Hurricanes: A General Understanding Hurricanes are tropical cyclones that have winds higher than 64 knots of power. They circulate different ways in each of the two atmospheres. In the Northern Hemisphere they circulate counter clockwise, and in the Southern Hemisphere, they circulate clockwise...

When a natural disaster occurs, time can be our greatest ally in order to preempt the damage it might cause. The process of predicting an upcoming disaster has been ongoing for hundreds of years. However, only recently have we been able to step away from the shadow of oracle bones and fortunetellers...

STORMS HURRICANES AND THE HELP OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) RESEARCH DIVSION My original viewing of the movie A Perfect Storm was for the dramatic entertainment, all the information about the storm was of little or no interest. Now that my knowledge of the worl...

Every year, hundreds of people are killed by natural disasters. Whether it be a flash flood in Kansas, a mudslide in Ecuador, or a sandstorm in Libya, mother nature sometimes throws whatever she has in her arsenal at mankind. However, which natural disaster poses the worst threat. Two prominent e...