B-Roll footage of Tropical Storm Ernesto making landfall at Carolina Beach, NC during the overnight hours. Footage of high winds and power transformers shorting out. Catalog #: TS_Ernesto_02_WC Screen Format: 4:3 Video Format: Standard Definition License Type: Rights Managed To license this footage, contact www.StormChasingVideo.com

World Bank Essay: Climate Change
Climate change used to be a topic I did not think about a few years ago. However, when a series of devastating hurricanes hit our state one after the other in the last few years, I started to think that maybe climate change is a big issue after all. Florida is usually the entry point of hurricanes entering the United States so we are used to foul weather. Usually, the hurricanes are tolerable as long as residents take proper precautions. However, in 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma among others, wrecked havoc in Florida and the surrounding states, one cannot help but wonder if the weather had gone crazy. Hurricane season sometimes starts early and ends late. There are too many storms arriving in the country. Then there are days when the weather is too hot when it should be cooler and too cold when it should be getting warmer. I see crops wasting because the rains came too late, and land and beaches getting smaller because the water levels are rising. Some of the changes are subtle like the rising water level. Sometimes it can be sudden like experiencing too many hurricanes that are category 4 and 5.
I recently watched former Vice President Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” (2006) and his presentation caused alarm. Gore showed scientific findings of rising sea levels, disrupted food chains, diminished harvests, droughts and storms (2006). The gardens and nature I admire may soon be gone if the rampant use of the earth’s resources without regard for the future goes unchecked. Because I am young and at the prime of my life, I am afraid by the time I grow older the weather strange characteristics will occur more frequently. I might experience stronger than category 5 hurricanes or perhaps snowstorms in normally-sub tropical Florida.
Unpredictable weather can wreck havoc on the economy. Droughts and flash floods can destroy crops meant for eating. Even if I plan to be in the service industry, bad weather can prevent me and my colleagues from reporting to work. Bad weather halts work and consequently affects productivity. Paraphrased from the World Bank, the current climate change that is mostly causes by human activity is expected to:
-increase climate changes from one end to another of the spectrum and affect agriculture;
-decrease the quantity and quality of potable water for human and agricultural use
-increase the incidence of water-borne diseases like malaria and dengue fever, especially in -
-the tropics and subtropics where many poor countries have overtaxed health services
-harm forests, seas and other ecological systems and diminish their biodiversity, which can
harm the livelihood of people depending on these systems (2008).
Closer to home, unpredictable weather can affect the productivity of organizations like if bad weather keeps their workers away from work. Weather can also ruin buildings and structures. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita may have caused extensive damaged to the South but their devastation increased oil prices and almost crippled telecommunications across the country when they destroyed cables and oil rigs. This shows that damage to one area of the country can cause a ripple effect to other areas. An oil spill in Texas can affect Florida and other states. It can destroy tourism and fishing industries because of the contaminated waters. Air pollution in cities can affect the suburbs as well.
This is why it pays to be involved in addressing the problem of climate change. One person can make a difference, especially when he or she influences as well. One way is to reduce my carbon footprint, which is the amount of energy I consume from the food I eat, transportation mode I use, climate controlled environment I live in (air conditioning or heating) and other activities I may do (Weidmann and Minx, 2008). I can walk instead of using the car. I can encourage my friends to carpool instead of driving our individual cars. I can change from a gas guzzling vehicle to a more fuel efficient one. In the future, I can choose a more energy efficient house design as well.
However, apart from watching how much energy I use daily, I can also recycle. I can also encourage my peers to join me in recycling their belongings. We can also try to reduce our consumption of unnecessary items like buying too many clothes, shoes and other items that we do not use regularly. These items would only be wasted if they were worn only once and discarded. This could even save us money, a welcome practice during this current economic crisis.
Encouraging is difficult if others would not support me. I could join local chapters of environmental groups who share the same beliefs to gain more support and also to help me sustain a “green” lifestyle. We could start by educating young people in my community to start recycling and being aware of their carbon footprint. Al Gore stated that he renewed his goal of educating people worldwide about climate

