Word: storm
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...will be the first time ever than two major hurricanes have hit the U.S. in one year. And it's far from over: With more than two months remaining in the hurricane season (June 1 through November 30), the U.S. could be facing one of the worst series of storms in history. Hurricane Gert is gaining momentum and pushing west from the Atlantic, followed closely by another tropical storm, which will be called Harvey if it grows in intensity. "We've already seen the normal number of major hurricanes this year," says Lushine. "The average is two per year hitting...
...enormous weather system made up of rain-bearing clouds and extremely high winds. In order for a hurricane to become as powerful as an Andrew or a Floyd, it must encounter several very specific environmental factors, including water temperatures above 80 degrees and a calm upper atmosphere. An Atlantic storm begins its life when high cumulus clouds gather over warm waters, often off the west coast of Africa. These clouds become a circular mass of thunderstorms, shaped by the curvature of the earth's atmosphere. These strong thunderstorms develop into tropical storms as they suck warm surface water...
There's a high wind in the Bahamas, and it's heading for the East Coast. The numbers are so large as to be almost beyond comprehension, and only comparison will do ? a storm the size of Texas, blowing winds faster than a speeding bullet train. The hurricane called Floyd is nearing what meteorologists call Class Five status, which means it would have sustained winds of over 156 miles per hour, with gusts even higher than that. Andrew, which killed 26 and caused $25 billion in damage in 1992, may be remembered as the little one ? it was only...
...second half saw the Friars storm out of the gate with a flurry of offensive chances. But two corner kicks and a dangerous free kick amounted to nothing thanks to a stifling Harvard defense--led by junior captain Ryan Kelly--as well as several diving saves by Meagher...
...year fired up the federal wrecking ball--and local protesters, who rallied to save the site. Carl Hiaasen, who has used Stiltsville as a setting in his novels, argues that the houses can be lifesavers. He and his son, he wrote in the Miami Herald, once survived a violent storm by tying their boat to a Stiltsville pile. Hiaasen noted that Stiltsville helps the park by warding boaters away from Biscayne Bay's ecologically sensitive flats--which is important because "no body of water in North America attracts more certifiable morons in high-powered yachts and speedboats...