... rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground-. The objective of this study on tornadoes is to establish what causes these rapid-striking storms, how tornadoes form, the occurrence and distribution of tornadoes between the world and the United States, and lastly how tornadoes are measured. WHAT CAUSES ... tower more than 50,000 feet in the air. The updraft can carry air upwards at more than 100mph. Raindrops and balls of ice also known as hail, form inside the thunderstorm. Positive and negative electrical charges become separated, creating the areas of different char...

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... until they begin to pickup debris and it is not uncommon for two or more tornadoes to occur at the same time with close proximity of each other during these storms. The peak season for tornadoes to occur within this area is during the summer months and between the hours of 3pm and 9pm. In the Southeastern U.S. the peak tornado season ... States. River flooding tends to be the most common and also the most inevitable since anything from spring rains to ice jams to land fallen tropical storms can cause this type of flooding. The second type, coastal flooding, is caused by tropical storms ...

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... many other severe drought conditions arose: Texas, Florida and Louisiana broke the 104 year record for having the three driest months; Florida wildfires were the worst in 50 years; Dust storms pounded Colorado, Kansas and Montana; From September 2001 - February 2002 the Northeast experienced the second driest six month period ever recorded. (NOAA, Drought) With warmer temperatures rainfall increases and becomes ... continues at the current rate" (Effects). A section, larger than the state of Rhode Island, around 40 percent of the 12,000 year old ice shelf in Antarctica - Larson B - coll...

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... knew that no one took joy in swinging on the branches like he did. The branches hanging low because of the ice storms, and not from children swinging on them, saddened him. He spoke of how beautiful the branches were with ice on them, and how beautiful the arching tree-trunks were. When I read these parts it made me happy. However, when he ... ...

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... around town. It's during the winter season that people should be most wary about. Between November and early March the temperature often drops to below freezing. The winters often bring ice storms and blizzards. If you like the best of both worlds, the cold and warmth then Chicago is the place for you. Human Environmental Interactions- Chicago since the mid 1850's, has ... ...

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