My father died in June. I received a call from his best friend with the news, followed by, your dad’s house was just set today, the final inspection is tomorrow, you will need to be there.
That didn’t suck enough.
My dad’s friend (best friend) owned a construction company and his son works for a rival modular home company from the one my dad contracted. They both loved my dad very much and came prepared to punch holes in the contruction. They pointed out that the shingles where put on wrong, the drywall was wavy, and that the roof flip brackets where nailed though using a gun, instead of using the manufacturer’s preset holes and recommended nails, and the baseboard heater’s where not centered and undersized for the space. I noticed that hurricane ties where not nailed on both sides and that the cabinets in the kitchen where crooked, and a dented front door.
The builder has since stated that the roof is to expensive to fix, the flips are fine, and addressed the other issues.
Since then, with some help from his friend, I have started work on completing the house. His friend is handling the estate for me, and has been helping. Lately his job has changed, and he can’t be there that often. The house is a two hour drive for me, and actually I have’nt been able to actually meet up with him to help with the work for a couple of months. It’s just been me trying to get this stuff done. Besides he does spend alot of time working with the lawyer and the estate bills and stuff. I am in no way complaining about what he has done, just pointing out that the burden of finishing has shifted more my way than I orginally expected.
Since working on the house I have discovered that the wiring is a mess, 1/3 of the baseboard heat trips the breaker, they used 12-2 instead of 12-3 on 220 circuits, all the three switches I tested today return crazy mid range voltages indicating to me that there is voltage leaking between MANY of the lines, the smoke alarms haven’t stop beeping and I sense that this connected with the problem with voltages I discovered today, their are numerous plumbing blunders I am discovering while running the pipes to the fixtures and have paid to fix these from my own pocket, the garage is not set to match the sill, so that doors don’t line up and require a redo of all the door ways, they used single hung windows, and I everything I read in the paperwork for the house references double hung windows, they put holes in the garage for windows but say they are not supposed to supply those, and the house was suspisiously, partly sided.
Me and the executor, although we are on the same page, I believe need more help. I can not fathom trusting this place with the wiring problems alone I discovered today. We had taken this to the state attorney general a month ago about the roof, and the builder told them that it was to expensive to fix, and they would warrant it. Problem with that is, with this kinda of product I don’t expect them to be in business long. We where planning on taking them to a magistrate about the roof, but now I’m not sure what to do in light of the added problems.
My question really is, should I pay for an extremely thorough inspection of this building and try and get it condemned? Can i get it condemned and what would be the repricussions of such an action? I feal with the wiring issues I discovered today that this place is truely a fire trap. Luckily I have had enough sense not to leave any power on when I am not there since I started this project.

This tornado was on the ground for 43 miles, it struck three communities, killing 9. Final assessment of the storm determined that it was an EF-5 tornado when it struck Parkersburg and New Hartford. Winds were estimated at 205mph.

Arlington Cemetery’s "Tomb of the Unknowns" has a guard in place that remains at their post for 30-60 minutes. Does the guard remain at their post during harsh thunderstorms and similar weather? Do they stay put or seek shelter?

This is not to suggest that they are not capable of remaining at their post at these times. I understand there are very high standards for this position.

(And if you’re a US citizen and you don’t know what the Tomb of the Unknowns is, shame on you. Stop playing World of Warcraft for 10 minutes and read a book, for crying out loud.)

Look at the two maps under F

http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/data/sst/anomaly/2005/anomnight.7.2.2005.gif

http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/data/sst/anomaly/2009/anomnight.7.2.2009.gif
I meant 2009 guys

Here is video I found long time ago at some website (I dont remember where it was) showing quite unknown f5 tornado that struck Oakfield on July 18th, 1996. Sry no sound.

