How Have Cities, Vegetation, And Animals Affected When A Blizzard Occur?

Around 3 p.m. the blizzard had started winds over 75 mph, visibility was at 0%, the temperature dropped to 1 degree. The blizzard was about 25 hours long, 29 people had died cause if the blizzard. Cars where stuck under the thick snow piles, people where trapped in houses, power wasn't working. They had to have several bulldozers to clean the snow from the streets.

Once the snow started many people became stranded where they were at. Many people were stuck at work, school, and even in their vehicles. The people stuck in vehicles were the major portion of the death toll. Roadways became unpassable and alternate means of travel had to be acquired. Many people used snowmobiles to travel during this time. Snowmobiles became a huge asset to help get food and rescue people during the storm.

Yet another ‘Black Blizzard’ has stricken the Great Plains. We all are familiar with the Dust Bowl currently taking place in the heart of the country. As of right now, a problematic drought can be the cause of these storms of dust but no rain. Without water, there aren’t any grasses, shrubs and such that plant their roots in the ground. Those roots keep the very light soil that is available on the ground. However, when there isn’t water, the wind can take the dirt up in the air for miles across the land. From Texas to Oklahoma to Colorado, drought is affecting the locals. Already, thousands have left their settlements in this area, many of them have gone to California.

There are four stages that are characteristic of a crisis (Crandall , Parnell & Spillan, 2013). With weather, the preconditions are monitored closely by weather personnel. These personnel are trained to watch the weather systems that rotate in earth’s atmosphere. Certain jet streams can collide causing storms. The trigger event is the actual blizzard. Once the snow started to fall, it was real and people needed to take shelter. The crisis

The state of Wisconsin has experienced many changes as the result of geological processes over a span of millions of years. These geological processes include periods of glacial formations that have shaped Wisconsin's land. Many of Wisconsin's land formations have been caused from previous glacial periods. These glacial periods have affected the geology of the landscape by the spreading, retreating, and melting of ice. A variety of land formations have formed from these glacial periods including the formation of islands, mile-long canyons, and depressions.

The Blizzard of 1978 was a disaster because it caused so many issues for more than 3 states. Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Southwest Wisconsin were all affected by the high winds of 100 miles per hour and 40-60 inches of snow. Also, some homes’ roofs were torn apart and fell in the home. This killed more than 400 people, buried in 27 feet of snow or more. Weather stations had to readjust their weather chart due to pressures falling below the chart scale. This nearly caused a hurricane to happen. Other regions only saw over a foot of snow from the storm.

Cities became isolated and many homes were buried under the snow, even after the snow stopped falling, flooding started occurring. This connects to a bigger picture because all over the world there are blizzards that are taking the lives of people because of the violence the storms have. People are freezing, especially if you can't get to a shelter in time. The Blizzard of 1888 is portrayed as life-changing

In the news report, they talked about how the snow storm brought lot of people together but it also caused a lot of damage to the town because of the wrecks and the trees falling on the houses. On the brightside though, it sure helped us get out of going to school for a week. When most people think of Kansas they think of the Wizard of Oz, the big gusts of wind and cows. A great number of people living in Colby and the surrounding areas are farmers who plant their crops according to season obviously but when the blizzard hit, almost everything was ruined because the plants couldn’t handle the cold. This epidemic caused them hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost crop money. Weather is unpredictable and it is always important to either plan ahead or have a plan B when nature

I am going to tell what climate change has effect on the Midwest and how it is going to affect the temperature, precipitation in the future and human health, water resources, the great lakes, agricultural and ecosystem, and how it has increased rainfall and flooding and forest composition. More than 61 million people live in the Midwest and it resides in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan. The temperature in the Midwest is going to increase more in the northern areas and in the southern areas there will be more number of days of 95 degrees and less number of days below 65 degrees and that could cause more energy uses for air conditioning. The precipitation in the future is going to have more heavy downpours in the winter and spring and it will cause more drier conditions in the summer in the southern areas.

Forests control the amounts of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere therefore contributing to global warming. However we as a planet have a problem… deforestation.

The Great Blizzard of 88’ is one of the worst blizzards in America. It led in the death of almost 200 people in New York City, and the blizzard also affected Keene, New Hampshire, New Haven, Connecticut,

Climate and season have a major impact on people especially in Minnesota. Here in Minnesota we experience all the seasons. This can be a good thing, or not such a good thing. If one is a farmer for example, there isn’t as much time to grow crops. Others love it because there is a clear spring, summer, fall, and winter. There is a clear impact with weather and climate in Minnesota.

Caribou and Reindeer are affected by global warming because their insulated fur and scarce amount of sweat glands. This matters because these features let them adapt to the cold climates they live in. If a raise of temperature occurs then their body will overheat and they will die. There are many ways to end global warming. One way global warming is happening is Deforestation. To help you can plant trees and spread the word to save the trees or plant more to replace the trees that have been cut down. Trees give us a good cycle of oxygen and carbon dioxide, without trees there will be too much carbon. Caribou and Reindeer need your help, what will you do to save them?

Weather- related natural disasters are more frequent and severe in New York than other disasters. Cold environments such as heavy snow, ice storms, and extreme cold can affect community by causing severe property damage, power outages, and also put human and animal lives at risk.1 A recent blizzard in January 2016 was recorded as the second highest snowfall since 1869, with 26.8 inches.2 Another natural disaster is tropical storms and hurricanes. Hurricane Sandy was one of the deadliest hurricanes that cost major destruction throughout New York in 2012. Thirdly, air pollution is a major natural human-generated hazards that puts New York residents at risk. For example, the fine particulate matter and ozone in the air has been recently estimated

The melting ice caps are having a dramatic affect on the polar regions of the earth. For example, the average temperature in the Arctic is rising twice as fast than the rest of the world (nrdc.org). The once prominent ice is now melting at a dramatic speed, which is affecting native people, wildlife, and plants. When the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf splintered, the freshwater lake that it surrounded drained into the ocean, along with the ecosystem that inhabited it. Polar bears, whales, walrus and seals are changing their feeding and migration patterns, making it harder for native people to hunt them (nrdc.org). Because of the flooding, entire villages will be uprooted order to avoid being swamped. Also, the Arctic coastlines are beginning to move as well. The melting ice caps are threatening the native peoples’ cultural identity and their very survival. Ice-dependant animals, such as walruses and ring seals will be greatly affected by the melting ice caps (treehugger.com). They have fewer places to rest on, as well as fewer places to hunt. If the ice caps keep melting, their lives will become in great danger. The melting ice caps are not only affecting the Polar Regions, but they are also affecting the rest of the world as well in the form of rising ocean levels.