind. These

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    is one of the greatest navigators. Christopher Columbus was self-taught, he knows the visionary experienced by the maritime voyage. Like many contemporary intellectuals, Christopher knows that the earth is round. The belief that the sea route to the west, he could reach Asia is a land of wealth. Asian goods if transported by road, will face many obstacles and damaged, causing prices can rise. Therefore, the ship can transport more commodities, it will make items have cheaper price. Christopher believes

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