B-Roll footage of Tropical Storm Ernesto moving into the Carolina Beach, NC area during the afternoon and evening hours. Daylight footage of large waves and heavy rains. Catalog #: TS_Ernesto_01_WC Screen Format: 4:3 Video Format: Standard Definition License Type: Rights Managed To license this footage, contact www.StormChasingVideo.com

Storm chasers capture video of a tornado touching down in Bowdle, South Dakota.

Various hurricanes I have filmed since 1984. 2 minutes of 19.

Ok, I’m thinking about asking for only computer parts for Christmas, and I don’t want them to spend much over 0. I already have some parts and I mostly just want to upgrade some hardware and my setup.

Specs:

Stock HP case and motherboard

Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3650 with HDMI

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 2.66 Ghz

Dual Hard Drives: Western Digital Caviar 250 gb 7200 RPM
Seagate Barracuda 200 gb 7200 RPM

OS: Windows Vista Business on the Seagate Hardrive and Windows XP Proffesional on the Western Digital.
Considering adding a third drive with Ubuntu.

RAM: 4 Gb DDR2

Keyboard and Mouse: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126029&Tpk=Logitech%20920-000526

Display: Samsung or Sanyo 32" widescreen LCD HDTV with HDMI

Speakers: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121019&Tpk=Logitech%20LS21

Power Supply: HP 185 Watts

CD/DVD Drive: HP CD/DVD ReWritable with Lightscribe

I’m getting the TV for free because my old one got destroyed in Hurricane Ike and insurance is paying us around 0 for it…

So, What do you think? What will this rig be able to handle? With the free TV and the parts that I already have, I think that leaves me with about 0 to get even better upgrades-Any suggestions?
Also, I am planning watching DVD’s from about 10 feet away…do you think, with these speakers, graphics card, and TV, that it will be loud and clear enough?

I live on base at Hurlburt Field (housing, not dorms). Due to the area there’s a general threat of hurricanes. Does anyone know if you’re allowed to put up plywood window covers during a storm when you’re living on a military base? Or is it not allowed?

Thanks in advance!

I am considering moving to Miami, but I heard there are alot of hurricanes. What is the place in Miami and surrounding areas to live where there is not a lot of damage after bad weather?What other bad weather do you get? Are these areas safe as far as crime also?

tornado!

I hate this. My teacher gives me a multipule choice "study guide" for home work that is to be turned in next week so we can study for the mid term. anybody know any answers? any help is appreciated plus 10 points to best answer

1.) Economics is the study of:
a. the use of alternative resources which have multiple uses.
b. the use of available resources which have multiple uses.
c. the use of scarce resources which have alternative uses.
d. the use of scare resources which have very few uses.

2.) Which of the following is not an alternative use of water?
a. producing ice
b. producing steam
c. powering a hydroelectric plant
d. producing a hurricane

3.) Scarcity is defined as:
a. not having sufficient resources to fulfill unlimited subjective wants.
b. not having sufficient resources to fulfill limited subjective wants.
c. having sufficient resources to fulfill unlimited subjective wants.
d. having sufficient resources to fulfill limited subjective wants.

4.) Seldom, if ever, is there a fixed quantity demanded. Likewise, there is no fixed _____.
a. cost
b. supply
c. demand
d. equilibrium

5.) _______ is the direct exchange of goods or services without the use of money.
a. barter
b. consumerism
c. economy
d. retail

6.) ______ were once the most common forms of money.
a. half-dollars
b. rice and grain
c. gold and silver
d. U.S. dollars

7.) Which of the following is not one of money’s main uses?
a. medium of exchange
b. unit of account
c. measure of worth
d. store of wealth

8.) Which of the following is not directly affected by the quantity of money in a country?
a. the level of prices
b. the quality of service
c. the rate of economic growth
d. the amount of employment

9.) The main economic goals of nearly all nations are to promote:
a. economic stability and high employment with a minimum increase in prices.
b. economic growth and high employment with a minimum increase in prices.
c. economic stability and low employment with a maximum increase in prices.
d. economic growth and high employment with a maximum increase in prices.

