Terrifying Cloud Threatens Neighborhood August 4, 2011
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The father-of-three said: ‘It was a nice evening and the sun was shining when I suddenly heard claps of thunder, which was strange.
‘My wife went to look out the front door and saw the clouds blowing up from the south.
‘I took one look and headed back into the house to get my camera.
‘We watched the storm for a few minutes when I noticed that the cloud was starting to spin.
‘I got my ladder and climbed up on my roof to get a better view.
‘It never got the momentum to create a tornado, but it did look like it was going to happen before out eyes.
‘We watched for 45 minutes as it slowly moved back into cloud formation.’
via Terrifying moment vast cloud threatened to engulf whole street | Mail Online.
Hawaiian Fire Tornado August 29, 2010
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According to KITV, the daunting spectacle was a product of a brush fire that firefighters were attempting to contain near the Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island on Sunday. The blaze claimed at least 1,400 acres. You can actually see the tornadic-cloud rotation around the flame increasing in size.
Tornado Pictures April 1, 2008
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US Disaster Vulnerability Map February 15, 2008
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Map reveals US disaster hotspots – earth – 12 February 2008 – New Scientist Environment
The resulting indices of vulnerability, going back to 1960 and with a projection to 2010, show a slight decrease in vulnerability nationwide (see map, right). Among the regions where things have got worse are California and the Texas-Mexico border, probably because low-income immigrant populations have settled there.
New York City and San Francisco have the greatest potential for suffering. A highly urbanised population means injuries, fatalities and infrastructure losses would be large, says Cutter. You can see where Florida is now a model for other States. Thanks to EPIC for link. Journal reference: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0710375105)
