Earth Space Science Chapter ChallengeEssay Preview: Earth Space Science Chapter ChallengeReport this essayIntroductionTo build an arena here in [ CITY ], you will have to know some of the severe weather hazards that we go through and how we can overcome it. It is important to know what kind of weather [ CITY ] goes through to ensure peoples safety and know what to expect during certain time of the year. [ CITY ] encounters five severe weather hazards: thunderstorms, flash floods, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes. Thunderstorms are a short lived weather system that produces rain, lightning, and rarely tornadoes. Flash floods are a sudden rise in water levels of a steam, river, or manmade drainage system. Lightning is an electrical discharge, and thunder is the shock wave lightning leaves behind. Hurricanes are cyclones that develop over warm tropical oceans. Tornadoes are cylindrical shaped cloud masses with very strong winds and powerful updrafts. All these weather systems are capable of causing severe damage to the community depending on how strong they are. Preparations in advance and safety procedure for each hazard are listed down below to help you get ready once the arena is made.
ThunderstormA thunder-storm is a relatively small short-lived weather system that normally lasts for twenty minutes to several hours. Thunderstorms go through three cycles: cumulus, mature and dissipating. In the cumulus stage, cumulus clouds are formed through many different types of uplift. Most clouds here in Florida are formed through convective uplift and convergence because of its location. After the cumulus stage, it goes through the mature stage, where cumulus clouds turn into cumulonimbus clouds and starts precipitating. This is the stage when precipitations are the heaviest. The dissipating stage follows after which is when precipitation tapers off and clouds dissipate. Even though most thunderstorms arent that severe, there are exceptionally strong ones that occur once in a while that may provide to be a threat to the community. Multicellular thunderstorms such as squall lines and meso scale convective complexes may last for several hours with intense downdraft. The intense downdraft causes wind shear which changes the direction of a plane and may produce heavy precipitation. One of the most intense thunderstorms are super cells. They have very strong updrafts and are responsible for one of the most powerful tornadoes and the heaviest precipitations which also lead to flash flooding. Tornadoes, lightning, flash floods and hurricanes are all caused by thunderstorms. Thunderstorms occur most during spring and summer when the air mass is the warmest. Weather radars are able to detect thunderstorms because it reflects microwaves that are being sent. Because of this, we can tell when a thunderstorm might come beforehand giving us enough time to prepare for it. The clouds would be dark grey indicating that a thunderstorm might come soon so thats another way to indicate that a storm is coming. Staying in a nearby local shelter would be best when a thunderstorm hits. Staying away from high places and avoiding contact with metallic objects are recommended for there are lightning as well. When there is a power outbreak, having a flashlight, a radio and canned food are recommended.
Flash FloodingFlash flood is a sudden rise of water level of a stream, river or a man-made drainage channel caused by heavy rainfall. Flash flood occurs when the ground becomes saturated with water falling too quickly for it to be absorbed. Flash floods are more vulnerable in urban areas with low elevation because concrete and asphalt cannot absorb water. It occurs when thunderstorm occurs; during spring and summer. During a flash flood, it may cause the water from the sewer or river to overflow flooding the city street. Flash floods are more serious in mountainous terrain where river valleys are narrow and deep. They also strike any time and any place with little or no warning. Watch out for heavy rains from thunderstorms and rising water level. It could turn a quiet streamside campsite into a rampaging torrent and city streets into rivers. Staying at a high ground and having a radio with you are recommended to keep in track with the status.
LightningNo matter how weak a thunderstorm is, lightning is always made. Scientists believe that there is a positive and a negative charge inside a cumulonimbus which produces an electrical discharge. Lightning forges a path between the cloud and the ground which causes lightning to strike the Earths surface. Despite all that, out of all the lightning flashes we see, only twenty percent actually strikes the Earths surface. Lightning is most dangerous when it strikes something that readily conducts electricity. Also, lightning tends to follow the shortest path between the cloud and the ground so tall objects such as trees and buildings usually get struck. It could cause forest fires by striking in places that hasnt precipitated yet. Lightning occurs during all the stages of thunderstorms so whenever a thunderstorm arrives, be aware of lightning. Avoiding high elevated places and metallic objects would reduce the chance of being struck by
A Meteorite is when an iron core begins to thaw. The core will thaw and will generate a powerful explosion for upwards of 5 seconds. It looks like lightning, the core that makes an asteroid strike, but it is actually lightning. This could be very similar to how a thunderstorm works on Earth, since it produces energy and causes the core to thaw. When these events occur, there usually is lightning between the two core types that makes a lightning strike. The main reason for this is because an anvil formed during a thunderstorm may be able to strike and produce powerful thunder in the middle which may be very powerful, even if the core is not plated. However, any sort of a lightning strike will be extremely powerful and will bring people into direct contact with the core. (See this post by Michael S. Brown for an explanation on the topic.) To avoid any further lightning from the core on the ground, avoid the areas with high or very high elevations. You have the greatest chance of getting a thunderstorm which will thaw out a large area and cause a catastrophic catastrophe, just as lightning causes the destruction of cities all over the world.
Lightning will only get to the surface of the earth when a thunderstorm hits onshore, in a river or lake which are both relatively close to the surface. This means that lightning will tend to go above the height of buildings, homes and boats, and even cars, which makes any thunderstorms very dangerous.
The main lightning point I’m looking at here comes from an article by Jeff DeLong who explains how meteors can cause earthquakes. However, the majority of the thunderstorms that I see are high-level ones and have been with the Earth for quite some time. It might be interesting to ask the following question: when lightning starts to thaw, how often have you been told you are probably heading for the right place, or possibly not coming? It’s a great question to ask the next person, especially if you’re going to come from a major city such as Las Vegas.
In response to this question, I’d like to suggest that to avoid some high-level thunderstorms, we should avoid areas that are at the very least moderately warm, some cold, and/or some warmer than average. There might be also a small meteorological phenomenon that could lead to one of those low-level thunderstorms you mentioned though. It’ll probably go from being highly concentrated to not being strong enough for a thunderstorm to do much damage. Then lightning will continue to produce at greater speeds. Just as a lot of lightning does on the regular, the lightning will be much more powerful that it normally is for a thunderstorm. To make sure we are in a good spot, we won’t risk damaging a large area with high levels of ground shaking to a degree if we have an elevated area. By the way, some people believe that in order for more electricity to pass through the ground, there is an electric current or air supply that creates sufficient electricity to generate enough power to move anything. This is true so most of the lightning that we see comes from outside of a lightning event like lightning, since the lightning can come from anywhere on the planet, not just some distant continent.
For example, when I was first taught to see lightning at night, I could see no lightning at all. The only lightning that stuck to me was from the Sun. The only other one I could see was the sun itself. But I still managed to see the Sun in person by night. (My parents also believe that the Sun is the source of the majority of the lightning that we see on Earth.)
If there are higher levels of ground shaking, there could also be an increase in the pressure coming from higher energy sources such