10.) Examples of price controls include all of the following except:
a. rent control
b. income taxes
c. food price ceilings
d. price controls on medical services

11.) True or False: Money does not have to be involved to make a decision be economic.
True
False
.
.
12.) True or False: Money is anything that is generally accepted by people in exchange for the things they sell or the work they do.
True
False
.

Okay I live in a rural city. We have animal control and another rescue here in town besides the one I volunteer for. The other rescue (lets just call them Life) has been here for roughly a year. They only take in owner surrenders and strays and since they started they have: Neglected animals, have had aspca called on them twice, let there dogs get loose and breed with the other dogs on the property, used public donations for personal use, fired all of their “board of directors,” let go all of their volunteers, went bankrupt, said they were going to go out of business….
Here are a few examples of the kind of people they are:
Last year they took money for rabies shots and never gave the shots, they left small and large dogs in the mud during icy weather with no food or water, they take dog food donations from wlmart and still ask for public dog food donations (which if it were not for them it would have been donated to the city shelter or us—we are paying for food out of pocket!)
The aspca does not come out here and look at the situation. They send a sheriff out to look and call them back if it’s too bad. But the sheriff could care less. The whole city could care less. So what are we to do?
They have the support of police force and of the newspapers. The newspaper will not even run out adoptable pets because of Life. They just tell us, they have seniority.
We don’t know what we could do. Should we call the aspca and tell them? Is there something else we could do?
Or am I overreacting?
We are such a small town that people think that we are part of Life. And if they know the difference they don’t want to donate or get involved with us because Life has pretty much burned ALL their bridges. They owe everyone money and they rip everyone of. But no one will open their mouths and say anything about it!
could we take pictures and send them to the newspaper signed anon? lol/

We have lived in Michigan all of our lives, and are looking to make an out of state move. We have 3 kids - 2, 7 & 14, and just can’t take the 6 month long, nothing to do winters anymore! I just finished my associates degree and am looking to obtain my BS after the move. Price range for housing would be about 200K. We don’t want to live in a big city, but not too far from one, and preferably not too far from the water (but not too close either as we don’t want to be dodging hurricanes on a regular basis). My husband is favoring FL (Orlando suburbs) right now and me, TX (Houston area). We took a trip to Savannah GA recently and loved the city (wouldn’t want to live in Savannah tho maybe close by) We have been looking on city-data.com and have gotten lots of good info that way. Are there any other good forums? Please help us find our perfect home, we are very anxious, and overwhelmed in our search.

We have been lied to for years and years, and it seems to get worse and worse. Our own government are the ones lying to it’s own people, and there is no reason for it.
In January, our governement SUPPOSEDLY lost 9 BILLION dollars of OUR money to rebuild IRAQ.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article720217.ece
Would it not make sense for the USA to rebuild Iraq itself, and not send BILLIONS of it’s taxpayers dollars to a corrupt governement? Meanwhile, the devistation in our OWN country from Hurricane Katrina has not been delt with, and that happened a long time ago.
Gas is up to record amounts, and it’s all because of the demand for gas, it has nothing to do with our own governement paying more for it. At the same time, we are using a very small percentage of our OWN gas and oil supply in Alaska. BUT, ask yourself this. . . In 1980, General Electric developed a VAN that ran soley off of water. We don’t even need gas. This govt is crap. Why do we take it?
Jewels, wow. Thank God I was born here, I do. The only thing is, I believe that We The People are being shat upon. Since you obviously love God too, did you know that the new dollar coin does NOT have ‘In God We Trust’ on it? Do you care? I do. I agree that this is a great country, but it is slipping into a terrorist nation, a Police State.
Move somewhere else? Is this what Jesus would say? lol.
It seems Slugger is right, we don’t care. As long as we can eat our McDonalds and watch Idol, we are fine. At least, the sheep are fine. But I’m not a sheep.
I wouldn’t run for president because I am not a lier, and could not live with myself if I were. I’m a free-thinker, a dreamer, and a lover of our true country, which is being pissed on, but oh yeah, that’s just rain.

