Peyton's+Natures+Fury+stuff

Hurricanes: An idea I had for fighting Hurricanes was to have some sort of blimp that would absorb some of the rain and water generated by a hurricane and keep that water until after the storm passed. The water gained from the storm would be slowly leaked from the blimp until all of it would be gone. Contact: Field Trip:

Wildfires: Wildfires were simpler to analyze. Wildfires are caused by sparks or flames being produced in a very dry area. My solution, was to create a surplus of drones to produce artificial rain water over burnable areas like large forests. These would serve as a kind of crop duster, except with water, and over a forest instead of a crop. This would eliminate most areas that could be damaged by a Wildfire. Contact: My cousin R.J. Is a firefighter paramedic. He could possibly connect us to some of his friends who are called to fight these fires. Field Trip: To my cousins firehouse to speak to his friends.

Tornadoes: My idea for tornadoes was to have some kind of weather balloon that would create another vortex spinning in the opposite direction as the natural tornado that is being fought. Contact: Field Trip:

Myths are full of fantastic and destructive creatures. If it's not a city-leveling angel, then it's giants sauntering vengefully into unsuspecting towns. In reality, all the calamities we're liable to encounter are due to natural phenomena and human will. But of all the destructive powers in our world, none resembles the ferocity and form of those mythic monsters quite like tornadoes. These storms descend like a dagger from the [|clouds] . They tower over the tallest buildings like titans. And when they lash out at their surroundings, they often seem to act with malicious, mindful intent. Set asi­de fear and superstition, and you're still faced with one of the most awesome sights in the natural world. These twisting storm columns can reach wind speeds of 318 mph (512 kp­h) and measure miles across, scarring the [|Earth]  and decimating homes and buildings in the process. Yet, in some parts of th­e world, these powerful storms are a regular occurrence. The [|United States]  alone experiences more than 1,000 tornadoes a year, and the storms have been reported on every continent except Antarctica [source: [|Tarbuck] ]. While most storms are weak and occur in sparsely [|populated]  areas, tornadoes have been known to hit large metropolitan areas, and they have inflicted heavy casualties on many towns and cities. In 1925, the infamous U.S. tristate twister hit parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, claiming 695 lives. In this ar­ticle, we'll examine how a tornado's vortex works, take a close look at tornado formation and discuss the system we use to classify them.

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In just seconds, a spark or even the sun's heat alone sets off an inferno. The wildfire quickly spreads, consuming the thick, dried-out vegetation and almost everything else in its path. What was once a forest be­comes a virtual powder keg of untapped fuel. In a seemingly instantaneous burst, the wildfire overtakes t­housa­nds of acres of surrounding land, threatening the homes and lives of many in the vicinity.

An average of 5 million acres burns every year in the United States, causing millions of dollars in damage­. Once a fire begins, it can spread at a rate of up to 14.29 miles per hour (23 kph), consuming everything in its path. As a fire spreads over brush and trees, it may take on a life of its own -- finding ways to keep itself alive, even spawning smaller fires by throwing embers miles away. In this article, we will look at wildfires, exploring how they are born, live and die.

On a hot summer day, when drought conditions peak, something as small as a spark from a train car's wheel striking the track can ignite a raging wildfire. Sometimes, fires occur naturally, ignited by heat from the <span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> sun <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">or a lightning strike. However, the majority of wildfires are the result of human carelessness.

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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">As hurricane Sandy made its way to the Eastern coast of the United States in October 2012, meteorologists called the storm unprecedented in terms of its potential for damage and fatalities. Few events on [|Earth] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;"> rival the sheer power of a [|**hurricane**] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">. Also known as **tropical cyclones** and**typhoons**, these fierce storms can churn the seas into a violent topography of 50-foot (15-meter) peaks and valleys, redefine coastlines and reduce whole cities to [|watery] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;"> ruin. Some researchers even theorize that the [|dinosaurs] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;"> were wiped out by prehistoric **hypercanes**, a kind of super-hurricane stirred to life by the heat of an [|asteroid] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;"> strike [source: [|National Geographic] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">].

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Every year, the world experiences **hurricane season**. During this period, hundreds of storm systems spiral out from the tropical regions surrounding the equa­tor, and between 40 and 50 of these storms intensify to hurricane levels. In the Northern Hemisphere, the season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, while the Southern Hemisphere generally experiences hurricane activity from January to March. So 75 percent of the year, it's safe to say that someone somewhere is probably worrying about an impending hurricane.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A hurricane builds energy as it moves across the ocean, sucking up warm, moist tro­pical air from the surface and dispensing cooler air aloft. Think of this as the storm breathing in and out. The hurricane escalates until this "breathing" is disrupted, like when the storm makes landfall. At this point, the storm quickly loses its momentum and power, but not without unleashing wind speeds as high as 185 mph (300 kph) on coastal areas.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In this article, we'll explore the lifecycle and anatomy of a hurricane, as well as the methods we use to classify and track these ultimate storm systems as they hurtle across the globe.

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