As of Monday night this storm has been pretty much as strong as it was Sunday. The tropical storm is moving west at 10 miles per hour. The wind gust are clocked in at 34 miles per hour. Their is a very low chance that this storm will reach Hawaii, but it theoretically could I supposed if the conditions are favorable. Hurricanes probably the most dangerous storms because they can cause massive tidal waves, flash floods, tornadoes, etc. The most dangerous part of a hurricane is the right flank because the storm spins counter clockwise. If this storm was to become a hurricane then the safest place to be if you cannot leave in time is the evey of the hurricane. This can be seen in the picture to the right. The center of the storm is clear on the map, while the rest of the of the storm shows.
I will keep everyone posted as soon as the storm changes.
This tropical storm is growing and becoming stronger, and is set to become a hurricane. Right now it is off the coast of Mexico. According to www.weather.com, "This storm can produce flooding, strong gusty winds, and heavy rain."
This storm is as of 2:00 P.M. a hurricane warning for the coast of Mexico. Some people do not know what the difference between a watch and warning. A watch is their might be signs of a storm. While, a warning is where the conditions are favorable for the storm and the weather service strongly feel this is going to happen. The warning is expected to happen with in the next 36 hours.
I will not know how strong this storm actually turns out to be because it is expected to reach the coast on Monday or early Tuesday. By then the tropical storm is expected to become a hurricane. It is projected that precipitations will reach 12 inches. The rains are expected to cause flash floods and mudslides. When the storm hits the coast it's expected to cause massive waves. I'll be reporting more on this storm as it happens.
Why is a volcano arguable more dangerous then any other storm? because you can survive a tornado, hurricane, etc, but if you get caught in a volcanic eruption their is a really good chance you could die. Scientist are pretty good at predicting when a volcano is going to happen. Even if you escape the eruption, you still have to worry about property damage. Even when your house isn't damaged, the atmosphere is still filled with volcanic ash.
Why does a volcano erupt? A volcano eruption is caused by being on plates of the earths crust. Then rocks deep in the earth's core causing magma to form and rise through the vents of a volcano causing a big explosion or not.
Hawaii wouldn't be even close to how it looks now if it wasn't for volcanoes. What I mean by this is lava erupts then when it hits the ocean it forms new land masses for Hawaii. This has occurred for the islands for century's.
I wanted to remind people about volcanoes because I think that most people have forgotten how dangerous they can be. Their has not been a big volcanic eruption in the last couple of years. Even if people say it's not active doesn't mean that it cannot also explode.
First, I'll start off with what is the driving force behind a hurricane. The first thing is warm water over the equator. This storm is one that the longer over warm water the bigger the storm is. A hurricane hits land and destroys buildings, floods cities, produces strong winds. Their are five categories for a hurricane.
On Saturday Beaver, Oklahoma had a super cell sighted. Something you may be asking is what is a super cell? A super cell is a thunderstorm that has updraft, and are the least common kind of thunderstorm. These storm systems can effect only a relative small area (20 miles).
This storm caused hail and some reports of tornadoes. Here is some footage of the super cell, . The reason I'm speaking about this is not because it displaced thousands, or millions of dollars in property damage was caused. I'm reporting it because of how rare these things are.
These storms are kind of a reminder of how weather isn't always a bad thing, but can actually be spectacular occurrences. Their are many different ways a super cell can look.
These types of thunderstorms are normally named after alien spacecrafts. For instance this storm was called the mother ship (super cell).
Can they be dangerous? Yes they can. These storms can produce tornadoes, hail, extreme precipitation, etc.
This particular storm rained hail according to Dean and Leslie Burton, who are the ones to report this to http://www.weather.com/. This hail that fell on Beaver County, Oklahoma was 4.5 inches in diameter. Nobody was injured and their wasn't any large amounts of property damage report.
I'm going to end this post with some pictures of super cell thunderstorms. All these pictures have unique characteristics and really show how diverse that a super cell thunderstorm can.
Ever since the topic of global warming became a serious view in the public eye, people have blamed this theory for a seeming yearly increase in natural disasters. So the question is global warming a legit problem or does our planet just go through heating and cooling phases.
The first view I'll share is global warming theory. This theory explains how greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, water vapor, CFC'S, etc) will melt ice glaciers, causing the sea levels to rise. The major worry is Greenland melting because it is all fresh water. People whom believe we are just in heating phase are more science based using actual recorded data unlike global warming supporters who use projected data. These scientist use history to say that earth has had extreme heating years and ice ages.
My belief is we are causing the earth to heat up because of the charts show that at the beginning of the industrial revolution till now our average air temperate has sky rocketed. However our planet is a tough one and has counter balanced itself before.
El Niño or "The Christ Child" called that because it occurs during Christmas. I'm discussing this because we are supposed to have one next year, and is predicted to cause a really bad tropical storm season. El Niño and La Niña are what cause major weather all over the world even in Michigan.
El Niño is classified as a high pressure system that warms the surface of the Pacific Ocean. El Niña is a low pressure system that cools the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The one to be most worried about is an El Niño because this is the system that causes really bad flooding, and sometimes even tropical storms. The thing is these two high and low systems are off the west coast of South America, and they effect our entire planet. The picture on the right explains how a El Niño works the surface water warms, and goes east due to ocean currents, and causes the ocean to be warm. This warm ocean causes rain which causes drought in dry areas of the world, and less in other more rain prone areas of the world. This is a phenomena that no one really understands. Some people blame this on global warming, and some believe its just a way of the earth trying to regulate itself. I guess it's up to you to decide.
My tornado post continue because we simply keep getting them.Unlike my previous post's though this one was in Michigan. On May 31, 2011 a tornado had landed in Linwood, MI causing minor damage to a city I personally live 10 minutes from.
The video is just some of the damage that this tornado had caused. After you watch that it should put a lot of perspective on how dangerous a tornado can be, because this one was a tiny one compared to the ones that hit Joplin, Texas, and Oklahoma. I'm currently working on getting photographs of this tornadoes damages.
This is a rare experience for Bay County because according to www.tornadoproject.com, "Their have only been 9 tornadoes recorded since 1957." This tornado makes 10 which is still a very rare occurrence. Their are places in the United States that get 10 tornadoes in a week.
If you know of anyone that has property damage due to the tornado, try starting a group to help raise money. I'm not sure who but someones house was pretty badly damaged and they could probably use some help. Like I said before this tornado really didn't cause to much damage. Also always remember you can help by donating time,money, essentials at www.redcross.org.
Hurricanes probably the most dangerous storms because they can cause massive tidal waves, flash floods, tornadoes, etc. The most dangerous part of a hurricane is the right flank because the storm spins counter clockwise. If this storm was to become a hurricane then the safest place to be if you cannot leave in time is the evey of the hurricane. This can be seen in the picture to the right. The center of the storm is clear on the map, while the rest of the of the storm shows.