My sisters and I watched a film a few years ago (probably in the mid-late ’90s). It’s about a group of teenage boys who go to school on a sailing ship.
I can’t remember much about the film but I remember that the ship eventually sinks in a storm and the captain’s wife goes down with the ship. There’s a scene where the ship is sinking and the captain is clinging to a window, his wife is looking up at him until he has to go up for air. At the end of the film he tried in some kind of maritime court.
Most of the film is about the adventures the boys have, exploring tropical islands etc
I know these details are sketchy but I would love to remember what this film was called, can anyone help please?

A. transpiration
B. evaporation
C. condensation
D. precipitation

Which of the following parts of Earth’s surface is unaffected by a hurricane?
A. atmosphere (air)
B. lithosphere (land)
C. hydrosphere (water)
D. cryosphere (ice)

Once over land, a hurricane tends to
A. die out quickly.
B. go in a straight line
C. pick up speed
D. develop hailstones.

The strong winds in a hurricane are caused by
A. the Coriolis effect.
B. global warming
C. updrafts from warm water.
D. polar winds

For a category 4 or 5 hurricane, the suggested method of preparation is to
A. board up your windows and wait in the basement.
B. wax your surfboard to enjoy the high waves.
C. store up food in order to survive until emergency crews arrive.
D. evacuate threatened areas.

home movie footage of Hurricane Cleo and its aftermath. Lake Worth, FL ; August 1964. Filmed by my grandfather, Elmer Peterson. For the benefit of locals, this was filmed at 330 South O Street.

I am a Pakistani and a Muslim. I am very confused about my country`s reputation. Some say it`s a developing country and others say that it is a nest that gives shelter to TERRORISTS. Which one you think is it? I am not as such into politics but still i wanted to know weather we are the GOOD ONES or THE BAD ONES on the eyes of the world.

I have read 21 answers with interest and make the following observations:

1. ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ was rebuffed almost in its entirety by Dr Stephen Hayward’s lecture series.
2. There is no proof that global warming (gw) causes changes in weather patterns (hurricanes etc). We cannot predict the weather more than a week in advance.
3. Extinction - 99% of species going extinct are insects.
4. Definition of GW - techy but wrong. First and foremost, GW is a theory.
5. Disease - the Ebola and Hanta viruses were wrongly attributed to GW. This is hyped rubbish.
6. The Arctic is shrinking but the Antartic is growing. We have more ice now than 100 years ago. (Hence the 1970’s ice age panic).
7. Of the 21 answers, there is a 50-50 split of opinion for or against GW.

I conclude there is no data to show CO2 rises in our atmosphere cause anything untoward. I believe GW is a fear tactic used by Western governments to keep the population in line. Somebody convince me otherwise!

ok, so i think im almost there, and what i want now are opinions on this rig so far, all will come from newegg.com, JUST TELL ME WAT YOU THINK OF THE RIG, ON A SCALE OF 1 to 10? OPINIONS AND OPINIONS, what should be fixed for compatability? I AM PLANNING TO UPGRADE LATER, all i want is my base setup FIRST, then i can add the icing to the cake.

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20 - OEM
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RAIDMAX Hurricane ATX-248WB Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
.99

HITACHI Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
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A-Top SUPER CHARGE ATP-AP550B 550W ATX12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply
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CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5 -
.99

AMD Phenom II X3 710 2.6GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor Model HDX710WFGIBOX
.00

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
9.99

Recertified: XFX PV-T96G-YHF GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
.99

BIG QUESTION: DO I NEED A SOUND CARD?????
AND IS EVERYTHING COMPATIBLE?
THANKS!